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 #3475 - BYD Now 3rd Most Valuable Automaker; Tesla Q4 Production Outpaces Deliveries; Zeekr Claims 1,000km EV
03/01/2023 Duration: 08min- BYD Now 3rd Most Valuable Automaker - Tesla Q4 Production Outpaces Deliveries - Tesla China Head to Take Over U.S. and European Operations - Zeekr Claims 1,000km EV - U.S. Sales Expected to Rise in 2023 - Volvo Takes Full Control of AV Subsidiary - Hyundai Group Moving to Software Defined Vehicles - People Don't Know What Kia's New Logo Says
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AD #3474 - GM Giving Away Dealer Inventory; Magna Develops Active Aero that Morphs; BMW Helps Speed Up Solid-State Battery Development
22/12/2022 Duration: 10min- High Prices Curb U.S. Sales - Tesla Discounts a Sign of Slowing Demand? - GM Giving Away Dealer Inventory - Magna Makes Active Aero That Morphs Into Shape - ZF Launches Improved Radar - BWM Helps Speed Up Solid-State Battery Development - Citroen Expands Ami Buggy Due to Popularity - EV Startup Previews Moving Display Screen
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AD #3473 - Acura Teases Ultium Powered ZDX; EPA Toughens Heavy-Duty Truck NOx Rules; USPS Boosts BEV Purchases
21/12/2022 Duration: 09min- EPA Toughens Heavy-Duty Truck Emission Rules - U.S. Postal Service Boosts BEV Purchases - Herbert Diess Joins Infineon’s Board - Magna Bolsters ADAS Business - Acura Teases Ultium Powered ZDX EV - Porsche Opens E-Fuel Plant in Chile - Global Auto Production Up Despite Disruptions
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AD #3472 - U.S. Delays Battery Sourcing Mandate; New Hyundai Kona Inspired by EV Concept; NIO Continues U.S. Expansion
20/12/2022 Duration: 09min- U.S. Delays EV Battery Sourcing Mandate - Hybrid Sales Up in 2022 - Lucid Slashes Prices... Sort Of - Geely Panda Similar to Wuling MINI EV - New Hyundai Kona Inspired by EV Concept - Kia Design Boss Promoted to EVP - NIO Continues U.S. Expansion - Audi Preparing Productions Sites for EVs
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AD #3471 - Buick Reveals 1st Electric SUV; Tesla to Open Factory in Mexico; Dogs Like EVs Better Than ICE Vehicles
19/12/2022 Duration: 07min- Tesla to Open Factory in Mexico- Tesla’s German Plant Output Slower Than Expected- Pepsi To Roll Out 100 Tesla Semis In 2023- Buick Reveals 1st Electric SUV- Waymo Expands Fully Autonomous Ride Service- TuSimple Plans Large Layoff- Rivian Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick Award- Dogs Like EVs Better Than ICE Vehicles
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AD #3470 - Citroen Asteric Uses Fireflies in Headlamps; Bentley 3D Printing with Gold; NCAP Says E85 Cuts GHG’s In Half
16/12/2022 Duration: 09min- China EVs Gain in EU- NHTSA Investigates GM Cruise- Ford F-150 Lightning Price Goes Up Again- Cadillac CT4 Gets 1.5L Engine- Buick LaCrosse Refresh in China- Bentley 3D Printing with Gold- Renault Austral Gets 4WS- NCAP Says E85 Cuts GHG’s In Half- JLR Signs Up With I-CAR- Citroen Asteric Uses Fireflies in Headlamps
