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04.01.26 - 22:18
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Detroit Tries To Balance Gas-Powered Profits While Staying Competitive With China′s EV Surge (ZeroHedge)
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Detroit Tries To Balance Gas-Powered Profits While Staying Competitive With China's EV Surge
U.S. automakers are quietly pivoting back toward what they know makes money: large gasoline vehicles. Selling trucks and SUVs is now the fastest path to higher profits, especially as government pressure to push electric vehicles has weakened. Trying to maximize profits from gas cars while keeping pace in EV technology is proving extremely difficult, according to a new writeup from the Wall Street Journal.
Recent policy changes strongly favor gasoline models. Fuel-economy rules have been softened, penalties for missing targets have disappeared, EV tax credits have expired, and California can no longer impose its own emissions standards. EV momentum has cooled worldwide as well, with Europe, the U.K., and Canada also retreating from aggressive mandates. BloombergNEF projects U.S. EV sales will drop 24% in Q4 2025 from the year before.
Automakers are responding quickly. GM, Ford, and Stellantis have anno...
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30.12.25 - 05:06
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LG battery supply withdrawals signal reassessment of growth expectations in EV sector (Digitimes)
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LG Energy Solution has ended its battery supply agreement with US module maker FBPS (Freudenberg Battery Power System), following a separate contract termination with Ford Motor Company, marking the combined termination of deals worth approximately KRW13.5 trillion (US$9.38 billion). The move reflects ongoing instability in the electric vehicle (EV) battery sector amid subdued vehicle demand....
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