Kellen Walker

Las Vegas

Podcast Producer and Host at Automotive News Daily Drive

Podcast Producer and Host at Automotive News

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U.S., China ease tariffs for 90 days; impacts of California’s emissions rule

2 days ago | autonews.com | Jake Neher |Kellen Walker |Urvaksh Karkaria |Hans Greimel

Even before being elected, President Donald Trump, here with President Xi Jinping, promised to revisit trade deals with China.
Weekend Drive: Ford CMO Lisa Materazzo on Kentucky Derby ads

5 days ago | autonews.com | Jamie Butters |Kellen Walker |John Irwin |John Huetter

U.S. tariffs on vehicles and parts work differently for imports from the U.K., Canada, Mexico and China than they do for the rest of the world.
Ford hikes prices on Mexico-made models; Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s Bryan Bille

1 week ago | autonews.com | Larry P. Vellequette |Kellen Walker |Nora Eckert |Jack Walsworth

Ford is hiking prices on three of its Mexico-produced models effective May 2, becoming one of the first major automakers to adjust sticker prices following President Donald Trump‘s tariffs.
Ford says tariffs to cost $1.5 billion; Toyota ad campaign targets Black men

1 week ago | autonews.com | Jamie Butters |Kellen Walker |Urvaksh Karkaria |Laurence Iliff

The Japanese automaker will ditch about 20 performance-based metrics for a singular metric: new-car sales. The Nissan One program, which launches June 3, ties dealer variable margin to achieving retail volume goals.
Weekend Drive: Akio Toyoda exclusive interview Part 1

1 week ago | autonews.com | Jamie Butters |Kellen Walker |Jack Walsworth |John Irwin

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda, seen here posing in the automaker's Tokyo office during a March 27, 2025, interview says industry consolidation can backfire if the sole rationale is bigger scale.
GM slashes Oshawa truck production; how tax refunds can boost service drives

1 week ago | autonews.com | Jamie Butters |Kellen Walker |John Irwin |Larry P. Vellequette

Auto executives and analysts said Trump's tariff relief measures will not be enough to prevent price increases and supply chain woes.
GM could take $5 billion tariff hit; Cox Automotive analyzes Trump’s changes

1 week ago | autonews.com | Hannah Lutz |Kellen Walker |David Phillips |Larry P. Vellequette

U.S. light-vehicle sales are projected to rise 4.6 percent to 15 percent in April, forecasters say, as consumers lock in prices poised to rise in coming months as tariffs take a toll on supply and selection.
Trump eases some tariff pressure; autoworkers speak out

2 weeks ago | autonews.com | Jamie Butters |Kellen Walker |Pete Bigelow |Vince Bond Jr.

Chinese and U.S. automakers are racing to put more sophisticated driver-assistance systems in consumers' hands even as a fatal crash in China raises questions about performance of such systems.
Trump looks to ease tariff pain; Sino Auto Insights’ Tu Le

2 weeks ago | autonews.com | Jamie Butters |Kellen Walker |Kurt Nagl

President Donald Trump said April 14 that he was looking to give the auto industry some help, but as of press time, there’s been no further elaboration on what that help might be, when it might start, and how long it might last.
Porsche stops dealer shipments amid tariffs; EV angst easing

2 weeks ago | autonews.com | Jamie Butters |Kellen Walker |Urvaksh Karkaria |Michael Martinez

Porsche, like its stablemate Audi, is holding vehicles at the port before the point in the import process when tariffs are applied, multiple sources say.