@gablova.bsky.social
Covering the U.S. auto industry for Bloomberg News. Aspiring battery nerd. East coaster exported to Midwest.
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It wasn't all that long ago that UAW President Shawn Fain battled Detroit automakers and got Joe Biden to be the first US president to walk a picket line. Now some union members are seeking to oust Fain.
David Welch and @gablova.bsky.social explain what happened > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
David Welch and @gablova.bsky.social explain what happened > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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August 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It wasn't all that long ago that UAW President Shawn Fain battled Detroit automakers and got Joe Biden to be the first US president to walk a picket line. Now some union members are seeking to oust Fain.
David Welch and @gablova.bsky.social explain what happened > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
David Welch and @gablova.bsky.social explain what happened > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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SCOOP to start your day > The Audi Q5 will be hit by massive tariffs under Trump's existing plan.
Great one by @gablova.bsky.social & Monica Raymunt
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Great one by @gablova.bsky.social & Monica Raymunt
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Audi’s Best-Selling SUV Unsellable in US Thanks to Trump Tariffs
The Audi Q5 is the German brand’s top-selling vehicle in the US. It’s also a prime example of how Donald Trump’s drastic reordering of global trade is wreaking havoc on automakers.
www.bloomberg.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
SCOOP to start your day > The Audi Q5 will be hit by massive tariffs under Trump's existing plan.
Great one by @gablova.bsky.social & Monica Raymunt
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Great one by @gablova.bsky.social & Monica Raymunt
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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SCOOP: Omead Afshar, one of Elon Musk's longtime confidantes, is out at Tesla.
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Musk Confidant Afshar Exits Tesla in Latest High-Level Departure
Omead Afshar, a powerful executive at Tesla Inc. and one of Elon Musk’s closest confidants, has left the company, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest high-level departure during a...
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June 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
SCOOP: Omead Afshar, one of Elon Musk's longtime confidantes, is out at Tesla.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“We came to the United States for protection because of what we encountered in Russia,” he said. “It seems that we are encountering here what we fled.”
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The White House Marching Orders That Sparked the L.A. Migrant Crackdown
After deportations fell short of President Trump’s campaign promises, federal agents summoned to a meeting in Washington were told to “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”
www.wsj.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“We came to the United States for protection because of what we encountered in Russia,” he said. “It seems that we are encountering here what we fled.”
www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...
www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...
#SCOOP from my colleagues Albertina Torsoli, Daniele Lepido and I -- the board of Stellantis is getting close to naming a new CEO, and Antonio Filosa, head of the Americas and protege of the late Sergio Marchionne, is emerging as lead choice:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Stellantis Nears CEO Pick With US Boss Emerging as Top Contender
Stellantis NV is approaching the end of its complicated search for a new chief executive officer, with Americas boss Antonio Filosa emerging as the leading candidate, according to people familiar with...
www.bloomberg.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#SCOOP from my colleagues Albertina Torsoli, Daniele Lepido and I -- the board of Stellantis is getting close to naming a new CEO, and Antonio Filosa, head of the Americas and protege of the late Sergio Marchionne, is emerging as lead choice:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
$STLA CFO on tariffs driving US investment:
"You’re not gonna see a lot of capex decisions related to tariff exposure in the first half, and I would guess you won't see a lot of that across the industry. I think most of us are waiting for a bit more clarity."
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"You’re not gonna see a lot of capex decisions related to tariff exposure in the first half, and I would guess you won't see a lot of that across the industry. I think most of us are waiting for a bit more clarity."
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Trump’s Tariffs Cause European Carmakers to Scrap Guidance
President Donald Trump’s tariffs prompted several of Europe’s largest automakers to withdraw financial guidance, underlining the extent of the chaos unleashed by his fast-changing trade tactics.
www.bloomberg.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
$STLA CFO on tariffs driving US investment:
"You’re not gonna see a lot of capex decisions related to tariff exposure in the first half, and I would guess you won't see a lot of that across the industry. I think most of us are waiting for a bit more clarity."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"You’re not gonna see a lot of capex decisions related to tariff exposure in the first half, and I would guess you won't see a lot of that across the industry. I think most of us are waiting for a bit more clarity."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
You know it's serious when they suspend the share buybacks 👀
"General Motors Co. is pulling earnings guidance for 2025 and putting $4 billion in share buybacks on hold until it has more clarity on the impact of US tariffs."
