Hannah Lutz

U.S. regulations designed to curb carbon emissions have guided the automotive industry during the Biden administration. Now automakers will reassess their plans as President-elect Donald Trump moves back to the White House.

U.S. regulations designed to curb carbon emissions have guided the automotive industry during the Biden administration, but now auto makers will reassess their plans as President-elect Donald Trump moves back to the White House.

Solid-state batteries, a promising technology never quite ready for commercialization, finally look like they are getting closer to reality.

Product planning will be difficult for automakers amid a changeover in the White House, said Jeff Schuster, global vice president of automotive research at GlobalData. He outlines the incoming Trump administration’s potential impact on electrification, affordability, automaker plant utilization and more.

The federal electric vehicle tax credit — expected to be on the Trump administration's chopping block — was a bigger factor for EV buyers' purchase decisions this year than the overall vehicle price.

Eager electric vehicle owners are arriving at public chargers with adapters in hand, ready to use the thousands of Tesla Superchargers that otherwise wouldn't work for their cars.

Automakers often add sensors to enhance the in-vehicle experience and meet safety standards. Texas Instruments says its new chips improve vehicles with fewer parts.

Consumers across the world are increasingly interested in hybrids, Deloitte found. In the U.S., hybrid sales bolstered light-vehicle volume in 2024.

Automakers' focus on strategy, rather than splashy surprises, reflects the industry’s concern over how the incoming Trump administration will upend policies and plans already in motion.