Automotive Views

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

In our opinion: It's time to choose — team up to compete with China or go it alone and perish

Legacy automakers around the globe must find common ground if they are to survive a coming onslaught of vehicles from China.

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Yang Jian: What global automakers can learn from Ford, Kia in reviving China operations

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Paige Hodder: How the top public dealership groups are thinking about tariffs

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Leo Michael Cartoons

In detailing plant closures, job cuts and a sweeping management overhaul last week, embattled Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida promised to unveil more big fixes for the automaker, and soon.

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Grace Macaluso: At Canadian dealerships, uncertainty rules in time of tariff anxiety

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Roger Lanctot: Automatic emergency braking: The auto industry shrugged

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Sino Auto Insights' Tu Le breaks down BYD's big 'God's Eye' ambitions (Episode 289)

The founder and managing director of consulting firm Sino Auto Insights talks about how BYD's new "God's Eye" automated driving system ratchets up competition with Tesla and could further spur China's automotive rise.

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