Ford paid $2 billion in tariffs in 2025 and expects to spend about the same amount in 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Feb. 10). Last year’s total was higher than the company expected, according to the report. Ford had expected a tariff-relief program announced in October to be...
Watch more: The Digital Shift: Verra Mobility’s Stacey Moser Automakers have spent the past decade polishing and promising visions of a software-defined future for vehicles and drivers. It’s one where cars become intelligent devices, services are activated with a tap, and digital ecosystems can generate...
Verra Mobility has introduced AutoKinex, calling its “OEM-ready” in-vehicle commerce platform. The platform integrates payment technology for mobility services such as tolls, parking, fueling and electric vehicle charging, the company announced Wednesday (Nov. 20). “With AutoKinex, we’re improving the driving experience and simplifying payments to...
Tariff risks and uncertainty have become systemic to businesses. Over 2,000 publicly traded companies in the United States mentioned tariffs during their quarterly earnings calls this year, the most in recorded history, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to estimates from JPMorgan, the average effective...
December 09, 2025
Watch more: The Digital Shift: Verra Mobility’s Stacey Moser Automakers have spent the past decade polishing and promising visions of a software-defined future for vehicles and drivers. It’s one where cars become intelligent devices, services are activated with a tap, and digital ecosystems can generate the kinds of recurring revenue Silicon Valley would admire. Yet […]
October 02, 2025
Tariff risks and uncertainty have become systemic to businesses. Over 2,000 publicly traded companies in the United States mentioned tariffs during their quarterly earnings calls this year, the most in...
April 10, 2025
Hate to say you read it here first, but here’s a prescient quote left on the cutting room floor from PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster’s interview with QED Investors partner Amias...
April 04, 2025
There are days when a plunge in the markets clears the air, and when sweeping global policy changes — from the top down, via the office of the president —...
May 18, 2026
Used-car giant Carvana is reportedly making a push into the new vehicle market. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday (May 18), the company has acquired a network of seven Stellantis dealerships, a move that the report said is disrupting traditional sales models while alarming established franchise owners. This expansion began with a pilot […]
February 10, 2026
Ford paid $2 billion in tariffs in 2025 and expects to spend about the same amount in 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Feb. 10). Last year’s total was higher than the company expected,...
November 20, 2025
Verra Mobility has introduced AutoKinex, calling its “OEM-ready” in-vehicle commerce platform. The platform integrates payment technology for mobility services such as tolls, parking, fueling and electric vehicle charging, the company...
May 28, 2025
Amazon and Stellantis are reportedly winding down their deal that aimed to add the tech giant’s in-car technology to the automaker’s vehicles. The joint project, dubbed Stellantis SmartCockpit, was announced in 2022, Reuters reported...