Synopsis
Your 8-minute update on the latest developments in the global automotive industry. New cars, new technology, and the breaking business developments.
Episodes
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AD #3863 - Audi Is a Damaged Brand in China; Top GM Employees Can Make More Money; Fisker, Jaguar Hurt Magna Earnings
02/08/2024 Duration: 10min- Audi Is a Damaged Brand in China - U.S. July Sales Inch Up - Fisker, Jaguar Hurt Magna Earnings - Volvo Up in Europe, Down in China - Nio and Li Auto See Sales Skyrocket in China - Mobileye Drops on Softening ADAS Market - Toyota GR Corolla Gets Automatic - Toyota Gets Stella CV for EU - Top GM Employees Can Make More Money - BYD Customers Mad About Price Cuts
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AD #3862 - Citroen's Cheap Chinese EV Competitor Delayed; VW Falling Behind Toyota in Sales; Volvo Calls New Software Acquisition "Crucial"
01/08/2024 Duration: 11min- Musk Vs. Maduro - Volvo Calls New Software Acquisition "Crucial" - Citroen's Cheap Chinese EV Competitor Delayed - Ford Hopes for More Street-Cred with New Maverick Lobo - Update Makes Mach-E GT Faster Than Tesla and Porsche - Ford Running Into More Delays with NACS Adapter - Toyota Sales Down, But Earnings Up - VW Falling Behind Toyota in Sales - BMW's Sales and Earnings Drop - JLR Has Jolly Good Quarter - U.S. Sales Forecast to Rise - 1st Lucid Gravity Rolls Off the Production Line - Roadster Replace More Extreme Model S Plaid
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AD #3861 - Recaro Files For Bankruptcy; Kia To Build Pickup In U.S.; Ford Maverick Gets Major Overhaul
31/07/2024 Duration: 13min- Kia To Build Pickup in U.S. - Ford Maverick Gets Major Overhaul - Uber and BYD Cut 100,000 EV Deal - Toyota Gets Its Hand Slapped…Again - Recaro Files for Bankruptcy - Ford BlueCruise Now Available Across EU - Audi’s All New A6 EV - Cadillac Upgrades CT5-V Blackwing - Stellantis Enticing More U.S. Employees to Leave - Two Stellantis Execs Land at Goodyear
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AD #3860 - PHEVs Selling Faster Than BEVs; Stellantis Could Sell Maserati; Wall Street Analyst Almost Crashes with FSD
30/07/2024 Duration: 10min- PHEVs Selling Faster Than BEVs - Chinese EVs Take EU By Storm - Tesla Recalls 1.8 Million Cars - Wall Street Analyst Almost Crashes with FSD - Stellantis Could Sell Maserati - BYD Slashes SUV Price By $7,000 - GM Eyes Brazil for Blazer EV - Dangers of Deep Sea Mining for EV Materials - XPeng Readies to Launch Robotaxi
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AD #3858 - GM Could Start Closing Plants in China; Tavares Warns Stellantis Could Drop Brands; Chevy Reveals All-New Corvette ZR1
26/07/2024 Duration: 11min- Mercedes’ Q2 Earnings Drop - GM Takes $600 Million Hit from Cruise Origin - GM Could Start Closing Plants in China - Stellantis To Cut Production and Prices in North America - Tavares Warns Stellantis Could Drop Brands - Chevy Reveals All-New Corvette ZR1 - China Boosts “Cash for Clunkers” Incentives - More Chinese OEMs Set Up Shop in Europe - Legacy Automaker EVs Outperform Tesla in J.D. Power Study - Tesla Warns Against Wet Towel Charging Trick
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AD #3857 - Auto Industry Has Rough Quarter; Volvo Backs Off EV-Only Mandate; Cariad Can't Keep Up with China
25/07/2024 Duration: 11min- Auto Industry Has Rough Quarter - Honda Brings E-Clutch Tech to the U.S. - Honda Cuts Production in China - Toyota Considers 4-Day Work Week in Japan - Cariad Can't Keep Up with China - Volvo Backs Off EV-Only Mandate - Volvo to Stop Sharing Vehicle Margins - SAIC Expects to Transport 1 Million Cars a Year - Geely Increases Overseas Sales Target
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AD #3856 - Tesla Profit Tanks; GM Delays Electric Pickups Again; Tula Boosts EV Motor Efficiency
