Carvana Co.

Quotes of the American online store of used cars Carvana collapsed on the premarket on February 19 by 16% after the <a href="https://investors.carvana.com/news-releases/2026/02-18-2026-210513817">publication of</a> quarterly reports. Despite record high revenues, investors were disappointed with the size of profits and vague forecast, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-02-18-2026/card/carvana-shares-skid-afterhours-despite-record-sales-FnsgFLSJn3gJPCvJMnjV?mod=lctimeline_finance">writes the</a> Wall Street Journal.

Shares of car dealer Carvana plummeted 16%. Why was the market not convinced by the record revenue?

Rivian Automotive, Inc.

After a tough year for the electric car industry, electric car maker Rivian Automotive <a href="https://rivian.com/newsroom/article/rivian-releases-fourth-quarter-full-year-2025-financial-results">reported</a> results for the fourth quarter of 2025 that exceeded Wall Street expectations. The company also recorded an annual gross profit for the first time in its history - an important milestone after several years of steady losses, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/rivian-warns-losses-to-persist-ahead-of-next-generation-ev-debut">notes</a>.

Competitor Tesla has hit its first annual gross profit for the first time. Shares jumped 25%

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

German premium car maker Mercedes-Benz <a href="https://group.mercedes-benz.com/investors/reports-news/annual-reports/2025/">reported</a> a sharp drop in annual profit and warned of a challenging outlook amid global duties and increasing competition from Chinese manufacturers. The company's shares fell 2% after the report was published, but then recovered some of the losses.

Mercedes-Benz profits more than halved due to duties and China. What about the stock?

Volvo Car AB (publ.)

This could be the worst trading day for the company in history

Volvo Car posted its worst quarterly profit in four years. Shares plummeted by 30%

Volkswagen AG

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Ferrari N.V.

Stellantis N.V.

New duties announced by Trump could cut European automakers' underlying profits by $3.5 billion, analyst estimates

European auto giants' shares fall amid Trump's new duties over Greenland

Porsche AG

Volkswagen's premium brand - Porsche - <a href="https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2026/company/porsche-deliveries-2025-41516.html">reported a</a> 10% decline in car sales in 2025. This was the sharpest decline since 2009, that is, since the global financial crisis, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/porsche-sales-slump-most-in-16-years-on-weak-china-model-gaps?srnd=phx-industries">writes</a> Bloomberg. Shares of the luxury manufacturer fell in trading on January 16, continuing the collapse, which has already led to the loss of the status of "blue chip".

Porsche reports deepest slump in 15 years amid problems in China and US

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

"Daughter" of Samsung buys ZF business and enters the market of unmanned auto electronics

Baird analyst Ben Kallo upgraded his outlook on shares of electric car maker Rivian Automotive from Neutral to Outperform and raised his target price from $14 to $25, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/buy-this-ev-maker-ahead-of-its-ai-enabled-vehicle-rollout-next-year-says-baird.html">reports</a>. That's up nearly 42% from the closing price on Dec. 17.

Autopilot introduction will push Tesla rival Tesla's stock up - Baird

Wingtech Technology Co.,Ltd

The Netherlands has suspended its powers over chip maker Nexperia, returning control of the company to its Chinese shareholder, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-19/dutch-hand-back-control-of-chinese-owned-chipmaker-nexperia">reports</a>. The <a href="https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2025/10/12/minister-of-economic-affairs-invokes-goods-availability-act">order</a>, which gave the Netherlands the right to block or review Nexperia's decisions, was lifted as a "goodwill gesture," Economy Minister Vincent Carremans <a href="https://x.com/MinisterEZ/status/1991065975148433517">said</a> in a post on social network X.

The Netherlands has returned control of Nexperia to China. What does this mean for the automotive industry?

General Motors Company

The automaker is strengthening its position in the U.S. domestic market and getting a boost from the Trump administration's policies

General Motors improves outlook, stock has best growth in five years. Is it worth buying?

The automobile business is under pressure from weak demand, trade conflicts and growing competition from Chinese players

German car industry in 'perfect storm': Porsche also reported a sales slump in China

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc

Aston Martin worsens profit outlook again this year - impact of US duties and weak demand in Asia is having an impact

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