Luminar Technologies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas as it seeks to sell its core LiDAR business following the loss of a key supply contract with Volvo Cars and mounting financial strain....

What is unfolding in Brussels is not a technical adjustment or a minor recalibration of policy. It is a capitulation. Under pressure from Germany, Italy, and the corporate titans of Europe’s auto industry, the European...

Mexico’s Senate has approved a plan to raise tariffs—some as high as 50%—on imports from China and several Asian nations beginning in 2026, a move aimed at shielding domestic industries and boosting government income. The new duties...

Six EU member states—Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Slovakia—have called on the European Commission to relax the planned 2035 ban on internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. In a joint letter, they proposed allowing hybrid...

ZF Friedrichshafen, a major German auto supplier for BMW and Volkswagen, is facing sharply rising refinancing costs as the wider German auto industry struggles. The company’s latest five-year bond carries a 7% interest rate, up...

BMW is considering reintroducing range extender technology for future electric versions of the X5 and 7 Series, driven by surging demand in major markets—especially China and the US. Ferdinand Porsche developed the first range-extender system...