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 #3269 - Holy Moly! $70,000 For a VW ID. Buzz?; Russian Invasion Will Hurt Auto Industry; Big Oil Is Going Electric
25/02/2022 Duration: 09min- Russian Invasion Will Hurt Auto Industry- Which Automakers Get Hurt the Most by Russian Invasion- VW Confirms Porsche Spin-Off- Faraday Future Finally Ready to Sell Cars- How VW Squeezed Out More EV Range - Big Oil Is Going Electric- BYD and Baidu Shake Hands on AV Deal- VW ID. Buzz Is a Pricey Bugger- Rivian Sets 10% EV Market Share Goal- Nikola Finally Ready to Make Trucks- Back to The Future with Electric DeLorean
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AD #3270 - Toyota, Bridgestone Crippled by Cyber Attacks; Toyota Claims Stronger EV Battery; Jeep Teases Moab Concepts
25/02/2022 Duration: 08min- Toyota, Bridgestone Crippled by Cyber Attacks- Russian Invasion Sends Aluminum Prices Soaring- Why Lucid Will Build Assembly Plant in Saudi Arabia- Panasonic to Start Making 4680 Batteries- Toyota Claims to Have Stronger Battery- Uber Gives Drivers Pay Transparency- EV Owners Buy, Not Lease- NIO to List on Hong Kong, Singapore Exchanges- Jeep Teases Moab Concepts
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AD #3268 - Tesla Adding Plant in China; USPS Commits to Ugliest Truck Ever; Wrangler 4xe Best Selling PHEV in U.S.
24/02/2022 Duration: 09min- Tesla Adds Plant to Build 2 Million EVs in China- USPS Commits to Ugliest Truck Ever- 3G Shutdown Affects Millions of Motorists- Audi to Pioneer 5G in Vehicles- Mercedes Wants L3 S-Class in U.S.- Polestar Maps Out Zero-Carbon Plan- Honda Dealers Slash Energy Use- Rivian Adds Surveillance System to Trucks- Stellantis Outperforms GM and Ford in North America- GM Promotes Shilpan Amin to International Operations
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AD #3267 - German Greens Sue To Block Tesla’s Giga Berlin; UAW Workers Earn $1.5 Billion; Cummins Buys Meritor
23/02/2022 Duration: 10min- German Greens Sue To Block Giga Berlin- Stellantis Posts Eye-Popping Profits- UAW Workers Earn $1.5 Billion In Profit Sharing- Lucid Hit with Non-OTA Recall- SEAT Cupra’s Cool Concept Cars- Wuling’s Latest ICE Offerings- Recycling Seat Belts and Seat Covers- BYD To Make HD EV Trucks in U.S.- Apollo Adds Tenneco To List of Auto Acquisitions- Cummins Buys Meritor To Fight Climate Change
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AD #3266 - Look for Massive EV Exports from China; Could VW Spin Off Porsche?; Tech Details on Ford's Ranger Raptor
22/02/2022 Duration: 10min- Rumor Mill Says VW Will Spin Off Porsche- Is Porsche a Safer Bet Than VW?- GM Stumbles on Way to the App Store- U.S. Readies Raw Materials Strategy- Mercedes' Strategy to Transition to EVs- More Details on Ford's Ranger Raptor- Opel Launches RandD Effort Into Lighting- Look for Massive EV Exports from China- Hyundai's Sales Collapse in China- Faraday Future Finally Getting Ready to Make EVs
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AD #3265 - Ford Denies EV Spin-Off; Baidu Shares AV Operating Costs; VW Proves BEV Better Than ICE In Snow Storms
21/02/2022 Duration: 10min- Ford Denies Rumors of EV Spin-Off- Thousands of Cars Catch Fire on Cargo Ship- GM Launches Use Based Insurance Through OnStar- EV Battery Production Doubles In 2021- BYD Launches Yuan Plus with Innovative Blade Battery- Volkswagen Reveals More ID.Buzz Details- GM and Cruise File Petition to Put Origin Shuttle in Operation- Baidu Shares AV Operating Costs- VW Proves BEV Better Than ICE in Snow Storms
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AD #3264 - Mustang Mach-E Dethrones Tesla Model 3; China Cuts Subsidies and EV Sales Plummet; Driving Ford’s E-Transit
