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Japan had in Mexico the perfect ally to fill the USA with hybrid cars. That is about to end

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In his battle for torpedoing every car that comes from outside the United States, Donald Trump’s government has imposed a hard 25% tariff to every car that is manufactured outside its borders. And he has also raised an economic wall for cars manufactured there with pieces from abroad. That measure is especially shocking for Europe, which sold vehicles to the United States by value of 38.9 billion euros in 2024. But, above all, it is for Japan. The country had in United States a sales reef. A huge market that was willing to buy its cars, especially hybrids. It is now in a real problem. Everything that comes from Mexico will have to pay tariffs. Everything that comes from Japan will have to pay tariffs. And its presence on American soil is minimal. The Japanese Balancing Game Complex The automobile industry for Japan is especially important. To understand it, just look at the size of its exports. Until last year, Japan was the country that sold more vehicles outside its borders. His companies have a huge tradition, from giants such as Toyota and Honda to smaller companies such as Nissan or Mitsubishi and others with great recognition such as Mazda or Subaru For its growth, Japan installed new vehicle factories in the United States in the 80s. They produced there but The pieces arrived from Japan So the costs were minor and, in addition, generated wealth in their local market. Now, Donald Trump threatens to destroy that way of working. Before they had already achieved the favor of Americans with good cars in the 60s and, above all, a perfect opportunity with the oil crisis in the 70s. Now the car represents 3% of Japanese GDP but cars sold to the United States added 28.3% of all exports made to the North American country. The impact of maintaining a 25% tariff is such that Reuters He points out that he can impact a 0.2% drop in the country’s GDP. The United States is, for half a century, the main market of its exports in the car market. In 2015, for example, They sold 1.7 million cars In the North American country, for the more than 700,000 units that sold throughout Europe. Its weight is such that in 2023 they sold cars worth 41,070 million dollars to the United States. The figure almost reached that registered throughout the European Union in 2024, when it placed in the US market 38.9 billion euros (42,560 million dollars) in vehicles. They are figures that take into account the production of cars in Japan but, in addition, Japanese firms have found an ally in Mexico in recent years. His proximity to the United States has allowed him to get huge performance to his cars. They offer more affordable vehicles than those sold by local brands and, in addition, they are manufactured at a much lower price. The path taken by Donald Trump has made Jump alarms Within the Japanese government. In fact, the United States already confirmed yesterday (April 7, 2025) that Negotiations with a Japanese delegation opened high level that had been sent to negotiate the terms of the new tariffs. It must be remembered that, in addition to cars, the United States has imposed an added tariff of 24% to all Japanese imports, which is a commercial attack on the largest foreign investor in the country, in data collected by EFE. In Bloomberg They encrypt a 0.59% drop to growth forecasts due to these tariffs. According to calculations echoing ReutersJapan could lose 17,000 million dollars as a result of these tariffs. In Bloomberg They emphasize that American manufacturers do not pay tariffs in the United States for their car sales but claim that strict security measures, among other regulations, prevent them from acting there competitively. It is a case similar to the European where the United States has difficulty selling its cars. On the contrary, the Customer Caladero that Japanese companies have in the United States is huge. Bloomberg points out that 23% of Toyota’s sales worldwide went to the North American country. The figure grows to 28% in the case of Nissan and … at 83% if we talk about Subaru. The country’s weight has been growing thanks to the fact that they have been turning with the Hybrid car salesa Japanese specialty. They are very bad news for brands like Toyota. However, the sanitized accounts of the Japanese giant allows you Reuters. The fall would be 8% for Honda. But the provisioning that Japanese companies make of pieces produced in Mexico They are a real problem for smaller companies or with more gloomy economic perspectives. Mazda and Nissan would be the most affected, with a 59% benefit drop for Mazda and 56% for Nissan. Nissan is, without a doubt, the one who has a more complicated horizon. The company is looking for a buyer who holds him from a dramatic fall in his income that It has taken 9,000 layoffs. The Japanese government has pressed without success for Honda to buy To the company. And now It is Foxconn that positions itself as the alternative that sounds more strongly. Focused on the hybrid car and with an almost testimonial presence among the electric ones, the Japanese need to reach an agreement with the United States urgently. In Europe they need to sell more electric cars if they want to meet the European regulations in 2027 Or, as a minor evil, reach an agreement with other manufacturers. At the same time, In China they have it more and more complicatedsince the market has moved to the electric car. And Chinese competition is, more and harder. Photo | Shahzin Shajid and Justin Cron In Xataka | While the world lives a dizzying race through the electric car, Japan goes to its own rhythm: the innovative dilemma

Europe has proposed a 0% tariff for its cars. The only problem is that they have no cars to sell us

