Opinion | Trump Says He Wants to Save the U.S. Auto Industry. His Policies Could Destroy It.
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Opinion | Trump Says He Wants to Save the U.S. Auto Industry. His Policies Could Destroy It.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump has created what could be called a Luddite trap for the American auto industry: His tariffs aim to protect it from foreign competition, while his domestic policies threaten to cut it off from innovation. Together, they risk leaving U.S. automakers isolated…

‘0 to 1939 in 3 seconds’: Why Anti-Elon Musk Satire Is Flourishing in Britain
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‘0 to 1939 in 3 seconds’: Why Anti-Elon Musk Satire Is Flourishing in Britain

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The mischievous posters began appearing all over London in the past two months. On the side of an East London bus stop, one of them shows Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, emerging from a Tesla’s roof with his hand pointing upward in…

Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices
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Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Tariffs on imported vehicles took effect Thursday, a policy that President Trump said would spur investments and jobs in the United States but that analysts say will raise new car prices by thousands of dollars. The 25 percent duty applies to all cars…

Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals
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Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The long-running battle over whether to allow Pacific Ocean seabed mining took an unexpected turn Thursday when a company disclosed it had been confidentially negotiating a plan with the Trump administration to circumvent a United Nations treaty and perhaps obtain authorization from the…

As Musk Makes Some Headway in India, He Is Also Suing Its Government
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As Musk Makes Some Headway in India, He Is Also Suing Its Government

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In recent weeks, Elon Musk has finally seemed to make some inroads in India, a potentially huge market whose government has frustrated him with its trade barriers. Tesla appears to be preparing another attempt to sell cars in the country, and Starlink, his…

Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk
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Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump hosted an exclusive car show at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. The only company represented: Tesla. The only purpose: helping Elon Musk. With Tesla facing a backlash over Mr. Musk’s role in the Trump administration, the president said he wanted…

Rage Against Elon Musk Turns Tesla Into a Target
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Rage Against Elon Musk Turns Tesla Into a Target

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Tesla charging stations were set ablaze near Boston on Monday. Shots were fired at a Tesla dealership in Oregon after midnight on Thursday. Arrests were made at a nonviolent protest at a Tesla dealership in Lower Manhattan on Saturday. The electric car company…

Trump Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars
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Trump Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are preparing an unusual legislative maneuver in an effort to eliminate one of the country’s most ambitious climate policies, an order that was designed to shift the auto industry toward electric cars. They plan to vote…

Officials Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company
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Officials Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The federal agency responsible for traffic safety, which has been investigating whether self-driving technology in Tesla vehicles played a role in the death of a pedestrian, will fire a “modest” number of employees, an agency spokesman said late Friday. The agency did not…