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"General Motors Co. is pulling earnings guidance for 2025 and putting $4 billion in share buybacks on hold until it has more clarity on the impact of US tariffs."
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GM Suspends Guidance, Freezes Share Buyback on Trump Tariffs
General Motors Co. is pulling earnings guidance for 2025 and putting $4 billion in share buybacks on hold until it has more clarity on the impact of US tariffs.
www.bloomberg.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
You know it's serious when they suspend the share buybacks 👀
"General Motors Co. is pulling earnings guidance for 2025 and putting $4 billion in share buybacks on hold until it has more clarity on the impact of US tariffs."
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"General Motors Co. is pulling earnings guidance for 2025 and putting $4 billion in share buybacks on hold until it has more clarity on the impact of US tariffs."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
There you have it, defiance of the SCOTUS, from the mouth of an El Salvadorian crypto-bro president
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Bukele Says Deported Maryland Man Won’t Be Returned to US
El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said a Maryland man deported to the Central American country by President Donald Trump’s administration would not be returned, even as the Supreme Court has called...
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April 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
There you have it, defiance of the SCOTUS, from the mouth of an El Salvadorian crypto-bro president
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"If they are having to spend more money to either pay for tariffs or move production to the U.S.....That's funding not going to R&D, which means they're not going to be able to innovate and not bring new technologies to market."
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
How tariffs could upend EV adoption in America
The average price of a new EV is already more than $55,000.
www.detroitnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"If they are having to spend more money to either pay for tariffs or move production to the U.S.....That's funding not going to R&D, which means they're not going to be able to innovate and not bring new technologies to market."
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
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Billionaire businessman Elon Musk, one of President Trump’s most visible and influential advisers, is leveling veiled critiques at the White House’s trade agenda, exposing tensions within the administration over the president’s far-reaching tariffs.
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk, one of President Trump’s most visible and influential advisers, is leveling veiled critiques at the White House’s trade agenda, exposing tensions within the administration over the president’s far-reaching tariffs.
Elon Musk Knocks Trump’s Trade Philosophy
The comments from the Tesla CEO and DOGE leader revealed tensions within the administration over the president’s trade agenda.
www.wsj.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Billionaire businessman Elon Musk, one of President Trump’s most visible and influential advisers, is leveling veiled critiques at the White House’s trade agenda, exposing tensions within the administration over the president’s far-reaching tariffs.
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk, one of President Trump’s most visible and influential advisers, is leveling veiled critiques at the White House’s trade agenda, exposing tensions within the administration over the president’s far-reaching tariffs.
Trump has also promised a flood of jobs to forgotten US communities. But when asked about how companies can remain competitive in higher-wage America, Lutnick on Thursday said robots, not human workers, could build Apple Inc. iPhones on US soil.💡
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Trump’s Tariffs Were Honed in Final Hours Before Rollout
President Donald Trump’s trade salvo was years in the making. The details came down to the final moments.
www.bloomberg.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Trump has also promised a flood of jobs to forgotten US communities. But when asked about how companies can remain competitive in higher-wage America, Lutnick on Thursday said robots, not human workers, could build Apple Inc. iPhones on US soil.💡
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The death toll in the powerful earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday has jumped to more than 1,000, with an additional 2,376 injured, according to the country’s military junta.
Death toll in Myanmar quake jumps to over 1,000 as damage comes into focus
An additional 2,376 people were injured, according to the country’s military junta. At least eight people were killed in neighboring Thailand.
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March 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The death toll in the powerful earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday has jumped to more than 1,000, with an additional 2,376 injured, according to the country’s military junta.
“It seems to suggest that if we allow anyone to hear the whole story of challenges that Americans have overcome, our nation will shatter. The American people are not so fragile as all that,” Manning said.
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Trump issues executive order to eliminate ‘anti-American ideology’ from Smithsonian
The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“It seems to suggest that if we allow anyone to hear the whole story of challenges that Americans have overcome, our nation will shatter. The American people are not so fragile as all that,” Manning said.
www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
“Trump told the executives that the White House would look unfavorably on such a move, leaving some of them rattled and worried they would face punishment if they increased prices, people with knowledge of the call said.”
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Trump Warned U.S. Automakers Not to Raise Prices in Response to Tariffs
The threat came in a call earlier this month, leaving CEOs worried they would face punishment if prices go up.
www.wsj.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“Trump told the executives that the White House would look unfavorably on such a move, leaving some of them rattled and worried they would face punishment if they increased prices, people with knowledge of the call said.”
