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wsj.com - Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
Wall Street Journal

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. 0818 GMT – Daimler Truck's margin outlook for 2026 sits below consensus estimates, primarily on…

marketwatch.com - Li Auto Posts Narrow Profit Amid Deteriorating Sales, Margins -- Update
Li Auto Posts Narrow Profit Amid Deteriorating Sales, Margins -- Update
MarketWatch

Fourth-quarter net profit was 6.5 million yuan, equivalent to about $950,000. That was sharply lower than 3.52 billion yuan in the year-earlier period. Li Auto logged its first net loss in three years in the third quarter. Revenue for the three…

seekingalpha.com - Myriam Alvarez - BlackBerry Stock Now Looks Attractive As QNX Expands Beyond Automotive (NYSE:BB)
BlackBerry Stock Now Looks Attractive As QNX Expands Beyond Automotive (NYSE:BB)
Seeking Alpha

BlackBerry has transitioned from its legacy smartphones to enterprise software. QNX and Secure Communications are now the majority of its business. QNX is the core growth pillar, supported by automotive wins, Software-Defined Vehicle initiatives…

wsj.com - Jiahui Huang - Li Auto Profit Slides as Sales, Margins Deteriorate
Li Auto Profit Slides as Sales, Margins Deteriorate
Wall Street Journal

recorded a sharp drop in quarterly profit as the Chinese plug-in hybrid specialist grapples with flagging sales while it tries to make headway in the highly competitive full-electric market. The company remains one of the few Chinese EV makers to…

fool.com - Josh Kohn-Lindquist - H Partners Buys Another $19 Million in Advance Auto Parts Amid Stock's Ongoing Turnaround
H Partners Buys Another $19 Million in Advance Auto Parts Amid Stock's Ongoing Turnaround
The Motley Fool

According to a SEC filing dated Feb. 17, 2026, H Partners Management, LLC increased its holding in Advance Auto Parts (AAP 1.26%) by 375,000 shares during the fourth quarter. The estimated transaction value is $18.80 million, calculated from the…

fool.com - Jonathan Ponciano - Auto Marketplace Stock Down 65% in a Year as One Fund Liquidates $12 Million Stake
Auto Marketplace Stock Down 65% in a Year as One Fund Liquidates $12 Million Stake
The Motley Fool

On February 17, 2026, Engle Capital Management disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it sold out its stake in ACV Auctions (ACVA 3.00%), exiting 1,213,329 shares worth $12.02 million. According to a U.S. Securities and…

fool.com - Jonathan Ponciano - Auto Parts Stock Up 42% in a Year, but One Investor Cashed Out a $6 Million Stake Last Quarter
Auto Parts Stock Up 42% in a Year, but One Investor Cashed Out a $6 Million Stake Last Quarter
The Motley Fool

On February 17, 2026, Beaconlight Capital disclosed selling 124,431 shares of Advance Auto Parts (AAP +1.22%) in the fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, an estimated $6.24 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. According to an…

seekingalpha.com - Rob Williams - Advance Auto Parts shares hit 3-week high as executives tout turnaround progress (AAP:NYSE)
Advance Auto Parts shares hit 3-week high as executives tout turnaround progress (AAP:NYSE)
Seeking Alpha

Advance Auto Parts has largely moved past its most disruptive restructuring phase; the business is stabilizing with positive comparable sales and operating income profitability for the first time in three years, indicating the turnaround is gaining…

idahostatejournal.com - LESLIE MICKELSEN
Bingham County Historical Society - Early Blackfoot autos
Early Blackfoot autos
Idaho State Journal

We don't have a record of the first automobile owned in Blackfoot, but we do have a photo of the fourth. Dr. Patrie bought this almost miniature car in 1907 and was photographed driving down East Main Street. Dr. Walter Patrie, Bingham County's…

arkansasonline.com - CHAN HO-HIM The Associated Press - China's auto sales slip in February | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
China's auto sales slip in February | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

HONG KONG -- China's domestic passenger car sales fell sharply in February from a year earlier, industry figures showed Wednesday, reflecting weakening demand as some trade-in subsidies are phased out. Only 950,000 units of passenger cars were sold…

arstechnica.com - Jonathan M. Gitlin - Facing heavy losses, Honda cancels its three US-made electric vehicles
Facing heavy losses, Honda cancels its three US-made electric vehicles
Ars Technica

Last year, Honda gave Ars a tour of some of its manufacturing facilities in Ohio. The Anna Engine Plant and Marysville Auto Plant had undergone a transformation that added to their capabilities: a massive die cast operation to make electric vehicle…

scmp.com - Themis Qi - Tesla's 91% February sales jump in China defies overall market slowdown
Tesla's 91% February sales jump in China defies overall market slowdown
South China Morning Post

Tesla has emerged as a rare outlier in China's slowing electric vehicle (EV) market, posting a massive sales surge in February even as domestic leaders like BYD grapple with double-digit declines. The US carmaker's Shanghai Gigafactory delivered…

afaqs.com - afaqs! news bureau - Media Mantra Group appoints Saahil Anant as senior director
Media Mantra Group appoints Saahil Anant as senior director
afaqs!

Media Mantra Group has appointed Saahil Anant as senior director to lead its automotive and technology communications practice. He will be based in Gurugram and will oversee the agency's work with clients in the two sectors. Anant has more than 16…

thehill.com - Matt Spears - Trump admin sues California over vehicle emission, greenhouse gas rules
Trump admin sues California over vehicle emission, greenhouse gas rules
The Hill

(NewsNation) — The Trump administration announced Thursday the departments of Transportation and Justice have filed a suit against the state of California that argues the state's zero-emission vehicle and tailpipe greenhouse gas emission…

insideevs.com - Iulian Dnistran - The Lucid Gravity Is Getting Apple CarPlay And Android Auto
The Lucid Gravity Is Getting Apple CarPlay And Android Auto
InsideEVs

Lucid Motors is rolling out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to the Gravity electric SUV. An over-the-air software update will bring the two smartphone mirroring features to older cars. American Gravity owners can expect to see a notification soon on…

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