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- Tesla Model Y Juniper Off to Scorching Start - Aurora Challenges Regs For Autonomous Semis - Car Dealers Hit Record High Customer Satisfaction - German Lux Brands Dropped In 2024 - BYD Sells More EVs In Japan Than Toyota - Lithium Prices Stabilizing After Big Drop - No “Dancing in The Streets” With Yangwang U9 - China Car Market Still Smaller Than 2017 - GM to Use 6C LFP Batteries in China

- Tesla Unveils Refreshed Model Y - Hyundai Launches Low-Cost EV In Japan - Bill Ford Has “Long” Talk with Trump - SAIC Adopts CATL Battery Swap Tech - GM Using AI to Find Ideal Charging Locations - GM Sets Up Company to Build F1 Engines - Corvette ZR1 Starts At $175,000 - Ford Reveals Special Edition Mustang GTD - Ford Partners with Vaughn Gittin Jr. To Launch Mustang RTR - Honda Could Use Nissan’s Body-On-Frame Trucks - Renault Shows Off New Twingo Interior

- Suppliers Worried About Trump Tariffs - China Auto Industry Consolidation Already Underway - China Exports to Flatline in 2025 - Trump Could Erase 38% of Tesla's Profits - Italdesign Puts U.S. HQ in Detroit - Scout Confident it Can Bypass Dealers - Afeela Likely to Face Dealer Lawsuits - LG Losing Money on EV Batteries - Tesla Still Fighting for Musk's Pay Package - Tesla Board Has to Give Back Cash and Stock

- Zeekr Aims to Be 1st Chinese Car Brand in U.S. - VW Managers to Take €300 Million Pay Cut - EREV Scout Model Orders Outpace EVs - BMW Top-Selling Luxury Brand in U.S. In 2024 - Chinese NEVs Hit Record Sales In 2024 - Tesla Could Earn €1 Billion From Pooling Emissions - Nesbitt Named New GM Design Chief - BMW Reveals Next-Gen iDrive System - Honda Unveils 0 Series EVs - Stellantis Forms New Software Partnership

- Panasonic Eliminating Its Chinese Content - U.S. Says CATL Works with Chinese Military - Lucid Settles Dispute with UAW - Emission Pooling Could Be Nice Payday for Tesla - NHTSA Investigating Tesla Smart Summon Feature - UK Tops Germany as EU's Top EV Market - Afeela Launching with $103K Price Tag - ZF Launching New Hybrid Braking System - People Ready to Move Into Toyota's Woven City - Ram Updates Its Heavy-Duty Pickups

- U.S. Steel and Nippon File Lawsuits Over Blocked Deal - Stellantis’ Italy Production Drops 37% - UK EV Sales Up 60% Last Month - GM Patents New Way to Package Battery Cells - BYD Shows Off New Suspension Technology - BYD Sales in Brazil Surge 327% In 2024 - SAIC-GM-Wuling Build 30M Vehicles - Volkswagen and Xpeng Form EV Charging Partnership - Honda To Use Huawei Smart Driving Tech in China - Mazda To Open Battery Module Plant - Ford Mustang Mach-E Outsells Gas-Powered Mustang

- Tesla Global Sales Down… - …But Up Strong in China - GM Sales Sink in China, But NEVs Up Strong - U.S. Car Sales Highest Since 2019 - Biden To Block Nippon From Acquiring U.S. Steel - More EVs Lose U.S. Sales Subsidies - Some Models Gain Access to EV Credit - Hindenburg Accuses Carvana Of Shady Accounting - Pony.ai Expands AV Service to Hong Kong Airport - Oxa Tests AVs At Heathrow Airport - IndyCar Going with Aluminum Wheels

- VW Cutting 35,000 Jobs in Germany - EV Batteries May Last Longer Than Thought - Brazil Stops Work Visas for BYD - Batteries Help Relieve Demand on California's Grid - Dodge Charger Daytona Going Overseas - China Continues Push for AV Lead - China Accounts for Almost Half of World Sales - BYD Sells 4.25 Million in 2024 - Chinese EV Sales Still Rely on Subsidies

- VW and Unions Closer to A Deal, Or Maybe Not - Average Car in Germany Is $60,000 - Rivian Cuts Secret Deal with UAW - Canoo At Death’s Door - Stellantis Revives the HEMI - Jaguar Turns to Podcast Marketing  - Corvette ZR1 Posts Smoking Hot Times - Dongfeng Launches 10 Models in Mexico - Waymo AV’s Far Safer Than Humans

- VW and German Unions Make Progress - EU Car Sales Fall Again - Foxconn Wants Renault's Shares in Nissan - TuSimple Bails on AVs - Tesla Wants Robotaxi in Austin Next Year - Aramco Explores Making EV Batteries - New Honda EV Styling Looks Bold - Kia Gets All-New Small SUV - Gas Use Dropping in China - Ram Pulling EREV Production Ahead of BEV - Ford Shakes Up EV and Vehicle Quality Management - Gentex Expanding Its Automotive Operations

