
Keith Naughton
@keithnaughton
I cover the car biz for Bloomberg @business. My book on the rebirth of Detroit's last auto factory: Reckoning to Revival amzn.to/11Swkup
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TARIFF TOLL: Ford Motor Company suspended its full-year financial guidance & said Donald J. Trump’s auto tariffs will take a $1.5 billion toll on its 2025 profit. It also warned of possible 'industrywide supply chain disruption' $F Ryan Beene bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg


With new car payments costing about $734 a month, drivers who raced to replace their vehicles because of Trump's #tariff policies risk a costly financial hangover for years ahead bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Businessweek

LEAPING BEFORE YOU LOOK: Car buyers have made a run on showrooms to snap up pre-tariff cars before prices go up. But this frothy auto market may leave some buyers with a financial hangover. 'Maybe I jumped on this too soon' $F $GM $STLA Claire Ballentine Anne Riley Moffat bloomberg.com/news/articles/…



AMERICA'S TOP AUTO IMPORTER: Is General Motors! Long gone are the days when an imported car meant a foreign car. No company proves that more than $GM, which imported 1.2 million cars last year, more than Toyota Motor Corp. & Hyundai USA $F $STLA David R. Baker Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Last month, I spent some time hanging around the Central Michigan Football program. I also sat down with new head coach Matthew Drinkall 🇺🇸, who's determined to do things his way in Mt. Pleasant -- while borrowing some beliefs from his Army background. detroitnews.com/story/sports/c… via The Detroit News



TARIFF TOLL: Ford Motor Company is boosting sticker prices on models built in Mexico by up to $2,000 due in part to Donald J. Trump's 25% auto tariffs. Automakers are struggling to manage rising tariff costs without slowing brisk auto sales $F Ryan Beene Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…


JUNK IN THE TRUNK? Ford Motor Company has a “razor-thin” chance of keeping its investment-grade status at S&P Global Ratings, as tariff costs weigh on its profit margins, according to Bloomberg Intelligence 'A downgrade could boost $F's borrowing costs' Ethan Steinberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Catholics celebrate west Michigan roots of Pope Leo XIV detroitnews.com/story/news/rel… via The Detroit News

TARIFF TELL-ALL: Donald J. Trump's tariffs are rattling the auto industry, threatening to squeeze carmakers' profits & drive up prices in the US — even with the exemptions that have been introduced. Here's what to know. $F $GM $STLA $TSLA Lisa Beyer bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

AMERICAN BLINK: Xi Jinping’s decision to stand his ground against Donald J. Trump could hardly have gone any better for the Chinese leader. Xi refused Trump's repeated calls to get on the phone. 'The US backed down' #tariffs2025 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

TINY TRUCK ENVY: Toyota USA is considering offering a compact pickup in the US to give the Ford Motor Company Maverick & Hyundai USA Santa Cruz a run for the money in the growing market for entry-level trucks 'We could do really well in that segment' $F Chester Dawson bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

CHARGE SHARING: Nissan is nearing a deal to procure #ElectricVehicle batteries in the US from a joint venture between Ford Motor Company & South Korea’s SK On. Tariff costs & slackening demand for EVs is driving the deal. $F $NSANY Gabrielle Coppola Ryan Beene BlueOval SK bloomberg.com/news/articles/…