Automotive Views

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

In our opinion: Threats of trade wars, punishing tariffs are still self-defeating

There is no logic or reason behind President Donald Trump's threatened imposition of tariffs on cross-border trade with Mexico and Canada.

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Jerry Hirsch: Trump's on-and-off tariffs roil automotive industry

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Larry P. Vellequette: Elon Musk might be beyond retribution, but Tesla isn't

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Following a series of phone calls on Feb. 3 with his counterparts in Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump announced progress in the negotiations and said he will delay imposing the new tariffs until March.

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David Kennedy: Trump tariff threats redefine 'foreign' automakers to Canadians

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Jonathan Banks: An analysis of new- and used-car affordability

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Kodiak Robotics' Don Burnette reaches a driverless milestone (Episode 287)

Self-driving trucks are expected to make substantial progress in 2025. Kodiak Robotics CEO and founder Don Burnette takes stock of the burgeoning industry while detailing how his company readied for driverless deployment with partner Atlas Energy in the Permian Basin area of Texas.

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