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AD #3828 - Rivian Makes Massive Upgrades to R1; 300-Mile BEVs Now Cheaper Than Average ICE; Stellantis Has Highest Profit Margin Jun 07, 2024

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- 75% of Wrangler 4xe Buyers New to Jeep - Shareholders Tell Porsche To Back Off EV Blitz - Lyft Sees Sunny Days Ahead - Rivian Makes Massive Upgrades to R1 - Volvo EX30 Off to Good Start - Daimler Launches Military Trucks - Biden Admin Allows More PHEVs - 300-Mile BEVs Now Cheaper Than Average ICE - Stellantis Has Highest Profit Margin

AD #3827 - Virginia Backs Out of California EV Mandate; Mercedes Dethrones Tesla with Profit/Car; ZF Packages Airbag Into Steering Wheel Rim Jun 06, 2024

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- Virginia Backs Out of California EV Mandate - New York Axes City Congestion Plan - Republican Group Wants to Ban CATL and Gotion - J.D. Power Finds EV Charging Getting Better - Zoox Expanding Robotaxi Testing - Mercedes to Use Chinese AV Tech - GM-SAIC Develop AV Validation Process - ZF Packages Airbag Into Steering Wheel Rim - Mercedes Dethrones Tesla with Profit/Car - Toyota Expands Crown Lineup

AD #3826 - Ford’s EV and Hybrid Sales Up 65%; Manchin Urges Automakers to Sue Treasury Department; Stellantis Tells Suppliers to Cut Prices Jun 05, 2024

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- Tavares Tells Suppliers to Cut Prices…Or Else - Manchin Urges Automakers to Sue Treasury Department - Li Auto Slashes Sales Forecast…Again - Nio Gets Approval For 3rd China Factory - Volvo Kicks Off Production of Electric EX90 In U.S. - Musk Asks Nvidia To Send Chips to X and xAI Instead of Tesla - Ford’s EV and Hybrid Sales Up 65% In May - BAIC and Zeekr Get Approval to Test L3 Systems in China - BMW Unveils New 1-Series - VW Expands ID.7 Lineup in Europe - Autoline’s 2024 Industry Report Card

AD #3825 - Toyota Slowly Ramps Up EV Sales; U.S. Market Hits 16 Million SAAR; Great Wall Shuts German HQ Jun 04, 2024

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- U.S. SAAR Tops 16 Million for 1st Time This Year - Japanese OEMs Falsify Safety Tests - Great Wall Shuts German HQ - Great Wall Sales Slow in China - Toyota Slowly Ramps Up EV Sales - GM Appoints Ex-Apple Execs to Software Unit - BYD Moves Into the Caribbean - Polestar Scrambles to Avoid U.S. Tariffs - Ford Explorer EV Production Kicks Off - Ford to Open Michigan Central Train Station

AD #3824 - EV Vans Can Save €8,700/Yr In Fuel; More Opposition to Elon’s $56 Billion Payday; UAW’s Shawn Fain Is “Election Denier” Jun 03, 2024

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- UAW’s Shawn Fain Is “Election Denier” - Biden To Appoint Fain To Export Council - China EV Sales Soar in May - U.S. and EU OEMs Run to China for Help - More Opposition to Elon’s $56 Billion Payday - Jeep Wagoneer To Get Ram EREV - Ford to Offer Eyes-Off In 2026 - EV Vans Can Save €8,700/Yr In Fuel - F-150 Lightning Supertruck To Race at Pike’s Peak - Hyundai Ioniq 5 N to Race at Pike’s Peak - Dongfeng Using Robot Workers

AD #3823 - Jeep Launches 1st EV for U.S. Market; Ford's Hybrids More Profitable Than ICE; Hyundai Sued Over Child Labor May 31, 2024

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- Only 20% of Americans Want an EV - Ford's Hybrids More Profitable Than ICE - Renault, Geely Join Forces to Make ICEs - EU Invests in Fuel Cell Vehicles - Hyundai Sued Over Child Labor - Jeep Launches 1st EV for U.S. Market - Subaru WRX tS Gets Performance Tweaks - DS Adds Armored SUV to Lineup - Renault Turning to Chinese to Develop Cheap EVs

AD #3822 - Archer VTOL Gets Big Sale in Korea; Musk Could Become Trump Advisor; OEM EV Charger Effort Delayed May 30, 2024

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- Tavares Warns Supply Base Must Shift to Low-Cost Countries - Jeep to Unveil $25,000 EV for U.S. - EU Delays Decision of Chinese Tariffs - Musk Could Become Trump Advisor - OEM EV Charger Effort Slow Out of the Gate - Nissan Still Struggling with Takata Recall - Zeekr 007 Spanks Porsche and Tesla - Archer VTOL Gets Big Sale in Korea - Genesis Turning to Lucid for EV Motors

AD #3821 - BYD, Geely IC Engines Hit 46% Thermal Efficiency; BMW 3-Series Goes Hybrid-Only; Kenworth’s Super-Slick Class-8 Semi May 29, 2024

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- BYD, Geely IC Engines Hit 46% Thermal Efficiency - ICE Is Very Inefficient - VinFast To Delay U.S. Plant Longer - EU and China Negotiate to Avoid Trade War - Cadillac Optiq Targets Global Market - BMW 3 Series Goes Hybrid-Only - China Invests in Solid-State Batteries - ZF Appoints Holdmann To Run Americas - Kenworth’s Super-Slick Class-8 Semi - Ford Teases Lightning-Based Super Truck

AD #3820 - U.S. Poised for EV Growth Spurt; Toyota Develops Carbon-Free IC Engines; BMW Tones Down Massive Kidney Grille May 28, 2024

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- UAW Asks NLRB to Void Mercedes Vote - EVs Poised for U.S. Growth Spurt - Porsche Struggles to Sell EVs in China - BMW Tones Down Massive Kidney Grille - Nissan to Use Gigacastings - Toyota Develops Carbon-Free IC Engines - Magna Steyr Courts Chinese OEMs - Brazil #1 for Chinese NEV Imports - BYD Open 100th Dealership in Brazil - FAW to Make EVs in Egypt - Renault Makes a Mobile Health Center

AD #3819 - J.D. Power Sees 1.6 Million U.S. EV Sales; What OEMs Are Spending on R and D; BMW Uses 3D Printed Parts to Run Robots Faster May 24, 2024

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- Stellantis Pays Dealers to Order New Cars - 2024 Sales Incentives More Than Double - Lucid Drops 400 More Empolyees - Tesla Cuts Model Y Production in China 20% - Tesla Needs Styling Updates - What OEMs Are Spending on R and D - Volvo Truck Tests Diesel Engines Running on Hydrogen - BMW Uses 3D Printed Parts to Run Robots Faster - VW Clubsport is One Wicked Hot Hatch - J.D. Power Sees 1.6 Million U.S. EV Sales

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