On May 18, Volvo Group North America announced it has reached a settlement with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to resolve allegations regarding the description of certain emission controls on model year 2010-2016 engines installed in Volvo Group trucks that were sold in California. 
Without admission of li

On March 17, Whitehouse.gov issued a factsheet on President Trump’s trip to China, at which he said that he reached consensus with President Xi Jinping on several issue.
President Trump and President Xi chartered two new institutions with the goal to optimize the bilateral economic relationship: 
     • The U.S.-Chin

On May 14, U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed a deregulatory action to delay the compliance deadlines for Biden-era emission standards for light-and medium-duty vehicles for two years until model year (MY) 2029 following the shift away from EVs. 
The announcement is Part 1 of a comprehensive review of the Tie

On May 13, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California has launched the California Clean Fuel Reward (CCFR) rebate program to boost sales of electric medium‑ and heavy‑duty trucks, funded by money from the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard program which is financed by credits purchased by producers that do

On May 11, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act in the U.S. House Representatives, which aims to prohibit the importation, manufacture, and sale of connected vehicles, software, and hardware linked to China and s

On May 8, U.S. President Trump said in a Truth Social posting that he will give the European Union until July 4 to finalize ratification of its trade agreement with the U.S., and warned that tariffs “would immediately jump to much higher levels” if the bloc failed to do so.
It was unclear which tariffs he was talking

On May 7, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled against President Donald Trump's latest 10% global tariffs, finding across-the-board tariffs were not justified under a 1970s trade law. 
The 2-1 ruling of judges in favor of the small businesses that challenged the tariffs that took effect on February 24, followi

On May 6, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that the changes the European Union is considering to the transatlantic trade deal hammered out last year could limit American exports to the bloc. “We didn’t agree to” those tweaks, Greer said ahead of a set of talks scheduled for the evening.
EU Trade Commissi

On April 29, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) formally adopted new rules that allow law enforcement to issue a ticket (notices of noncompliance) to autonomous vehicle companies when their cars commit moving violations. 
The rules take effect July 1, 2026, closing a regulatory gap that previously let

Following President Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on EU car and truck imports on May 1, Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, condemned the move as “unacceptable,” calling it further proof of U.S. unreliability. 
Trump had already imposed a 25% global auto tariff in early 2025 but l

On May 1, a government holiday celebrated in Europe and elsewhere to honor labor, President Trump said he was raising tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the EU from 15% to 25%, claiming that the trade bloc had failed to fully comply with a negotiated trade agreement. 
“I am pleased to announce that, based on th

On April 28, General Motors reported that its Q1 2026 earnings fell 5.7% compared to the same period last year as it has had to deal with tariff costs, a diminished EV market, and settlements with suppliers after cancelling programs.
However, GM is raising its full-year 2026 EBIT adjusted guidance due to a favorable

On April 23, the U.S. government announced that the Trump administration is offering relief from tariffs on steel and aluminum to individual companies if they make detailed commitments to increase U.S. capacity of primary steel and primary aluminum that supports U.S. production capacity for automobiles, medium- and h

On April 27, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told CBC News that Canada and the U.S. could resolve the ongoing tariff dispute within days if the U.S. side had the "bandwidth and the inclination to go through with it."
Carney said that the Canadian side is ready to work on a deal that would see some of the tariffs

Reported on April 17, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is urging Thailand to ease non-tariff barriers under a reciprocal trade deal across multiple sectors, including the automotive sector, with automotive standards a key issue. 
Thailand does not recognize US Federal Motor Vehicle Sa

On April 22, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that negotiations with the Trump administration to renew the USMCA trade agreement will take time, stressing the Canada will not accept U.S.-dictated terms. Carney called for a “comprehensive approach” that includes resolving U.S. Section 232 tariffs on Canadian steel and

On April 19, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke about his country’s relationship with the U.S. in upcoming trade agreement talks as workers in auto, steel and lumber industries remain under tariff threat. "The U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade," Carney said in a video titled Forward Guidance

On April 20, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Mexico's auto and steel industry leaders that they should not expect the renegotiation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to remove President Trump's tariffs on their sectors, according to sources familiar with the discussions. "Greer said tariffs ar

On April 19, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he believes gas prices, which have risen during the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran and Iranian attacks on nearby countries, have peaked but predicted that they may stay above USD 3 per gallon until next year.
Before the war, the average national price for a gallon of

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will arrive in Mexico City on the weekend for a full day of bilateral trade talks on April 20. Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that the second round of USMCA review talks between Mexico and the U.S. will take place during Greer’s visit. “We’ll be working the whole day on