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The United States has hit first and Europe tries to defend itself through negotiation. That is what indicates the first reaction of the European Union to tariffs of 25% imposed by the Donald Trump government to cars, the pieces that compose them, steel and aluminum. Also to the 20% tariff in flat rate format that the United States has imposed on all the countries of the European Union. The response of the European Union has been to put the table and sit down to negotiate. Europe plays the future of many sectors but the car is especially critical. According to UGTon average in Europe, 3.2% of each country’s employees work in the production of vehicles and engines or in activities associated with them such as repair or distribution and sale. The document mentions the Draghi reportthe result of a study commissioned by the European Union to which the European Central Bank was to seek solutions to the European economic decline against emerging powers. It pointed out that in Europe there are 13.8 million people working in the automobile sector, representing 6.1% of the active population. According to the European CommissionWe export vehicles to the United States worth 38.9 billion euros. Only the United Kingdom, who bought cars worth 34,300 million euros, rivals this country. To this we must add that a multitude of European vehicle manufacturers produce in Mexico or Canada as bridges to a cheaper entry in the United States. Vehicle shipments affect German manufacturers to a greater extent. The group Volkswagen is stopping his deliveries in the United States and its shipments on a railroad from Mexico. Mercedes is considering reduce your offereliminating smaller models and, therefore, that report lower profit margin. BMW, for the moment, It seems that it will absorb tariffs. And Stellantis too is sending home to workers from and outside the United States to produce a lower amount of cars. An impossible response proposal To try to save the situation, the European Union has put on the table operate with a zero tariff for vehicles and industrial goods. In The world collect the words of Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European Commission, who recalled that the proposition on vehicles was already made last February. In the press conference to present the measure, from the European Commission it has been stressed that they did not obtain an adequate response. And the same has happened now. Yesterday afternoon, Donald Trump left the cameras to threaten China with raising tariffs even more and pointing out that the European proposal does not convince him. For the president of the United States, it is not enough. “The EU has been very hard over the years. I always say that it was formed to harm the United States in commerce. That is why it formed (…) joined to create a monopoly situation, to create a unified force against the United States in trade. (…) we pay to protect them militarily and play it in commerce. So it is not a good combination,” The country. The problem for Europe is that The commercial deficit of the United States with Europe in the purchase and sale of cars is very high and from the US government they are not willing to accept that Europe compensates for part of these losses (and other products sold to the United States) with services. In spite of everything, the balance remains positive for Europe, as is checked in this graph of eldiario.es. According to Acea15% of vehicles exported by Europe are destined for the United States. However, the value is high because 22% of the money obtained from exports worldwide comes from the United States. Those 38,500 million euros contrast with the 7.7 billion euros that we import from the country. By units, Europe sent 749,170 light cars to the United States while we bought 164,857 vehicles. On average, a car sold to the United States costs around 51,400 euros. Back, each car sold by the United States to Europe costs about 46,800 euros. This explains that if the United States only wants a balanced trade balance between vehicle entry and exit is almost impossible to meet. The only proposal that came out yesterday from North America is that Europeans buy the energy produced there to compensate for the commercial deficit that the United States has in the purchase of goods. But, in addition, there are many reasons why Europe cannot match in sales the purchases that the United States makes of our cars. First of all because of a purely cultural problem, the United States does not manufacture cars that fit with European philosophy. In general, they manufacture cars of extremely large dimensions for European cities, with larger engines and gastons than Europeans. And not only that, the United States has encountered the problem that much of the manufacturing automobile industry has left the country to place in Mexico and Canada. Commercial treaties with these countries allow them to sell cars “to the American” producing them cheaper than within their borders. However, Europe has been finding a productive market for each car. The highest cost (but greater profit margin) are manufactured, above all, in Germany and France where the costs are higher. The little ones occur in Spain or in countries with lax commercial treaties such as Morocco or Türkiye. Only within its borders (Germany and Poland) distortions such as the United States and Canada are produced. The problem for the United States is that Europeans do manufacture cars that interest there, sending them from Europe or from Mexico and Canada, but they already manufacture cars that interest the Europeans themselves. The United States manufactures a type of vehicle that is not demanded in Europe and, in fact, brands such as Ford have been manufacturing vehicles that interest us locally manufacturing on our ground as the Ford Fiesta has beenthe focus, the puma or the kuga, among many others. In fact, Ford itself is clear that the place to produce the few Ford … Read more

I have tried the first Spanish recharge points map for electric cars. I have good and bad news

