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 #3370 - Germany Slashes EV Subsidies; Tesla Charging Fee to Use Nav; GM Q2 Earnings Down Sharply
26/07/2022 Duration: 10min- Germany Slashes EV Subsidies- Faraday Future Needs More Money- GM Q2 Earnings Down Sharply- Detroit 3 Support Chip Act- Tesla Charging Fee to Use Nav- Tesla Really Ramps Up Production in China- Tesla Posts GigaPress Video- Sono's BEV Uses Solar Power- GM Locks Up EV Raw Materials- VW Starts Making ID.4 in the U.S.
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AD #3369 - VW EV Strategy Now at Risk; Renault Isolates Battery Pack with Foam; GM Ready to Answer Your EV Questions
25/07/2022 Duration: 09min- VW Fires CEO Diess, EV Strategy Now at Risk- Cadillac Celestiq Design Details- Renault Isolates Battery Pack with Foam- Jaguar Develops Predictive Regen- Toyota Forgoes Supplier Price Cuts- Xpeng VTOL One Step Closer- GM Ready to Answer Your EV Questions
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AD #3368 - Baidu Unveils New L4 AV; Amazon Now Delivering with Rivian Vans; OnStar Expands Beyond Passenger Cars
22/07/2022 Duration: 09min- Amazon Now Delivering Packages with Rivian Vans- Daimler Truck Kicks Off eEconic Production- OnStar Expands Beyond Passenger Vehicles- GM and Ford Seek Autonomous Vehicle Approval- Celestiq To Use Solid-State Lidar- Baidu Introduces New L4 Autonomous Car- Porsche Now Performing Automated Test Drives- Chevy Teases New Ultium-Based EV- Mini Offers Cooper SE For People with Disabilities- Opel Reveals Tricked Out Astra- Michael Schumacher’s 1998 F1 Ferrari Up for Auction
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AD #3367 - Former UAW Leaders Serve Minimal Sentences; Tesla Posts Strong Q2 Earnings; Brembo's Big Brake-Through
21/07/2022 Duration: 12min- Tesla Posts Strong Q2 Earnings- Ford Lines Up Batteries and Raw Materials- Ford to Cut 8,000 Jobs- Former UAW Leaders Handed "Get Out of Jail" Cards- U.S. Post Office to Buy a Lot More EVs- VW And That 153 Days Supply of ID.4s- Honda Reveals "Most Powerful" Civic Type R- Brembo's Big Brake-Through
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AD #3366 - BEVs Hit 10% Market Share in Europe; U.S Car Prices Hit Record High; Ford Tests Robot EV Charging Station
20/07/2022 Duration: 09min- VW Names Keogh Head of New Scout Brand- BEVs Hit 10% Market Share in Europe- U.S Car Prices Hit Record High- Renault Converting Old ICE Vans into EVs- Ford Tests Robot EV Charging Station- Cadillac Offers Discount to Track Lyriq Customers- Nissan Launches New X-Trail- Amazon’s Zoox Ready to Jump into Robotaxi Business
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AD #3365 - Chevy Launching Blazer EV Next Summer; Kia Planning EV Pickup for U.S.; Porsche Wants to Go More Upscale
19/07/2022 Duration: 09min- Aftermarket Business Exploding- Kia Planning EV Pickup For the U.S.- CATL Eyes North American Expansion- Hyundai Partners with Rolls-Royce on Fuel Cell VTOL- Porsche Wants to Go More Upscale- Fully Assembled BMW's to Park Themselves- Chevy Blazer EV Launches Next Summer- Toyota Continues Its Push Into Fuel Cells- Honda Civic Turns 50
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AD #3364 - VW ID.4 Has 153 Days of Inventory; Copper Shortfall to Send Prices Soaring; Stellantis Dumps Chinese Partners
18/07/2022 Duration: 09min- Stellantis Dumps Chinese Partners- Aston Martin Fishing for Partners- Copper Shortfall to Send Prices Soaring- Hyundai Designs VTOL Interior- Ford Stuffs Horses into The Raptor R- Porsche Targets Higher Margins- Rocket Tech for Fuel Cell Hypercar- VW ID.4 Has 153 Days of Inventory
