Stephen Wilmot

London

Editor and Columnist, Heard on the Street at The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal's European autos reporter. Alum of the WSJ Heard on the Street column.

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ポルシェ会長が個人用トンネル計画、住民の怒り買う

1 day ago | jp.wsj.com | Stephen Wilmot

1920年代の文壇で活躍したオーストリアの作家シュテファン・ツヴァイクにとって、「ロマンチックで非現実的な」ザルツブルクの自宅の魅力の一つは、「車では行けない」アルプスの山麓の丘に立つことだった。　自動車業界の大物、ウォルフガング・ポルシェ氏（81）は2020年、17世紀に建てられたこの邸宅を約900万ドル（現在のレートで約12億8000万円）で購入した。同氏にとってそうした不便さは、多額の資金を払えば解決できる工学的問題に過ぎない。その解決策とは、丘を貫通する全長およそ1600フィート（約488メートル）の個人用トンネルを建設し、広大な地下ガレージにつなげることだ。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
L’héritier de la famille Porsche veut forer un tunnel privé, au grand dam du voisinage alpin

1 week ago | lopinion.fr | Stephen Wilmot

L'incertitude politique, conjuguée à la faiblesse du dollar canadien, incite les propriétaires à vendre les maisons qu'ils possédaient depuis des décennies Laissés-pour-compte Les députés ont voté la suppression d'une agence d'Etat intervenant dans le domaine de la construction Face à la hausse du nombre de communes sans assurance, le gouvernement avançait lundi une série de mesures Dans un post sur le réseau social X, une vidéo de l'ancien adjoint d'Anne Hidalgo à la maire de Paris fait le...
WSJ: Kuidas Porsche pärija eratunnel Salzburgis klassivõitluse leeki õhutab

1 week ago | wallstreetjournal.postimees.ee | Stephen Wilmot

1920. aastate staarkirjaniku Stefan Zweigi jaoks seisnes tema «romantilise ja ebapraktilise» mäeveerekodu šarmantsus paljuski just selles, et maja «autodele ligipääsmatu» oli. Automagnaat Wolfgang Porsche, kes soetas selle 17. sajandi villa aastal 2020 arvata 9 miljoni dollari eest, peab seda siiski probleemiks. Lahendus oleks ligi 500 meetri pikkune eratunnel läbi mäe, otsaga ruumikas allmaagaraažis.
Porsche Heir’s Plan to Build a Private Tunnel Has His Alpine Neighbors Fuming

1 week ago | wsj.com | Stephen Wilmot

Deal to dig a car cave through the mountain to auto tycoon’s 17th-century villa is stoking a class war in Salzburg; ‘a morally reprehensible project’Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 01:25This article is in your queue.
中欧重启电动汽车价格谈判对比亚迪有利，对特斯拉不利

1 week ago | cn.wsj.com | Stephen Wilmot

在美中关税战不断升级之际，中欧之间的关税则出现可能下降的初步迹象，双方讨论了“价格承诺”方案。这对比亚迪有利，但对特斯拉不利。在美中关税战不断升级之际，中欧之间的关税则出现可能下降的初步迹象，这对中国电动汽车制造商比亚迪(BYD)有利，但对特斯拉(Tesla)不利。代表欧盟处理贸易事务的欧盟委员会(European Commission)周五证实，该委员会正在与北京方面商谈一项替代方案，以取代目前对中国电动汽车征收的关税。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8立即订阅热门文章热门视频
China-Europe Détente Could Hurt Tesla, Help BYD

1 week ago | wsj.com | Stephen Wilmot

As tariffs spiral between the U.S. and China, between China and Europe they are showing early signs of falling, potentially helping BYD and hurting Tesla.
Porsche Rushed Cars to America to Beat Tariffs

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Stephen Wilmot

There are probably lots of Porsches at your local dealership already—and it may be getting even more. The German sportscar maker told analysts on a briefing call ahead of its first-quarter results that its free cash flow would be affected by “higher company-owned inventory shipped to the U.S. to beat the tariff deadline,” according to a summary by brokerage Bernstein. President Trump announced a 25% tariff on all imported autos on March 27, following weeks of speculation.
Auto Tariffs Trigger Vehicle Writedowns at Volkswagen

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Stephen Wilmot

Volkswagen cars slated for export to the U.S., in Emden, Germany. (Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)Volkswagen has delivered a reminder that Donald Trump’s 25% auto tariff is still in place—and already starting to bite. An hour after the president announced his decision to pause reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, the German auto giant said it would report its lowest quarterly profit since the 2021 semiconductor shortage.
Parking Bonanza Awaits Germany’s Top Car Port

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Stephen Wilmot

Cars ready to be loaded onto ships at BLG Autoterminal Bremerhaven in Germany. (Sina Schuldt/Associated Press)At the vast port of Bremerhaven, Germany, executives are preparing to park a lot more luxury cars. BLG Logistics, the port operator, has received inquiries from Germany’s automakers about its capacity to store more vehicles as they scope out options for dealing with President Donald Trump’s 25% auto tariff, which came into effect last week.
The 1960s ‘Chicken Tax’ Shows the Lasting Impact of Tariffs

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Stephen Wilmot

Nothing is more American than the pickup truck. One big reason why: the “chicken tax." The U.S. has imposed a 25% tariff on imported trucks ever since President Lyndon Johnson hit back at European levies on American poultry in 1963, less than two weeks after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.