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Electric Red of Spain has made public Revethe first official map that reflects the recharge points In Spain. The public company has collected the dynamic data of the entire infrastructure of the national territory, creating a free map that, a priori, contains all the information. The problem? Information about these recharge points is sent to Red Eléctrica by their own operators. In other words, if the operator does not send the data … the load point does not exist for the service. I have been able to prove this service to deepen its operation. I have good and bad news. Web and app. Reve It is a web page where we can access the real -time map of recharge points in Spain. The interface is quite simple and friendly, with five possible scenarios for recharge points. Group of site Available points Points where you are loading Reserved points Points out of service Despite being a web page, the interface is mainly aimed at using it with the mobile phone, and works practically as an application. The filters. One of Reve’s strengths is in the quality of the filters. We can select the operator, being available the following: Act Endesa X Way ETECNIC Iberdrola Clients Iberdrola | BP press Moeve PowerDot Repsol Wenea Services Easycharger In addition to the filter per operator, it can be sought by power, type of connector, price (€/kW), available payment method and even services at the point (recreational area, restaurant, supermarket, taxi stop, wifi, etc.). No, you haven’t read Tesla yet. As you may have appreciated, among the available companies It is not Teslaand we cannot filter the American company to find all its loaders. However, if we are looking for “Tesla”, the main supercores appear. And I say “the main”, because not all. In fact, some supercargators with several years of life in Spain do not appear on the map. It is, without a doubt, the main stick that I have found to this website. It will not replace any app. This map is raised as a platform in which to find the 25,685 load points of the country’s main suppliers (except Tesla chargers), but not as a direct rival for the best apps, such as Electromaps. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Spain goes a lot behind Western Europe in the implementation of the electric car. And this map illustrates it

25% tariffs on cars are already translated into dismissals and plants at medium gas in Mexico

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One has a thousand ways of Spanish to search synonyms to talk about threats and continuing notices. That of “the wolf”, the pitcher and the fountain, to pull the rope … It will not be for stories, word games or metaphors. Exactly that is the risk that is run with the tariff war that Donald Trump has opened. Since he arrived at the White House, the new president of the United States does not stop launch threats of new tariffsincendiary messages against their own allies (or those that were considered allies until not so long) and more and more statements in which The same is attacked to Europeans than Mexicans and Canadians. And, along the way … little or nothing applicable. Because although the United States applies since April 2 A 25% tariff on cars that pass through their borders and the pieces that help manufacture them, as well as steel and aluminum (also Keys in the automotive industry). The caraded tariffs to these two neighboring countries They are suspended. On April 2 tariffs have been announced to almost the entire world. They should Enter into force on April 9. Yes, we talk about 20% of tariff to any European product and even the 10% tariff applied to an uninhabited island. Or at least Only inhabited by penguins and seals. But along the way, China has already sent a notice: if the tariffs continue, if there is no possible conversation, They will impose back 34% of tariffs to American products. It is the most forceful response that the United States has received so far. But it is not the only one. Because so much threat has consequences. Canada and Mexico already prove how their automotive industry can go through many problems. Some, in fact, are already specifying. The first consequences Until now, Canada and Mexico had been commercial partners. To the point that the Inflation reduction law promoted by the government of Joe Biden that prioritized tax incentives to companies that produced in the United States also contemplated that part of the production would take these two countries. In either of them it occurs A very high volume vehicular. Except Tesla (produces all its cars there) and Ford (77% of what it produces is manufactured in the United States). The rest import vehicles in a much higher amount. General Motors, for example, produces 30% in Canada and Mexico. Nissan 31% and Toyota 27%. With the aim of counteracting the coup, Canada has announced that it will also impose 25% of tariffs on US cars that do not comply with the T-MEC free trade agreement. Both countries, together with Mexico, had been subject to a reciprocal agreement for 60 years so as not to pay tariffs on the import and export of vehicles and promote a connected automotive industry. To understand to what extent the new relationship is complicated, in BBC They explain with a map the complex process since a piston of an engine is born until it is introduced into the cylinder. On the way, the piece crosses the United States to Canada, from Canada passes to Mexico and from Mexico returns to the United States where, it is finally mounted. Impose round trip tariffs It will make a product that has its consequences on employment and the volume of cars sold. Stellantis is one of the companies that has announced drastic measures. The first, the temporary retirement of 900 employees in the United States. They are people distributed by five floors that will cease their work assembling motor trains and trains for a decrease in production as a cause of tariffs. In addition, another 4,500 employees will be sent home in Ontario (Canada), where their factory will remain closed for two weeks. Mexico does not get rid because its Toluca plant (2,400 employees) will also be closed throughout the month of April. Despite being the least affected (taking into account exclusively the production of cars and not so much where the pieces they use), Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, already warned in February that “a 25% tariff at the borders with Mexico and Canada would open a hole in the US industry as we have never seen,” they collect in The New York Times. These pieces are, without a doubt, the part that most directly affects Spain. Our country had an important commercial partner in the United States when selling parts to produce cars. There 4% of them are exported but, above all, they take air to the paths that the trade war will take in Mexico where a good part of The largest Spanish companies are settled. The other way is to make the products more expensive, move there part of their production or, directly get them out. The latter is what they value in Mercedes that can Stop selling your Mercedes Gla. Small cars are more complicated to make profitable and would not be competitive if they face a 25%tariff. Volkswagen is in an extremely complicated position. 43% of their sales for the United States arrive from Canada and Mexico. Another 36% produce it in Europe, mainly. Only 21% of their sales there are produced within their borders. An option raised is to bring the most profitable vehicles to the plants they already have in the country. For the moment, Automotive News He assures that the German company has already ordered to stop its shipments from Mexico and Europe. And Toyota, who was already reducing its production, has also ordered to reduce the working hours at its Guanajuato (Mexico) plant, they point out in Bloomberg. The same path leads in Honda, where they also have conversations to reduce their production and, therefore, send workers home even if it is temporarily. Photo | Honda and Luis Ramirez In Xataka | The Spanish car will not suffer with 25% of the United States tariffs but with its consequences: a poorest Europe

