2026-10-29 · NPR
🔮 Tariffs, diesel and computer chips are driving up costs for automakers
American automakers are reporting their third quarter earnings, and they're saying revenues are up, but they're also facing some serious headwinds.
Or as Mike Wall, an analyst at the automotive data company Mobility Global, put it: If this year was a book about the auto industry, "It would be a mix of suspense and thrills and maybe a little bit of comedy and a little bit of horror." assertive