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Auto tariffs: brilliant or dumb?
Happy Friday morning. This is Car Alerts with your weekly recap of the latest car news and market happenings.
In today’s edition:
US auto tariffs
Carvana enters new car market
Nissan/Honda may reconsider merger
GM sued for selling driver data
Recent recalls
and more
MARKETS 📈
Note: Stock market prices as of Thursday’s market close.
HEADLINES 📰
Carvana is getting into new car sales, buys dealership in Arizona
Polestar offers $20,000 incentive to Tesla owners, promotion a big hit
GM sued for selling driver data to insurers
Mazda smashed its all-time sales record in 2024 because it’s not the Mazda you remember
Nissan CEO to step down imminently, Honda merger could be back on
BMW launches historical website covering an 80-year history
NHTSA urges U.S. drivers to check for recalls during Vehicle Safety Recalls Week
Honda to produce next Civic in Indiana, not Mexico, due to US tariffs, sources say
Nissan closes the GT-R order book in Japan after 18 years
RECALLS
Ford EcoSport front axle halfshaft problems have caused a recall of nearly 19,000 model year 2021-2022 Ford EcoSport SUVs
More than 28,000 Maserati vehicles are recalled because the radio software can prevent the backup camera images from displaying
Volkswagen recalls 60,000 ID.4, Audi Q4 e-Tron and Q4 e-Tron Sportback vehicles over instrument panel troubles
That’s all we have for you this week. We’ll see you next Friday with more car content.
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