A study has analyzed which cars are the ones that lose the most after five years and the clear answer: electric

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You were young but there was a day when buying a Tesla was a round business. The demand was such and the shortage of vehicles so high that There were those who were willing to pay more money For a used tesla than to pay 10,000 euros less, commission it to the company and wait a few months upon arrival. The funny thing is that you were not so young. It was something that happened in 2022. First in the United States and then in Spain. Who was going to tell us now that the company dealt with a painful salesin which it is difficult to discern how much there is temporary with the renewal of the Tesla Model and and how definitive. Especially in countries where the issue is very sensitive, Like Germany. But, obviously, this is not the usual situation. In fact, if your idea is to buy an electric car and change it shortly (three/four years) it is very likely that it is a bad decision. Because, in general and except for very specific circumstances such as the previous one, the electric car is the type of car that is most devalued. A car for many years If you are thinking of getting an electric car, there are two especially interesting formulas. The first is called Renting. Although it is a formula in which more money is paid than with a share of a loan for the purchase of a car to use, it is a good option if you are not very sure of whether the electric car is for you and you do not want to mortgage in the very long term. The second option is to buy an electric car and You keep it as much as possible. If a car does not give problems this is always the best formula to save money but, in the case of a concrete electric car of an electric car, the more kilometers do, the more they fill the battery at low power and more time keep the car the best result will give. This is because yes, How we tell you in this articleyou can load the car at home, you can be saving about five times more money than with a day -to -day gasoline car in fuel consumption. Especially if the use is intensive or almost exclusive in the city. To this is added that, with the passage of the kilometers and the years, reviews, oil changes, filters and, ultimately, replacement of all types of mobile parts that in an electric car are non -existent, are accumulated in a combustion car. A taxi driver can confirm that it is good savings. But the electric car is a problem if you want to change vehicles or technology after a few years. Because, according to the portal ISEECARSspecialists in second -hand sale in the United States, the electric car is the type of vehicle that is most devalued. According to its calculations, an electric car loses 58.8% of its value after five years. The figure contrasts with those collected for other types of vehicles. A hybrid loses 40.7% From the value of the last car a five years and, on average, a car loses 45.6% of its value. The data leave the sale portal and the cars sold there, monitoring 800,000 vehicles sold between March 2024 and February 2025. If the car is not electric, the type of car that is most depreciated is the luxury car. When there is a combination of both values, the result is fateful. The Jaguar I-Pace is the car that has suffered the most depreciation in the last five years, reaching 72.2%. It is followed by the BMW 7 Series (67.1%) and the Tesla Model S (65.2%). Among the 10 cars that depreciate the most we find the Nissan Leaf or the Tesla Model X. The rest are luxury vehicles. It makes a lot of sense Although it may seem bad news, the high depreciation of an electric car makes a lot of sense. And, in fact, the data is better than in previous years. In ISEECARS They point out that the same study in 2023 signed a depreciation of the electric car five years ago 49.1%. It was a lower figure because The price of second -hand cars shot During the Covid-19 crisis and the posterior Shortage in the supply chain. The figure, however, remained the highest of any other type of car. But in 2019 depreciation reached 67.1%. That this figure has dropped out that more buyers are willing to get a second -hand electric car. A sign that there are more electric cars in the market and that the plaintiffs trust more in technology. Although Buy a second -hand electric car It should not be very different than doing it with a combustion car (in fact, in terms of mechanics, it should be easier), it is logical that those who have never had an electric car are reluctant to enter technology with the acquisition of a second -hand vehicle. In addition, the rapid innovations that the sector is living while more competitors arrive that reduce prices cause cars to lose greater value against combustion cars. The promises of new most ambitious batteries and RECHARGES TO RATIMOS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE They are especially relevant to those who are willing to jump into the electric car but prefer to wait a bit to the new models. Cars now bought are devalued to a greater extent because the qualitative leap of buying a new car will be higher than changing a gasoline used by a new one. It is normal that with technology in full development, the current car is obsolete more quickly. It is something that happens in all types of markets Until a technology reaches maturity. Photo | HAVEREDAS In Xataka | We do not trust the second -hand electric car: its value does not stop falling and it is a problem for the industry

