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- Oil Prices Drop as Exports Recover - New NHTSA Rules Redefine Trucks and Cars - GM Reaffirms Long-Term EV Commitment - Lithium Prices Plunge in China - Ford Launches Used Commercial Vehicle Program - BMW Moves 3 Series to Germany - Mercedes Exempt from U.S. China Ban - Volkswagen Atlas Gets Significant Redesign

- VW Forms Chinese Battery JVs in Europe - GAC Could Get Toyota from FAW - Changan Consolidates NEV Brands - U.S. Car Sales Won't Grow Much - Bolt Production Way Off Expectations - New Fuel Rules Could Save GM $20 Billion - EU Steel Industry Benefiting from Chinese - Toyota Getting New Vans from Stellantis - Honda Odyssey Gets SUV Inspired Refresh

- New Fuel Standards Roll Back Biden Mandates - EV Trucks Beat Diesel Operating Costs in Europe - Waymo Robotaxis Report 95% Fewer Crashes - Ford Hires Falcon to Fight Pigeons - Geely And Nio Partner on Battery Swapping - Dongfeng And Huawei Eye Strategic Tech Deal

- Hyundai On Pace to Outsell Ford in U.S. - GM Launches New V8 Amid Soaring Diesel Prices - Minivans Outsell Large SUVs In U.S. - Chinese Auto Sales Double in Europe - Honda To Build Next-Gen MDX At New Ohio Plant - Tesla Starts Long-Awaited Semi Truck Deliveries - Volkswagen Delays ID. Buzz Until 2027 - VW Slashes ID.4 Prices Up To $12,500 - Ford Addresses Skilled Trades Workforce Shortage - GM Honors Young Automotive Service Technicians

- Honda Spending Billions on New U.S. Hybrid Plant - Mercedes Could Increase Hours But Not Pay - U.S. Lawmakers Ramp Up Efforts to Ban Chinese - Chinese Automakers Could Grab Quick U.S. Foothold - Chinese Suppliers a Growing Threat - GM Giving Away Free EV Chargers - Geely Joins Ultra-Fast Charging Race - NIO Opens Off-Grid Swapping Station - Bentley's 1st Pure EV - Renault Brings Past Icon Into Electric Era

- VW EV Orders in Germany Outpace ICE Models - GM Secures U.S. Made Magnets for EVs - U.S. Lags China in Auto Lidar Tech - Tesla Secures Huge Electric Semi Deal - Nissan Unveils New Small Pixo EV - GM Pickups Gain Big Engine Upgrades - Bosch Tech Makes Pickups Cleaner Than Prius

- Mercedes Could Close 2 German Plants - Hyundai Supplying Vans to Chevy and GMC - GM Teases New 'Mongoose' Diesel V8 - EVs Drive Sales Growth in Europe - CATL Developing Batteries for U.S. Trucks - CATL Starts Trial Production in Hungary - Used Cars Getting Older with More Miles - Startup Reveals Wedgy Production EVs

- Toyota Buying 400,000 Factory Robots - Volvo Names Skoda's Klaus Zellmer New CEO - Volkswagen Group Slashes Outlook - Tesla Reopens $50,000 Roadster Reservations - Nissan Rogue Hybrid Launching in U.S. - Nissan Begins Exporting Cars from China - Factorial Builds Solid-State Battery Coalition - Aumovio Unveils Interactive Window Projector - How Reptilian Brains Inspired PT Cruiser

- Military Leaders Support Chinese Auto Ban - Hyundai CEO Warns Against Chinese Imports - Unifor Threatens Strike Against Stellantis - FTC Cracks Down on Auto Advertising - GM Launches Next-Gen Small Block V8s - GM Fast-Tracks Patriot Missile Parts - CATL Brings EV Battery Swapping to Europe - Firestone Upgrades Best-Selling Tires - Autoline Series into Running a Car Company Debuts

- Car Loans and Lease Rates Going Up - AM Radio Mandate Has Strong Support - Volvo Wants to Double Market Share - Toyota Asks Dealers to Lobby Against Tariffs - Europe Tries to Limit Chinese Hybrid Imports - EU Wants "Made in Europe" Rules - Mercedes Updates Vehicle Software on Production Line - Wave of Old Batteries Hitting China - Porsche Gets Raw Materials from Old Batteries - More Automaker Consolidation in China