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Trump on wind turbines: They are driving 🐳 LOCO
March 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Trump on wind turbines: They are driving 🐳 LOCO
Latest Trump #auto #tariffs coming at 4pm today:
My colleagues and I at Bloomberg confirmed they will affect completed vehicles but not auto parts (a huge relief for suppliers)---but POTUS plans remain fluid (as ever).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
My colleagues and I at Bloomberg confirmed they will affect completed vehicles but not auto parts (a huge relief for suppliers)---but POTUS plans remain fluid (as ever).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump to Announce Auto Tariffs Today, White House Says
President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on the auto industry on Wednesday, according to the White House, a move that would escalate his fight with global trading partners ahead of a broader tarif...
www.bloomberg.com
March 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Latest Trump #auto #tariffs coming at 4pm today:
My colleagues and I at Bloomberg confirmed they will affect completed vehicles but not auto parts (a huge relief for suppliers)---but POTUS plans remain fluid (as ever).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
My colleagues and I at Bloomberg confirmed they will affect completed vehicles but not auto parts (a huge relief for suppliers)---but POTUS plans remain fluid (as ever).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“The repository was in the process of being transferred to Europol, a European Union law enforcement agency…. But the Trump administration’s termination of the program last month blocked the data transfer before it could be completed.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump terminates program tracking mass abductions of Ukrainian children
Observers fear the move has compromised evidence of war crimes by Russian officials and will hinder efforts to rescue thousands of missing Ukrainian children.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“The repository was in the process of being transferred to Europol, a European Union law enforcement agency…. But the Trump administration’s termination of the program last month blocked the data transfer before it could be completed.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
If Mr. Putin really wants peace, why would he object to a modest deployment that poses no threat to Russia? The answer is that his postwar goal is to leave Ukraine in a weakened state that isn’t aligned with the West and is ripe for his next imperial assault.
www.wsj.com/opinion/russ...
www.wsj.com/opinion/russ...
Opinion | The Kremlin Keeps Escalating
Russia responds to Trump by raising its ‘peace’ demands.
www.wsj.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If Mr. Putin really wants peace, why would he object to a modest deployment that poses no threat to Russia? The answer is that his postwar goal is to leave Ukraine in a weakened state that isn’t aligned with the West and is ripe for his next imperial assault.
www.wsj.com/opinion/russ...
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He's not watching the stock market
*TRUMP: GLOBALISTS ARE BEHIND STOCK SELL OFF
*TRUMP: GLOBALISTS ARE BEHIND STOCK SELL OFF
March 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
He's not watching the stock market
*TRUMP: GLOBALISTS ARE BEHIND STOCK SELL OFF
*TRUMP: GLOBALISTS ARE BEHIND STOCK SELL OFF
From Bloomberg Opinion columnist Adrian Wooldridge:
"MAGA’s plans present a much more fundamental challenge to the workings of US capitalism than anything that Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders have ever dreamed up."
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"MAGA’s plans present a much more fundamental challenge to the workings of US capitalism than anything that Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders have ever dreamed up."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
MAGA Wants to End Capitalism as We Know It
Its goal is to eject the managerial corporation from its central role in the heart of the US economy.
www.bloomberg.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
From Bloomberg Opinion columnist Adrian Wooldridge:
"MAGA’s plans present a much more fundamental challenge to the workings of US capitalism than anything that Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders have ever dreamed up."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"MAGA’s plans present a much more fundamental challenge to the workings of US capitalism than anything that Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders have ever dreamed up."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Here’s the Trump TV moment of the night — Trump makes kid who survived brain cancer an honorary member of the Secret Service.
March 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Here’s the Trump TV moment of the night — Trump makes kid who survived brain cancer an honorary member of the Secret Service.
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and the oscar goes to 'el mal'
March 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
and the oscar goes to 'el mal'
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In advance of the Oscars tonight: a lot of comedy heroes let you down. They become unfunny/bitter/closed minded. Conan is the exception. He has grown & evolved & is funnier than he’s ever been. He’s also an extremely kind and lovely human. Just a sincere post to say: Conan rules.
March 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In advance of the Oscars tonight: a lot of comedy heroes let you down. They become unfunny/bitter/closed minded. Conan is the exception. He has grown & evolved & is funnier than he’s ever been. He’s also an extremely kind and lovely human. Just a sincere post to say: Conan rules.