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AD #3778 - BYD Spends More Than GM and Ford Together; Fisker Slashes Prices Up to $24K; Baltimore Bridge Collapse Impacts Car Shipping

- BYD's Stunning $19 Billion Cap Ex - Fisker Slashes Prices Up to $24K - Nissan Aims for 40% EVs in the EU - Baltimore Bridge Collapse Impacts Autos Most - Hyundai/Kia's Big Splash in the Big Apple - XPeng Enters the German Market - Metallica Goes Electric - Ford Remote Service Booming

10m
Mar 28
AD #3777 - Hyundai Invests $51 Billion In EVs and SDVs; BYD’s 2023 Earnings Soar; JD Power: EV Owners Not Happy with Tire Wear

- Stellantis Slashes 2,500 Jobs in Italy - BYD’s 2023 Earnings Soar - Hyundai Invests $51 Billion In EVs and SDVs - Plastic Omnium Changes Name to OPmobility - Citroen Reveals New Basalt Small SUV - Honda Establishes New F1 Base in the UK - JD Power: EV Owners Not Happy with Tire Wear - Forvia Intelligent Headlights Coming to U.S. This Year - Nio ET9 To Feature 1st Mass-Produced 900V Drive Unit

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Mar 27
AD #3776 - Tesla Owners Get Free FSD For a Month; Fisker Headed Toward Bankruptcy; VW Developing Performance EVs

- Tesla Owners Get Free FSD For a Month - Fisker Headed Toward Bankruptcy - China Price War Going Into Round 2 - China Sales Forecast to Slow This Year - VW R Will Develop Performance Electrics - Genesis Shows Extreme Luxury and Sporty Concepts - Toyota Rushes EV Pickup for Thailand - New Porsche Suspension is "Mind Blowing"

8m
Mar 26
AD #3775 - China’s IM Motors Claims First Solid State Battery; EV Battery Warranty Should Be 15 Years; McLaren Now Owned by Bahrain

- China’s IM Motors Claims First Solid State Battery - CATL To Supply Tesla in Nevada - EV Battery Warranty Should Be 15 Years - Nissan Targets Huge Sales, EV Growth - U.S. Lithium Mining Tied Up in Red Tape - Xpeng Close to VTOL Certification - Stellantis Axes 400 U.S. Employees - Honda To Cut Dealer Profit Margins - McLaren Now Owned by Bahrain - Jeep’s Easter Safari Concepts

9m
Mar 25
AD #3774 - Spain’s Cupra To Enter U.S. Market; Tesla Cuts Production in China; U.S. March Sales Expected to Grow 12%

- Tesla Cuts Production in China - U.S. March Car Sales Expected to Grow 12% - Ford Canadian Workers Want Answers About Delayed EV - Aston Martin Hires Bentley Chairman as New CEO - Spain’s Cupra To Enter U.S. Market - Zeekr Launches New Electric Minivan - Nikola Opens 1st Hydrogen Station - Ford Opens Driving School for Ranger Raptor Owners - Tesla Awards Hackers for Finding New Vulnerability - Vicor Has 48-Volt Solution for Legacy Automakers

10m
Mar 22
AD #3773 - BEVs Far Cleaner Than ICE; Tesla Berlin Workers Deny Union Full Control; BMW Neue Klasse Cuts Pack Cost in Half

- Cybertruck Features Extensive Use of 48-Volt - Tesla Berlin Workers Deny Union Full Control - BNEF Says BEVs Far Cleaner Than ICE - EU Car Sales Post Strong February Gains - Platinum and Palladium Prices Crashing - BMW Posts Mixed 2023 Results - BMW Neue Klasse Boasts 40-50% Lower Pack Cost - BMW's 3D Printing Welding Robot - Kia K4 Takes a Bow

11m
Mar 21
AD #3772 - Shell Dumping Gas Stations for EV Charging Network; NEVs About to Hit 50% Market Share in China; German Auto Industry to Lose 100

