Latest from Larry P. Vellequette
The North American auto industry is fully integrated, and painful tariffs will not undo that.
Toyota Financial Services exec Anna Sampang will take over a new role leading customer service and training functions at the captive lender.
Honda will procure batteries for its hybrid vehicles from Toyota's North America’s $13.9 billion complex coming online in Liberty, N.C., Nikkei reported.
New-vehicle inventories in the U.S. rose in February, according to data firm Lotlinx.
Toyota has done a major midcycle intervention with the 2026 bZ4X electric crossover, improving its range and fixing some issues in the current version's interior.
Toyota is expected to introduce a homologated version of its new C-HR+ subcompact crossover EV into the U.S. market early next year.
Lexus intends to offer an innovative steer-by-wire system on top versions of the upcoming RZ crossover.
Nissan is due to unveil a shake-up in its top ranks next month and there are reports that the Japanese automaker will replace CEO Makoto Uchida. Kia blitzes the mass-market EV segment with a wave of new products. Plus, analyst Karl Brauer joins the show to talk about the situation at Lucid as losses deepen and CEO Peter Rawlinson exits.
Toyota said Chris Reynolds will give up his day-to-day responsibilities at the automaker’s North American headquarters in Texas, effective April 1, when he transitions to senior adviser to the company and CEO Ted Ogawa.
The head of North American supply chain for Stellantis said "recent changes" at the automaker will lead to an improvement in what has been a turbulent supplier relations period for the automaker.
