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- U.S. Steel and Nippon File Lawsuits Over Blocked Deal - Stellantis’ Italy Production Drops 37% - UK EV Sales Up 60% Last Month - GM Patents New Way to Package Battery Cells - BYD Shows Off New Suspension Technology - BYD Sales in Brazil Surge 327% In 2024 - SAIC-GM-Wuling Build 30M Vehicles - Volkswagen and Xpeng Form EV Charging Partnership - Honda To Use Huawei Smart Driving Tech in China - Mazda To Open Battery Module Plant - Ford Mustang Mach-E Outsells Gas-Powered Mustang

- Tesla Global Sales Down… - …But Up Strong in China - GM Sales Sink in China, But NEVs Up Strong - U.S. Car Sales Highest Since 2019 - Biden To Block Nippon From Acquiring U.S. Steel - More EVs Lose U.S. Sales Subsidies - Some Models Gain Access to EV Credit - Hindenburg Accuses Carvana Of Shady Accounting - Pony.ai Expands AV Service to Hong Kong Airport - Oxa Tests AVs At Heathrow Airport - IndyCar Going with Aluminum Wheels

- VW Cutting 35,000 Jobs in Germany - EV Batteries May Last Longer Than Thought - Brazil Stops Work Visas for BYD - Batteries Help Relieve Demand on California's Grid - Dodge Charger Daytona Going Overseas - China Continues Push for AV Lead - China Accounts for Almost Half of World Sales - BYD Sells 4.25 Million in 2024 - Chinese EV Sales Still Rely on Subsidies

- VW and Unions Closer to A Deal, Or Maybe Not - Average Car in Germany Is $60,000 - Rivian Cuts Secret Deal with UAW - Canoo At Death’s Door - Stellantis Revives the HEMI - Jaguar Turns to Podcast Marketing  - Corvette ZR1 Posts Smoking Hot Times - Dongfeng Launches 10 Models in Mexico - Waymo AV’s Far Safer Than Humans

- VW and German Unions Make Progress - EU Car Sales Fall Again - Foxconn Wants Renault's Shares in Nissan - TuSimple Bails on AVs - Tesla Wants Robotaxi in Austin Next Year - Aramco Explores Making EV Batteries - New Honda EV Styling Looks Bold - Kia Gets All-New Small SUV - Gas Use Dropping in China - Ram Pulling EREV Production Ahead of BEV - Ford Shakes Up EV and Vehicle Quality Management - Gentex Expanding Its Automotive Operations

- Merger Shock Honda and Nissan To Tie the Knot - Foxconn Also Interested in Nissan - Renault Approves Honda-Nissan “On Principle” - CATL Goes All-In on Battery Swapping - Honda Launches New Hybrid System - Honda Likely Ending GM Fuel Cell Partnership - Toyota Gets Japan Support for Fuel Cells - U.S. Graphite Makers Want 920% China Tariffs - Porsche To Delay EV Models - Tesla Clashes with German Union - Tesla’s China Plant Manager Leaves Company

- EU Automakers Start Raising ICE Prices - VW Tries to Avoid Strikes - Mercedes Nears Critical Production Level - Battery Worker Gets 2 Years for Stealing Tesla Trade Secrets - Waymo Starts Expanding Overseas - BYD Building Humanoid Robot Team - Toyota Slashes Starting Price of 2025 bZ4X - Russia Wants to Develop Its Own Vehicle Platform - Nissan Reveals New Pickup in China - Speed Bump for Mercedes L3 System Approved

- It’s Official Trump to Ax EV Subsidies - Oil Companies Challenge CARBs Authority - Lambo Delays EV, Says Market Not Ready - BYD Seagull Outsells Tesla Y in China - Performance Version of Renault 5 Revealed - Hyundai Gives Palisade Even More Premium Look - DS Unveils Number 8 Electric Sedan - Major Tier 1’s Skipping CES - Shyft Group Merges with Swiss Company - Kia K4 Is Priced to Sell - Porsche Pioneered In-Wheel Motors 125-Years Ago

- Chinese EV Maker Jiyue Disbands - CATL Offers Financial Support to Suppliers - Nikola Running Out of Cash, Laying Off Workers - Trump May Drop Crash Reporting Rule - U.S. EV Sales Up 5% In October - Toyota Introduces New Urban Cruiser EV - Toyota Offers Big Discount for bZ4X - China Used Car Sales on Track to Break Record - U.S. Used Car Prices Start to Stabilize  - Saab Auctioning Off Stamping Presses

- VW Offers 14% Pay Increase to UAW - BYD Delays European Production - Stellantis Extends Italy Production Stoppage - Hyundai Invests $1 Billion Into China Ops - Mercedes’ Kallenius Named ACEA President - EU Won’t Back Off CO2 Targets - Hyundai Expands Partnership with Google - Kia Planning Electric Tasman Pickup - China 2024 Car Deliveries to Exceed 30 Million Vehicles - Chinese EVs Pile Up at Brazil Ports

