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The head of Taiwan’s export promotion council predicts the 25% tariff on auto parts will weigh on domestic parts makers because the U.S. is their biggest export market.
The five-seat, dual-purpose Frontier Pro, unveiled at the Shanghai auto show, is Nissan’s first electrified pickup but also its first-ever plug-in hybrid. The powertrain pairs an electric motor to a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
A zigzag slash cuts down the side of the reimagined Lexus ES, which is the Japanese premium marque’s bestselling car in the U.S. and will now be offered as a full battery electric.
BYD plans to leap over tariff hurdles to sell all-electric vehicles in Japan's hard-to-crack all-important minicar segment.
Tariffs and trade will be top of mind when Taiwan’s auto suppliers gather at the 360° Mobility Mega Show in Taipei, as a host of industry lynchpins, including semiconductor and electronics players as well as heavyweights such as Foxconn show off their latest tech.
Hyundai Mobis targets top three supplier spot.
CEO Ho Sung Song tells investors Kia wants to eventually sell 90,000 electric pickups in North America as the South Korean automaker downgrades its EV sales outlook.
Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn is leaping into the global auto industry amid swirling speculation it will partner with Nissan, Honda or Mitsubishi, or even a combination of all three.
Honda's audit committee investigated the allegation and its board of directors was poised to take disciplinary action when Aoyama submitted his resignation.
The Japanese automaker had planned to terminate a shift at its Smyrna assembly plant, as part of a campaign to slash 5,300 jobs worldwide this fiscal year.