18/02/2022 Duration: 10min- Ford Mustang Mach-E Dethrones Tesla Model 3- More Chips Won’t Bring Down Car Prices- China Cuts Subsidies and EV Sales Plummet- Honda Jumps on The Mobility Bandwagon- Renault Posts First Profit In 3 Years- Nissan To Make EVs In Canton- Bridgestone To Make New Tires from Recycled Ones- Schaeffler Develops Bearings for EVs- Mercedes Shows Historical Testing Method- Driving Ford’s E-Transit
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AD #3263 - Average Porsche Taycan Buyer in China Only 30; EU Car Sales Plummet to Lowest Ever; GM Wants to Make Tanks
17/02/2022 Duration: 11min- EU Car Sales Plummet to Lowest Level Ever- Dongfeng 1st State-Owned Chinese OEM in EU- VW to Buy Huawei AV Unit- Average Porsche Taycan Buyer in China Only 30 Years Old- Porsche Unveils Macan T- NHTSA Opens Another Investigation Into Tesla's Autopilot System- Why We Haven't Covered Tesla's Discrimination Lawsuit- Ford Europe Experiments with New Sounds for Safety Warnings- Bentley Off and Running with 3D Printing- Volvo Not Going All BEV Just Yet- Mahle Gets U.S. Government Contract to Cut Methane Emissions- GM Wants to Make Tanks- Buick Teases 1st BEV- BMW Paint Job Goes Color Crazy
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AD #3262 - Car Dealers Rip Off U.S. Consumers; Headlamps Are Exhibit #1 For Red Tape; EVs May Cause Overcapacity
16/02/2022 Duration: 10min- Car Dealers Are Ripping Off American Consumers- Headlamps Are Exhibit #1 For Government Bureaucracy and Red Tape- EVs Could Cause Overcapacity Problem- Tech Details On M-B’s First Electric AMG- Tesla Lines Up Lithium Supplies- First Look at Maserati’s New SUV - Euro NCAP Evaluates Delivery Vans- NVIDIA Teams Up with JLR- Intel to Boost Automotive Business- Join Jim Farley For a Fireside Chat
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AD #3261 - Kiss Lexus' Spindle Grille Goodbye; Polestar Decides to Glue Cars Together; Jeep Meridian Aimed at India
15/02/2022 Duration: 09min- China's Infrastructure Will Charge 20 Million EVs- U.S. Invests in Hydrogen Manufacturing- Audi to Build More EVs in China- Jeep Meridian Designed for the Indian Market- Polestar Pioneers a Fully Bonded Structure- Mobileye Expands Beyond Cameras Into Robotaxis- Fisker Taking Reservations for PEAR EV- Acura Taking Orders for All-New Integra- Kiss the Spindle Grille Goodbye as Lexus Goes Electric- DS Adds a Bit More PHEV Range
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AD #3260 - Lambo Wants to Keep ICEs; OEMs Put the Squeeze on Suppliers; USPS Decision to Stick with ICE Fleet Flawed
14/02/2022 Duration: 08min- Ambassador Bridge Blockade Causes $850 Million In Damages- BMW Gets Big Economic Benefit from Increasing China JV Stake- USPS Decision to Stick with ICE Fleet Flawed- Jeep Teams with Razor to Launch Electric Scooter- Toyota Boosts Commitment to Hybrids- Lamborghini Wants to Keep IC Engines Beyond 2030- Automakers Put the Squeeze on Suppliers- George Soros Buys Millions of Rivian Shares- Tesla Denies Plans to Open Second China Factory in Shenyang
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AD #3259 - Mach-E Doubles Mustang Sales; High Prices Opens Door For Chinese Cars; Bridgestone Expands Beyond Tires
11/02/2022 Duration: 10min- Mach-E Doubles Global Mustang Sales- Ford Nabs Top Tesla Engineer- BMW Boosts Chinese Ownership- Tesla Opens Design Center in Beijing- Mercedes To Make eSprinter in Germany and U.S.- Ram EV Will Get Range Extender- Lincoln Prepares EV Tidal Wave- High U.S. Car Prices Opens the Door to Cheap Chinese Cars- Valeo Pivots from ICE to EV- First 200-kW Motor Without Rare Earths- Bridgestone Expands Beyond Making Tires- Car Companies and Their Super Bowl Ads- You Said It!
