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Tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico threaten to exacerbate an automotive affordability crisis that is already driving buyers out of the market.

The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index slipped by 0.6 point in February to 50.3, according to data released March 3. Readings above 50 indicate growth.

The long-promised tariffs scheduled to take effect March 4 would easily be among the most sweeping of the Trump era, applying to roughly $1.5 trillion in annual imports.

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has paved the way for Western Nevada College to provide official third-party testing for exams for commercial driver license students.

Judge Craig Goldblatt on Feb. 26 found Yellow to be a “liquidating fiduciary,” rather than an employer, at the time it laid off unionized employees.

Stellantis Chairman John Elkann said President Donald Trump should focus new tariffs on imported vehicles made without U.S. parts content instead of raising duties on Mexico and Canada.

General Motors plans to step up its program of buybacks by repurchasing $6 billion in shares and raising its dividend. The move comes as the industry faces uncertainty about threatened tariffs.

The move would sweep away the legal foundation for regulations limiting planet-warming pollution from power plants, automobiles and oil wells.

The Brampton plant, which employed about 3,000 workers, is currently being retooled to build electric and and gas-powered vehicles for the Jeep brands.

Rivian Automotive said its electric-vehicle deliveries this year will fall short of Wall Street estimates as potential policy shifts in Washington threaten to further dampen EV demand.