Neal Boudette

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Neal Boudette

Ford Motor said on Monday that it was committed to completing and opening a battery plant in Michigan, even if Congress and President Trump make the project ineligible for tax incentives. The $3 billion plant, in Marshall, Mich., 100 miles west of Detroit, uses battery and manufacturing technology that Ford licensed from a Chinese company, Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd., known as CATL.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Neal Boudette

There are a lot of things Sarah Martens likes about the 2025 Toyota Highlander hybrid she bought a few months ago. Its pearlescent white paint shimmers in the sunlight. It has lots of safety features. And for a large sport utility vehicle, it sips gasoline, getting nearly 30 miles per gallon at times. But the thing she likes most: It doesn’t feel like a hybrid. “It’s so smooth,” said Ms. Martens, a Pilates instructor in Ann Arbor, Mich.

1 week ago | nyti.ms | Neal Boudette

There are a lot of things Sarah Martens likes about the 2025 Toyota Highlander hybrid she bought a few months ago. Its pearlescent white paint shimmers in the sunlight. It has lots of safety features. And for a large sport utility vehicle, it sips gasoline, getting nearly 30 miles per gallon at times. But the thing she likes most: It doesn’t feel like a hybrid. “It’s so smooth,” said Ms. Martens, a Pilates instructor in Ann Arbor, Mich.

3 weeks ago | myheraldreview.com | Madeleine Ngo |Neal Boudette

President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50%, less than three months after imposing a 25% tariff on them. He said the move, made Wednesday, would help support U.S. steel companies, but many domestic businesses say that the latest increase would hurt them and raise prices for all Americans. U.S. homebuilders, car manufacturers, oil producers and can makers will be among the most affected.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Madeleine Ngo |Neal Boudette |Rebecca Elliott

Home builders, car manufacturers and can makers are among those that will see higher prices for materials. Those companies could charge customers more. President Trump has raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 percent less than three months after imposing a 25 percent tariff on them. He said the move, made Wednesday, would help support U.S. steel companies, but many domestic businesses say that the latest increase would hurt them and raise prices for all Americans.