- Merger Shock Honda and Nissan To Tie the Knot - Foxconn Also Interested in Nissan - Renault Approves Honda-Nissan “On Principle” - CATL Goes All-In on Battery Swapping - Honda Launches New Hybrid System - Honda Likely Ending GM Fuel Cell Partnership - Toyota Gets Japan Support for Fuel Cells - U.S. Graphite Makers Want 920% China Tariffs - Porsche To Delay EV Models - Tesla Clashes with German Union - Tesla’s China Plant Manager Leaves Company

- EU Automakers Start Raising ICE Prices - VW Tries to Avoid Strikes - Mercedes Nears Critical Production Level - Battery Worker Gets 2 Years for Stealing Tesla Trade Secrets - Waymo Starts Expanding Overseas - BYD Building Humanoid Robot Team - Toyota Slashes Starting Price of 2025 bZ4X - Russia Wants to Develop Its Own Vehicle Platform - Nissan Reveals New Pickup in China - Speed Bump for Mercedes L3 System Approved

- It’s Official Trump to Ax EV Subsidies - Oil Companies Challenge CARBs Authority - Lambo Delays EV, Says Market Not Ready - BYD Seagull Outsells Tesla Y in China - Performance Version of Renault 5 Revealed - Hyundai Gives Palisade Even More Premium Look - DS Unveils Number 8 Electric Sedan - Major Tier 1’s Skipping CES - Shyft Group Merges with Swiss Company - Kia K4 Is Priced to Sell - Porsche Pioneered In-Wheel Motors 125-Years Ago

- Chinese EV Maker Jiyue Disbands - CATL Offers Financial Support to Suppliers - Nikola Running Out of Cash, Laying Off Workers - Trump May Drop Crash Reporting Rule - U.S. EV Sales Up 5% In October - Toyota Introduces New Urban Cruiser EV - Toyota Offers Big Discount for bZ4X - China Used Car Sales on Track to Break Record - U.S. Used Car Prices Start to Stabilize  - Saab Auctioning Off Stamping Presses

- VW Offers 14% Pay Increase to UAW - BYD Delays European Production - Stellantis Extends Italy Production Stoppage - Hyundai Invests $1 Billion Into China Ops - Mercedes’ Kallenius Named ACEA President - EU Won’t Back Off CO2 Targets - Hyundai Expands Partnership with Google - Kia Planning Electric Tasman Pickup - China 2024 Car Deliveries to Exceed 30 Million Vehicles - Chinese EVs Pile Up at Brazil Ports

- Tesla Cybertruck Heading to China? - GM Pulls the Plug on Cruise - Nissan Shakes Up Management - Mercedes Appoints Supplier Exec to Board - BMW CFO To Become Chairman of Supervisory Board - Hyundai Names Randy Parker New North American CEO - Kuniskis Ready To “Get Back in The Fight” - Japan Auto Unions Seek Higher Wages - Chinese OEMs Want to Extend Cash-For-Clunkers Program - Lamborghini Partners to Create A Snowboard

- Kuniskis Back Running Ram - Porsche Axes A Third of China Dealers - Tesla Diverts Exports to Sell More in China - Xiaomi YU7 SUV Targets Tesla MY - Ford Mustang GTD Laps Nurburgring Under 7 Min - Tesla to Launch All-New Model Next Year - EU Losing EV Battery Race to Chinese - Stella To Partner with CATL For Batteries in Spain - Shipping Cars Gets Cheaper - Toyota Expands 4Runner Line-Up

- VW Faces Crippling Labor Strikes - VW May Move ID Buzz Out of Germany - EV Raw Material Costs Plummet - BYD Blade Battery Equals NMC Performance at LFP Cost - Most U.S. Onshoring Due to EV Battery Production - Truck Fleet Doesn’t Like Nikola FCEVs - Toyota Delays Next Gen EVs - Toyota bZ3X EV Debuts in China - Stellantis Rejoins ACEA - Trump Wants to Cancel USPS Electric Trucks - Mercedes-AMG Reveals New Sports Car

- VW Workers to Hold More Walkouts - Tesla Gets More Aggressive with Leases - Uber Launches Robotaxi Service in Abu Dhabi - Waymo Expands to Miami  - Stellantis Signs Another Lithium-Sulfur Battery Deal - Lotus Shakes Up Sales Strategy - EU A “Must Win” For China EV Makers - Wuling Refreshes Hong Guang MiniEV - He Was a Designer at Mercedes and Worked at Taco Bell - Greenbrier White Paper a Must Read

- Nissan in Deep Trouble - Infiniti Dealers Can Co-Locate with Nissan - U.S. Approaching EV Tipping Point - GM and EVgo Surpass 2,000 Fast Chargers - China Pivots to Hybrid Exports to EU - U.S. November SAAR Hits 16.7 Million - Ford Sets Monthly EV Sales Record - Genesis Shifting HEVs and EREVs - Genesis Joining Endurance Racing - UAW Organizers Go On Strike Against UAW - Jeep Slashes Avenger EV Price by $6,000 - BYD Uses EVs for Emergencies in Japan - Amtrak Sets Passenger Record