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U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada

24 January 2026 at 05:01
U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.

Β© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Canada could serve as an important test market for Chinese automakers, like Geely, which is producing vehicles at a plant in Hangzhou, China.

New Car Sales Are Rising Thanks to Purchases by the Well-Off

5 January 2026 at 12:57
A larger proportion of new cars are being bought by affluent Americans as prices and interest rates for auto loans climb, analysts said.

Β© Saul Martinez for The New York Times

Wealthy consumers are keeping new car sales humming even as the auto industry battles tariffs, high interest rates and near-record prices.

Before Electric Vehicles Became Political, There Was the Toyota Prius

27 December 2025 at 05:00
The political polarization of battery-powered cars may have started when Toyota released its first hybrid model 25 years ago.

Β© Adam Riding for The New York Times

The marketing for the Toyota Prius may have inadvertently started the culture war around hybrid and electric vehicles by characterizing them as a way to save the planet, some experts say.

Trump Administration Downplays A.I. Risks, Ignoring Economists’ Concerns

24 December 2025 at 05:02
The administration has downplayed concerns β€” from mass job losses, to a potential financial bubble β€” as President Trump cheers soaring stock prices and faster growth.

Β© Scott Ball for The New York Times

OpenAI’s Stargate, the largest data center project in the United States, in Abilene, Texas.

U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.

Β© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The Office of the United States Trade Representative, led by Jamieson Greer, said that the European Union had β€œpersisted in a continuing course of discriminatory and harassing lawsuits, taxes, fines, and directives” against U.S. companies.
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