US EditionDesperate Major Automaker Mulls Scrapping US Factory Plans Due to Trump's Tariffs
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Volkswagen’s Electric Vehicle Misfire: Its Made-In-Chattanooga Flagship EV Is The Slowest Selling Vehicle In The United States (Op-Ed by Buck Throckmorton)
Image Credit: VM Media Submitted by Buck Throckmorton – While I get some schadenfreude from documenting the financial damage that legacy American automobile manufacturers such as Ford and GM have inflicted on themselves with their EV misadventures, the mess at Volkswagen is deeply upsetting to me. Be it right or wrong, I know that the US government will bail out Ford and GM, if necessary, to help mitigate the damage done by their irresponsible e…
Desperate major automaker mulls scrapping US factory plans due to Trump's tariffs
Major automaker Volkswagen has considered cancelling its plans for a US major factory over President Donald Trump's automotive tariffs, according to reports Monday. Oliver Blume, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, said in an interview with Handelsblatt that in the first nine months of 2025 levies issued b...
Volkswagen delays US Audi plant plans as tariffs pressure cost
On the Dash: Volkswagen has delayed plans for a second U.S. Audi factory due to ongoing tariff costs and uncertain incentives. Trump administration tariffs cost Volkswagen about $2.5 billion in the first nine months of 2025. The automaker is prioritizing cost controls and stable business conditions before committing to new U.S. capacity. Volkswagen’s plans to build a second Audi factory in the United States have stalled as President Donald Trum…
Gold achieves a new record by surpassing US$5,100 and silver reaches a maximum of US$109 an ounceThe Fed is set to maintain its interest rates, despite tensions with Donald TrumpThe Volkswagen group decided to freeze its plans to install a new one in the United States, as long as the tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump government on car imports that amount to 15% are not reduced.MORE INFORMATION: Copper approaches US$6 and pushes the dollar down…
Audi Puts US Factory Plans on Hold, VW Group CEO Cites Lack of Incentives
Volkswagen Group‘s CEO Oliver Blume announced on Sunday that the company is set to halt new investments in the US following President Trump’s backtrack on the 25% tariffs on select European countries. Earlier this month, the Trump Administration announced that it would impose a 25% levy on EU members Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden, as well as the UK and Norway, due to the purchase of Greenland. However, the Presid…
Audi Pauses US Factory Plans Because Washington Won’t Throw A Lifeline
Audi US factory talks stall as tariffs drain cash reserves and incentives fall short. Tennessee and South Carolina both keen, but costs and unions complicate matters. Without US production Audi keeps bleeding money on imported SUVs and tariffs. Audi really wants to overtake its premium rivals in America, but right now it’s idling in a jam and making no progress. That’s according to the VW Group CEO who says plans to build Audis in the US for the…
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