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Toyota’s RAV4 is not top-ranked for quality, but it is the best-selling non-pickup in America. Product and electrification planning has by far bested all rivals in a vital segment.

byDavid Kiley, Senior Editor

Jan 29, 2025

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Toyota’s Ambitious ‘Woven’ Experiment Toyota’s Ambitious ‘Woven’ Experiment

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GM Posts Healthy 2024 Results, Girds for Trump Tariffs GM Posts Healthy 2024 Results, Girds for Trump Tariffs

Jan 28, 2025

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2025 Lucid Gravity: 450 Miles of Range and NACS Port 2025 Lucid Gravity: 450 Miles of Range and NACS Port

Jan 28, 2025

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Geely EX5 BEV 2024

Tesla and BMW Join Chinese Challenge to EU Tariffs Tesla and BMW Join Chinese Challenge to EU Tariffs

Jan 28, 2025

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Amazon Mercedes-Benz eActros Moenchengladbach German

Amazon Slams Europe's 'Very Limited' Public Charging in Electric Truck Order Amazon Slams Europe's 'Very Limited' Public Charging in Electric Truck Order

Jan 28, 2025

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RAM 1500

Stellantis, Volkswagen and Volvo Most at Tariff Risk, Moody's Says

Stellantis, Volkswagen and Volvo Most at Tariff Risk, Moody's Says

byPaul Myles, European Editor

Hyundai R&D Ruesselsheim

Hyundai Boosts R&D Capabilities in Europe

Hyundai Boosts R&D Capabilities in Europe

byPaul Myles, European Editor

Range Rover SV Commissioning Suite

JLR Doubles Bespoke Range Rover Paint Processes With $80 Million Investment

JLR Doubles Bespoke Range Rover Paint Processes With $80 Million Investment

byPaul Myles, European Editor

WardsAuto Podcast: Tesla, Tariffs and Aisin NA CEO Scott Turpin

WardsAuto Podcast: Tesla, Tariffs and Aisin NA CEO Scott Turpin

Dacia Spring SUV 2024

Renault's Budget Brand Launches Latest Electrified Powertrain Strategy

Renault's Budget Brand Launches Latest Electrified Powertrain Strategy

byPaul Myles, European Editor

Tesla Launches Refreshed Electric Model Y

Tesla Launches Refreshed Electric Model Y

byDavid Kiley, Senior Editor

Down to 0: Honda’s New Tech From Inside and Out

Down to 0: Honda’s New Tech From Inside and Out

Chinese Investors Eye Volkswagen’s Excess German Plants

Chinese Investors Eye Volkswagen’s Excess German Plants

byGreg Kable, Contributor

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News Jan. 23

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News Jan. 23

Russia’s 2024 Auto Sales Recovery Unlikely to Last

Russia’s 2024 Auto Sales Recovery Unlikely to Last

byEugene Gerden, Correspondent

Polestar 3 Production USA

Polestar Promises More Tariff-Avoiding Local Vehicle Production

Polestar Promises More Tariff-Avoiding Local Vehicle Production

byPaul Myles, European Editor

Trump Pulls Punches on Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

Trump Pulls Punches on Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

byDavid Kiley, Senior Editor

Have Your Say: WardsAuto Seeks Input in Reader Survey

Have Your Say: WardsAuto Seeks Input in Reader Survey

Home Charging BEV

Europe's Regulators Set to Change Mandated BEV Sales Targets

Europe's Regulators Set to Change Mandated BEV Sales Targets

byPaul Myles, European Editor

Musk Faces Conundrum in Dealing With Trump’s White House

Musk Faces Conundrum in Dealing With Trump’s White House

byJoseph Szczesny

Small Brands Present Challenge for Stellantis

Small Brands Present Challenge for Stellantis

WardsAuto Podcast: Fixing Stellantis’s Brands

WardsAuto Podcast: Fixing Stellantis’s Brands

Polestar Range BEV 2025

Polestar Curbs Expansion in Some Markets as Premium BEV Sales Slow

Polestar Curbs Expansion in Some Markets as Premium BEV Sales Slow

byPaul Myles, European Editor

GAC Aion BEV 2025

GAC's BEV Sub-Brand With Huawei Could Bolster European Expansion

GAC's BEV Sub-Brand With Huawei Could Bolster European Expansion

byPaul Myles, European Editor

Mercedes Benz G Class 500 2024

European Auto Industry Calls for Tariff and BEV Target Rethink

European Auto Industry Calls for Tariff and BEV Target Rethink

byPaul Myles, European Editor

Jeep Plan: Affordability and Hybrids

Jeep Plan: Affordability and Hybrids

byDavid Kiley, Senior Editor

Canada’s Auto Union Chief Takes Aim at Trump Tariff Threat

Canada’s Auto Union Chief Takes Aim at Trump Tariff Threat

byKeith Nuthall, Contributor

Honda Expands Propulsion Options in 2025

Honda Expands Propulsion Options in 2025

byBob Gritzinger, Editor-in-Chief

Volkswagen Group

VW Chief Highlights Challenges, Calls for ‘New German Master Plan’

VW Chief Highlights Challenges, Calls for ‘New German Master Plan’

byGreg Kable, Contributor

JLR Sustainable Seat Foam

JLR Claims Sustainability First by Recycling Seating Foam

JLR Claims Sustainability First by Recycling Seating Foam

byPaul Myles, European Editor

Horse Production Aveiro Portugal

Horse Responds to Gas-Hybrid Demand, Boosts eMotor Production

Horse Responds to Gas-Hybrid Demand, Boosts eMotor Production

byPaul Myles, European Editor

Fixing Ram Brand Starts at the Top

Fixing Ram Brand Starts at the Top

byDavid Kiley, Senior Editor

Honda Civic Hybrid, Ford Ranger and VW ID. Buzz Named North American Car, Truck and Utility of Year

Honda Civic Hybrid, Ford Ranger and VW ID. Buzz Named North American Car, Truck and Utility of Year

byDrew Winter, Contributing Editor

BYD Atto 2 BEV 2025

Despite Tariffs, BYD to Bring Compact BEV to Europe

BYD Shrugs off Tariffs to Bring Compact BEV SUV to Europe

byPaul Myles, European Editor

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