Honda and Nissan Unveil Merger Talks as Global Competition Bears Down
Japan’s second- and third-largest automakers hope the deal can help them catch up with Tesla and China’s BYD in electric vehicles and advanced software.
G.M. Led in China for Years. Here’s How It Ended Up 16th in Sales.
General Motors has gone from market leader to also-ran in the world’s largest car market, stymied by its own missteps and Chinese policies that favored its local rivals.
Honda and Nissan Are in Talks to Deepen Ties and Possibly Merge
The automakers, Japan’s second and third largest, are said to be discussing a tie-up that could reshape the country’s industry.
Automakers Thrived in the Pandemic. Many Are Now Struggling.
Changing technology, political turmoil and competition from China are cutting into profits and forcing carmakers to cut jobs and close factories.
China Just Showed Washington How It Plans to Fight the Next Trade War
Faltering U.S. industrial leadership has allowed China to take a harder trade stance as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.
G.M.’s Ailing China Business Will Deal It a $5 Billion Blow
General Motors and other foreign automakers are selling fewer cars and losing lots of money in China, where domestic electric and hybrid cars have taken off.
G.M. Will Sell Stake in EV Battery Plant to LG
LG Energy Solution will now solely own a factory in Michigan that it had planned to operate through a joint venture with General Motors.
How China Became the World’s Largest Car Exporter
Tariffs from the United States and other countries are unlikely to stop China’s auto export dominance.
Saving Electric Vehicles From Donald Trump
Readers offer environmental and business reasons to support E.V.s. Also: Women in the military; the Amsterdam pogrom; resentment of migrants; true crime.
BYD and Rivals in China Tell Suppliers to Cut Costs Amid Price War
China’s electric vehicle market is the world’s largest — and also its most cutthroat, with dozens of brands jostling for position.