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 #4003 - Tomorrow Is D-Day for Trump’s Tariffs; Tesla FSD Only “OK” Say Chinese Testers; EU to Ease CO2 Regs For Automakers
03/03/2025 Duration: 10min- EU to Ease CO2 Regs For Automakers - Tomorrow Is D-Day for Trump’s Tariffs - Honda Moving Civic Hybrid to U.S. - Stellantis Adding Americans To Board - Tesla FSD Only “OK” Say Chinese Testers - Autonomous Maserati Hits 197.7 MPH - Will Polestar Pull Out of China? - Hyundai Group Sets U.S. Feb Sales Record - Kia Wants Smaller, Cheaper EV - No Solid-State Batteries Until 2030 - Autoline Poll on Paddle Shifters
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AD #4002 - Xiaomi 1500 HP Porsche-Killer Priced At $73,000; Mercedes Says AI to Replace Car Designers; Tavares Walks Away with Only $36.4 Mi
28/02/2025 Duration: 10min- Tesla Aiming for Robotaxis In California - Waymo Hits 200,000 Rides/Week - Stella CEO Tavares Walks Away with Only $36.4 Million - Trump Promises Car Tariffs on Tuesday - Mercedes Says AI to Replace Car Designers - Xiaomi 1500 HP Porsche-Killer Priced At $73,000 - BMW Going with Dedicated EV Plants - Ford Scraps EV Inventory Plan - Lightweight Speaker for EVs - Autoline Poll on Paddle Shifters
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AD #4001 - 'Chicken Tax' Strikes Kia's U.S. EV Plans; Nissan to Drop Top Executives; GM Boosts Shareholder Dividend
27/02/2025 Duration: 11min- Nissan to Shake Out Executive Suite - UK Auto Production Goes Down - Mercedes Cutting Back in China - VW Slashes Price of ID.4 in China - Chinese Auto Market is Not Growing - Tariffs Upset Kia's U.S. EV Plans - Kia's EV2 Concept for Affordable Small CUV - VW ID.4 Sales Skyrocket in the U.S. - GM Boosts Dividend 25%
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AD #4000 - CEO Rawlinson Out at Lucid; Mitsubishi Dealers Losing Money, Beg for New Product; Tesla Stock Trips and Falls
26/02/2025 Duration: 11min- CEO Rawlinson Out at Lucid - Tesla Stock Trips and Falls - Stella’s Earnings Plummet - NHTSA Cuts 4% Of Workforce - Hyundai Using Private 5G Spectrum in Manufacturing - Kia Emphasizes Bi-Directional Charging - GM and Tesla Score Highest Owner Loyalty - U.S. Mitsubishi Dealers Losing Money, Beg for New Product - Volvo ES90 Gets 800V, 435 Miles Range - Toyota Shrinks Board, Appoints an American
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AD #3999 - Ram EREV Can Tow 14,000 Lbs.; Tesla Sales Plunge 50% in the EU; BMW iX Rated Most Satisfying EV
25/02/2025 Duration: 12min- U.S. Tariffs Could Raise Pickup Prices $10K - Wrangler, Gladiator Moving to STLA Frame Platform - Japanese OEMs Worry About U.S. Tariffs - Tesla Sales Plunge 50% in the EU - Afeela Opens 1st Studio in LA - Tesla Autopilot Update in China Disappoints - Tesla Model S and X to Get Facelifts - BMW iX Rated Most Satisfying EV - Cyber Attacks on EV Charging Stations Up 39% - Ram EREV Can Tow 14,000 Lbs.