What cars can circulate and which ones rest on April 5

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Saturday … restriction day. It could be a quiet day and without worries (and in fact it is for some) but it is also a day of taking a look at restrictions and being very attentive to what we have ahead. Because? Because the Sabatino does not circulate today. As you know, the program today does not circulate is devised by the CDMX Ministry of Environment (Sedema) with the aim of improving the quality of the air we breathe. As? Reducing the volume of cars that circulates through the streets. Less cars, less pollution. It is a simple formula that has its implications in the atmosphere. Therefore, although painful, it is a measure that is applied in the 16 mayors in Mexico City and in the following conurbation municipalities of the State of Mexico: Atizapán de Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlán Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacán Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca La Paz Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcóyotl Nicolás Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlán Chalco Valley What cars and plaques affect the Sabatino today Having this clear and how you can see in the superior image, the does not circulate today can leave the door open to some doubts. And most of the days we are very clear how to act but what happens on Saturdays? Every day (also on Saturdays) the restrictions of today do not circulate are applied taking into account the hologram of each car and the last number of its plate. Depending on whether they are pairs or odd, they will have to rest on Saturdays. That, added to the hologram, leaves us the following three types of cars: Cars that can circulate every Saturday Cars that have to rest every Saturday Cars that rest on a Saturday yes and another Restrictions, yes, do not apply all day. They are active between 05:00 and 10:00 p.m.. That is, at night we can move freely and without taking into account any type of restriction. So how can we avoid falling into the fines of today does not circulate sabbatino? Very simple, leaving the car at home when it touches. But you will wonder what “when it touches you.” That is what we are going to detail. Cars with Hologram 2 have to always stay at home. There is no doubt here. They are the most polluting cars and, therefore, they cannot be moved during the hours that are applied today does not circulate. On the contrary, cars with hologram 0 and 00 can circulate without problems. In this case they are cars considered as less polluting and, therefore, they can move with total freedom. Doubts can arrive with hologram 1. In that case, restrictions are rotary. The first weekend of the month, cars with hologram 1 and plaque finished in odd number rest. Next week are cars with hologram 1 and plaque finished in number Par rest. And thus, week by week it is rotating. Therefore, this Saturday, April 5, 2025will be the cars with hologram 1 and plaque finished in odd number those who will have to leave their cars at home. Despite this, there are some exceptions that must be taken into account because those cars can move with total freedom: Those that work for electricity, natural gas or are hybrid Those who have disabled plate All those dedicated to urban transport services (includes funerals) Those who offer school or passenger transport Those for public safety and/or civil protection In case of breaching these restrictions, the fine will be 20 to 30 times the unit of measurement and update (Uma), which is equivalent to 1,924.40 pesos and even 2,886.60 pesos. Photo | Takahiro Taguchi In Xataka | Contamination is not only making you live less and worse. You are also making you darker

What cars can circulate and which ones rest on March 29

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Indeed. We are on Saturday and you know what it means: today does not circulate sabbatino. Because punctual, once again, the restrictions of this program arrive that tries to improve the quality of the air we breathe. What are we talking about? Indeed, today does not circulate and its specific restrictions on Saturdays. The project designed by the CDMX Ministry of Environment (Sedema) Try, as we said, to improve the air we breathe with a very simple measure: leaving our cars at home. Radical or not, that must decide each one. What is true is that, where it applies, there are some cars that cannot circulate. A measure that applies to the 16 mayors in Mexico City and in the following conurbation municipalities of the State of Mexico: Atizapán de Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlán Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacán Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca La Paz Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcóyotl Nicolás Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlán Chalco Valley What cars and plaques affect the Sabatino today Having all this in mind, everything we have to know about today is not collected in the superior image. But there are some details that are well taken into account and that may not be entirely clear. The first thing we should know is that, throughout the week, the hologram and the plate number is what defines who and when they can circulate. On Saturdays, yes, it is broken and the restrictions are the same but those affected are not always the same. This leaves us in the following situation: Cars that can circulate every Saturday Cars that have to rest every Saturday Cars that rest on a Saturday yes and another Restrictions, yes, do not apply all day. They are active between 05:00 and 10:00 p.m.. That is, at night we can move freely and without taking into account any type of restriction. Once we have these basic concepts in mind, how can we completely dominate the Sabatino today and thus not fall into the fines for breaking it? Remember that some cars will not be able to leave home. Specifically, we talk about cars with hologram 2. In this case, the plate number does not matter, cars with hologram 2 cannot move. On the contrary, cars with hologram 0 and 00 are not necessary to take into account the plate number because they can circulate freely. So which have more problems? The cars with hologram 1. In this case, they rotate every week. Thus, the Saturday, March 29 It will be the cars with hologram 1 and plaque finished in odd number those that rotate because we are on the fifth Saturday of March. Of course, we cannot forget that there are some exceptions that go beyond being able to circulate freely at night. Thus, the following cars can move with total freedom: Those that work for electricity, natural gas or are hybrid Those who have disabled plate All those dedicated to urban transport services (includes funerals) Those who offer school or passenger transport Those destined for public safety and/or civil protection In case of breaching these restrictions, the fine will be 20 to 30 times the unit of measurement and update (Uma), which is equivalent to 1,924.40 pesos and even 2,886.60 pesos. Photo | Bailey Hall In Xataka | Contamination is not only making you live less and worse. You are also making you darker

