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AD #3753 - Rivian Could Run Out of Cash In 2 Years; Lucid Needs 5X Sales to Break Even; GM Rushing to Make PHEV Pickups
- Auto CEO's Not Ready to Throw the Book at China - Mercedes Just Keeps Its Head Above Water - Mercedes is Cutting EV Targets and Updating ICEs - Rivian Could Run Out of Cash in 2 Years - Lucid Needs 5X Sales to Break Even - GM Rushing to Make PHEV Pickups - Ram 1500 Drops V8, Adds Automated Driving - Lotus Going Public Through a SPAC
AD #3752 - Germany Bleeding ICE Jobs; No, Cybertruck Doesn’t Rust; EV Battery Prices Dropping Fast
- Germany Bleeding ICE Jobs - VW, Renault, Stella Talk About Joining Forces - Autos Pushing Down U.S. Inflation Rate - Ford Slashes Mach-E Prices - EV Battery Prices Dropping Fast - No, Cybertruck Doesn’t Rust - Germany Cuts Truck EV Incentives - J.D. Power Could Sell For $8 Billion - GM Stops Colorado/Canyon Sales Over Software - Rivian Says $48,000 Is Sweet Spot for EVs
AD #3751 - 2024 U.S. EV Sales Could Grow 43%; China Price War Spreads To ICE; U.S Vehicles Biggest Ever, Also Lowest CO2
- Biden Admin Vague on ICE Emission Regs - 2024 U.S. EV Sales Could Grow 43% - VW Teases ID.7 Station Wagon - China Price War Spreads to ICE Cars - Toyota Brings Back Land Cruiser to U.S. - U.S Vehicles Biggest Ever, Also Lowest CO2 - Lincoln Offers In-Cabin Aromas
AD #3750 - UAW Threatens Another Ford Strike; Biden Backs Off EPA ICE Emission Regs; Stellantis Could Make Chinese EVs In Italy
- Biden Backs Off EPA ICE Emission Regs - Lithium, Nickel Prices Plummet - NYSE Warns Fisker Over Delisting - NHTSA Investigates Fisker - Faraday Sued Over Back Rent - UAW Threatens Another Ford Strike - Italy Pressuring Stellantis For More Production - Stellantis Could Make Chinese EVs In Italy - NASCAR Teams Hire Lawyer to Litigate with France Family - Peak Auto: New Car Sales Stalled - Autonomous Pleasure Boating
AD #3749 - Ford Won’t Create Any New UAW Jobs; Tavares Says Stella’s EVs Already Profitable; What If We Don’t Need A Hydrogen Infrastructure
- Ford Won’t Create Any New UAW Jobs - Barra Wishes Software Effort Started Earlier - Tavares Says Stella’s EVs Already Profitable - Stellantis To Cut Inventory and Incentives - Rivians Teases Peek-A-Boo Look at R2 - Scout Motors Starts Building U.S. Assembly Plant - S. Korea EV Subsidies Help Hyundai, Hurt Tesla - EV Sales Shot Up 23% In December - Tesla Uses Battery Age for Range Estimates - What If We Don’t Need A Hydrogen Infrastructure?
AD #3748 - BorgWarner Gets Rights to Build BYD's Blade Battery; U.S. Impounds VW's Luxury Cars; Ford Thinks Chinese Prepping to Enter the U.
- U.S. Impounds VW's Luxury Cars - Stellantis Did Really Well in 2023 - Italy Starts Courting Other Automakers - Continental Makes Major Job Cuts - BorgWarner Gets Rights to Build BYD's Blade Battery - GM Nearly Doubles Super Cruise Network - Electric Corvette Sports Car Coming in 2028 - Ford Thinks Chinese Are Prepping to Enter the U.S.
