NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to auto analyst Tu Le on the floor of the Detroit Auto Show about the rise of China's auto industry compared to the downturn in U.S. car manufacturing.

Automakers are entering a new phase of uncertainty as they deal with affordability issues and slowing consumer demand.

Detroit — The era of the automotive industry as a global business is over, Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley said from the floor ...

U.S. auto manufacturing is entering 2026 leaner than it was a year ago and with less room for disruption.

A worker at the Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) A Trump critic, Crawford is mostly skeptical that tariffs will lead to more or better jobs. But Crawford’s ...

The president said U.S. auto manufacturers have committed more than $70 billion in new domestic investment and cited announcements by Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Stellantis as evidence that ...

Japanese automakers, especially Toyota, greatly rely on the U.S. for significant sales and profits. Tariffs and rising shipping costs are pushing Toyota and others to invest more in U.S. manufacturing ...

As Chinese automakers double down on Europe and legacy manufacturers race to electrify, the continent’s automotive sector stands at a defining moment. With Munich’s Global Data Automotive Europe ...

The auto industry will keep facing uncertainty as the Trump administration moves to eliminate regulations favoring electric vehicles, an industry analyst said Monday. “All this uncertainty is just not ...

YOU cannot talk about industrialization, competitiveness, or job creation while dismantling the very programs that make them possible, the Automotive Industry Workers’ Alliance (AIWA) told the ...

Transmissions are the unsung heroes of the automotive world, but which ones are the most bulletproof?

In a tale of two speeches, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has offered a rebuttal to President Donald Trump's defense of his ...