Mark Carney, Canada’s freshly minted Prime Minister, faces an early test of leadership courtesy of the country’s automotive old guard. Ford, GM, and Stellantis have banded together to ask his government to scrap Canada’s zero-emission vehicle mandate, pleading poverty and technological impossibility. Apparently, after a mere century of automotive innovation, … [continued]
In many markets European carmakers are falling behind Chinese EV manufacturers as they have little to offer to aspiring drivers in the Global South right now. Last year Luca de Meo took me aside at the Geneva motor show to explain his vision for Europe’s automotive future. The Renault CEO … [continued]
Last year’s tariff increases from the EU on Chinese BEVs weren’t exactly a surprise. What was a surprise was that plugin hybrids weren’t affected by the rising tariffs, which caught most Chinese OEMs by surprise. Previously, they had been betting in launching BEV models in Europe, with the PHEV market … [continued]
EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 305,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in May. That’s up 34% year over year (YoY), its fastest growth rate since August 2023. The 2025 growth rate is also accelerating, now at +24% YoY, or 1.4 million units, which means that after … [continued]
“This new chapter is about putting the driver first,” Sylva Yu, CEO of Geely Motor Philippines (GMP), declared as she introduced the all-electric Geely EX5 and the hybrid Geely Okavango Elite on June 30th in a simple launch ceremony called “EnerGeely.” The simultaneous launch underscores Geely’s strategic focus on addressing … [continued]
Tesla is banking on the electric Tesla Semi class 8 heavy duty truck to help breathe new life into the company’s EV sales after disappointing results for Q2.
Europe’s leasing companies have made little to no meaningful climate commitments, despite their growing influence and key role in decarbonising the automotive sector. Across Europe, leasing has become the main way of accessing new cars. The sector already accounts for over 50% of new registrations, a figure expected to rise … [continued]
As I just reported, NIO’s June sales were up strongly year over year. The whole Chinese EV market has been going up and up and up, but NIO’s sales are up more. That said … XPENG has shot through the roof and is on the way to the moon. XPENG’s … [continued]
NIO’s sales continue to rise, not astronomically, but actually quite solidly and strongly. The company’s sales — all fully electric vehicles of course — were up 17.5% in June compared to June 2024. Across the whole quarter, sales were up 25.6%. In June, the company had 24,925 vehicle deliveries. In … [continued]
Trump pulled the DOGE Card on Elon Musk in an early morning social media blast, after the Tesla CEO threatened to tank Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” tax bill and start his own political party.
