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Auto recalls surge even as vehicle quality improves; industry faces new Canadian tariffs
The automotive industry is facing a seemingly contradictory trend: Vehicle quality is improving even as the number of recalls climbs toward record levels. The development comes as automakers also prepare for new Canadian tariffs set to take effect…
Seres joins BMW, Mercedes charging JV, pointing to deeper China-Europe auto ties
New-energy vehicles charge at a charging station in Huai'an, East China's Jiangsu Province on June 24, 2026. Photo: VCG The European Commission has cleared Chinese automaker Seres Group's entry into a high-power charging joint venture established…
Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering the Auto and Transport sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0811 GMT – South Korean shipping company HMM's earnings could come under pressure, as the global…
Auto Insurance Premiums Have Room to Keep Falling
Falling car-insurance prices have been helping to cool off inflation data. Looking under the hood at insurers suggests they can keep going in that direction for a while. Insurance is historically a cyclical business, featuring “hard”…
SEC Charges Former Executives With Fraud in Connection With $1.9 Billion Collapse of Subprime Auto Lender Tricolor
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, the former CEO, CFO, and Senior Director of Finance, respectively, at Texas-based Tricolor Holdings, LLC, for their roles in an alleged multi-year…
Trump Hasn't Brought Back The Auto Manufacturing Jobs He Promised
When Donald Trump was running for reelection in 2024, he talked at length about how he was going to bring back U.S. manufacturing jobs — especially U.S. automotive manufacturing jobs — if he was elected. Well, if you didn't notice…
Škoda Auto India unveils new Slavia sedan
Škoda Auto India on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) unveiled the new Slavia, its sedan, even as the Indian market has shifted toward SUVs Today, over 60% of passenger vehicles are SUVs Despite this, the company believes that there is demand for…
State Farm to pay a $5B dividend back to auto policyholders - here's how to see if you qualify
Like a good neighbor…State Farm pays its dividends. If you had State Farm car insurance last year, you might have a payday on the horizon. For qualifying customers, the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has begun distributing a…
Top Automotive Stocks To Keep An Eye On - August 18th
Monolithic Power Systems: AI Stock Beat, Raised and Upgraded Post-Earnings Monolithic Power Systems, Keysight Technologies, Rivian Automotive, AutoZone, and O'Reilly Automotive are the five Automotive stocks to watch today, according to…
Skoda Auto Volkswagen Group focuses on product intervention, localisation to grow market share in India, ready for higher ethanol blends
European car maker, the Volkswagen Group, having six brands in the Indian market which includes Škoda, Volkswagen, Audi, Porshe, Bentley and Lamborghini, will be focusing on enhancing its product portfolio and growing localisation to drive…
The Workspace Trap: How MCP Auto-Execution Turns Developer IDEs Into Attack Vectors
Three independent security research teams, working across three different AI coding assistants, found the same thing: the tools were auto-executing workspace configurations before the developer ever saw a consent prompt. The pattern is systemic…
Li Auto (LI) Projected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday
Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI - Get Free Report) will likely be posting its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 26th. Analysts expect Li Auto to announce earnings of ($0.01) per share and revenue of $3.8649 billion for the quarter.
Auto Trader Group (LON:AUTO) Stock Price Passes Above 50-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?
Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 502.47 and traded as high as GBX 537.20. Auto Trader Group shares last traded…
Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker says they won't stop until Rockstar and Take-Two apologize for 'anti-consumerism' and make a 'concrete commitment to do better'
Cyberleek, the group or person (it's not clear which) behind today's big Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, claims it's not just doing it for the lulz. In a manifesto calling out industry practices it finds objectionable, Cyberleek warned that it will…
With more fuel-efficient cars and EVs on the road, we need to rethink how we tax auto travel
Electric vehicle (EV) owners create a real problem for transportation finance. Because they do not buy gasoline, they do not pay gasoline taxes, which have long helped fund the Highway Trust Fund. So, as electric vehicles become more common…
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