- Shell Dumping Gas Stations for EV Charging Network - Geely Posts Stronger Sales, Profits - NEVs About to Hit 50% Market Share in China - Bankrupt EV Brands Revived in China  - Stellantis Developing Lidar-On-A-Chip  - German Auto Industry to Lose 100,000 Jobs - Forvia Posts Strong Sales, Profits - All-New Peugeot 5008 On Stella Large - Hyundai Santa Fe Pricing  - VW and Mobileye Partner for Level 2 and 3

10m
Mar 20
AD #3771 - Is This Ford's Electric Maverick?; UAW Ready to Rumble at VW; Bentley Delays EVs, Pushes PHEVs

- Ford Developing Compact EV Truck and SUV - UAW Ready for Union Vote at VW - Fisker Stops Production, Almost Out of Money - U.S. DOE Gives Automakers a CAFE Break - Gotion Sues Michigan Township Over Battery Plant - Chinese OEMs Sign Up for Newest NVIDIA Computer - Bentley Delays EVs, Pushes PHEVs - NIO Opens Solar Powered Battery Swapping Station - GM Plans Huge Ultium Growth This Year

8m
Mar 19
AD #3770 - U.S. Hybrid Sales Surging; India Cuts EV Import Taxes to Lure Tesla; BMW’s BEV Sales Up 74% Last Year

- U.S. Hybrid Sales Surging - BMW’s BEV Sales Up 74% Last Year - CATL Earnings Show Warning Signs - NTSB Opens Investigation into Ford BlueCruise - VinFast Expands Automotive Empire - Xpeng, BYD and Xiaomi Launch New Vehicles in China - India Cuts EV Import Taxes to Help Lure Tesla - Negative EV News Not Having an Impact on Consumers

10m
Mar 18
AD #3769 - GM Sued for Selling Customer Data; VW Develops €20,000 ID.1; Honda and Nissan Explore Joint EV Efforts

- GM Sued for Selling Customer Data - Ford’s Farley Smooths Ruffled Dealer Feelings - AMG Shows Off First Dedicated EV Platform - VW Develops €20,000 ID.1 - Zoox Robotaxi Service Expands in Vegas - Honda and Nissan Explore Joint EV Efforts - Nio Sweetens Battery Swapping Pricing - Nio and CATL Developing Long-Life Batteries - Bentley Offers New Dynamic Puddle Light on The Batur - Apartment Dwellers Buy More EVs As a Percentage

9m
Mar 15
AD #3768 - Tesla Worst Stock on S and P 500; Auto Execs Worry About Job Security; Does This EV Startup Have a Chance?

- Tesla Has Worst Stock on S and P 500 - What's Happening with Tesla Mexico? - Fisker Hires Bankruptcy Experts - Telo EV Pickup: Size of a MINI, Cute As a Button - Mercedes Uses X-Rays for Crash Analysis - VW Unleashes More Performance EVs - VW-Branded Curpa Tavascan Launching in China - Legacy Auto Execs Worried About Losing Their Jobs - Not Enough EV Batteries to Recycle - Caddy's 1st V-Series EV and Kia Replaces Small Cars with K4

11m
Mar 14
AD #3767 - Italy In Talks with China's Chery Auto; Auto Execs Say SDVs Still a Ways Off; GM Loses Two Top Executives

- Italy In Talks with Chery To Build Vehicles in The Country - Auto Execs Say SDVs Still a Ways Off - Tesla Restarts Berlin Production - GM Loses Two Top Executives - Nissan Could Build Fisker’s Alaska Truck in Mississippi - BYD Has Ambitious Growth Plans in Europe - Toyota and Nissan Boost Wages in Japan - VW To Launch L4 Semi-Trucks in U.S. and EU

8m
Mar 13
AD #3766 - Rivian Provides Base for Canadian Mail Truck; EVs Too Expensive So Mercedes Keeping A-Class Longer; Volvo Partnership Could Reduc