AD #3747 - Sony and Honda To Launch 3 Models By 2030; BYD To Build Plant in Mexico; Forvia Replaces Fuse Box w/ Electronic Controls
- VW In Talks with SAIC Over China Plant - BYD To Build Plant in Mexico - BYD To Sell Pickups in Australia - Sony and Honda To Launch 3 Models By 2030 - California Rejects Stellantis Bid to Overturn Emissions Deal - Former VW CEO Winterkorn Denies Involvement in Diesel Scandal - Great Wall Targets Rolls-Royce - Ford Launches Race-Inspired Commercial Vehicles in EU - Forvia Replaces Fuse Box with Electronic Controls
AD #3746 - Chevy Equinox EV MSRP Not $30K; Why the Cybertruck is Like Cordless Tools; Don't Call It NACS, Call It J3400
- No Tesla Model Y Refresh This Year - 4 Automakers Score Big with Super Bowl Ads - NTSB Calls Foul on Anti-Tesla Super Bowl Ad - Chevy Equinox EV MSRP is Not $30K - Toyota Takes Action at Daihatsu Over Safety Scandal - Chrysler's Halcyon Concept is Just a Concept - Don't Call It NACS, Call It J3400 - BYD Sees Big EV Opportunity in South America - Why the Cybertruck is Like Cordless Tools
AD #3745 - Tesla Makes More $$$ Per Vehicle Than GM, Ford; 7 OEMs To Build Charging Network To Challenge Tesla; BYD Supercar Boasts 1,200 HP
- EU Overcapacity Poses Plant Closing Threat - Tesla Makes More $$$ Per Vehicle Than GM, Ford - France Chops EV Subsidies on Too Much Demand - Rivian Cuts MSRP As Price War Rages - 7 OEMs To Build Charging Network to Challenge Tesla - Tesla Made $9 Billion In EV Subsidies - Aston Adds 152 HP To Vantage - BYD Supercar Boasts 1,200 HP - Joby To Start Operating eVTOLs In Dubai
AD #3744 - See How Much Tesla Pays Factory Workers; Lexus 1st, Chrysler Worst on J.D. Power List; U.S. Finds Massive Amounts of Critical Mat
- How Much Tesla Pays Factory Workers - U.S. Finds Massive Amounts of Lithium, Rare Earths - GM Hires from Silicon Valley - JLR Surprised by PHEV Demand - Kia Adds Another Hybrid to Its U.S. Lineup - Nissan's Stock Sinks, While Toyota's Soars - J.D. Power Ranks Lexus Best, Chrysler Worst - Electrify America Opens 1st Indoor Public Charger - VW Turning Sales Around in China?
AD #3743 - Weak Yen Turbocharges Japan's Profits; UAW Wants Higher Tariffs on Chinese Cars; China's EV Sales Slow Dramatically
- China's EV Sales Slow Dramatically - UAW Wants Higher Tariffs on Chinese Cars - Weak Yen Turbocharges Japan's Profits - Ford Ditching Automated Parallel Parking - Renault Teases All-New Compact SUV - SUVs More Popular Than Ever in Europe - Peugeot Boosts Worldwide Sales in 2023 - Stellantis Picks Up Market Share in Europe - Lancia Gets 1st New Model in 13 Years
AD #3742 - UAW Claims +50% VW Workers Want A Union; Ford Earnings Decent But Not Great; Chrysler Adopts New Logo
- UAW Claims +50% VW Workers Want a Union - Toyota Investing in U.S. EVs - Ford Earnings Decent but Not Great - ZF Transmission Ready for ICE, Hybrid, PHEV - Daimler Claims H2 Storage Breakthrough - Auto Group Wants Stricter Truck GHG Regs - Ford Refreshes Puma in EU - Chrysler Adopts New Logo - Porsche Upgrades Taycan EV
AD #3741 - Soaring Hybrid Sales Bring Toyota Record Profits; GM Says Dealers Will Make Money on EVs; Aston Wants 4th CEO in 4 Years
- Toyota's Hybrid Sales Bring Record Profits - Aston Martin Wants 4th CEO in 4 Years - GM's Reuss Says Dealers Will Make Money on EVs - Stellantis to Sell Connected Car Data - Ford EV Owners Won't Need Tesla App at Supercharger - Mercedes Launches All-New eSprinter - Hertz Pauses Plan to Buy 65,000 Polestar EVs - Continental's Robot EV Charger - Audi's $235,000 Station Wagon
AD #3740 - Ford EV Sales Drop, Hybrids Soar; Geely Builds Starlink Competitor; Toyota To Manufacture H2 Electrolyzers
- EVs Drive Down Price of Platinum, Palladium - Hyundai To Sell €20,000 EV in EU - Geely Builds Starlink Competitor - GM Makes OnStar Features Standard - Ford EV Sales Drop, Hybrids Soar - Lincoln Aviator Receives Same Upgrades as Ford Explorer - Toyota To Manufacture H2 Electrolyzers - Automated Parking for Loading Ships - Stellantis Denies Renault Merger Rumors
AD #3739 - Toyota Bullish on PHEV Pickups, Not EVs; UAW Launches Organizing Drive at Hyundai; Tesla Recall Is Over Font Size
- UAW Launches Organizing Drive at Hyundai - Used Car Prices to Come Down - GM Still Committed to Autonomous Tech - Tesla Recall Is Over Font Size - Cybertruck Wheel Covers Causing Tire Problems - GM Has 100,000 EV Truck Reservations - U.S. January Sales a Mixed Report - Dealers Think EV Push Is Premature - Hybrid Sales Going Strong - BYD Building Charging Network in Brazil - Toyota Bullish on PHEV Pickups