Wider car industry news

[MIE1992]

I hear the CEO of Automobili Pininfarina just got promoted to CEO of Pininfarina overall! He seemed to appreciate my congrats, too.

 

[Darla Starch]

It Took 66 Years To Beat The Trabant's Nurburgring Record, And This Is What Did It | Carscoops

A diesel microcar from Ligier just broke the slowest Nürburgring lap record, and yes, it’s getting a limited edition for that

www.carscoops.com

 

[05XR8]

Too cute. Want.

 

[Hdbd04]

Huh, didn't expect the Honda Super-One EV to launch so soon, let alone be first launched in Singapore than Japan!

Honda Super-One EV launched in Singapore – 95 PS, 162 Nm, simulated 7-speed "gearbox", RM567k! - paultan.org

Revealed in October at the Japan Mobility Show, the Honda Super-One is making simultaneous appearances at both the Tokyo Auto Salon and the Singapore Motor Show this week. In fact, our southern neighbour is one-upping …

paultan.org

 

[Veinz]

Chinese EVs are coming to Canada. I have no interest in buying one but I'm very interested to see how this plays out. I think they'll be great for all the cities in southern Ontario since their winters are relatively warm and short. I'm not sure how they'll handle it up north though. Not only are the winters longer, colder with much more snow, but the road salt they use is absolutely brutal on vehicles and it's constantly getting put down too.

Canadian canola meal, lobsters, crabs and peas will no longer be subject to Chinese "anti-discrimination" tariffs from March to at least the end of the year. There was no mention of canola oil.

In return, Canada, which imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in 2024, will allow up to 49,000 Chinese EVs into the Canadian market each year, at a 6.1 per cent tariff.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-meeting-xi-china-9.7047880

 

[Darla Starch]

audi pls stop (at least move the logo on the front into the grille)

 

[Carpocalypse]

I think we're getting a bit off topic here, this thread is about wider industry news, as in, news that affects the whole industry.

That's probably on me, though. I don't think I clarified that when creating the topic.

Here's an example of an article that I think fits:

Ford says it took an extra $900m Trump tariff hit last year

The US carmaker's tariff costs were higher than expected because of a change to the Trump administration's tariff relief program.

www.bbc.co.uk