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- VW Could Sell German Plants to Its Chinese JVs - GM and Stellantis Stretch Out Product Cycles - GM-UAW Workers Get $14,500 in Profit Sharing - GM Spends Nearly $1 Billion to Close Buick Dealers - Tesla Shareholders Have Tough Questions for Elon - Opel Launching 4X4 Van - Good Looking Fiat Grande Panda Going on Sale - Lithium Mining Starts in Oklahoma - Ineos Sales Up 50% in the U.S.

- Trump Tariffs to Hit OEM Profits - Automated Braking Regs Likely Dropped - U.S. Car Dealers Bullish On 2025 - Mitsubishi Gets Nissan EV - JLR Sees Big Profits in Bespoke Paint Jobs - Audi Off-Road Q6 e-tron Teases Portal Axles - Genesis GV60 Concept Features Tank Tracks - BYD Generates Most Revenue in China - Maextro Lux Sedan Crab Walks - Daytona 24 Hours See Record OEM Participation

- Other OEMs Want Rivian’s Tech Stack - China Fights Back on EU Tariffs - Nikola Looking for A Savior - Kia Posts Record Profits In 2024 - SAIC’s Profit Dropped 90% In 2024 - Dodge Is Badass to The Bone - Suddenly, A Flurry of Recalls in China - BMW’s EVs Destroy Mercedes and Audi - Subaru Tracks Owners for Years

- GM and Hyundai Edge Closer Together - Cadillac Adds 1st V-Series EV - Honda Goes With Cheaper Trim Levels - Tesla Ramps Up Prices in Canada - BYD Outsells Toyota in Singapore - VinFast Losing Billions - VW Faces €1.5 Billion in CO2 Fines - Formula E Launching Mid-Race Charging - Jack Hollis Retires from Toyota

- Trump Tariffs and EV Policy Could Damage U.S. Auto Industry - $50 Billion To Move Auto Production to U.S. - EU OEMs Paying Chinese For ZEV Credits - Will VW Hit Its Cost Cutting Goals? - Tesla Brand Value Shrinks By $15 Billion - Mercedes E-Class Safest Car Tested by Euro NCAP - Volvo EX90 Priced At $80,000 - Polsestar 7 Will Be Made in EU - Ford Reimburses Dealers for L3 Chargers - Brembo and M...

- Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Cars - German OEMs Have Huge Mexico Exposure - Trump Freezes EV Charging Spending - EU Auto Industry Shows Little Signs of Recovery - Honda: No Merger with Nissan Until It Turns Around - Ford F-150 Lightning Likely Getting Axed - New Off-Road Ranger Debuts in China - CATL to Build Plant with EU OEM - Hyundai's New-Age Electric Rickshaw - Hyundai Launching 1st Made-...

- Scout Battles California Car Dealers Over Direct Sales - Auto Group Files Suit to Stop AEB Mandate - BYD Launches Another EV with 2 Charging Ports - BYD Sitting on A Mountain of Hidden Debt - VW and Rivian Developing Electronic Architecture - Canoo Files for Bankruptcy, Ceases Operations - Ram Axes Long-Range Electric Truck - Chevy Offers Deal for Equinox and Blazer EVs

- Cybertruck Called a Flop - GM Banned from Selling Customer Data For 5 Years - NHTSA Says 877,000 GM Engines Potentially Defective - China Burns Record Level of Coal - EVs Are 9% Of China’s Car Fleet - Battery Storage Is Soaring - Virtual Power Plants Expand to Texas - EU Suppliers Ax 54,000 Jobs - Porsche Uses AI for Better Paint Jobs - BYD Adds Another Cargo Ship - BYD Enters South Korean Marke...

- Hindenburg Research Announces It's Disbanding - ACEA Practically Begging EU to Rethink Emission Rules - Chinese Automakers Want to Buy VW Plants - NADA Promises to Fight Direct Sales - KargoBot Gets Autonomous Platooning Approval - China's Jetour Aims to Take on Land Rover and Jeep - Stellantis Shipments Decline - Renault Group Increases Its Global Sales - Honda's American Sales Up - Honda Wants...

- Meet the Next U.S. Transportation Secretary - Acura To Launch RSX EV, Not on GM Ultium - Great Wall Says Net Profit Shot Up 76% - Stellantis Stops Chrysler EV - EU Admits Too Much Emphasis on EVs - CARB Backs Off Heavy Truck Emission Rules - Saudi Aramco Explores Lithium Production - GM Gets Synthetic Graphite from Vianode - GM Launches Gen-2 Ultium Platform in China - Cadillac Aims For #1 EV Sa...

- Trump Tariffs Could Cripple New Car Sales - WeRide Starts Robo-Shuttle Service - Pony.ai Tests Driverless Truck Platooning - Huawei Trials Self-Parking Cars - U.S. Finalizing Rules to Ban Chinese Tech - Waymo/Zeekr AV Spotted Testing in California - Refreshed Model Y Production Starting in Europe - Model Y Best-Selling Vehicle in China - EV Sales Set Record - VW Group Sales Drop Slightly - Big T...

- Tesla Model Y Juniper Off to Scorching Start - Aurora Challenges Regs For Autonomous Semis - Car Dealers Hit Record High Customer Satisfaction - German Lux Brands Dropped In 2024 - BYD Sells More EVs In Japan Than Toyota - Lithium Prices Stabilizing After Big Drop - No “Dancing in The Streets” With Yangwang U9 - China Car Market Still Smaller Than 2017 - GM to Use 6C LFP Batteries in China

- Tesla Unveils Refreshed Model Y - Hyundai Launches Low-Cost EV In Japan - Bill Ford Has “Long” Talk with Trump - SAIC Adopts CATL Battery Swap Tech - GM Using AI to Find Ideal Charging Locations - GM Sets Up Company to Build F1 Engines - Corvette ZR1 Starts At $175,000 - Ford Reveals Special Edition Mustang GTD - Ford Partners with Vaughn Gittin Jr. To Launch Mustang RTR - Honda Could Use Nissan...

- Suppliers Worried About Trump Tariffs - China Auto Industry Consolidation Already Underway - China Exports to Flatline in 2025 - Trump Could Erase 38% of Tesla's Profits - Italdesign Puts U.S. HQ in Detroit - Scout Confident it Can Bypass Dealers - Afeela Likely to Face Dealer Lawsuits - LG Losing Money on EV Batteries - Tesla Still Fighting for Musk's Pay Package - Tesla Board Has to Give Back...

- Zeekr Aims to Be 1st Chinese Car Brand in U.S. - VW Managers to Take €300 Million Pay Cut - EREV Scout Model Orders Outpace EVs - BMW Top-Selling Luxury Brand in U.S. In 2024 - Chinese NEVs Hit Record Sales In 2024 - Tesla Could Earn €1 Billion From Pooling Emissions - Nesbitt Named New GM Design Chief - BMW Reveals Next-Gen iDrive System - Honda Unveils 0 Series EVs - Stellantis Forms New Softw...

- Panasonic Eliminating Its Chinese Content - U.S. Says CATL Works with Chinese Military - Lucid Settles Dispute with UAW - Emission Pooling Could Be Nice Payday for Tesla - NHTSA Investigating Tesla Smart Summon Feature - UK Tops Germany as EU's Top EV Market - Afeela Launching with $103K Price Tag - ZF Launching New Hybrid Braking System - People Ready to Move Into Toyota's Woven City - Ram Upda...

- 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 - Ma...

- 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 - Ind...

- 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 - Ge...

- 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 U...

- 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 Merced...

- 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...

- 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...