- Smaller Chinese Automakers Form Battery JV - VW Makes Big Investment in China - Blink Tripling EV Charger Production - Ford Gets Big Fine for Evading Import Tariff - IIHS Says Partial AV Systems Aren't Good Enough - Volvo Partnership Could Reduce Charging Time by 30% - Nissan Turning to Incentives to Boost Sales - EVs Too Expensive So Mercedes Keeping A-Class Longer - Rivian Provides Base for New Canadian Mail Truck

8m
Mar 12
AD #3765 - GM Restarts Chevy Blazer EV Sales; Porsche Reveals Updated Taycan; VW Drops Plans to Expand ID.3 Production

- Tesla May Restart Berlin Production Sooner Than Expected - EV Investment Remains Strong Despite Sales Slowdown - Automakers Clash Over Australian Fuel Standards - GM Restarts Chevy Blazer EV Sales - VW Starts Delivering Luxury Models Held by U.S. Customs - VW Drops Plans to Expand ID.3 Production - Porsche Reveals Updated Taycan - Mack Trucks Shows Off Mobile EV Charging System

8m
Mar 11
AD #3764 - Rivian Delays Georgia Plant; Apple Spent $1 Billion A Year on EV; Generative AI to Have Huge Impact on Auto Industry

- Rivian Delays Georgia Plant - U.S. New Car Inventory Grows To 2.8 Million Units - Huawei Rockets Up China Sales Charts - Tesla Owners Lose Class Action Lawsuit - Apple Spent $1 Billion A Year on EV Project - MG Takes on Toyota and Renault In Europe - Rimac Says Tesla Roadster 0-60 MPH Time Is Possible - VW, Honda and Nissan Launch New EVs - Generative AI to Have Huge Impact on Auto Industry

12m
Mar 08
AD #3763 - Tesla Berlin Down Longer Than Expected; GM Closer to Offering Military Vehicles to UAE; Rivian Cuts Shift on Efficiency Gains

- Tesla Berlin Down Longer Than Expected - Japanese OEM Stocks Plunge on Interest Rate News - Automakers Investing Heavily in Brazil - GM Closer to Offering Military Vehicles to UAE - Volvo Dominates EV Heavy Trucks, But It's Still Small - Drunk Driver Tech Won't Work Without Public Support - Rivian Efficiency Gains Allow It to Cut Shift - 2-Seat Tesla Exempt from Vehicle Tax in France - Buy a Tesla Get Free Supercharger Miles - South Africa Gets Its 1st Chinese Luxury SUV

9m
Mar 07
AD #3761 - Eco Militants Attack Tesla Berlin; Dodge Charger Offers Choice of ICE or BEV; Warranties Cost OEMs Billions/Year

- Eco Militants Attack Tesla Berlin - VW AG Blamed for EV Ship Fire - NIO Sells More Cars, Loses More Money - Cruise Origins Piling Up at GM Grand Blanc - Ford U.S. EV Sales Up 33% This Year - Ford E-Transit Gets Bigger Battery, Updates - Warranties Cost OEMs Billions/Year - Toyota Buys Out Battery Subsidiary from Panasonic - GM Helps Create Software Sales Platform - Dodge Charger Offers Choice of ICE or BEV

10m
Mar 05
AD #3760 - Jaguar Ending ICE Vehicle Production in June; Lawyers Want $6 Billion From Tesla; 2024 U.S. Car Sales Off to Good Start

- Jaguar Ending ICE Vehicle Production in June - China EV Price War Heats Up - Lawyers Want $6 Billion From Tesla - 2024 U.S. Car Sales Off to Good Start - Fastest EV Charger Opens in U.S. - Tesla Boosts Prices for Non-Tesla Owners at Superchargers - Mapping Roads Without GPS For Self-Driving Cars - How to Save AM Radio in EVs - Land Cruiser MPG Falls Short of Toyota’s Estimates

