N.Y. Times news on Electric and Hybrid vehicles

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  1. Toyota, Honda and Nissan forecast big hits to their profits from higher tariffs that they acknowledged were likely “here to stay.”
  2. A leading German automotive supplier said it was again allowed to ship semiconductors that Beijing had barred for export.
  3. Tesla shareholders approved a plan to grant Elon Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meets ambitious goals, including vastly expanding the company’s stock market valuation.
  4. Europe’s largest automaker said a shortage of semiconductors could further hurt productivity.
  5. The layoffs at factories in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee follow the elimination of a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric cars.
  6. Ford said a fire at an aluminum factory will lower profits in the last three months of the year. The company also said it has stopped making an electric version of its popular F-150 pickup.
  7. After China stopped deliveries of Nexperia’s chips over a dispute with the Dutch government, German carmakers are worried about supply shortages.
  8. The company sold more cars but made less money on each one because of discounts and low-interest loans.
  9. The automaker’s shares jumped as investors focused on an upgraded forecast for some financial measures, as well as a lower-than-expected bill for tariffs this year.
  10. Drivers will be able to converse with an artificial intelligence assistant while cars largely drive themselves in certain situations, the company said.
  11. Whether they’re on the Pacific Coast or in the Rockies, these short drives offer plenty to see and do — so much, in fact, that you might want to take it slow.
  12. The revival of America’s industrial base is happening amid pine forests and peanut farms. And it’s being led by a South Korean company.
  13. Inflation and a tough job market are making it harder for some people to pay back the car loans they signed in better times.
  14. Economists and psychologists say that compensation may not provide as powerful an incentive as is often assumed.
  15. Carmakers and their suppliers are piecing together new supply chains after a Chinese-owned company in the Netherlands was caught in the middle of the trade war, revealing European vulnerabilities.