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- Wealthy Car Buyers Account for Majority of Sales - EV Repairs Boost Dealer Revenue - VW May Replace CEO Of America - BYD Launches Shark Pickup in Australia - Nissan Reveals Frontier Concepts at SEMA - Silverado EV Gets Diagonal Driving Feature - Volvo’s EVs and PHEVs Nearly 50% Of Sales in October - Canadian Provinces Roll Back EV Incentives  - Czech Republic Joins EU CO2 Fight

- U.S. New Car Sales Up 11% In October - BYD Sets Sales Record - Leapmotor Sales Leap 110% - Porsche, Audi Profits Plummet - Scout Could Build Vehicles for Other Automakers - Ford Turns to Lectron for NACS - Walmart Chooses GM Brightdrop Vans - Carvana Is Screaming Ahead - Ampere Targets 40% EV Cost Cuts - Toyota Reveals Open-Air Land Cruiser Concept - Infiniti Creates Luxurious Tailgating Concept

- Stellantis Had a Bad Q3 - UAW Locals Back Off Stellantis Strikes - Li Auto Has Blowout Quarter - Ford Idles Lightning Until Next Year - CATL Working on Heavy-Duty Battery Swapping - McLaren Auto Could Change Ownership Hands - Toyota Partners to Bring AI to AVs - Hyundai's Next-Gen Passenger FCEV - A Kia Off-Road Van? - Toyota Imagines Convertible 2-Door 4Runner

- EU Tariffs on Chinese EVs Kicks in Today - VW Hurt by Weak Demand, Higher Costs - VW Planning Big Pay Cuts - BYD Brings in More Revenue Than Tesla - Siemens Buying Altair for $9 Billion - Renault Developing EVs in China, But Not for China - Suzuki and Toyota Team Up on EVs - Stellantis Sues Another Supplier - Automakers Also Worried About EU C02 Van Emission Rules - Tesla Applies to Double Size of Texas Plant

- Ford Q3 Earnings Disappointing - Ford Develops Electric Mid-Size Truck - Maruti-Suzuki’s Q3 Sales and Revenue Down - Xiaomi Sets Nurburgring Track Record - Kia Reveals Tasman Pickup Truck - Ram Introduces New RHO Sport Truck - Stellantis Unveils SEMA Concepts - Tesla Wants to Standardize Automotive Connectivity - Italy Plans to Cut Auto Support By $5 Billion - Geely Introduces 1st Vehicle with New PHEV Setup

- VW To Close At Least 3 Plants in Germany - Mercedes’ Q3 Earnings a Disaster - Porsche’s Earnings Down Sharply - Renault Gives Employees Free Stock - Waymo Raises $5.6 Billion - Anthro Energy Receives U.S. Grant for Electrolyte Production - Hyundai Unveils “Rolling Lab” Test Vehicle - Hyundai Rotem Reveals Hydrogen Powered Tank

- Scout Surprises with EREV Option - VW Dealers Likely to Sue Scout - VW Labor Reps Could Scuttle Scout Plant - SAIC-GM Shows EREV-PHEV Powertrain - Bobby Allison Wins 1971 NASCAR Race - U.S. Ramps Up Lithium Mining Action - EU and China Still Negotiating Over EV Tariffs - Toyota Owners Keep Their Cars the Longest - AAA Tests Show AEB Improvements

- Tesla Q3 Earnings Stun Critics - Massive Lithium Deposit Discovered in Arkansas - Argentina Scales Back Lithium Production - VW Delays U.S. Launch of ID.7... Again - GM Delays EV Motor Produciton - CATL Develops Sodium Battery for PHEVs and EREVs - Stellantis Using Solid-State Batteries in Pilot - Stellantis Adds Moving Ground Plane Wind Tunnel - Hyundai and Renault Q3 Earnings - ICE and BEV Ford Transit Have Same Price

- Qualcomm Partners with Google and Launches New Chips - Ram Sales Up Significantly in October - Stellantis JV Starts Battery Module Production - Tesla Improves Autopilot Safety - Rivian Racks Up Most Safety Violations - Zeekr Reveals Waymo Robotaxi Vehicle - Chevy Launches $35,000 Equinox EV - Volvo Posts Mixed Q3 Earnings

- EU Market Sinking, But Tesla Has Blowout - GM North America Earnings Strong, Loses Money Everywhere Else - Hyundai India Sputters After IPO - Changan Targets 5 Million Cars a Year - Hyundai Aims for Fully Automated Assembly - Ford Updates Mach-E, Drops Price - UK Public Charging More Expensive Than Petrol - BYD Shark More Expensive Than Other Trucks in Brazil - China Deports VW Exec for Smoking Pot in Thailand