24/07/2024 Duration: 12min- Tesla Profit Tanks - GM Delays Electric Pickup Production Again - Waymo Gets $5 Billion Cash Infusion - Vogt Blasts GM for Axing Cruise Origin - LG Energy Signs Battery Deal with Chinese Companies - Tula Boosts EV Motor Efficiency - Most Fleet Operators Want to Add EVs - Mitsubishi Focuses on North America To Drive Growth - Xiaomi To Build Electric Supercar - Avatr Adds EREVs To Lineup in China - Honda Updates Civic Si
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AD #3855 - Windrose to Build Tesla Semi Look-Alike in U.S.; GM Gives Up on Cruise Origin; BYD and FORVIA Team Up in Europe
23/07/2024 Duration: 10min- Windrose to Build Tesla Semi Look-Alike in U.S. - Optimus Could be Delayed - EV Production 40-45% Below OEM Expectations - Renault's CEO Wants EV Regulation Delay - Tavares Says Stellantis Ready to Fight Chinese EVs - BYD and Forvia Also Team Up in Europe - Berkshire Hathaway Sells Off More BYD Shares - Bosch Looks Beyond the Automotive Industry - GM's Q2 Earnings Up - GM Gives Up on Cruise Origin - Cadillac Sollei Could Be More Than a Concept
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AD #3854 - LG Halts Battery Plant Construction for GM; Not Enough Lithium? No, There’s Too Much; Xiaomi Wants Nurburgring Record for EVs
22/07/2024 Duration: 10min- LG Halts Battery Plant Construction for GM - Stellantis Celebrates 1 Year with LG - BMW Sacrifices Sales for Profits in China - India Car Market to Hit 20 Million/Year By 2047 - Stellantis Pays Fines for Missing U.S. Fuel Economy Standards - Xiaomi Wants Nurburgring Record for EVs - Tesla Offers Free Paint If You Buy FSD - Not Enough Lithium? No, There’s Too Much - Rivian Converts Old Gas Station to EV Station - Ford Extends Tesla Adapter Giveaway
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AD #3853 - Trump To UAW’s Fain You’re Fired!; GM Sinking Fast In China; Tesla U.S. Sales Drop A Lot
19/07/2024 Duration: 12min- Trump to UAW’s Fain You’re Fired! - Trump Welcomes Chinese Auto Plants in U.S. - Ford Axes EVs, Adds Super Duty to Oakwood Assembly - GM Sinking Fast in China - Is China’s Price War Ending? - Tesla Sales Drop in California… - …And Across the U.S. - Many Chinese Don’t Like Robotaxis - VI-Grade Unveils Virtual Proving Ground - New Land Cruiser Debuts in China as The Prado
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AD #3852 - EV Chargers Will Outnumber Gas Stations Soon; Tesla Could Drop 4680 Battery Cells; Hybrids Drive EU Sales Growth
18/07/2024 Duration: 10min- EV Chargers Will Outnumber Gas Stations Soon - Battery Recycling Growing Fast - Magna Loses Jaguar, Looks to Chinese - Tesla Could Drop 4680 Battery Cells - Hybrids Drive EU Sales Growth - Volvo Posts Record Profit - VW Launches New EV Sub-Brand in China - Startup Claims Most Efficient EV Motor - BYD Making ADAS Standard on More Affordable Models
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AD #3851 - Fisker Dumping Oceans For $16,500; CATL Battery Lasts For 2 Million KM; CDK Paid Hackers $25 Million
17/07/2024 Duration: 11min- U.S. Repos Surging - Biden Admin to Shut Door on Chinese Connected Car Tech - Valeo To Sell 3 Facilities in France - CDK Paid Hackers $25 Million - CATL Battery Lasts For 2 Million KM - Cybertruck Gets Jumpseats, Bike Protector - Fisker Dumping Oceans For $16,500 - EU to Lower Tariffs on VW, BMW EVs From China - Cadillac Escalade Gets Major Refresh
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AD #3850 - Lyriq Now #2 in Cadillac Sales; GM Backs Off 1 Million EV Goal by 2025; Chinese Suppliers Race Into Mexico
16/07/2024 Duration: 12min- GM Backs Off 1 Million EV Goal by 2025 - Lyriq Now #2 in Cadillac Sales - Forecasts BEVs to Hit 50% U.S. Sales by 2030 - Cyberattack Cost Dealers $1 Billion - Lucid Claims Most Efficient EV - Stellantis Sues Another Supplier - Stellantis To Sell Recycled Oil - TotalEnergies to Install 3,000 Chargers in UK - With New A5 Audi Has No Coupe or Convertible - Chinese Suppliers Race Into Mexico - Suddenly EREVs Make A Lot of Sense