- Tesla Cybertruck Heading to China? - GM Pulls the Plug on Cruise - Nissan Shakes Up Management - Mercedes Appoints Supplier Exec to Board - BMW CFO To Become Chairman of Supervisory Board - Hyundai Names Randy Parker New North American CEO - Kuniskis Ready To “Get Back in The Fight” - Japan Auto Unions Seek Higher Wages - Chinese OEMs Want to Extend Cash-For-Clunkers Program - Lamborghini Partners to Create A Snowboard

- Kuniskis Back Running Ram - Porsche Axes A Third of China Dealers - Tesla Diverts Exports to Sell More in China - Xiaomi YU7 SUV Targets Tesla MY - Ford Mustang GTD Laps Nurburgring Under 7 Min - Tesla to Launch All-New Model Next Year - EU Losing EV Battery Race to Chinese - Stella To Partner with CATL For Batteries in Spain - Shipping Cars Gets Cheaper - Toyota Expands 4Runner Line-Up

- VW Faces Crippling Labor Strikes - VW May Move ID Buzz Out of Germany - EV Raw Material Costs Plummet - BYD Blade Battery Equals NMC Performance at LFP Cost - Most U.S. Onshoring Due to EV Battery Production - Truck Fleet Doesn’t Like Nikola FCEVs - Toyota Delays Next Gen EVs - Toyota bZ3X EV Debuts in China - Stellantis Rejoins ACEA - Trump Wants to Cancel USPS Electric Trucks - Mercedes-AMG Reveals New Sports Car

- VW Workers to Hold More Walkouts - Tesla Gets More Aggressive with Leases - Uber Launches Robotaxi Service in Abu Dhabi - Waymo Expands to Miami  - Stellantis Signs Another Lithium-Sulfur Battery Deal - Lotus Shakes Up Sales Strategy - EU A “Must Win” For China EV Makers - Wuling Refreshes Hong Guang MiniEV - He Was a Designer at Mercedes and Worked at Taco Bell - Greenbrier White Paper a Must Read

- Nissan in Deep Trouble - Infiniti Dealers Can Co-Locate with Nissan - U.S. Approaching EV Tipping Point - GM and EVgo Surpass 2,000 Fast Chargers - China Pivots to Hybrid Exports to EU - U.S. November SAAR Hits 16.7 Million - Ford Sets Monthly EV Sales Record - Genesis Shifting HEVs and EREVs - Genesis Joining Endurance Racing - UAW Organizers Go On Strike Against UAW - Jeep Slashes Avenger EV Price by $6,000 - BYD Uses EVs for Emergencies in Japan - Amtrak Sets Passenger Record

- GM Ready to Close Plants in China - China November Sales Up 18% - U.S. November Sales Look Good, Maybe - Mazda Says EV Sales Slump Will Help the Automaker - Honda Prologue Sales Top 25,000 In 2024 - Honda Launches Police Motorcycles in U.S. - Li Auto to Charge Idle Fee at Charging Network - Exxon Names Dan Ammann Head of Oil and Gas Business - Forvia Hires ZF’s Fischer As New CEO - BYD’s 2nd Cargo Ship Heads to Europe

- Jaguar's Stunning Brand Revamping - Tavares Wanted More Cost Cutting - STLA's 10-Person Executive Committee - Musk's Pay Package Rejected Again - Tesla Deliveries Fall in China - Looks Like Cybertruck Demand is Falling - 100,000 VW Workers Went on 2-Hour Strike - GM Pivots to Prismatic Cells - China Bans Exports of Key Materials - Ford Unveils All-Electric Puma - Configurator Opens for Mini U.S. EV Pickup

- Tavares Out at Stellantis - BYD On Track to Be 4th Largest Automaker In 2025 - BYD Makes Tablets for Apple - BYD Investigated for Worker Abuse in Brazil - Toyota Upgrades the Supra - U.S. Military Backing GPS Alternatives - Stockholm Scraps ICE Ban - DS Automobiles Reveals New Vehicle Name - Aramco Takes 10% Stake in Renault and Geely JV - Diamond Chips Could Improve EVs

- BYD Could Slash Prices Even More - Tesla Cuts Prices in China - Chery and Huawei Try to Save JV with Price Cuts - JLR Faces Competition from Chinese Partner - Japanese OEMs Clobbered in South East Asia - The Fastest Charging EVs - VW and SAIC Extend Partnership to 2040 - VW Exits China Plant Accused of Forced Labor - UK Backs Off EV Mandate - Hesai Lidar Going Under $200 - JLR Intros New Kind of Seat Foam - Aston Profits Lower, But Raises Money for EVs

- Trump Promises Widespread Tariffs - Mexico Dragging Its Feet with BYD Plant - EU OEMs Need Help Meeting CO2 Standards - Only Tesla Meets EU CO2 Standards - GM and Hyundai Consider Joint Pickups - California Plans Its Own EV Credits - Rivian Gets Massive Federal Loan for New Plant - Porsche Extends ICE Development - Indy Museum Auctioning Impressive Collection - GM Officially Enters F1 - New China Lux Sedan Starts at $140K