Autoline Daily

- Trump to Hit Canada, Mexico With Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Big Shakeout About to Begin in China - EU OEMs Get Some CO2 Relief, Sorta - Nikola Teetering on Bankruptcy - Russians Complain of Crummy Chinese Quality - DeepSeek Taking China Cars by Storm - Nio Battery Swapping Almost Profitable - Renault-Volvo Unveil EV Vans - Ford Launches New Tech to Help Delivery Drivers

- Two Chinese OEMs Adopt DeepSeek AI - BYD Challenges Tesla FSD - Xpeng To Make Its Own Chips - Trump Axes NEVI Program - Tesla Adds $5,000 To Model X Price - Tesla China Sales Down in January  - Mazda’s Net Profit Drops 45% - Porsche Adds More ICE Cars to Lineup - Lear To Lay Off 15,0000 - Linamar Sells Gigacasting Factory - Alpine A110 Muscles Up

- Poll Shows Elon Musk Very Polarizing in America - Ford's 2024 Earnings Mediocre - Jim Farley Bullish on EREVs - Volvo's 2024 Earnings Strong, But Predicts Weaker 2025 - Dealers Won't Like Nissan's New Incentive Plan - Nissan Looking For a New Partner - Rivian Thinks It Can Catch Up Fast with AVs - VW Developing New Family of Small EVs - Jeep Launches New Wagoneer S Trim

- Nissan Calls Off Merger with Honda - Toyota Expects Net Profit Drop - Unboxed Assembly for China? Lexus Builds a New Plant There - Toyota’s U.S. Battery Plant Ready to Start Production - German Morale Down in The Dumps - Bentley Opens Luxury Apartments in Miami - DS Announces Pricing for Number 8 EV - GM Axes 1,000 Cruise Employees - Tesla EU Sales Plummet, Mostly Because of Elon - Watch the Super Bowl, Win A Kia

- Those Trump Tariffs? Well, Never Mind - Dealers Sue VW to Prevent Scout Direct Sales - Ferrari Posts Strong Earnings - U.S. January Sales Up Slightly - Tesla Sales Tank in California - Tesla Offers Insurance Discount for More FSD Use - Honda Cuts Prologue Orders from GM - Former Nissan Exec Loses Appeal in Japan - Ford to Launch Maverick EV - Audi Changes Vehicle Naming Structure

- Auto Stocks Tank on Trump Tariffs - How Will Tariffs Be Applied? - ACEA Sounds Alarm Bells Over EU CO2 Regs - Tesla Sales Slide 63% In France - Stellantis Shakes Up Management - Porsche Ousts Two Board Members - Huawei Introduces New Head-Up Display - Chinese New Year Slows EV Sales - Tesla Charger Port Location Due to Elon’s Garage Layout - Mustang Mach-E NASCAR Prototype Revealed - 1954 Mercedes F1 Car Fetches $54 Million

- Auto Industry in A Panic Over Trump Tariffs - Bosch Sees EBIT Margin Cut in Half - Continental to Close 4 Plants in Germany - ACEA Says EU Autos Face Irreparable Damage - Honda Reorganizes Corporate Structure - Renault, Volvo Reveal EV Vans - JLR Posts Record Q4 Margin - Electric Land Rover Has 57,000 Waitlist - IIHS Adopts NFL Concussion Metrics - Ford Back to Le Mans With LMDh Car In 2027 - Ever Hear of EIVs?

- Tesla's Profits Tumble, Stock Up on the News - Waymo Expanding to Snow Belt, Tokyo - Toyota Still Number 1 - Honda and Nissan Lose Sales - VW Board Wants Deeper Cuts - EU Tariffs Slow Chinese EVs - Renault's Shocking Filante Concept - BMW iX Gets Significant Upgrades - BMW's 1st M3 CS Station Wagon - Bridgestone Recycles Used Tires

- Auto Industry in Trump Tariff Turmoil - BMW, Mercedes Want A Peace Pipe with Trump - VW Could Build Audis, Porsches In U.S. - VW Cancels ID.7 For North America - GM Stock Drops 9% On Tariff Worries - Adient Will Pass Tariff Costs to Automakers - Trump Tariffs Could Push Car Prices Up $10,000 - New U.S. Transportation Sec Dumps Biden MPG Rules - CARB Withdraws Request for HD Truck Regs - U.S. January Car Sales Up 7.5% - Honda Claims Nano-Ribbon Breakthrough - Tesla Uses FSD To Move Cars to Shipping Docks

- 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 Michelin Cut Braking Distances

- 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

- 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 Market - EV Charger Sharing Gains Popularity

- 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

- 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

- 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 Truck Makers Down in 2024 - Hyundai EVs More Expensive in Europe