President Donald Trump has granted a one-month exemption to steep new tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico for U.S. automakers, demanding a shift toward U.S. production in return. +
Automotive News reports Hyundai, Kia, Subaru and Mazda notched year-over-year U.S. new vehicle sales gains in February, including a fifth straight record month for Hyundai and Kia, led by the Genesis marque. +
NHTSA reports the risk of improperly secured seat belt anchor bolts and retractor bolts has led to a recall of 240,510 2020-’21 Ford Explorers and Lincoln Navigators. +
Volvo moved 50,820 new units worldwide in January, a 5% year-over-year decline offset by a 17% improvement in sales of EVs and plug-in hybrids. +
Automotive News reports U.S. Hyundai, Kia and Mazda dealers enjoyed double-digit gains in new vehicle sales compared with January 2024 while Ford and Toyota suffered modest losses. +
Edmunds editors put 50,000 miles on more than 300 U.S.-sold vehicles to determine which cars, trucks and SUVs they would tell their friends and family members to buy. +
Unrelated recalls affecting Ford, Honda and Acura SUVS, trucks and sport sedans could bring more than half a million units to dealership shops for new batteries and software updates. +
The U.S. Commerce Department will finalize a ban on the sale of Chinese cars and trucks before President Joe Biden leaves office, leaving the incoming administration to decide which factories and vehicles to exempt. +
The Tesla Model 3 moved up in iSeeCars’ annual rankings of the nation’s best selling used vehicles, but pickups and SUVs continued to lead the market in 2024. +
U.S. new light-duty vehicle sales rose to 15.7 million in 2024, a 2.5% year-over-year increase driven by big gains among certain brands, marques and types and capped by a 4.1 million-unit fourth quarter. +