9m
Mar 04
AD #3759 - Kia U.S. EV Sales Soar 65%; Vertical Integration? Legacy OEMs Rely More On Suppliers; Bugatti Dumps W16, Goes with PHEV V16

- China EV Price War Picking Up Speed - Fisker On the Ropes - GM Cruise Loses Half Its Value - Car Dealers Don’t Like Hyundai, Amazon Deal - Kia U.S. EV Sales Soar 65% - Fiat Panda Gets New Lease on Life as EV Sales Slow - Bugatti Dumps W16, Goes with PHEV V16 - Ford Developing 800V Battery System - Vertical Integration? Legacy OEMs Rely More on Suppliers

9m
Mar 01
AD #3758 - Automakers Says 2035 ICE Ban Won't Work; Boston Installing Curbside Charging; BYD Mexico Plant Won't Export to the U.S.

- Automakers Says California 2035 ICE Ban Won't Work - California Considers Speed Limiters on Cars - European Cities Want Fewer Cars - BYD Says Mexico Plant Won't Export to the U.S. - Boston to Install Curbside EV Chargers - BMW Unlocks In-Car Entertainment - Polestar Borrows $950 Million to Keep the Lights On - Custom Rolls Took 4 Years to Complete - Honda Creates Expanded Mobility Experience

8m
Feb 29
AD #3757 - UAW Says Mercedes Workers Want a Union; Apple Kills EV Program; Huawei Claims 1 Km/Second EV Charging

- Apple Kills EV Program - Aston Martin Delays EV - UAW Says Mercedes Workers Want a Union - EU OEMs Won’t Challenge ICE Ban - Honda Unveils FCEV CR-V - Changan Could Buy HiPhi - Huawei Claims 1 Km/Second EV Charging - Musk Says Tesla Roadster Will Launch Next Year - Nissan Jumps into Robotaxi Business

9m
Feb 28
AD #3756 - Tesla Steals More New Buyers Than Anyone Else; Yanfeng Makes Seating Cheaper; Isetta-Like EV Could Come to U.S.

- Italy Rolls Out Welcome Mat for BYD - XPeng Expands Sales Network in EU - Cadillac Needs New Markets - Tesla Conquests More New Buyers Than Anyone Else - Li Auto Charges 102 kWh Batter in Under 11 Minutes - Hyundai Group Tops Safety Awards - Yanfeng's Low-Cost Seat Module - Jeep Avenger Adds AWD in EU - Microlino Eyes U.S. Market - BYD Seagull: The EV Everyone Wants to Benchmark

11m
Feb 27
AD #3755 - Jeep Abandons Wagoneer As Separate Brand; Toyota Drops Mirai Price to Only $12K; First Cracks Appear in China’s Auto Industry

- First Cracks Appear in China’s Auto Industry - BYD Jumps Into 2-Wheel Market - BYD’s Yangwang U8 Targets Mercedes G-Wagon - Yangwang U9 Targets Ferrari, Lamborghini - Lobbying Group Calls for Blocking Chinese Imports from Mexico - Toyota Drops Mirai Price to Only $12K - Lucid Turns to Detroit for R and D - Renault 5 Goes All-Electric - Jeep Abandons Wagoneer As Separate Brand - Jeep CEO Slashes Prices to Boost Sales - New Fiat Concepts Hint at Future - NIO Using Humanoid Robot on The Production Line

10m
Feb 26
AD #3754 - GM Cruise to Restart Operations Soon; VW Considers Electric Pickup for U.S.; PHEV Sales Booming in China

- Tavares 2023 Compensation Is $39.5 Million - GM Modifies Executive Compensation - GM Cruise to Restart Operations Soon - Beijing First Capital City to Offer Robotaxi Rides - e-Transit Gains Traction with Fleet Customers - VW Considers Electric Pickup for U.S. - Mazda Announces CX-70 Pricing - PHEV Sales Booming in China - Toyota Extends Production Shutdown - New Jersey Launches Bi-Directional EV School Bus Program - BYD Reveals Cheaper Dolphin EV