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AD #3469 - Tesla Loses Half a Trillion in Market Cap; Ford Back to F1?; Toyota Teases Electric Pickup
15/12/2022 Duration: 09min- Tesla Loses Half a Trillion in Market Cap- Data Shows FSD Beta Getting Worse- Ford Going Back to F1?- Counting Up Mustang's Ponies- Toyota Teases Electric Pickup- Ford and CATL Eye U.S. Battery Plant- Lucid Starts Recruiting in China- Polestar Makes Driver Monitoring Standard- Toyota Developing V2G Tech for EVs
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AD #3468 - Manchin Squashes IRA Loopholes; Ford Hiring Laid Off Software Engineers; Honda Designs Cars With VR
14/12/2022 Duration: 09min- Manchin Squashes IRA Loophole Ideas- Ford Hiring Tech’s Laid Off Software Engineers- Mercedes Groups Plants Under EV Umbrella- Oliver Blume Puts His Stamp on VW Group- Opel Mokka EV Gets More Power and Range- Jaguar F-Pace PHEV Gets More Range- Mazda Adds PHEV To Lineup- Honda Designs Cars with VR Goggles- Hella’s Smart Headlamps
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AD #3467 - Cheap EVs Are the Kei Cars of China; NIO Opens Battery Swapping Tech to All; EPA Report is Misleading
13/12/2022 Duration: 09min- EPA Report is Misleading- Switzerland Could Curb EV Use- NIO Opens Battery Swapping Tech to All- Kia Dealers Last in Consumer Satisfaction- Ford to Axe Fiesta, Focus- Hyundai Develops Delivery Robots- IIHS Tightens Up Crash Test- Honda Pilot TrailSport Tackles Off-Road Terrain- Cheap EVs Are the Kei Cars of China
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AD #3466 - Fusion Energy Breakthrough; 66 Battery Cells a Second; GM Dealers Get Cost Competitive with Direct Sales
12/12/2022 Duration: 09min- Fusion Energy Breakthrough Announcement- Rivian Stops EV Van Deal with Mercedes- Mercedes Plunges Ahead with EV Vans- Skoda Could Quit in China- Car Loan Prices Easing, Sorta- Charging EVs At Home Can Lower Utility Bills- Hummer EV Makes IIHS Rethink Crash Tests- GM Dealers Get Cost Competitive with Direct Sales- Did Jeep Cherokee Just Become a Bargaining Chip?- 66 Battery Cells a Second
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AD #3465 - $300,000 Cadillac Celestiq Sold Out; IRA Will Turn U.S. Into Battery Powerhouse; Last Ford GT Is a Monster
09/12/2022 Duration: 11min- UAW Wins Vote at GM Battery Plant- More Reports of Tesla Shanghai Cutting Production- IRA to Turn U.S. Into Battery Powerhouse- Last Ford GT Is a Monster- Hyundai Ioniq 6 Pricing- Hyundai EVs Get Silicon Carbide Inverters- GM’s Barra Predicts Strong 2023 U.S. Sales- Chinese OEMs Gobble Up Russian Market- NIO Building Swapping Stations in Germany- $300,000 Cadillac Celestiq Sold Out
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AD #3464 - Honda EV Van Only $7,300; Tesla to Shorten Shifts in China; GM President Says ICE Age Not Over
08/12/2022 Duration: 09min- Tesla to Shorten China Shifts- IIHS Calls for Lower Speed Limits- Honda Turns to CATL for Batteries- Honda EV Van Only $7,300- Camaro and Escalade to Become Stand-Alone Brands- GM President Says ICE Age Not Over- EV Trucks Hit Tipping Point- BMW Expanding EV Lineup in China- Hyundai Building Battery Plant in U.S.