- China Wants to Shake U.S. and EU Auto-Grade Chip Dependence - Tesla FSD Delayed in China - Tesla Model Y Juniper Starts Production in China - Tesla Model Y Best Selling Vehicle in EU in September - Teslas Don’t Make Good Cop Cars - Q3 Earnings Start This Week - EU Subsidizes ICE By €45B a Year - Rivian and Bosch Sue Each Other - Forvia Lands Contracts with BYD, Xiaomi - Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss Partner on Full Windshield HUD

- Stellantis To Cut ICE Production to Meet EU CO2 Regs - EU OEMs Deliberately Wait For 2025 To Sell Cheaper EVs - CATL Q3 Earnings Miss Expectations - Hyundai, Lucid Sell More Stock to Raise Capital - U.S. EV Registrations Up 18% In August - Cybertruck Can Now Be Ordered with No Reservation - GM Using AI to Improve Software - Used Nissan Ariya EV Prices Plummet - Japanese OEMs To Cooperate on SDVs

- GM Invests in Battery Nano-Coating - Corvette ZR1 Officially Fastest American Car Ever - Big U.S. Investment in Battery Thermal Barriers - Stellantis Suspends More Vehicle Production - UK Drivers Don't Want EVs - Toyota Testing Humanoid Robots - Murano Gets Bold New Looks - Ferrari's Reveals Most Powerful Production Car Ever - WeRide Launches New Robotaxi Van - Pony.AI Planning U.S. IPO

- GM Secures 20-Year Lithium Supply - Lyten To Open $1B Battery Plant in Nevada - Stellantis’ Q3 Global Sales Plunge - Ram 1500 Production Expands to Mexico - Audi’s Brussels Plant Likely to Close - Honda Develops Games to Improve Driver Safety - Global Electrified Car Sales Post Big Gain - IEA Says World Is Shifting To “Age of Electricity” - Audi Launches New A3 Sportback PHEV - Ford Refreshes Equator Sport SUV

- BMW Wants ICE Ban Dropped - Stellantis In Favor of ICE Ban - Tariffs Could Speed Up EU Plant Closings - Leapmotor Launches New SUV in Europe - Ford Launches E-Van in EU - Ford Bronco Gets Stroppe Edition - Wolfspeed Ups U.S. Chip Production - Daimler Adds H2 Bus Stations in EU - DHL Gives Thumbs Up to Tesla Semi - GM Tactical Vehicle Looks Like EREV

- Mexico Develops Own EV - China Car Sales Grow in September - Baidu Robotaxi Beats Tesla Cybercab To Market  - Fisker Gets Server Deal, Can Pay Creditors - Toyota To Support Haas F1 - Kia Recycles Ocean Plastic - Renault 4 EV Debuts at Paris Auto Show - Alpine Unveils Electric Lineup - Skoda Enyaq EV Gets Rally-Car Treatment - Lynk and Co Shows Off Its Version of Volvo EX30 - Citroen Ami Gets Off-Road Face Lift - BMW Partners with Toyota For FCEV in 2028

- Tesla to Sell Robotaxi for $30,000 - CEO Carlos Tavares To Retire from Stellantis in 2026 - Quartz Miner Resumes Operations - Nissan To Offer Bi-Directional Charging in the UK - GM Offering Energy Storage Solutions - Future of VW Plant in Germany Up in The Air - NEV Sales in China Up 51% Last Month - BMW Unveils Skytop Roadster

- Big Management Shakeup at Stellantis Expected - Stellantis Could Relocate U.S. Headquarters - Fisker's to Lose Cloud Connection - Automakers Make Progress with Seat Belt Reminders - GM NEVs Outsell ICEs in China for 1st Time - BMW's Q3 Sales Drop - Mercedes Hit by Poor Sales in EU and China - Ram EV Going to Europe - Toyota Off-Road Proofs Its Hybrid System - Renault Expands Twizy Market - Dacia Gets Bigger, Moves Upscale

- GM to Slash EV Costs By $6,000 - Battle Between Stellantis and UAW Heats Up - Honda Shares Next-Gen EV Details - Volkswagen Reveals New Tayron SUV - Tesla China Sales Up 19% In September - Tesla to Build New “Baby” Model Y in Germany - BYD Tops 400,000 Monthly Sales For 1st Time - BYD To Pick Mexico Plant Site by End of The Year  - Slow Public EV Charger Rollout Could Hurt EV Sales

- GM Killing Ultium EV Brand - Stellantis Files 8 New Lawsuits Against the UAW - High Prices Hurt PHEV Sales - China Ready to Retaliate Against EU EV Tariffs - Continental Closer to Spin Off - Nissan Joins Bi-Directional Charging JV - Toyota Develops Portable Hydrogen Cartridges - Lucid On Pace for Sales and Production Target - Chevy Silverado EV Retails for $75,000