So many second -hand cars from Tesla have never been sold. It is the nth proof of the crisis created by Elon Musk

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American policies have taken a 180º turn as far as electric mobility and automobile industry are concerned. In recent years we had become accustomed to fiscal incentives for the purchase of electric cars and their production in North America. In just a few months, Donald Trump has confirmed what we already suspected: is determined to end it. First eliminating tax incentives To buy an electric car, a project that is still underway and that would eliminate the subsidy of 7,500 euros for the purchase of cars of this type. Second with the imposition of 25% tariffs to everything that between its borders. Joe Biden’s government made the Inflation reduction lawin which they contemplated Fiscal aid to those who produce in the country but also to those who centralize their production in North America, including Mexico and Canada with whom the United States has a special commercial treaty. However, the tariffs approved by the new Government of Donald Trump will tax with 25% all cars or pieces for the manufacture of them that enter through their borders, including these last two countries. Curiously, Tesla benefits of both measures. It is not that he draws a direct benefit on them, the problem for the competition is that it affects them more than the company of Elon Musk. Tesla leads in the sale of electric cars in the United States with solvency since they have the best autonomy/price ratio and A supercargators’ own network. Two key aspects in a country with a network of poor loaders. Secondly because they are the only ones that manufacture in the United States all the electric cars that sell in the country. Yeah, Elon Musk has gone to x to throw balls out And say that Tesla will also be affected by tariffs but, of course, It will be to a lesser extent that those who manufacture outside the borders of the United States. And, despite everything, Tesla have to demonstrate that he can keep holding rhythm. Good for the political positions of Donald Trump or because the company begins to find its roof, more and more Tesla electric cars are more in the second -hand market. In fact, according to Reutersthey have never been so much. A second -hand market that is a reflection of much more So many Tesla had never put themselves in the second -hand market in the United States. Is what he states Reuters. The Communication Agency has used the data of Edmundsa well-known portal of second-hand cars in the country. The agency indicates that last month, Tesla represented 1.4% of the transactions that were carried out on the platform. It does not seem a figure too high if it were not because in the same month last year they barely represented 0.4%. That is, in February 2025 they were sold three times more second -hand tesla That a year ago. From the Purchase Portal, they point out that the data is a reflection of how “loyalty to the brand is being reduced (…) Elon Musk’s public participation in the government, concerns about Tesla depreciation and saturation in metropolitan areas are making some owners Insights of Edmunds. The depreciation of cars that have been put on the market, for the moment, has not been felt significantly, collect in Motorpasion. However, they are echoing the notices of the portal itself that warn that if the trend is maintained if they should be noticed very soon. The company is immersed in a Huge image crisis Derived from Elon Musk’s policies, their public appearances and their comments on social networks. Since the new president of the United States took the direction of the country we have seen the Tesla CEO Make Nazi greeting, show off the sound of deportation chains either say goodbye to thousands of people of the American public administration. All this has led to a Boicot to the companywith manifestations, attacks on concessionaires and even a bit more imaginative proposals (such as projecting images In the Tesla factory in Berlin either In Cybertruck themselves) that have been more numerous in France, Germany and, of course, the United States. That image crisis may be deriving in a Substantial Sales Fall of new cars and in the appearance of cars in second -hand portals, although more time is needed To verify to what extent is a trend or it is an internal and structural issue of the company, with a delay in the enrollments due to the arrival of the renewed Tesla Model and. What is palpable is that the disenchantment with the brand has been accentuated over time and, especially, during the last weeks. We have owners who have “disguised” their teslas as vehicles from other companies and, above all, we have a good handful of influencers publishing the sale of their electric cars. Already in September 2024, Automotive News He collected the tendency that Tesla’s owners began to put their cars embarrassed by Elon Musk’s statements during the US elections campaign. These decisions have been extended until they reach personalities with a large public speaker in the United States. From singer Sheryl Crow to actors like Jason Bateman. As we say, to finish understanding these manifestations and that media speaker is generating a real impact On Tesla’s sales we should see how the months continue to advance and check what real impact the arrival of Tesla Model Y. What is certain is that the company has a real problem to sell other vehicles, such as Cybertruck. And also that the number of vehicles in the second -hand market seems to be growing very substantially. Photo | Robbie and Maxim In Xataka | Tesla sold less cars in 2024 than in 2023. It is his first fall in many years despite the fact that he did everything possible to avoid it