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AD #3998 - Tesla Sales Forecast to Drop; Stella Could Ax Alfa, Maserati, DS and Lancia; Mercedes Gives Up on Dedicated EV Platforms
24/02/2025 Duration: 10min- Stella Could Ax Alfa, Maserati, DS and Lancia - U.S. Autos, Jobs to Grow If Trump Does Nothing - India Limits EV Charging Investment - France Wants EU Relief for CO2 Regs - Tesla Sales Forecast to Drop - Trump Shuts Down EV Chargers at Gov Buildings - Mercedes Gives Up on Dedicated EV Platforms - BMW To Delay Mini EV Production - Autoline Poll on Fuel Cells
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AD #3997 - Tesla Warranty Costs Higher Than GM; Stella To Launch L3 Driving; Rivian Cuts COGs $31,000/Vehicle
21/02/2025 Duration: 11min- Nissan Handed Junk Rating - Tesla to Invest in Nissan? - Rivian Cuts COGs $31,000/Vehicle - Tesla Warranty Costs Higher Than GM - BMW Neue Klasse To Use Cylindrical Batteries - Stella To Launch L3 Driving - EV Advocates Tell EU to Keep Strict CO2 Regs - Stella Stops Jeep Compass Plant in Canada - Renault’s Horse Worth €7.4 Billion - Autoline Poll on FCEVs
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AD #3996 - New Twingo World's Most Efficient EV?; Mercedes Cutting Production; GM Has Short-Term Solution for Tariffs
20/02/2025 Duration: 10min- Tesla to Sell Cars in India - GM Can Deal with Tariffs, Short Term - Nissan Drags Down Renault's Earnings - Renault Twingo Most Efficient EV in the World? - Mercedes Hunkers Down, Cuts Production - Kia PV5 EV Commercial Van - $12,297 a Year to Own a New Car - Borg-Warner Shutters Two Battery Plants
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AD #3995 - Nikola Files for Chapter 11; Rivian To Post Gross Profit; Volkswagen EV Sales Tank in China
19/02/2025 Duration: 09min- Nikola Files for Chapter 11 - Ford Delays Next F-150 - Rivian To Post Gross Profit - Toyota Takes LG Battery Plant in Michigan - VW EV Sales Tank in China - Honda’s New Fuel Cell Specs - Toyota Tests Fuel Cell Truck with Two Filling Nozzles - Honda Told Nissan To Dump Its Hybrid Tech - China Tightens Grip on Rare Earths - GAMIC Announces Start-Up Finalists - Lynk and Co 1st To Adopt NVIDIA Thor Chip
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AD #3994 - Renault Solves EV Battery Fires; Trump to Kill California ZEV Waiver; Scout EREV Motor Near Rear Axle
18/02/2025 Duration: 09min- Scout EREV Motor Mounted by Rear Axle - Honda Wants Nissan CEO Gone for Merger - ZF Considers Selling EV Drivetrain Business - GM to Add Tahoe EV to Orion Plant - Renault and Geely Join Forces in Brazil - Renault Solves EV Battery Fires - Trump to Kill California ZEV Waiver - Volvo XC60 Gets New Front End - Toyota Puts Sauna in HiAce Van
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AD #3993 - GM Shocks Industry With Dependability Study; Mass Production For BYD’s Solid State Batteries; Kia EV4 Looks Sensational
17/02/2025 Duration: 10min- Trump’s Car Tariffs to Hit April 2 - Nissan Plans to Cut Rogue Production in U.S. - Japan’s Car Sales Fall as Population Declines - Autoline Viewers Oppose Car Tariffs - Kia EV4 Looks Sensational - BMW Showcases New EV Tech - GM Shocks Industry with Dependability Study - As Sales Sink, GM Closes Assembly Plant in China - Mass Production for BYD’s Solid State Batteries - Nio Buys ZF’s Steer-By-Wire
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AD #3992 - Trump Threatens Tariffs on All Car Imports; Toyota Teases New Fuel Cell System; Porsche To Cut 1,900 Jobs in Germany
14/02/2025 Duration: 11min- Trump Threatens Tariffs on All Car Imports… - …But Will Lower Tariffs If Countries Cut Theirs - Scout Loses Direct Sales Battle in South Carolina - U.S. Car Inventory Levels Drop - Toyota Teases New Fuel Cell System - Chevy Reveals NASCAR EV Prototype - Tesla Combats Charging Cable Thieves - State Department Changes Armored EV Language - Magna Boosts Q4 Earnings - Porsche To Cut 1,900 Jobs in Germany
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AD #3991 - Bill in Congress Vaporizes EV Incentives; China Tells Media Don't Criticize Tesla; Robots Poised to Eliminate Factory Jobs
13/02/2025 Duration: 09min- Bill in Congress Vaporizes EV Subsidies, Adds EV Tax - Nissan to Fire Employees and Close Plants - KKR Expresses Interest in Nissan - Trump Tariffs Would Raise Repair Costs - Robots Poised to Eliminate Factory Jobs - China Tells Media Don't Criticize Tesla - ZF Develops Heel Airbag for AVs - Baidu Claims Robotaxis 10X Safer Than Humans
