New tariffs on vehicles threaten to further entrench the economic divide in America, pricing out more working- and middle-class consumers than seen in recent times. According to industry research, U.S. vehicle sales could plummet from...

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming meeting with executives from BMW, Mercedes, and Qualcomm is not merely a diplomatic formality—it is an act of economic triage. As foreign direct investment in China plunges by 27.1% year-on-year—the...

The global economic order is shifting. The once-static boundaries between industries blur, and in this brave new world, the old titans of manufacturing find themselves under siege from forces they failed to anticipate. One of...

Wang Chuanfu, the architect and CEO of China’s ascendant EV empire, BYD, occupied a prime seat at Monday’s gathering with President Xi Jinping—a meticulously staged tableau meant to signal Beijing’s renewed embrace of its tech...

The spectacular rise and fall of Tesla’s stock is not merely a reflection of market volatility; it is emblematic of investors, blinded by the cult of Elon Musk, who convinced themselves that his proximity to...

In a calculated manoeuvre emblematic of late-stage capitalism’s relentless assault on labour, Mercedes-Benz has secured an agreement to offer buyouts and slash planned salary increases, all in the name of “efficiency.” While the company assures...