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AD #3363 - Cheap EVs Taking China by Storm; BMW USA Says It Won't Charge for Heated Seats; Hau Thai Tang Leaving Ford
15/07/2022 Duration: 10min- BMW USA Says It Won't Charge for Heated Seats- EU Car Sales Lowest in 26 Years- Saudis Invest in Aston Martin- Hau Thai Tang Leaving Ford- GM Building Nationwide Charging Network- Fiat 500e Best Selling EV in EU- Toyota Drops Avalon, Replaced by Crown- Cheap EVs Take China by Storm- Hyundai N Goes Electric
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AD #3362 - NIO Accused of Fraud; Hyundai IONIQ 6 is SUV-Sized; Trumpchi Goes Grille Crazy
14/07/2022 Duration: 10min- NIO Accused of Fraud- Americans Warming Up to EVs- Walmart Could Buy 20% of Canoo- Tesla Loses Top AI Executive- Lordstown Promotes Hightower to CEO- Trumpchi Goes Grille Crazy- Hennessey EV Boasts 400 HP at Each Wheel- Cadillac Celestiq Design Details- Meet the Honda ZR-V- Hyundai IONIQ 6 Bigger Than You Think
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AD #3361 - Panasonic Develops Better EV Battery; VW Faces Delays Due to Software; IONIQ 6 Reveals New Styling Strategy
13/07/2022 Duration: 10min- Panasonic Develops Better EV Battery- VW Faces Major Delays Due to Software- VW Joins Battery Recycler Redwood Materials- Geely Launches EV Pickup- Vitesco Lands Big Business with Renault- IONIQ 6 Reveals Hyundai's EV Styling Strategy- Honda CR-V Gets Major Redo- ZF Gets a New CEO- Mahle Develops EV Motor to Run Indefinitely
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AD #3360 - Walmart Probably Just Saved Canoo; Porsche Confirms 911 Hybrid; Hella to Mass Produce Brake-By-Wire
12/07/2022 Duration: 09min- Rivian Plans for Job Cuts- Walmart Buys EV Delivery Vans from Canoo- BMW Charging for Convenience Features- Ford Files Trademark for EV Ranger and Maverick- Rimac Nevera Rated by the EPA- Porsche Confirms 911 Hybrid- Citroen Ami Sales Pretty Weak- Hella to Mass Produce Brake-By-Wire- Mercedes Partners with Tencent for AVs in China
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AD #3359 - Tesla Sales Spells Trouble for China EV Makers; Bentley Adopts Airline Seat Specs; Opel Converts EV Van to Flatbed
11/07/2022 Duration: 10min- U.S. OEMs Slowly Build Back Inventory- Commercial Vehicles Sales Slow in China- Tesla Sales Record Spells Trouble for China EV Makers - VW Had New Phaeton Ready- Bentley Adopts Airline Seat Specs- Opel Converts EV Van to Flatbed- Biden Wants States to Track Vehicle Emissions- BMW Doubles EV Sales- Volvo Drops Out of ACEA- Pete Brock on AAH
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AD #3358 - Tesla Market Share About to Plummet; Lead In 12V Batteries 50-60 Years Old; Stellantis Converts Plant to EV Motors
01/07/2022 Duration: 10min- Tesla Market Share About to Plummet- Tesla Stock Follows Auto Sector- BMW Kills Off i3- GM Cruise Has Bugs to Work Out- Chevy Extends Price Cut to Older Bolt Owners- General Motors Provides EV 1st Responder Training- Stellantis Converts Diesel Plant to EV Motors- Lead In 12V Batteries 50-60 Years Old
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AD #3357 - China Getting GM 'Halo' Vehicles; New Green NCAP Test Harder for ICEs; Used Car Market Shrinking
30/06/2022 Duration: 09min- EU Makes 2035 ICE Ban Official- China Getting GM 'Halo' Vehicles- Apple CarPlay Adds Fuel Purchases- New Green NCAP Test Harder for ICEs- BMW Kicks Off Share Buyback- Mercedes Starts EV Plant Transformation- Lithium Tax Could Reduces Prices- Soaring Prices Drive Consumers from Used Cars- Material Inflation Having Big Impact on Automakers