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AD #3849 - China EV Aces NCAP Crash Test; Honda Outsells Stellantis In U.S.; China EV Price War Spreads to ICE Cars
15/07/2024 Duration: 09min- Honda Outsells Stellantis In U.S. - VinFast To Build EV Plant in Indonesia - Germany To Sit Out China Tariff Vote - SAIC Wants Assembly Plant in EU - China Files Against U.S. IRA With WTO - EVs Cheaper to Own Than ICE - Bollinger Appoints Jim Taylor as CEO - China EV Price War Spreads to ICE Cars - China EV Aces NCAP Crash Test
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AD #3848 - Rivian Can’t Get IRA Money Thanks To UAW; Jaguar Drops Everything But F-Pace; Italy Could Confiscate Brands From Stellantis
12/07/2024 Duration: 11min- Italy Could Confiscate Brands from Stellantis - Tesla Robotaxi Delayed Two Months - More VW Software Delays - Rivian Can’t Get IRA Money Thanks to UAW - Goodwood’s Best Eye Candy - Jaguar Drops Everything But F-Pace - Nissan Axes All U.S. Sedans Except Sentra - Gazoo Tweaks The 86 - New EPA Rules Favor OEMs With PHEVs, Hybrids
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AD #3847 - Ford Capri Has More Range Than VW Counterpart; Most China EVs Lose Money; OPEC Living in Fantasyland
11/07/2024 Duration: 12min- Most China EVs Lose Money - Connected Cars Fall Short of Revenue Hopes - IIHS Says Lane Centering Not Safer - Ford Capri Has More Range Than VW Counterpart - BMW Trounces Mercedes, Audi in EVs - OPEC Living in Fantasyland - BYD Preps Premium SUV for European Market - Gen AI Can Catch Defects Early
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AD #3846 - U.S. EVs Up Strong, Set Sales Record; UAW’s Shawn Fain Under Investigation; Foreign Automakers Make Most Cars In U.S.
10/07/2024 Duration: 10min- U.S. EVs Up Strong, Set Sales Record - Hyundai Accused of Falsifying EV Sales - UAW’s Shawn Fain Under Investigation - Foreign Automakers Make Most Cars in U.S. - VW May Close EU Plant for First Time Ever - NEV Hot, ICE Not, In China - China Plants Only At 58% Utilization - 10th Anniversary of Corvette Sinkhole
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AD #3845 - Mercedes Halts Battery Capacity Expansion; Stellantis Going Hybrid Crazy; Ford Capri Coming Back as MEB-Based EV
09/07/2024 Duration: 11min- Mercedes Halts Battery Capacity Expansion - Stellantis Offering More Hybrids in Europe - BYD Spending $1 Billion on New Turkey Plant - Ford Capri Coming Back as MEB-Based EV - Lucid Boosts Sales But With Big Discounts - A Motorcycle That Can Run on CNG or Gas - Natrion Makes Solid State Easy - Mazda Gives CX-50 a Hybrid
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AD #3844 - Legacy Suppliers Key to Tesla 48v System; Renault Pioneers Pouch-To-Pack Tech; EVs and Hybrids Up Strong in U.S.
08/07/2024 Duration: 12min- Anti-Musk Lawyers Want $7B In Fees - Tesla Stock on A Tear - EU Tariffs Hit China EV Exports - BMW Wants Lower Tariffs on Chinese Mini - CDK Hack Hurts U.S. Car Sales - EVs and Hybrids Up Strong in U.S. - Stellantis Loses Another Top Exec - Legacy Suppliers Key to Tesla 48v System - Not Enough Copper to Make EVs - Ampere Pioneers Pouch-To-Pack Tech - Aramco Buys 10% Of Renault’s HORSE - Waymo Hits AV Milestone - NASCAR Demonstrates 1,300HP Electric
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AD #3843 - VW Tested Rivian Zonal Compute in Audis; EVs Save $10,000 Per 100,000 Miles; Buy A Honda FCEV, Get A $30,000 Check
28/06/2024 Duration: 13min- VW Tested Rivian Zonal Compute in Audis - Does VW Need Cariad Anymore? - Rivian Designs Out Tons of Cost - EVs Save $10,000 Per 100,000 Miles - Buy A Honda FCEV, Get A $30,000 Check - J.D. Power IQS Rates Ram Best - Toyota To Debut AV System in China - Audi Started F1 Development Two Years Ago - By 2030, 1 Of Every 3 Vehicles Will Be Chinese - Genesis Updates Electrified G80 Sedan