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Chinese startup Leapmotor to supply EV platform to state-owned luxury carmaker’s Hongqi brand
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Chinese startup Leapmotor to supply EV platform to state-owned luxury carmaker’s Hongqi brand

Leapmotor has struck a deal with Chinese state-owned automaker FAW to deliver an electric vehicle platform that will be used to drive overseas sales for Hongqi, an emerging national champion, executives from both companies said. The deal brings together an unlikely pairing. Leapmotor, a profitable upstart automaker in China’s crowded EV market, will supply the […]

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Buy now, stock up or delay: Here’s what consumers are snapping up or putting off in face of tariffs
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Buy now, stock up or delay: Here’s what consumers are snapping up or putting off in face of tariffs

In an aerial view, Ford Broncos are seen for sale on a lot at a dealership on April 18, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images At car dealerships across the country, consumers are rushing to buy new vehicles ahead of tariff-related price hikes. Some shoppers have also replaced iPhones early. Yet when […]

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Corporate America shelled out millions for Trump’s inauguration. Now he’s upending many of their businesses
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Corporate America shelled out millions for Trump’s inauguration. Now he’s upending many of their businesses

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting at the Business Roundtable headquarters on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Andrew Harnik | Getty Images America’s richest and most powerful companies shelled out millions to fund President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities. Three months later, some may be asking whether the famously […]

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Trump wants automakers to move vehicle production to the U.S. It’s not that simple
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Trump wants automakers to move vehicle production to the U.S. It’s not that simple

Ford Motor Company’s electric F-150 Lightning on the production line at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on Sept. 8, 2022. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – When President Donald Trump hinted last week at a reprieve from 25% auto tariffs, he suggested it would be to allow automakers more […]

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5 European stocks to watch this earnings season as Trump’s tariffs hit
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5 European stocks to watch this earnings season as Trump’s tariffs hit

Investors are entering 2025’s first-quarter earnings season with a huge cloud of uncertainty hanging over them — thanks primarily to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The scale of duties announced in April, along with the volatility injected by subsequent updates and reversals in policy, have so far exceeded even the most bearish forecasts. Negotiators from […]

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U.S. vehicle supply is falling amid tariff fear-buying
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U.S. vehicle supply is falling amid tariff fear-buying

Brand new KIA cars are displayed on the sales lot at Serramonte Kia on March 26, 2025 in Colma, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DETROIT – Supplies of new and used vehicles for sale in the U.S. are declining rapidly as consumers flock to purchase cars and trucks ahead of potential price increases due […]

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Nissan to cut Japanese production of top-selling U.S. model due to tariffs, Reuters reports
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Nissan to cut Japanese production of top-selling U.S. model due to tariffs, Reuters reports

A 2019 Nissan Motor Co. Rogue sport utility vehicle (SUV) sits on the lot at a car dealership in Joliet, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nissan will cut Japanese production of its top-selling U.S. model, the Rogue SUV, over May-July, said a person familiar with the matter, becoming the latest global automaker to alter […]

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Auto stocks rise as Trump says he wants to ‘help’ some car companies
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Auto stocks rise as Trump says he wants to ‘help’ some car companies

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2025.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters DETROIT — Shares of automakers jumped during midday trading Monday following President Donald Trump saying he’s looking to “help some of the car […]

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Trump’s ongoing 25% auto tariffs expected to cut sales by millions, cost 0 billion
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Trump’s ongoing 25% auto tariffs expected to cut sales by millions, cost $100 billion

Autoworkers at Nissan’s Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant in Tennessee, June 6, 2022. The plant employs more than 7,000 people and produces a variety of vehicles, including the Leaf EV and Rogue crossover. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — As President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported vehicles remain in effect despite a pullback this week […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Frontier Group, JPMorgan, Apple, Stellantis, BlackRock and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Frontier Group, JPMorgan, Apple, Stellantis, BlackRock and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Frontier Group — Shares plunged 11% after the airline cut its first-quarter outlook and pulled its full-year outlook, citing weaker-than-expected demand and economic uncertainty. Stellantis — Stellantis shares dipped about 1% after the company said its global shipments fell to 1.2 million vehicles in the first […]

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