Leading automakers post Q1 sales

Happy Friday morning. This is Car Alerts with your weekly recap of the latest car news and market happenings.

In today’s edition:

• Top autmomakers’ sales performance

• Tesla struggles with deliveries

• Stellantis laying off hundreds

• Recent recalls

• and more

MARKETS 📈

HEADLINES 📰

Tesla records worst deliveries in two years amid Elon Musk backlash

American Honda sets multiple March and Q1 sales records, continues sales momentum

Stellantis to lay off 900 U.S. workers, pause Canada and Mexico plants as tariffs arrive

Q1 electrified Toyota and Lexus sales make up more than 50% of total sales volume

GM to increase truck production in Indiana following Trump's tariffs

Nissan Group announces 5.7% increase in Q1 sales in US

1 in 5 new-car shoppers committed to an 84-month loan in Q1 2025

McLaren to merge with British EV start-up Forseven in major transformation

General Motors' sales jump 17% in 1st quarter of 2025, with EV sales nearly doubling

Ford responds to Trump tariffs by offering employee pricing to all Americans

The biggest winners and losers in auto sales in Q1 2025

Gas Mustang sales crash 32% in Q1 but Mach-E and Bronco are killing it

Mazda and Subaru post record sales numbers for March

RECALLS

Ford has issued another 2019-2020 Transit Connect recall because the engines can overheat and catch fire

A 2018-2020 Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition re-recall includes more than 108,000 vehicles

More than 10,600 Cadillac LYRIQ SUVs recalled to mail owners correct owner's manual info

A 2024-2025 Jeep Wagoneer S recall involves nearly 4,700 electric vehicles because of headlight problems

360,000 Pathfinders recalled in 2022 will finally be repaired after nearly 3 years

That’s all we have for you this week. We’ll see you next Friday with more car content.

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