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AD #3463 - Alfa Romeo Kisses the ICE Goodbye; BorgWarner Spins Off ICE Business; VW Modifies MEB Platform
07/12/2022 Duration: 10min- Alfa Romeo Kisses the ICE Goodbye- GM to Install 40,000 L2 Chargers- Europe Sees Strong New Car Sales- VW Modifies MEB Platform for Bigger Batteries- Apple Scales Back AV Car- Uber Launches Robotaxis In Las Vegas- BYD To Build EVs In Europe- Cadillac Celestiq Chief Engineer on Autoline- Polestar OTA Adds 68 Horsepower- BorgWarner Spins Off ICE Business
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AD #3462 - Battery Prices Up for 1st Time in 10 Years, 1/3 of Ford Dealers Not Investing in EVs; Mercedes-AMG S-Class
06/12/2022 Duration: 10min- Battery Prices Up for 1st Time in Over 10 Years- 1/3 of Ford Dealers Not Investing in EVs- Tesla Denies Shanghai Slowdown- Hydrogen Extraction Breakthrough Could Benefit Fuel Cells- Mercedes Reveals Most Powerful S-Class Ever- OEMs Can't Go Carbon Neutral w/ HEVs and PHEVs- Navistar and TuSimple Part Ways- DHL Taps BrightDrop for EV Delivery- Integra Type S Gets Same Setup as Civic Type R- Toyota Developing EV Manual Transmission
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AD #3461 - Tesla to Cut Production in China; Ford Dealers Mad at EV Plan; Cute EV Costs a Bundle
05/12/2022 Duration: 09min- UAW Ready to Battle Detroit 3- Ford Dealers Mad at EV Plan- Tesla Shanghai Sets Production Record…- …Tesla to Cut Production in China- Biden Promises “Tweaks” To EV Subsidies- BYD Targets Japanese Market- Cute EV Costs a Bundle- Chips Shortage Will Stretch To 2024- VW CARIAD Is Late and Expensive- Cadillac Celestiq Chief Engineer on Autoline After Hours
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AD #3460 - Elon Drops Details On 1,000 MW Charging; Nobody in China Wants This EV; November Sales Weaker Than Expected
02/12/2022 Duration: 09min- U.S. November Sales Weaker Than Expected- EU OEMs Might Get IRA EV Subsidies- Elon Drops Details On 1,000 MW Charging- BEV Sales Higher Than Expected in ASEAN- VW Updates the ID.3- BMW Starts Low-Volume FCEV Production- BMW Patents Suspension for EV Regen- Nobody in China Wants This EV- The Advantages of Off-Roading with An EV- Opel Shows Off Wild Design Contest Vehicle
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AD #3459 - Honda, Toyota Lose Most Customers to Tesla; BYD Outsells VW in China; BYD Moves Into Mexico
01/12/2022 Duration: 08min- Tesla Semi Rolls Out on the Red Carpet- GM Plays Long Game with AVs- Honda, Toyota Lose Most Customers to Tesla- BYD Moves Into Mexico- BYD Outsells VW in China- Canada Becoming EV Raw Material Powerhouse- BMW Invests in U.S. Copper- Honda Puts ADAS on Steroids- OEMs Need to Commonize EV Components- BYD Launches the 07 Corvette
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AD #3458 - Honda To Make Fuel Cell CR-V in U.S. In 2024; VW Delays Major EV Project; UAW Rank and File Ignore Election
30/11/2022 Duration: 09min- Honda To Make Fuel Cell CR-V in U.S. In 2024- UAW Rank and File Ignore Election- NEVs Hit 31% Market Share in China- Scout Talking to Foxconn and Magna for Assembly- Opel’s First BEV- VW Delays Major EV Project- Hyundai and CATL Become Battery Partners- Hyundai Names Top Designer as President- U.S. November Sales Could Be Good- Corvette to Become Standalone Brand
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AD #3457 - Only BEVs Can Hit Carbon Neutrality; NIO Planning U.S. Expansion; Audi Pumps ICE Power Into RS 6 and 7
29/11/2022 Duration: 09min- EU Worried About U.S. EV Subsidies- U.S. Car Sales Could End Year Strong- Improve Traffic Flow, Cut Emissions- Three Quirky EV Vans Debut in China- Mercedes Sees Near 50% C02 Cut for EV Batteries- Audi Pumps ICE Power Into RS 6 and RS 7- NIO Targets U.S. Market w/ Next-Gen EVs- Legacy Supplier Lands Big EV Contracts- Only BEVs Can Hit Carbon Neutrality
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AD #3456 - Tesla to Redesign the Model 3; E-Fuels Will Not Save The ICE; Renault Toys with Return to U.S.
28/11/2022 Duration: 10min- Tesla to Redesign the Model 3- EU Demands IRA Fix- Hyundai Group Adds More U.S. Battery Plants- Stellantis Stiff Arms Its EU Dealers- New Nissan Serena Minivan in Japan- Renault Toys with Return to U.S. - Chevrolet Unveils Handsome EV Sedan in China- Foreign Automakers Lose Ground in China- E-Fuels Will Not Save The ICE- Tesla FSD Beta Now Available to All North American Owners- Tesla Can Now Detect Autopilot Defeat Devices