Welcome to The Downshift, a daily sweep of the morning’s top headlines from the auto industry and car culture, curated by The Drive’s editorial team. Each story gets a short summary and a link to the original source if you want to dive deeper. Here’s what’s happening on Friday, September 18, 2026: Hyundai CEO Jose Muñoz said on Thursday that the U.S. market would see an influx of cheaper Chinese vehicles undercutting competition, like Europe has faced, without sufficient safeguards. “The U.K., which in the past was a very profitable, very strong market, has become like China. All the top sellers are Chinese because there are no barriers. So I…
China Will Dominate US Car Market Like Europe’s Unless Restricted, Hyundai CEO Says: TDS
