Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up U.S. car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers and wreaking havoc across the intricate web of automotive supply lines spanning the continent. The cost to build a crossover utility vehicle will rise by at least $4,000, while the increase would be three times that for an electric vehicle examined in a new study from ...

TARRAGONA, Spain – While many of the world’s automakers are slowing their ramp-up of electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide, Kia Motors is not one of them. The Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary is expecting to produce an additional one million units worldwide by 2030, all of them EVs. “Customers still face limited choices with many OEM EVs,” said Ho-Sung Song, CEO of Kia Motors at a news conference ...

To dispel any doubt, President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform Thursday to confirm that, yes, tariffs on vehicles, parts and other products made in Canada and Mexico "will, indeed, go into effect, as scheduled" next week. That's why Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley, Stellantis NV Chairman John Elkann and General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra joined a Zoom call the same morning with ...

With the pickup market improving in terms of both consumer utility and exterior aesthetics, one of the sticking points is price. This week in Grasso’s Garage we consider the 2025 Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate. While GMC’s parent company, General Motors, has done a fantastic job with recent releases, this truck is one outstanding machine. It's near and dear to us at Grasso’s Garage, as many ...

Chevy’s Equinox may be a hot item in the U.S. carmaker’s lineup — second in sales only to the Silverado pickup — but it lagged in pizzazz and tech among rivals in the super-competitive compact-crossover field. The fourth-generation 2025 Equinox addresses just that. Chevrolet redesigned the Equinox inside and out (at long last — it’s been 7 years), and added the new Activ trim with a more ...

In the electrified era, common acronyms include EV, HEV and PHEV. Get used to a new term: REEV. Ram on Tuesday introduced its new Range Extender Electric Vehicle (REEV), the 2026 Ram 1500 Ramcharger. The Ramcharger is a truck for customers who want electric vehicle (EV) performance but with the range of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV). Its internal combustion engine (ICE) — a 3.6-liter ...

OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan — The delicious 2024 Genesis GV70 Sport Prestige has tailpipes the size of bazookas, jewel-like dials, seats that hug you in Sport mode, split headlights and a spine-tingling welcome chime from the TV series "Westworld." But with winter temperatures below freezing and half a foot of snow on the roads, all that really concerned me was whether it had all-wheel drive and ...

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They unlock vehicles with just the touch of a button, but the manufacturing of electronic car keys is anything but simple, illustrating the potential complexities and costs of US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.