- CATL Launches Direct-To-Consumer Cell Store - Denza Claims Longest-Range EV Record - McLaren Invests £500M in UK - McLaren Dropping Artura Hybrid In 2028 - Auto Jobs Drop Despite Vehicle Tariffs - Stellantis, JLR Team Up on Pickup - GM Reverses Course on Apple CarPlay, Android Auto - NYC Adding 700 Curbside EV Chargers - VW ID.3 GTI Is Most Powerful Ever

- EU Truck Makers Want CO2 Relief - Mahle Develops Heavy-Duty EREV - Cab-Less AV Truck Gets German Permit - Renault Upgraded by Moody's - Ford F-150 Gets Hands-Free Towing - BMW Improves Maps Display - GM Launching New User Interface - U.S. Army Taps Small Businesses for Tech

- Trump Open to Chinese U.S. Auto Plants - Germany Pushes EU Tariffs on Chinese Cars - China Pushes State-Owned Auto Consolidation - JPMorgan Predicts $325B Tesla Cybercab Revenue - Tesla Cybercab Prototype Spotted with Steering Wheel - VW Unveils Ultra-Efficient 9-Mi/kWh Concept - Forvia Explores Sale of Clarion Electronics - Stellantis Nears Sale of Idle Brampton Plant - Renault Debuts Electric Trafic Van - Kia Reveals 800V PV7 Electric Van - Ford Launches China-Built Transit City EV Van - Daimler Truck Previews Wild Future Vehicle Concepts

- Ford Invests $1B In Kentucky Plant - China Targets 70% EV Sales By 2030 - Europe Auto Suppliers Face Major Layoffs - Volkswagen Restructuring Costs Top $18 Billion - Europe Drives August Global EV Growth - Stellantis Partners for Autonomous Last-Mile Tech - Maserati In Talks with Huawei and JAC - New Renault Niagara Pickup Debuts - Chris Theodore Shares Auto Industry Lessons

- Volvo Will Sell Chinese Cars in EU Dealers - Xiaomi SU7 Sales Falling Fast - Tesla Could Use Robotaxis Instead of Repair Loaners - Ram Expects 60% Boost in Sales - Costco Oil Prices Shoot Up - Daimler Truck Sells Engines to Defense Companies - Toyota Will Sell Go-Karts - 3D AR HUD Could Eliminate Display Screens

- Duffy Slams Ford Over China Ties - Ford Fires Back at Transportation Chief - China Gas Car Sales Drop 40% - Oil Hits $100 A Barrel as Reserves Plunge - Lyft Launches Waymo Robotaxis In Nashville - Pony.ai Launches Driverless Rides in Qatar - Tesla Cybercab Features Hidden Manual Controls - Stellantis Expands Eurorepar Repair Services - Tesla Cybercab Unboxed Assembly Details Revealed

- VW Considers Selling Ducati - VW Sells Assembly Plant - China Car Sales Fall Again - JLR Cutting Jobs - Supplier Payment Still Problem in China - Dacia Moves Spring Production from China to EU - Audi Reveals Entry-Level A2 - Audi Reorganizes Its China Operations - LFP Energy Density Improves - Trivia Question Answer

- VW Group Approves Massive German Job Cuts - SEAT Brand Likely to Be Phased Out - Porsche Consolidates Global Sales Operations - JLR Unveils New Military Vehicle - China Slowly Phasing Out NEV Subsidies - Stellantis Delays Jeep and Ram EREVs Again - Automakers Partner on European Hydrogen Infrastructure - Toyota Considers Hydrogen Power for Logistics - European Countries Launch Special EV License Plates - Ford Revives V10 Mustang Boss Prototype

- Ford Wants to Sell 100K Fathoms - Significant Drop in August Sales - 35-Hour Work Week at Risk in Germany - EVs Help Improve China's Air Quality - Waymo Racking Up Parking Tickets - Owners Not Using Passenger Screens - Carvana Worries Dealers More Than Tesla

- Ford Develops 6-Wheel Ranger - Ford Fathom Doing Hot Weather Testing - Trucks Become Cars in NHTSA CAFE Regs - Honda Tells Suppliers: Cut Cost $9B - BYD's $3,800 Home Solar Package - Mitsubishi Brings Pajero Back - Range Rover EV Tops $200K - Get an App, Get Paid to Train a Humanoid - Robotaxis Popping Up Everywhere

