The Federal Reserve Board has reduced its target lending rate by one-quarter of a point for the second time this year, with a third cut planned for December, Chairman Jerome Powell announced. +
GM tells Bloomberg the factory will replace the expired $7,500 federal EV tax credit with $6,000 in “lease support” cash following unrelated reports of a similar move at Stellantis. +
Automotive News reports Ford and General Motors have been working with dealers to secure an unknown number of $7,500 federal tax credits for EV shoppers before they expire. +
California Gov. Gavin Newsom now says there will be no state-funded replacement for the expiring $7,500 federal tax credit for EV buyers, reneging on a promise he made in November. +
Under pressure from the White House and troubling inflation reports, the Federal Reserve Board voted to reduce its target lending rate by a quarter-point to 4% to 4.25%. +
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s role in the 2024 election and second Trump administration coincides with a brand loyalty rate that plummeted from 73% to 49.9% in less than a year. +
New agreements set the levy on vehicles imported from South Korea at 15% and extend an Aug. 1 deadline that would have subjected Mexico-built units to a 30% tariff. +
The governors of the Federal Reserve have decided to maintain a target lending rate of 4.25% to 4.5% for a fifth consecutive meeting under mounting White House pressure. +
Trump administration officials announced the terms of an agreement that would reduce tariffs on vehicles and parts imported from European Union nations to 15%. +
Tariffs on vehicles imported from Japan are now set at 15% as a part of an agreement that AAPC chief Matt Blunt calls a “bad deal” for U.S. factories that build vehicles in Canada and Mexico. +
