Industry News
Polestar will roll out refreshed versions of its best-selling Polestar 2 sedan and Polestar 4 SUV over the next year to boost European sales, opting for quick, lower-cost updates rather than all-new models to manage cash flow. The Europe-focused...
By DCB Editorial
February 19, 2026
Volkswagen Group, Europe’s industrial behemoth, is bracing for a radical reshaping of its empire. By 2028, it intends to slash costs by 20 percent across all brands—a figure that reads less like corporate prudence and...
By Anthony Henson
February 18, 2026
Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley has reportedly discussed with officials in the Trump Administration a potential strategy for handling the eventual arrival of Chinese automakers in the U.S. market. Although a 100% tariff on Chinese-built vehicles — introduced under Joe...
By DCB Editorial
February 17, 2026
Ferrari anticipates at least 6% growth in core earnings for 2026, supported by last year’s five new model launches and the upcoming launch of its electric vehicle, the Luce EV. The news lifted Ferrari shares by up...
By DCB Editorial
February 11, 2026
Honda reported a 61% drop in third-quarter profit, hit by U.S. tariffs and restructuring costs tied to its electric-vehicle (EV) business, marking another setback for automakers facing cooling EV demand. Operating profit for October–December fell to 153.4 billion...
By DCB Editorial
February 10, 2026
Like all empires that mistake dominance for permanence and profit for purpose, Stellantis now approaches its moment of reckoning. Built as a sterile corporate monolith, it was engineered not to serve human need but to...
By Anthony Henson
February 9, 2026