- Model 3 Update Coming in 2028 - China Worried Price War Will Expand Overseas - BYD and Leapmotor Want Stellantis' Brampton Plant - VinFast Pulls Back in India - Stellantis Shakes Up Leadership - 'Leno Law' Passes California Legislature - Lexus NX Follows in RAV4's Footsteps - Ram Adds Cool-Factor to Chassis Cab Trucks - Autoline Viewer Fix for Exploding Sunroofs

- Honda and Nissan Partner on SDVs - Trump Administration Eases Biofuel Blending Rules - GM Invests Big in Canadian Plants - Lower Saxony Urges VW Restructuring Deal  - Volvo Closes Stockholm Tech Hub - Kia To Debut PV7 Electric Van - Pure Lithium Develops Graphite-Free Battery Anode - Exploding Sunroofs Spike Across U.S.

- U.S.-Canada Trade War Threatens Auto Industry - Volkswagen Management Pushes Job Cuts - VW In Talks to Build Military Equipment - BYD Q2 Profits Surge on Exports - BYD Planning Minicar for Europe - Stellantis Dealers Wary of Carvana - Ford Telematics Cuts Fleet Downtime Significantly - Ram ProMaster City Van Starts Under $40,000 - Ford's Lisa Drake Retires - Geely Reveals Off-Roading Architecture

- Hertz Offers 3-Year/100K Used Car Warranty - Board Change Could Help VW Restructuring Plan - EV Sales Take Off in Australia - China Cracking Down on 'Irrational Competition' - Strong iX3 Demand Good and Bad for BMW - BMW Delivers 2 Million BEVs - BYD Opens 10,000th Flash Charger - Researchers Get More Energy Density from Lithium Batteries - Refreshed Z Car Goes On Sale

- Hyundai To Launch 100 New Models Globally - Soaring Metal Tariffs Hurt U.S. Automakers - New Honda Plant Depends on USMCA Extension - Li Auto Reports Q2 Net Loss - Aston Martin Dropped from FTSE Index - Creditors Challenge Aston Martin Debt Deal - Ford Dealer Tests Parts Drone Delivery - Drivers Debate Proper Steering Wheel Grip

- Are Tariffs Worth the Benefits? - Hyundai Reaches Agreement with Union - Porsche Sells IT Division to Tata - MINI Migrating to 1 Platform - CATL Buys Into Heavy-Duty Battery Swapping - Renault 5 Gets Improvements - Vacuum Maker Gives Up EV Plans - 10 and 2 Steering Position No Longer Considered Safe

- GM Engine Recall Expands Over Failures - 50% U.S. Tariffs Threaten Truck Production - Auto Loan Approvals Rise Despite Delinquencies - Volkswagen Workers Resist Planned Plant Closures - GM Reaches Tentative Deal with Unifor - European EV Sales Surge 51% In July - Chinese Automakers See Big Growth in Italy - Xpeng Robot Unit Raises $900 Million - China Issues Massive Interior Door Recall - U.S. Military Looking for Automotive Partners

- Hyundai Workers Strike in South Korea - Vegas Approves Thousands of New Robotaxis - Tesla Integrates ByteDance AI in China - Tesla Targets 2027 Optimus 3 Sales - Chery's AiMOGA Targets 10,000 Humanoid Robots - Porsche Audio Uses Gallium Nitride Tech - Audi Brings Microplastic Filters to F1 - Nissan Plans New Body-On-Frame Family - Body-On-Frames VS. Uni-Body Frames - U.S. Tool and Die Industry Declining

- Geely Providing Tech to Foreign Automakers - Stellantis Co-Developing Cars with Dongfeng - Chinese Automakers Help Outsiders Reach China Speed - London Emission Zone Improved Child Health - Canada Won't Follow EPA Anymore - Solid-State Battery Volume Still Years Away - Chinese Automakers Miss German Dealer Payments - Opel Strips Down Frontera for Cheaper Price - Genesis Debuts 1st Full-Size SUV - Hyundai Reveals 5th-Gen Tucson - AFS Quarterly Update

- Bronco Line Gets a Pickup - Geely To Double Exports - China Port City Sees 73% More Car Exports - Mexico Considers More China Restrictions - Nio Takes Swap Stations Off Its Books - Lambo Revuelto Gets Semi-Slick Potenzas - Re-Man EV Motors Are 30% Cheaper - LG Energy Opens U.S. Battery Plant  - LG Pivots EV Batteries to Drones - LG Energy on AAH

