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- China Closing Idled Car Plants - Chery Nearing Deal to Build Cars in Spain - BMW EV Sales Up 40% In Q1 - Mercedes BEV Sales Slide 9% - Porsche’s Sales Dip in Q1 - Toyota Reveals All-New 4Runner - New Buick Enclave Unveiled - Ford Focus Gets New Performance Model - Opel and Vauxhall Revive Frontera SUV - Major OEM Adopts Clarios 12-Volt AGM Battery

- BYD Makes More Per Car than Ford - BYD Working on Next-Gen Blade Battery - Tesla Settles Autopilot Lawsuit - Tesla Slashes Supercharger Install Time in Half - GM Ready to Restart Cruise - Ford Dropping Direct Sales in Europe - BMW Forms EV Partnership with Rimac - Porsche Expanding Use of Active Suspension Tech - Ford Taking Orders for Updated Mach-E - New Toyota 4Runner Debuts Today

- Musk Says Robotaxi Will Be Revealed in August - Didi and GAC Aion To Produce Robotaxis Next Year - BYD Targets Premium Segment in Europe - VW Says Its EVs Can’t Keep Up in China - Changan Subsidiary Merges with HiPhi - Hyundai Group Signs Battery Deal in India - Toyota’s Daihatsu Unit to Focus on Electric Minicars - GM Part of Group Developing Lunar Rover - How to Market EVs To People Who Don’t Want Them

- Ford Delays Key EV Launches - Tesla Slashes Prices to Unload Inventory - Tesla Targets Indian Market - India EV Sales, Small but Surging - Insurance Is Pricey for EVs In China - Stella To Build Chinese EVs For Malaysia - U.S. Q1 Sales Up 5.1% - Disneyland Autopia Dumps IC Engines - 57 Global Sites Produce 80% of GHG Emissions - BMW Brings M5 Wagon to U.S. - Nikola Beats Sales Estimates

- Ford EVs and Hybrids Power Q1 Sales Gains - Surging PHEV Sales Not Enough to Lift Stellantis - Stellantis' Freedom of Mobility Forum - Stellantis to Build Leapmotor Cars in the EU - BYD Jumps Into the Electrified Pickup Segment - Renault Unveils New Captur - May Mobility Targets 60% Profit Margins - Canoo CEO's Private Jet Costs More Than Company's Revenue - Ford Times Magazine Now Free for All to Read

- U.S. Q1 Sales Up 8%--So Far - Toyota’s Hybrids Drive Sales Surge - Cadillac Lyriq Outsells European Lux EVs - Rivian Sales Small, But Up 71% - Tesla Stock Faces Critical Price Test - Renault Explores 3D Seat Printing - Renault, Volvo EV Van Project Gets New Partner - UAW Targets Mercedes Alabama - Chinese AV Passes Moose Test - World’s First AV Street Sweeper - Eco-Protestors Dump Oil on EV Pickup at NY Show

- New World's Fastest Charging EV - EV Sales Nosedive in EU - China NEV Sales Recover in March - U.S. Q1 Sales Looking Good - Toyota Builds Radically Different R and D Center - K-Pop Fans Torpedo Hyundai Aluminum Deal - Hyundai AV Passes Human Driver Test - U.S. Traffic Deaths Down, But Above Pre-Covid Levels - Liberty Media Buying MotoGP - VW Tech Scares Kangaroos Away from Cars

- Wall Street Worried About Tesla Q1 Sales - Some EV Buyers Turned Off by Elon - Stellantis U.S. Could Drop To #6 - U.S. OEMs Want Japanese Steel Maker - EPA Issues Tough GHG Standards for Heavy Trucks - Oak Ridge Lab Develops Efficient Wireless Charger - Nissan and Mitsubishi In Joint PD For North America - SAIC To Cut VW, GM Jobs - Plenty of EV Demand If the Price Is Right

- Tesla U.S. Sales Slow, Others Up Strong - UAW Still Losing Members - GM, CATL To Build North American Battery Plant - BYD, Geely and Chery Develop Long-Range PHEVs - Panasonic Sells Auto Business - Auto Industry Now 3rd Largest Buyer of Microchips - Bridgestone Reveals New Lunar Tire

- 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

- 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

- 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"

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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