Some automakers this week got a first-quarter profit boost – at least on paper - from future refunds of tariff payments they made to the U.S. government, risking potential ire from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The auto industry will continue to face elevated tariffs and continuing uncertainty, despite the U.S. Supreme ...

German Auto Sector Confidence Plummets as Tariffs, Iran Crisis Bite. Business sentiment across Germany's automotive industry deteriorated sharply in May, hammered by deepening Middle East instability and a renewed wave of US tariff threats,

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order imposing tariffs on imported goods during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in ...

Granular-level modeling is essential for understanding tariff exposure: Combining top-down and bottom-up approaches enables cost impacts to be assessed at multiple levels, including by automaker, region, and vehicle model—revealing differences that aggregate estimates can obscure.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz navigates a major transatlantic crisis following President Trump's tariff threats and troop withdrawal from Germany. Facing domestic challenges, including declining poll numbers,

The Supreme Court struck down some of President Trump's tariffs last week. Other tariffs remain. Even more, new tariffs are on the way -- but the auto industry may be able to maneuver around them. 2025 was not a great year to make money selling cars in ...