- 21 Million Backup Cameras Recalled - Car Buyers Paying More at Carvana Dealers - Manufacturing Jobs Falling in Auto Industry - EV Charging Price War Brewing? - Geely to Make Cars at Volvo's EU Plants - Tesla Cybercab Hitting Public Roads - New Tesla Roadster 'Coming Soon' - Tesla Gets Big Semi Truck Order - Pony.ai Shows Impressive Growth - Lincoln Getting G-Wagon Competitor - Ford Making New Mid-Size SUV in Mexico

- Stellantis To Build JLR Vehicles in U.S. - Jeep Delays Next-Gen Cherokee to 2029 - Stellantis Considers Selling Brampton Plant - UK Reviews Strict 2030 EV Mandate - Geely H1 Revenue Rises on Exports - Li Shufu Steps Down as Chairman of Geely Auto - Lynk and Co Executive Fined After Leak - Factorial CEO Predicts Solid-State Battery Future - Split Views on Automotive-Military Convergence

- Anti-Musk Backlash Fading? - U.S. EV Sales Turn the Corner - German Auto Jobs Lowest In 20 Years - Will VW Sell Off Traton? - VW To Slash R and D, Cap Ex - As Predicted, Dealer Sues Polestar - Lucid Bolts 1,200-HP Into Gravity - Acura Concept a Mirror of Chrysler Halcyon - Cadillac Hints at Hypercar - Backhoe Engines Go 400+ MPH

- Another Incentive War Coming? - Detroit 3 Losing Market Share - Chrysler Pacifica Sales Up 81% - Used Prices Up $9K Since 2019 - Ford to Stop China Imports - EREV Sales Drying Up in China - Mitsubishi Gets Foxconn EV from Taiwan - Honda Auctions Off Old Race Cars - Ford Revives the Ford Times, Now Electronically

- Tariffs Give Imports $7K/Car Advantage - Ex UAW Presidents Oppose Fain Re-Election - GM Building $4.5 Billion Emergency Stockpile - How Hyundai is Using Gen-AI - Kia EV3 Enters U.S. Under $32K - Waymo Ojai More 'Affordable' Even w/ 102% Tariff - 1st Look at Jaguar Type 01 Interior

- China Sales Sink Again - Chevrolet Gives Up in China - What, Mercedes with McDonalds? - BMW Boosts Recycling - Boeing Sells VTOL Tech to Archer - GM Sells Battery Shares to Samsung - Hybrids Could Be 40% of All Sales - Ram Launches New Diesel in Power Wagon - Hyundai Tests Electronic Before Building Cars

- Ford Really Needs 4-Door Mustang - Ford Ignored 4-Door Mustang for Over 20 Years - Piech and Porsche Families Back VW Restructuring - VW Wants Pickup for U.S. Market - Daimler Truck Says Emissions Regs = €1 Billion Fine - India Car Market to Grow Over 6 Million/Year - Toyota Faces Another Production Disruption - Tesla Extends Cybertruck Warranty - Ford Leaks How UEV Modules Joined

- Tesla Pushes to Keep EU FSD Safety Data Secret - Tesla and SpaceX Build $16.8B Texas Terafab - Porsche SE Backs Aggressive VW Restructuring - Debt Burden Crushes German Auto Suppliers - Toyota Beat Tesla to Aluminum Wiring - Stellantis Concept Eliminates Turbo Lag - China Reveals smart #2 Images - Volkswagen ID.Era 5X Blends Wagon, SUV

- Ford Names New EV Truck Fathom - Value of OTA Market Will Quadruple - GM to Ship China-Made Buicks Overseas - U.S. Dealer Group Calls for China Ban - Honda Still Recovering from Earthquake - Honda Taps Tata for New Platform - Mercedes Removes Axial Motors for Cheaper Version

- Three Chinese Automakers Crack Global Top Ten - General Motors Extends SAIC Joint-Venture - U.S. Car Sales Dip 1.4% In July - BYD PHEV Can Run on Ethanol - Honda Revenue Soars Despite Plummeting Asian Sales - Lucid Cuts Shifts and Delays New SUV Launch - Uber Profit Surges but Misses Market Expectations - Geely Wins Top Honors for Chassis Innovation - Koenigsegg Debuts 800-HP Raxial Flux Motor

- Toyota Benefits from Weak Yen - Commercial Vehicle Sales Up in Europe - UAW's Likely Bargaining Demands - Shallow Danube Shuts Down Ford and Dacia - Problems with Tesla's FSD Lite? - Australia Going EV Crazy - German Defense Company Hires Autoworkers - Magna Makes eDrive Deal with Chery - Smart's Unique Ad Campaign for New #2

