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“Roller coaster ride” is a cliché, but I’m guessing automakers, suppliers and retailers are feeling whiplashed — and maybe a bit queasy — after last week.
Without a doubt, the pause in tariffs against USMCA-compliant auto imports from Canada and Mexico came as a relief to the auto industry — except for maybe the UAW. But another deadline looms in early April.
Synopsis: Trump celebrated the signing of the USMCA as a win for America, its auto industry and its workers.
Peter Rawlinson's exit from Lucid creates another CEO vacancy while one global automaker is openly mid-search and another may be looking quietly.
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Ramcharger arrives at dealers this summer with the industry's first range extender drivetrain in a pickup. It's fast. It's quiet. It's smooth. And it can haul heavy loads. But Ramcharger's fuel economy is nowhere near best in class.
Uncertainty dominated many of the public retailers' conversations about tariffs as they try to assess what could be impacted.
In addition to structural changes and cost reductions, there are clear indications that exports, rather than local demand, have reinvigorated business at Ford and Kia in China.
Retailers are bolstering their defences against a possible trade war.
Does the legacy industry stand a chance against fast and hungry Chinese competitors?