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AD #3258 - "Freedom Convoy" Closes Car Plants; Where OEMs Will Get the Billions to Invest in EVs; Alfa Romeo Styling Lessons
10/02/2022 Duration: 09min- So-Called "Freedom Convoy" Closes Car Plants- Volvo Investigating Structural Batteries- Where OEMs Will Get the Billions to Invest in EVs- Elon Musk Pads His Resume- U.S. to Prioritize Highway Charging Stations- Nissan Takes Attention Grabbing Frontiers to Chicago- Alfa Romeo Tonale Styling Lessons- Cadillac Returning to LeMans with Beautiful Race Car- Ford Bronco Everglades Gets Factory Snorkel- Ford Teases Next-Gen Ranger Raptor
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AD #3257 - Tesla Pioneers New Assembly Technique, GM Dramatically Ramps Up EV Production, Biden Finally Says “Tesla”
09/02/2022 Duration: 09min- President Biden Finally Says “Tesla”- Tesla Pioneers New Assembly Technique- Park Your Hyundai and Kia Outside- EU Needs Millions More EV Chargers- Ram Teases EV Pickup- GM Dramatically Ramps Up EV Production- Details of Kia Sportage PHEV- MIT Develops Breakthrough Material- Hummer EV Frunk Is Perfect for Stowing Roof Panels- Porsche Allows You to Race on Your Favorite Streets
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AD #3256 - Volvo Copies Tesla's Castings; Alfa Romeo Tonale One Cute Ute; GM Delays Next-Gen Colorado and Canyon
08/02/2022 Duration: 09min- Volvo Copies Tesla's Mega Castings- Tesla Goes On Hiring Spree in China- GM Delays Next-Gen Mid-Size Pickups- Nissan to Drop ICE, But When?- Sneak Peak at Lexus BEV Concept- DS Concept Uses Formula E Powertrain- Magna Mirror Incorporates Driver Monitoring- Powertrain Details of Alfa Romeo Tonale- Ford e-Transit on Sale Now
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AD #3255 - Want A Ford? Get Ready to Wait; Why Automakers Want Legacy Chips; Dongfeng Copies Hummer Design
07/02/2022 Duration: 08min- Want A Ford? Get Ready to Wait- Ford Lost Most Production Last Year- Chip Legislation Making Its Way Through Congress- Why Automakers Want Legacy Chips- Jaguar Will Not Outsource Its BEV Platform- Rolls-Royce Redesigns Spirit of Ecstasy- Dongfeng Copies Hummer Design- Faurecia And Hella Join Forces- UAW Workers Get Profit-Sharing Bonanza- Cool 1960 Skoda Race Car
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AD #3254 - U.S. Post Office Pressured to Buy EVs; Problems with PHEV Emissions; Tesla to Build Cathode Factory
04/02/2022 Duration: 09min- Ford Posts All-Time Record Profits, Sorta- Problems with PHEV Emissions- U.S. Post Office Pressured to Buy EVs- AEB w/ Pedestrian Detection Fails at Night- SEMA Helps Parts Makers Meet Emissions Regulations- Adios to Cheap Wages in Mexico- Tesla to Build Cathode Factory- Rivian's Smorgasboard of Drive Modes- Kia EV6 Saves Robot Dog in Super Bowl Ad
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AD #3253 - Why GM Sees a Profitable 2022; UAW Cleared for Direct Elections; Gladiator Hits #3 in Mid-Size Sales
02/02/2022 Duration: 09min- Highlights of GM's Letter to Shareholders- UAW Cleared for Direct Elections- Jeep Gladiator Reaches #3 in Mid-Size Pickup Sales- Ford F-150 Lightning Can Power an Owner's Home- JLR Expands Alexa Across Its Lineup- Renault Helps Financially Strapped Customers Get Cars- Polestar Creates One-Off Winter Performer- Toyota Pushes Its AVs to the Limit
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AD #3252 - Aston Reveals New Powerful DBX; More EV Startup Scandals; January U.S. Car Sales Not Too Good
02/02/2022 Duration: 09min- Top Execs at EMLS Resign- Faraday Future Execs Forced to Take Pay Cut- Ford Launches $20 Billion Reorganization to Look More Like Tesla- January U.S. Car Sales Not Too Good- GM Posts Whopping Profit Increase- Former Tesla Co-Founder Bets on Battery Recycling- Aston Reveals New Powerful DBX- Tesla FSD Recall Feedback- Car Nicknames
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AD #3251 - Tesla FSD Recall; Rivian Fights Battery Supplier Samsung; Luxurious Toyota Tundra Capstone Review
01/02/2022 Duration: 10min- Gen Z Nicknames Cars More Than Baby Boomers Do- Tesla FSD Recall- Rivian Fights Battery Supplier Samsung- Porsche Improving Online Car Sales- Luxurious Toyota Tundra Review- AAA Tests Driver Monitoring Systems for Semi-Autonomous Driving- Magna Supplies eDrive System for VW Group's MEB Platform- Best to Worst EV Charging Networks- India Wants Battery Swapping Too!