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AD #3356 - EV Jobs Growing, ICE Jobs Falling; Tesla Has Best Brand Loyalty; Used Car Shortage Looming Next Year
29/06/2022 Duration: 11min- EV Jobs Growing, ICE Jobs Falling- Tesla Has Best Brand Loyalty- 2022 Sales to Drop Below 2020- Buick Tops JD Power Quality Index- Hyundai IONIQ 6 Is One Swoopy Car- Citroen C4 Goes Electric- Got A Dodge? Head to HWY 93- Clarios Low-Voltage Battery Perfect for EVs- Tesla Axes 200 Autopilot Workers- Used Car Shortage Looming Next Year- Cadillac Lyriq Pioneers Manufacturing Technique
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AD #3355 - Germany and Japan Resist ICE Bans; Cadillac Lyriq Road Test; Ford Taking Bronco Brand To Europe
28/06/2022 Duration: 10min- Germany, Japan Resist ICE Bans- VW Sells Part of Electrify America- Chip Shortage Starts to Ease- Ford Taking Bronco Brand to Europe- China Still Stuck in Copy Cat Mode- Hyundai Group Investigated for Defeat Devices- Cadillac Lyriq Road Test - Fuel Cells for EV Charging
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AD #3354 - Tesla Shanghai on Track for 1M EVs/Year; June Sales Forecast; VW's MQB Spawned Over 32 Million Vehicles
27/06/2022 Duration: 08min- June Sales: Fantastic for Ford, Disaster for Honda- Tesla Shanghai Readies to Make 1M EVs- Toyota Lobbies Japan to Push Hybrids- Japan Pushes G7 to Welcome Hybrids- VW ID. AERO is Latest EV Effort- 32 Million VW's Built on MQB- 1,000 HP 'Sucker' Car Breaks Goodwood Record- EVgo Added to Russell Indexes- Cadillac Celestiq Will Cost $350,000+- Clarios Develops Low-Voltage Lithium Battery
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AD #3353 - UAW Targets Transplants, EV Startups; Tesla and Biden Quietly Working Together; Polestar 5 Gets Whopping 884 HP
24/06/2022 Duration: 10min- UAW Going After Non-Union OEMs Again- Tesla and Biden Quietly Collaborating- Tesla Brings Back Enhanced Autopilot- GM Makes Charging Its EVs Easier- Nissan to Supplier McLaren for Formula E- Uber and Lyft Drivers Put Ads on Their Vehicles- Aptera Confirms Hub Motor Supplier- Mercedes EQXX Ekes Out More Range- Polestar 5 Gets Whopping 884 HP- Apricale is the 1st PCEV Hypercar
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AD #3352 - EV Raw Material Costs = 2X ICE; $4,500 Union EV Incentive Officially Dead; Ford’s 2,000 HP Transit Van
23/06/2022 Duration: 11min- Tesla Loses Billions on New Plants, Of Course- Musk Says Tesla May Start Advertising- Raw Material Costs for EV = 2X ICE- $4,500 Union EV Incentive Officially Dead- IndyCar Eats Up 25,000 Firestones A Year- Ford’s 2,000 HP Transit Van- Cadillac Celestiq Interior Teaser- Infiniti Starts Free Maintenance Program- Honda CR-V Interior Teasers- CATL Qilin Battery Boasts Fast Charge Time
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AD #3351 - Peugeot Aims New 408 Fastback at SUV Buyers; VW Teases New EV Sedan; BMW Reveals 1st Ever M3 Wagon
22/06/2022 Duration: 09min- GM Accelerates EV Production Plans- Ford’s Spain Plant to Produce Next-Gen EVs- Toyota Slashes Production…Again- Toyota and Redwood Partner on EV Battery Recycling- Volkswagen Teases New ID. AERO Electric Sedan- Peugeot Aims New 408 Fastback at SUV Buyers - IIHS: Pandemic Lockdowns Made Risky Driving New Normal- BMW Introduces 1st Ever M3 Wagon- Porsche Struggled to Incorporate Brand DNA In the Cayenne