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AD #3990 - Tesla Stock Drops as Investors Wonder What Elon Is Doing; Lyft Posts First Time Profit; Lucid Predicts 1 Million Sales/Year
12/02/2025 Duration: 10min- Tesla Stock Drops as Investors Wonder What Elon Is Doing - IRA Removal Threatens EV Investment and Jobs - Farley Says Tariffs Causes Chaos - Dems Say Trump Pausing EV Program Is Illegal - JD Power Forecasts Flat U.S. EV Sales - EU Auto Industry Needs Radical Change, Or Face Extinction - Lucid’s Rawlinson Predicts 1 Million Sales/Year - Foxconn Open to Acquiring Renault’s Stake in Nissan - Lyft Posts First Time Profit, Stock Drops - Corvette ZR1 Smashes Track Records - Porsche and Michelin Develop New Wet Racing Tire
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AD #3989 - Have China Car Sales Peaked?; BYD Adds Self-Driving for Free; Big Discounts on the Nissan LEAF
11/02/2025 Duration: 11min- GM to Revamp Its Big SUV in 2029 - China Adds 10% Tariff to U.S. SUVs - Car Sales Drop, Has China Hit Peak Auto? - GM Bails Out Small Supplier - BYD Adds Self-Driving for Free - Big Discounts on 2025 Nissan LEAF - Trade In Your ICE, Get a Rivian Discount - Electric Blazer to Pace Daytona 500 - Chevy, Polestar Best in Canada EV Cold Weather Test - VW Adds New IC Engines - Renault Offers Spare Parts for Classic Cars
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AD #3988 - Nikola Teetering on Bankruptcy; Big Shakeout About to Begin in China; Nio Battery Swapping Almost Profitable
10/02/2025 Duration: 10min- Trump to Hit Canada, Mexico With Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Big Shakeout About to Begin in China - EU OEMs Get Some CO2 Relief, Sorta - Nikola Teetering on Bankruptcy - Russians Complain of Crummy Chinese Quality - DeepSeek Taking China Cars by Storm - Nio Battery Swapping Almost Profitable - Renault-Volvo Unveil EV Vans - Ford Launches New Tech to Help Delivery Drivers
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AD #3987 - Trump Axes NEVI Program; Two Chinese OEMs Adopt DeepSeek AI; Porsche Adds More ICE Cars To Lineup
07/02/2025 Duration: 11min- Two Chinese OEMs Adopt DeepSeek AI - BYD Challenges Tesla FSD - Xpeng To Make Its Own Chips - Trump Axes NEVI Program - Tesla Adds $5,000 To Model X Price - Tesla China Sales Down in January - Mazda’s Net Profit Drops 45% - Porsche Adds More ICE Cars to Lineup - Lear To Lay Off 15,0000 - Linamar Sells Gigacasting Factory - Alpine A110 Muscles Up
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AD #3986 - Pickup Drivers Like Elon More Than EV Owners; Nissan Looking For a New Partner; VW Launching New Family of Small EVs
06/02/2025 Duration: 12min- Poll Shows Elon Musk Very Polarizing in America - Ford's 2024 Earnings Mediocre - Jim Farley Bullish on EREVs - Volvo's 2024 Earnings Strong, But Predicts Weaker 2025 - Dealers Won't Like Nissan's New Incentive Plan - Nissan Looking For a New Partner - Rivian Thinks It Can Catch Up Fast with AVs - VW Developing New Family of Small EVs - Jeep Launches New Wagoneer S Trim
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AD #3985 - Nissan Calls Off Merger with Honda; Tesla EU Sales Plummet, Mostly Because Of Elon; Watch the Super Bowl, Win A Kia
05/02/2025 Duration: 10min- Nissan Calls Off Merger with Honda - Toyota Expects Net Profit Drop - Unboxed Assembly for China? Lexus Builds a New Plant There - Toyota’s U.S. Battery Plant Ready to Start Production - German Morale Down in The Dumps - Bentley Opens Luxury Apartments in Miami - DS Announces Pricing for Number 8 EV - GM Axes 1,000 Cruise Employees - Tesla EU Sales Plummet, Mostly Because of Elon - Watch the Super Bowl, Win A Kia
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AD #3984 - VW Dealers Sue to Block Scout's Direct Sales; Ford to Launch Maverick EV; Honda Cuts EV Orders from GM
04/02/2025 Duration: 11min- Those Trump Tariffs? Well, Never Mind - Dealers Sue VW to Prevent Scout Direct Sales - Ferrari Posts Strong Earnings - U.S. January Sales Up Slightly - Tesla Sales Tank in California - Tesla Offers Insurance Discount for More FSD Use - Honda Cuts Prologue Orders from GM - Former Nissan Exec Loses Appeal in Japan - Ford to Launch Maverick EV - Audi Changes Vehicle Naming Structure