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- UAW's Fain to Hold "Rose Ceremony" Today - Strike Impacts 18,500 Ford and Supplier Workers - D3 Have Inventory to Ride Out the Strike - Renault Develops Massive Simulator - NHTSA Wants to Recall 52 Million Airbags - Tesla Cuts Prices Again - Toyota Expanding Crown Lineup to 4 Models - Toyota's CALTY Unveils Baby Lunar Rover - U.S. Battery Supply Chain Ramping Up Fast - OEMs Wants Clean Aluminum...

- UAW Strike Damaging U.S. Supply Chain - GM Builds $6 Billion Strike Fund - UAW Workers Will Retire Millionaires - Fain to Update Strike Tomorrow - GM Still Struggling with Ultium-Based EVs - Honda Passport Gets Rugged Upgrades - Honda Launches New Kei Car in Japan - Toyota to Buy Batteries from LG Plant in Michigan - U.S. Q3 Car Sales Surprise Analysts - Ford Fails to Sell Saarlouis Plant in Ger...

- BYD 4th-Best Selling Brand Globally in August - EV Battery Production to Grow 6X by 2030 - Volvo EX30 Starts Just Over $36,000 In U.S. - Tesla Reintroduces Entry-Level RWD Model Y - Second Life EV Batteries Could Become Booming Business - Nissan Shows Off Wild, Hyper Urban Concept - Mercedes-Benz Customizes 300,000th Truck

- UAW Gives GM Counterproposal - UAW Strike Costs D3 $4 Billion So Far - VW CARIAD Hires Software Expert - NHTSA Investigates Ford ICE Failures - Tesla Q3 Deliveries Fall - Rivian Beats Sales Estimates - BYD Catches Tesla in Global EV Sales - FIA Gives Andretti Green Light for F1 - Honda Hints at Tesla-Like Assembly

- GM’s Mary Barra Slams Shawn Fain… - …So Does Ford’s Farley  - UAW Expands Strike to Two More Plants - UAW Reaches Agreement with Mack Truck - Auto Suppliers Beg for Strike Relief - Tesla Updates Model Y in China - No New EV Plant for VW In Wolfsburg - Auto Alliance Says CAFE Rules Not Feasible - Teamsters Oppose GM Cruise AV Exemption - Mercedes Launches L3 Drive Pilot in U.S. - Italy Wants to B...

- On-Shoring Synthetic Graphite for U.S. Battery Production - Converting Wood Waste into Graphite - Big Money In Battery Storage - EVs Are Tool and Die Bonanza - American and Chinese OEMs Rated Best at Writing Software - Big Money In Recycling EV Batteries - U.S. Gas Stations Closing Fast - ADAS Could Save 250,000 Lives Over 30 Years

- Rear View Mirrors Perfect Spot for Driver Monitor Tech - Thermal Cameras Needed to Meet New NHTSA Mandate - Suppliers Now Getting Involved with VTOLs - Tesla Not the Only One Developing 48V Systems - Magna Developing System to Predict Accidents - China Car Imports Drop Dramatically - Tremec Develops Powerful EV Drive Unit

- Biden Supports 40 Percent UAW Raises - Internal Leak: UAW Wants to Damage Detroit Three - U.S. EV Sales Up 80 Percent - Slow Sales: VW Cuts EV Production In EU - Geely Embraces Swappable Batteries - BMW Adds More PHEVs To Lineup - Solar Subsidies in Germany Snapped Up in A Day - Nissan Intros New $17,225 Versa - Bosch Develops Fish-Eye Backup Camera

- UAW Strike Is Ratcheting Up - Ford Stops Battery Plant in Michigan - Ford Fires Warning Shot at Biden Administration - Unifor Sets Its Bargaining Sights on GM - China Mad at EU Subsidy Investigation - Nissan Goes All-In with EVs in EU - Honda Unveils New Electric Concepts - China Dominates Auto Screen Market - Ford First to Offer Digital License Plates - AAA: It Costs $12,182/Year to Own A Car

- UAW Strike Becomes Political Football - Ford And Unifor Settle New Contract - Parts Depot Strikes Hurt OEMs, Dealers, Customers - Striking Workers Don’t Qualify for Unemployment - NIO Opens New HQ In California - Chinese Car Exports Soar in August - ACEA Begs the EU Not to Tax EVs from UK - Manual Transmissions Double Market Share

- UAW Leader Wants to Keep D3 “Wounded for Months” - EU Wants 100% Carbon Neutral E-Fuels - Used Car Buyers Forced to Buy Older Cars - Toyota Going Full Steam Ahead on Electrics - Honda Strengthens Performance Capabilities - Audi Updates Q4 E-Tron EV - BMW Motorrad Stops All ICE Motorcycle Sales in U.S.

- UAW Cripples Mercedes-Benz Production in the U.S. - More Plants Could Strike by Noon Tomorrow - A Flaw in the UAW's Strike Strategy? - EV Batteries Can Last the Life of a Car - NIO 1st Car Maker with Its Own Smartphone - EV Sales Up 102% in Europe - Marelli Closes ICE Plant Due to EV Growth - Geely Helps Launch China's 1st Auto-Grade 7NM Chip - Continental and Ethernovia Developing 7NM Chip - Me...