10m
Feb 23
AD #3753 - Rivian Could Run Out of Cash In 2 Years; Lucid Needs 5X Sales to Break Even; GM Rushing to Make PHEV Pickups

- Auto CEO's Not Ready to Throw the Book at China - Mercedes Just Keeps Its Head Above Water - Mercedes is Cutting EV Targets and Updating ICEs - Rivian Could Run Out of Cash in 2 Years - Lucid Needs 5X Sales to Break Even - GM Rushing to Make PHEV Pickups - Ram 1500 Drops V8, Adds Automated Driving - Lotus Going Public Through a SPAC

11m
Feb 22
AD #3752 - Germany Bleeding ICE Jobs; No, Cybertruck Doesn’t Rust; EV Battery Prices Dropping Fast

- Germany Bleeding ICE Jobs - VW, Renault, Stella Talk About Joining Forces - Autos Pushing Down U.S. Inflation Rate - Ford Slashes Mach-E Prices - EV Battery Prices Dropping Fast - No, Cybertruck Doesn’t Rust - Germany Cuts Truck EV Incentives - J.D. Power Could Sell For $8 Billion - GM Stops Colorado/Canyon Sales Over Software - Rivian Says $48,000 Is Sweet Spot for EVs

9m
Feb 21
AD #3751 - 2024 U.S. EV Sales Could Grow 43%; China Price War Spreads To ICE; U.S Vehicles Biggest Ever, Also Lowest CO2

- Biden Admin Vague on ICE Emission Regs - 2024 U.S. EV Sales Could Grow 43% - VW Teases ID.7 Station Wagon - China Price War Spreads to ICE Cars - Toyota Brings Back Land Cruiser to U.S. - U.S Vehicles Biggest Ever, Also Lowest CO2 - Lincoln Offers In-Cabin Aromas

9m
Feb 20
AD #3750 - UAW Threatens Another Ford Strike; Biden Backs Off EPA ICE Emission Regs; Stellantis Could Make Chinese EVs In Italy

- Biden Backs Off EPA ICE Emission Regs - Lithium, Nickel Prices Plummet - NYSE Warns Fisker Over Delisting - NHTSA Investigates Fisker - Faraday Sued Over Back Rent - UAW Threatens Another Ford Strike - Italy Pressuring Stellantis For More Production - Stellantis Could Make Chinese EVs In Italy - NASCAR Teams Hire Lawyer to Litigate with France Family - Peak Auto: New Car Sales Stalled - Autonomous Pleasure Boating

10m
Feb 19
AD #3749 - Ford Won’t Create Any New UAW Jobs; Tavares Says Stella’s EVs Already Profitable; What If We Don’t Need A Hydrogen Infrastructure

- Ford Won’t Create Any New UAW Jobs - Barra Wishes Software Effort Started Earlier - Tavares Says Stella’s EVs Already Profitable - Stellantis To Cut Inventory and Incentives - Rivians Teases Peek-A-Boo Look at R2 - Scout Motors Starts Building U.S. Assembly Plant - S. Korea EV Subsidies Help Hyundai, Hurt Tesla - EV Sales Shot Up 23% In December - Tesla Uses Battery Age for Range Estimates - What If We Don’t Need A Hydrogen Infrastructure?

11m
Feb 16
AD #3748 - BorgWarner Gets Rights to Build BYD's Blade Battery; U.S. Impounds VW's Luxury Cars; Ford Thinks Chinese Prepping to Enter the U.

- U.S. Impounds VW's Luxury Cars - Stellantis Did Really Well in 2023 - Italy Starts Courting Other Automakers - Continental Makes Major Job Cuts - BorgWarner Gets Rights to Build BYD's Blade Battery - GM Nearly Doubles Super Cruise Network - Electric Corvette Sports Car Coming in 2028 - Ford Thinks Chinese Are Prepping to Enter the U.S.

8m
Feb 15