There is only a clear winner with the new 25% tariffs to all cars not manufactured in the US: Tesla, of course

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After repeatedly threatening, Donald Trump has ended up approving a 25% tariff to all cars That they enter through its borders. It doesn’t matter if the car is manufactured in Europe, Brazil or Mexico or Canada (with whom it has a special economic framework). The Unique free road For the import of the car to be a bit cheaper is that it has US components. If the car, for example, It is manufactured in Mexico It will not pay tariffs for the part corresponding to the pieces originating in the United States. The same if, for example, it is manufactured in the United States but its engines arrive from one of these two neighboring countries. In that case, it will only be paid for that little part. The impact of the measure will be high for consumers. It is estimated that cars will be more expensive Between $ 4,000 and $ 12,000depending on the value of the same and the presence of US components inside. The measure has as an evident intention to attract the production of cars to the country. Keep in mind that, According to the White Housein 2024 16 million cars were bought in the United States. From them, half came from outside their borders. And they ensure that, of the eight million manufactured in the United States, 50% of its components also came from outside “and is probably closer to 40%,” according to their calculations. Among the main affected by the measure, Bloomberg name Volkswagen to export to the United States 80% of its sales in the country. They are followed by Hyundai-Kia (65%), Mercedes (63%), Renault-Nissan-Mitusbishi, BMW and Toyota (which are also above 50%). But, of course, raise these tariffs He also has winners. One of them is Ford that only matters 21% of the cars he sells in the country. The figure is lower than that of Honda (35%) or General Motors (45%), some of its great rivals. Although, of course, the biggest beneficiary is Tesla. Tesla, the great beneficiary Since the application of these new tariffs were confirmed, all eyes have been put in Tesla. Elon Musk, CEO of the company and one of the most relevant men in this second mandate of Donald Trump, has not hesitated to throw balls out from his X account. Click on the image to go to the original tweet In response to an X user who showed that Tesla would win with the new tariffs, Elon Musk has responded that “it is important to note that Tesla has not been unscathed from this problem. The impact of tariffs on Tesla remains significant.” Click on the image to go to the original tweet The answer contrasts with the publications that the company itself has been doing in X. On March 23, Tesla presumed to have the most cars Made in America of the market. Keep in mind that the electric car company has been in the spotlight Since the role of Elon Musk was confirmed in the new United States government. The decisions that have been made They have affected less to the Musk company than to the rest of its rivals. Its leader position in the market It benefits you when taking the aid for the purchase of electric cars and even your own Donald Trump has campaigned In favor of the company in response to The attacks that Tesla has received inside and outside the United States. In Electreck They specify that presenting Tesla as winners is something like being the one -eyed in the country of the blind. “It doesn’t matter how Tesla fans or, more specifically, Tesla’s shareholders are trying to frame this. It is not good for anyone, including Tesla.” They point out that although the company assembles its cars in the United States, steel and aluminum used comes from outside the country’s borders. 25% of its components arrive from Mexico “And an not specified amount from Canada.” Despite this, it is evident that the impact on their accounts will be lower than on their rivals. Everything that involves an important increase in its rivals is beneficial for the company whose price should also be higher but will be more ease to absorb it partially or totally. They point out in The New York Times that Tesla has been losing land in recent months in front of the Chevrolet Equinox EV and the Ford Mustang Mach-E. Both are models that are manufactured in Mexico and, therefore, they should see their price increased to a greater extent than the Tesla Model Y. Of the best selling electric cars In the United States last year, Hyundai He began to manufacture Its ioniq 5 in the United States last year but produces its batteries (the most expensive element in the car) In South Korea. The Honda Prologue is assembled in Mexico. And cars such as Volkswagen ID.7 or the Porsche Taycan. It is these last companies, which do not produce their cars in the United States, the ones that will have the most problems to compete in price with Tesla models, they point out in The New York Times. They put Volkswagen as an example that only manufactures the Volkswagen ID.4 in the United States Audi and Porsche that export all their vehicles From Mexico or Europe. The same happens to Toyota that although it does assemble numerous cars in the United States, it exports more than half of its sales volume. According to some analysts to BloombergToyota’s operational benefit can be reduced by 6% and more than half in the case of Nissan that It was already going through serious difficulties In the country. Photo | Gage Skidmore From Surprise, Az, United States of America and Tesla In Xataka | The United States raises commercial tension with a new blow: it will impose 25% cars tariff made from the country

