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After the Volkswagen Group missed its CO2 fleet target, Porsche is seeking regulatory relief through an emissions pool with Xpeng. For customers, little will change in the short term; for the industry, the move is a signal.
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Nissan is back in the black after a difficult stretch marked by weak sales, restructuring pressure and abandoned Honda tie-up talks. The recovery is encouraging, but the automaker still faces major product and profitability tests.
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BYD moved ahead of Ford in first-half 2026 global market-share rankings, underscoring how quickly China’s largest carmakers are gaining scale beyond their home market.
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Toyota’s latest outlook points to another record year for hybrids, underscoring how fuel-saving gasoline-electric powertrains remain central to the automaker’s global growth plan.
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Nissan has appointed Matthew Weaver as its global design chief, putting a designer linked to the Juke and Qashqai in charge of the brand’s future styling direction.
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Nissan is increasing North American production of core models including the Rogue, Pathfinder and Frontier, a move that could improve supply, reduce tariff risk and give dealers more room to compete in a softer U.S. market.
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Volkswagen is evaluating whether cars engineered by its Chinese operations could fill gaps in its European lineup, potentially giving buyers more choice while the brand cuts complexity and development costs.
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A reported internal memo from CEO Oliver Blume raises the possibility of 50,000 additional job reductions, underscoring the pressure on Europe’s largest automaker as it funds its EV and software transition.
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Lotus is moving toward a factory-sharing strategy after a roughly $1 billion net loss in 2024, highlighting the pressure on low-volume performance brands trying to fund an electric future.
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Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, its strongest Q2 on record, but the result comes against a tougher U.S. backdrop after the federal EV tax credit expired.
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Toyota plans to resume U.S. production of the Tacoma after moving the latest-generation midsize pickup to Mexico. The shift could matter for supply, pricing stability, and domestic manufacturing strategy.
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