April 8, 2025

Daily Dealer: Automakers face strategic reckoning, UAW Pres. shows support for tariffs, EV market grows slightly in March

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Daily Dealer: Automakers face strategic reckoning, UAW Pres. shows support for tariffs, EV market grows slightly in March

Welcome to The Daily Dealer—your go-to roundup of the top auto industry headlines for the day—keeping you informed and ahead.


Today’s top stories:


1. Auto industry enters high-stakes reset under new tariffs — report

https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/auto-industry-enters-high-stakes-reset-under-new-tariffs-report-2025-04-08


2. UAW Pres. backs auto tariffs but calls broader trade measures “reckless”

https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/uaw-pres-backs-auto-tariffs-but-calls-broader-trade-measures-reckless-2025-04-08


3. EV adoption edges upward as legacy automakers gain share

https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/ev-adoption-edges-upward-as-legacy-automakers-gain-share-2025-04-08


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