In Europe the rearme quotes up and cars. And a Basque Components factory wants to take advantage of it

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When Europe announced the need of a “rearme”hardly someone could have guessed the sector that has seen in the proposal a formula to put the leg: the engine. First it was Germany Through the Almighty Rheinmetall, the largest defense contractor in the nation. Things are so quite well that it has set the car industry and its factories to continue producing armament without rest. Even Volkswagen is in the equation. Now the turn of Spain has reached. Industrial conversion. I told it This week five days. Before the structural stagnation of the European automobile sector, several Spanish component companies have begun to look towards the defense industry as a path of diversification (and survival). The first of these stops takes us to the Basque Country, where Teknia (Basque manufacturer of car components) has been one of the first actors to openly manifest Your interest in manufacturing pieces For military applications, in a context where, as we said, Europe is in full Rearme process motivated by Russian threat and Strategic distancing of the United States. The company argues that, while the automotive has been excluded from the group of strategic sectors in Europe, defense and aerospace They have received that recognitionwhich, added to the regulatory hardening and the fall in the demand for vehicles, forces to explore new opportunities for Keep facilities alive industrialists From the civil vehicle to the military. The newspaper explained something we already said weeks ago. The transition from the automotive sector to the military is, in many cases, technically and logistically viable. The reasoning is clear: the armies also use vehicles, and many of the technologies of forming, stamping or injection applicable in the automotive They can easily adapt to the production of military units, whether trucks, armored or mobile logistics systems. This logic is backed by cases such as Ivecocompany with two floors in Spain, which already has a division dedicated exclusively to the defense business. For the Spanish Government, the use of its large ecosystem of suppliers of automotive components appears as a Fast and efficient route to climb your productive capacity in military. Germany as an epicenter. And here we return to the beginning of everything. As we explain In mid -March, in Germany this industrial reconversion process is in a more advanced stage. Rheinmetall, one of the main European arms groups, has expressed interest in The plant that Volkswagen It has in Osnabrück, affected by a drastic restructuring. In 2024, the automobile group announced the Elimination of 35,000 jobs and one Reduction of its capacity Annual production in Germany, which will go from 734,000 vehicles to a substantially lower figure by 2030. Rheinmetalll in full. This setback in the German industry coincides with the stock market of Rheinmetall, whose actions are They have revalued 122.2% So far this year, promoted by the urgency of European rearmament before The Russian threat and Berlin’s commitment to increase your investment In defense. The paradox is revealing: the industrial wound of the heart from Europe could cater thanks to Geopolitical fear already one New arms race. Employment, production and integration. It is another leg that explains the movement. The defense industry not only represents an alternative of economic sustainability for automotive companies (now in Spain), but also offers a Multiplier effect in terms of employment and technological development. Explained in five days that an eloquent example is that of CMBDA European Onsorciospecialized in missile systems, which has significantly increased its workforce: it hired 2,600 people in 2024, reaching The 19,000 employeesand plans to add another 2,500 hiring in the current exercise. Despite its presence in many of the great European economies, MBDA still does not have plants in Spain, although its CEO seems to have made it clear that this could change, which underlines the country’s appeal in the new industrial map of the European defense. Structural transformation. Thus, what is at stake is not a simple business diversification, but something more similar to a structural transformation that could alter the nature of the European industry. The conversion of plants, the reuse of existing technical capacities and the reorientation of human resources could allow the countries of the European Union not only to strengthen their strategic autonomy in defense, but also keep alive industrial structures otherwise, they would run the risk of deteriorating with the decline of traditional automotive. No doubt, this evolution is not exempt from challenges, but offers a pragmatic response to the slowdown of a sector in crisis and the urgency of a continental reload. From the car to artillery. It is still an industrial paradigm. What in another context could have been a without exit crisis, it is currently emerging as a window of opportunity. At a time when European security is again in the Political agenda centereven with unusual ads collection for 72 hoursand when the economic model based on the private car It seems to lose pushthe reconversion of the automotive sector Towards defense It appears as a realistic, productive and politically viable solution. They said it in The five -day report Through the implicit words of the sector: it does not matter if the machinery manufactures a chassis for a sedan or a structure for a armored. Here the essential thing is that it continues to work. Thus, from the ashes of the engine, a new industry can flourish, although this time at the service of European sovereignty. Image | Tekniagroup, Rheinmetall Defense In Xataka | The “rearme” of Europe has begun in a Volkswagen factory in Germany: instead of cars they will produce tanks In Xataka | Europe before its time of truth: we have entered the era of “rearme” and the EU has a plan not to be behind

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