Help! My Rental Car Died Within a Mile, and Avis Charged Me $1,367.

A visitor to Italy had to abandon an S.U.V. after it conked out just minutes from the rental agency. Then he got another surprise: a hefty repair bill.

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Driving an E.V. Across North Dakota? Thank the Standing Rock Tribe.

A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete, connecting reservations and bridging a gap in the Midwest.

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Investigating a Recycling Disaster

We went to Nigeria, where recycling plants are extracting lead for use in American and European car batteries — at a terrible human cost.

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How We Linked the Auto Industry to Lead Poisoning in Nigeria

Blood and soil testing confirmed the health consequences. Then we tracked individual shipments to the United States.

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Trump Tariffs Push Japan’s Economy Into Contraction

The Japanese economy shrank by 1.8 percent compared to the same quarter last year, as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth.

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The Luxury Electric Vehicle Is in Trouble

Sales of expensive battery-powered cars like the Ford F-150 Lightning have stalled, forcing automakers to slow production and offer more affordable vehicles.

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China Resumes Some Chip Exports, Easing Fears of a Global Crunch

A leading German automotive supplier said it was again allowed to ship semiconductors that Beijing had barred for export.

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Japanese Automakers Warn of Billions in Tariff Losses

Toyota, Honda and Nissan forecast big hits to their profits from higher tariffs that they acknowledged were likely ‘here to stay.’

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Trump’s Tariffs Scar Canadian City Where Cars Have Been Made for Decades

An automaker’s decision to shift Canadian jobs to the United States has left workers in Brampton, Ontario, feeling betrayed and angry.

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Lula Hitches a Ride to the COP30 Climate Talks in a Chinese E.V.

The climate-friendly ride, part of a fleet assembled to shuttle delegations to the gathering in Brazil, sent a clear signal: China is making inroads in Latin America.

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