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My intepretation (use your own judgment) from an EV perspective is: Volksagen IDs, Nissan Leafs and Ariyas, and Fiat 500e's, and some other EVs are possibly in a bit of trouble along with their parent companies that also produce a lot of ICE vehicles.

Stellantis CEO Quits During Critical Period For The Automaker

• Volkswagen wanting to close plants and lower wages and is being met with strikes in home country Germany.
• Stellantis CEO quits while company is floundering,
• Nissan CFO leaves while company may have only 12 months of funds to keep alive.

There is likely going to be some major changes in the near future. Or this is just a bunch of hype to get our emotions stirred up. I guess we'll find out.

I do wonder what this all means for EVs. It seems that Chinese EVs are doing well, whether you like them or not. Tesla is too, but is quite expensive still, for...

Consumer Reports has released their ratings for the 2025 Camry HEV, and surprisingly, it is rated lower than the 2024 Camry HEV.

When Toyota redesigned the Camry sedan for 2025, the automaker took on a challenge that has vexed companies from Coca-Cola to Facebook: How do you update a broadly beloved product? If you don’t keep up with the times, you’ll get eclipsed by more innovative competitors. But if you change too much, you’ll alienate existing customers.

Highs

• Excellent fuel economy
• Smooth electric power at low speeds

Lows

• Gas engine gets noisy when revved
• Low stance makes it difficult to get in and out

Car Overall score/Road-test score

2024 Camry LE HEV 93/94
2025 Camry SE HEV 90/91
2024 Accord Sport HEV 89/96
2024 Camry LE 88/88
2024 Prius XLE AWD HEV 80/76
2024 Prius Prime XSE PHEV 76/78

The 23 Most Dangerous Cars On The Road

23 most dangerous cars,

#5 Honda CR-V Hybrid (4.6x)*
#6 Tesla Model Y (3.7x)*
#12 Toyota Corolla Hybrid (2.6x)*
#20 Toyota Prius (2.1x)*
#21 Tesla Model S (2.0x)*

* Times greater than overall average of fatality rate per miles driven.

The automaker with most occupant fatalities per miles driven:
#1 Tesla

Obviously these statistics are open to a lot of speculation since there are many reasons why a certain car may end up so high on the fatality list. For an example a car that parents tend to buy for their teenagers could end up high on the list not necessarily due to being built less safe but rather is more likely driven less safe.