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Ducati’s Profits Crater 43% as Tariffs Bite Deep

Ducati’s Profits Crater 43% as Tariffs Bite Deep

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Ducati delivered 925 million euros in revenue for 2025, down 7.8% from the prior year. Operating profit fell far harder — 43%, from 91 million euros to 52 million. The Bologna company wants you to read those numbers as resilience.…

Audi Hungary Quietly Built Its Electric Future

Audi Hungary Quietly Built Its Electric Future

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Audi Hungaria produced 264,871 electric drives last year, a 74 percent jump from 2024. That number, buried inside an otherwise steady annual report from the…

Audi’s $1.2B Tariff Hit Hides a Bigger Gamble

Audi’s $1.2B Tariff Hit Hides a Bigger Gamble

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

The numbers tell two stories at once. Audi Group revenue climbed to 65.5 billion euros in 2025, up from 64.5 billion the year before. Profit…

Bentley’s Record Profits Can’t Hide 275 Pink Slips

Bentley’s Record Profits Can’t Hide 275 Pink Slips

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Seven consecutive years of profitability. A €216 million operating profit. A BEV assembly line nearly finished at the historic Pyms Lane factory. And 275 people…

Nissan LEAF Gets a Second Life as a Tokyo Robotaxi

Nissan LEAF Gets a Second Life as a Tokyo Robotaxi

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

A Nissan LEAF with dual NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor processors, forward-facing LiDAR, and no need for HD maps will roll through the halls of NVIDIA…

Audi Revives the A2 as Its Cheapest Electric Car

Audi Revives the A2 as Its Cheapest Electric Car

Wheel Front Team Mar 17, 2026

Audi just reached back 25 years for a nameplate most people forgot existed. The A2 e-tron, announced at the brand’s annual media conference in Ingolstadt,…

Tariffs Hit Automakers for $35B—Toyota Alone Eats $9.1B

Tariffs Hit Automakers for $35B—Toyota Alone Eats $9.1B

Wheel Front Team Mar 16, 2026

U.S. tariffs have now drained at least $35.4 billion from automakers since taking effect, according to an Automotive News analysis. That number alone is staggering.…

A Child Is Dead and Hyundai Has 68,500 Palisades to Fix

A Child Is Dead and Hyundai Has 68,500 Palisades to Fix

Wheel Front Team Mar 16, 2026

A two-year-old girl was killed by a power-folding seat in a 2026 Hyundai Palisade on March 7 in Ohio. Six days later, Hyundai stopped selling…

Hyundai’s Five-Year World Car Awards Streak Is No Fluke

Hyundai’s Five-Year World Car Awards Streak Is No Fluke

Wheel Front Team Mar 16, 2026

Three Hyundai vehicles made the “Top Three in the World” shortlist for the 2026 World Car Awards, announced March 4 out of Seoul. The all-new…

Renault’s 870-Mile EREV Gambit Takes Aim at China

Renault’s 870-Mile EREV Gambit Takes Aim at China

Wheel Front Team Mar 16, 2026

Renault just drew its battle lines. The French automaker unveiled its “futuREady” strategy this week, promising 22 new models in Europe by 2030, with 16…