- Nissan Turns Corner, Posts Net Profit - Mitsubishi Improves Finances - Yen Crisis Helps Japanese OEMs - CATL Now 3rd Largest Global Auto Supplier - American Rheinmetall Gets U.S. Army AV Contract - Jetta Brand Moves Away from VW's Styling - Hybrids Power Honda, Hyundai and Kia Sales - Mahle Turns to Sheep for Cabin Filters

- Tesla Denies Rumored China Business Sale Plan - Analyst Predicts Big Stock Rally for Ford - Toyota Creates New Units to Fast-Track Reforms - Chinese Automakers Capture 23% Of Brazil Market - Zoox Wins Approval for Paid Driverless Robotaxi Rides - Momenta Gets Germany Approval for L4 Testing - Over 70% Of Chinese Cars Feature ADAS - China Faces Severe Talent Shortage for AV Engineers - Rivian Narrowed Losses Despite Massive Negative Cash Flow - Expert Warns U.S. Lacks Key Battery Manufacturing Tech

- Factorial and SK On Form Solid-State Battery Partnership - Buyers Seeking Low-Tech Cars - Fewer U.S. Car Buyers are Leasing - VW's VTOL Program a Secret Fiasco - Truck Destination Charges Up Sharply - China Overtaking Australia - Xiaomi's New Brand Focuses on Passengers - China EREVs Get Extended Oil Change Intervals - China Cracks Down on Blue Lights for Automation - Stellantis Seeing Slow Turnaround

- Lucid Stock Up 24% On Big Investment - Ford Q2: Investors Like What They're Hearing - Earthquake Shuts Some Japan Production - Nissan and Honda to Share Software Development - Audi's Giant Q9 SUV - BMW To Axe Another 8,000 Jobs - Audi Workers Protest Plant Closing - Chinese Co to Make 300,000 Axial Flux Motors - Mahle's Hydrogen ICE Tech

- IIHS: Waymo AVs Safer Than Humans - Ford Goes After Military Contracts - EU OEMs Go After Military Contracts, Too - U.S. War Department Wants Auto Execs - Stellantis Dumps Free2Move - BMW To Make EV Batteries In-House - VW Wants to Split Battery Investment with Gotion - Mercedes Earnings Surprise and Disappoint - GM Hosts Trump in Michigan

- Why Penske Automotive Wants to Go Private - VW Demands Tariffs on Chinese PHEVs - Audi Sinks Even Further - Old Visteon Compared to Today - VW Engineers Made Killing on Insider Trading - Waymo To Uber: Get Lost - Toyota, Volvo, Daimler Team Up on FCEV Trucks

- VW Profit Margin Drops Below 2% - CATL Profit Shoots Up 42% - Tesla Shorts Made $4 Billion Yesterday - France Turns Up Its Nose to FSD - Porsche To Ax 5,000 More Jobs - Trump's New Tariffs Won't Affect Autos - Cadillac F1 Investor Faces SEC Investigation - Hyundai Forms Bi-Directional Charging Business Unit - Massachusetts Pays for V2G - Volvo EX60 Gets 330 Mile Rating

- Tesla Burns Through Cash - Hyundai's Earnings Impacted by Higher Costs - EVs Drive Sales Growth in Europe - Ford and Geely Partner in Europe - U.S. Likely to Modify Bill That Would Ban Mercedes - China Sees 7 New Reveals in 1 Day - Nissan Launches Nismo Leaf

- Hybrids on Track to Outsell EVs In California - Used EV Prices Jump as Fuel Costs Rise - BYD Hires Thousands More in Global Expansion - VinFast Says It Will Break Even in Vietnam by 2027 - Volkswagen Accelerates Autonomous Tech in China - Aston Martin Faces Creditor Pushback Over Funding - Range Rover GT Unveiled on New Software Platform - The 1911 Invention That Preceded Modern Navigation

- U.S. Could Ban Mercedes - GM Spends $11 Billion on EV Write-Offs - German Auto Exports to China Plummet - VW Prioritizes Group, Not Brands - VW Wants to Sell Stake in India Unit - Stellantis Turns to Mobileye for ADAS Tech - Stellantis Hires New Jeep and Ram CEOs - BMW Developing Robot Teaching Software