N.Y. Times news on Electric and Hybrid vehicles

1. Toyota Names Kenta Kon C.E.O. as Automaker Faces Tariffs and Increasing Competition

   The world’s biggest automaker has navigated the industry’s turbulent E.V. transition, but is looking to new leadership to manage intensifying geopolitical challenges.

2. Stellantis’s Shift Away From Electric Cars Will Cost It $26 Billion

   The company, which owns Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, is changing its strategy to gasoline and hybrid vehicles in an effort to revive weak sales.

3. Carney Increases E.V. Investments as Trump’s Trade Policy Disrupts Canada’s Auto Industry

   Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several measures Thursday aimed at making Canada a global leader in electric vehicles and rescuing an industry ravaged by U.S. trade policy.

4. Tesla’s Model S, Soon to Be History, Changed the Auto Industry

   The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said this week that it would stop making the car, an electric pioneer in 2012, as well as the Model X.

5. Tesla Profit Slumps, but Investors May Not Care

   The automaker also said it would invest $2 billion in xAI, the artificial intelligence company controlled by its C.E.O., Elon Musk, and stop making the two oldest models in its lineup.

6. G.M. Shares Rise as Investors Are Encouraged by 2026 Prospects

   The automaker said that it would buy back stock worth up to $6 billion and that it expected profit to rise this year after it pulled back from electric vehicle production.

7. U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada

   U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.

8. Driving in Winter? Follow These Expert Tips to Arrive Safely.

   A storm is expected to bring hazardous driving conditions to much of the United States this weekend. Stay home if you can, but those who must travel should take it slow.

9. Europe and China Take Step to Resolve Dispute on Electric Vehicles

   The European Commission allowed carmakers to volunteer limits on their imports from China instead of paying tariffs, an arrangement that could help Volkswagen.

10. To Race in F1, Colton Herta Goes Backward to Go Forward

    He left the IndyCar Series to pursue a Formula 1 career, by way of Formula 2.

11. Trump Raises Middle Finger at Heckler in Michigan Ford Factory Tour

    A White House spokesman said the president “gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.”

12. Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes

    The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicles.

13. G.M. Books a $7.1 Billion Loss as It Scales Back E.V. Ambitions

    General Motors said it was writing down the value of battery and electric vehicle factories after changes in federal policy undercut demand.

14. Alex Palou Crushed 2025 in IndyCar. Now He Aims for Daytona.

    He won the Indianapolis 500 and is the reigning IndyCar Series champion, a title he has claimed four times.

15. Porsche Penske Motorsport Is Shaking Things Up

    Its driver lineup at Daytona is changing, and the team has also dropped out of the World Endurance Championship.