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AD #3979 - GM Spends Billions on One-Time Charges; Lithium Mining Starts in Oklahoma; VW Could Sell German Plants to Its Chinese JVs Jan 28, 2025

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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.

AD #3978 - Genesis Concept Uses Tank Tracks; Trump Tariffs To Hit OEM Profits; Maextro Lux Sedan Crab Walks Jan 27, 2025

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- 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

AD #3977 - Nikola Looks for A Savior; BMW’s EVs Destroy Mercedes and Audi; Suddenly, A Flurry of Recalls in China Jan 24, 2025

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- 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

AD #3976 - Hyundai Supplying GM w/ Commercial EVs; VinFast Losing Billions; Cadillac Adds 1st V-Series EV Jan 23, 2025

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- 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

AD #3975 - Trump Tariffs and EV Policy Could Damage U.S. Auto Industry; EU OEMs Paying Chinese For ZEV Credits; Tesla Brand Value Shrinks By Jan 22, 2025

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- 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 Michelin Cut Braking Distances

AD #3974 - Next-Gen F-150 Lightning Unlikely; Trump Threatens New Car Tariffs; Hyundai's New-Age Electric Rickshaw Jan 21, 2025

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- 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-In-India EV - Hal Sperlich Dies at 95

AD #3973 - BYD Sitting on A Mountain of Hidden Debt; Canoo Files for Bankruptcy; Ram Axes Long-Range Electric Truck Jan 20, 2025

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- 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

AD #3972 - Cybertruck Called A Flop; China Burns Record Level of Coal; EU Suppliers Ax 54,000 Jobs Jan 17, 2025

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- 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 Market - EV Charger Sharing Gains Popularity

AD #3971 - Chinese Automakers Want to Buy VW Factories; NADA Promises to Fight Direct Sales; Hindenburg Research Announces It's Disbanding Jan 16, 2025

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- 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 Nissan to Buy Renault's Nissan Shares - Nissan Training Chinese Auto Techs to Work in Japan

AD #3970 - Stellantis Stops Chrysler EV; GM Launches Gen-2 Ultium Platform in China; Acura To Launch RSX EV with New Platform Jan 15, 2025

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- 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 Sales in Lux Segment

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