Ford Motor Co

• Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes - The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicles.
• Ford enters race to offer eyes-off driving tech, starting with $30,000 EV in 2028 - The target brings Ford into a race against competitors such as Tesla, General Motors and Rivian Automotive to develop and broadly launch such systems.
• Ford reports best annual U.S. vehicle sales since 2019 - Ford reported sales of 2.2 million vehicles in 2025, including a 2.7% uptick to more than 545,200 units during the fourth quarter.
• GM's record stock performance beats Tesla, Ford and other automakers in 2025 - General Motors' stock is having its best year since the company's reemergence from bankruptcy in 2009.
• EV realism is here. How automakers react in 2026 will be telling - Detroit automakers are refocusing on large gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs, and many have admitted that policies, not consumers, were driving the charge for EVs.
• Lucid's big SUV arrives with high expectations, and big risks - Lucid Motors says its Gravity SUV will sell far better than its Air sedan. But Lucid is losing money, and the rollout has been challenging.
• Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans - Ford Motor said the costs came from its decision to make fewer electric vehicles than it had planned and more hybrids that use both gasoline engines and batteries.
• Rivian turns to AI, autonomy to woo investors as EV sales stall - Rivian is under pressure to deliver future growth potential for investors and expand its customer base amid slowing sales of electric vehicles.
• Trump administration to announce new fuel economy standards Wednesday, sources say - The oil industry group the American Petroleum Institute has lobbied the Trump administration to repeal the Biden fuel economy standards.