- Ford Reaches Tentative Agreement with Unifor - UK to Delay ICE Sales Ban - UK Auto Industry Not on Board with ICE Ban Delay - Lexus Details Future Lineup Plans - Volvo Ditches Diesel Engines - IIHS Says Minivans Need Better 2nd Row Protection - Toyota Claims Breakthrough in Teaching Robots New Tasks - Russia Bans Government Foreign Car Purchases - Fiat Topolino On Sale Now in Italy

- UAW Threatens to Expand Strike This Friday - Laid Off Workers Get UAW Strike Money - Ford Fires Back at Fain - Turkey Wants a Tesla Gigafactory - Toyota's Factory Ideas to Battle Tesla - Shell Open Its Biggest Charging Station Ever - Honda Recycling Plastic Intake Manifolds - New Tiguan PHEV Gets 100 KM of Range - Ford Reveals Ranger PHEV

- Ford, GM Lay Off UAW Workers - Fitch Says D3 Have Liquidity to Ride Out Long Strike - GM Compensation for UAW Workers - NIO Opens 1,800th Swap Station and Launches New EC6 - Tesla Installed 50,000th Supercharger - Tesla Cybertruck Hits 2 Million Reservations - Chevy Equinox EV To Launch Soon in China - GM Halts Electric Van Production Until Next Spring - Lambo and Ducati Demonstrate V2V Technolo...

- UAW Shuts Down Three D3 Assembly Plants - OEMs Likely to Retaliate Against the UAW - Biden Admin Could Prep SBA Loans for Suppliers - Tesla Makes It Harder for Legacies to Compete - Bosch Signs Fuel Cell Buy-Back Plan - Hyundai Takes Elantra to the Nth Degree - Rivian Outshines Other EV Startups - Mercedes Faces Defeat Devices Accusation - Renault Has Electric Van in All Size Segments

- UAW Lays Out Stand Up Strike Strategy - Ford Fumes After UAW Rejects Counter Offer - Tesla Develops Gigacasting Breakthrough - China Upset Over EU EV Investigation - U.S. BEV Sales Soar 67% Through July - GMC Unveils All-New Acadia - Cadillac Updates CT5 Sedan - Jeep Gladiator Gets Slight Refresh - Volvo Adds Video Streaming to Its Car

- UAW Plans Targeted Strike at Specific Plants - Ford Says New UAW Offer Is Most Lucrative in History - EU Launches Investigation into Chinese EVs - Hyundai/Kia Face Another Lawsuit Over Vehicle Thefts - Ford Reveals Updated F-150 - Hyundai To Adopt Gigacastings

- UAW Strike Looms, Two Days to Go - India Moves to Phase Out Diesels - Stellantis Reveals 1st EV on New Platform - Consumers Prefer Charging Partnerships - Nissan Revives Baseball Teams - XPeng Ditching Direct Sales for Dealerships - High-End Tech Going Into Low-End Chinese Cars - Tesla and Suppliers Spending Big in Mexico - AVs Getting Closer to Human Drivers

- UAW Negotiations and Two More Offers to Go - Morgan Stanley: Tesla Headed For $1.4 Trillion Market Cap - Chinese OEMs Target Brazil for BEVs - Gotion To Build Another U.S. Battery Plant - BMW Backs Off Charging for Heated Seats - MINI EVs To Be Built in UK - VW Rushes Out Performance ID.7 - Tesla and McDonald’s Offer Cyber Spoon - Tesla Might Increase Model Y Price in China

- Rivian Expects Big Drop in Battery Raw Material Prices - Mullen Automotive in Trouble - UAW President Calls GM’s Counter Offer “Insulting” - Ford Fast Tracks 8,000 Workers to Top Wage Rate - Acura Doesn’t Want GM Techs to Service New ZDX - Argo AI Founders Form New Autonomous Trucking Startup - Tesla’s Sales Soar in China - Cadillac’s Goddess Makes Return on Celestiq

- UAW And Detroit 3 Make New Contract Offers - Stellantis Partners with Aramco To Test eFuels - Toyota Develops Renewable Power Generation System - Volvo Invests in Startup to Become More Vertically Integrated - Toyota Launches SUV Version of Its Century Model - Tesla’s Mexico Production Could Be Delayed - Tesla Builds Two Millionth Vehicle in Shanghai - Bentley’s $31,000 Sound System - Honda Adop...

- Chinese EV Makers Threaten Western Automakers - Chinese OEMs Urge More Cooperation - Chinese Reveals at Munich Auto Show - AWS and Qualcomm To Help Power BMW’s New Automated Driving System - Toyota Develops Fuel Cell Pickup Truck - NHTSA Takes Step to Force Airbag Recall - Cummins, Daimler and PACCAR Partner to Make Battery Cells

- VW CEO Not Worried About Chinese Taking Over EU - Ford Delays MEB-Based Explorer - Mahindra Getting EV Tech From VW - VW Wants Each Brand to Have Own Design DNA - Audi Q6 e-tron is 1st PPE-Based EV - Concept CLA Shows Mercedes' Electric Future - BMW Reveals Neue Klasse EV - Altima Sedan Getting the Axe - Nissan Delays Kicks Production Due to Theft - GM's Cruise Keeps Expanding

- UAW’s Shawn Fain Accuses D3 Of Bull$$$t - Biden Admin Delivers Victory to UAW - Hyundai/Kia Add $2B To U.S. EV Investment - Tesla Highland Makes Official Debut - Tesla Cuts FSD by $3,000 - Tesla Cuts S and X Prices 15-20% - Kia Outsells Hyundai In U.S. - JLR To Use Green Freight Trucks - MINI Unveils New EVs