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- Maserati In Deep Trouble, Up for Sale? - Fewer Americans Getting Driver's License - Ford Claims Skunkworks EV Matches China Cost - U.S. Tariffs Cost German OEM's Half a Billion/Month - Audi Talking About Greenfield U.S. Plant - Stella and Renault Want Looser Small Car Safety Regs - Renault Forms JV With Geely In Brazil  - Baidu Robotaxis Headed to Singapore, Malaysia

- Cars Hold Up U.S. and Japan Trade Deal - Brazil Wants Higher Tariffs on China Now - Most China Plants Underutilized - U.S. Tariffs Will Raise Car Prices $1,760 - Is GM Trying to Torpedo Ford Battery Plant? - Buick Electra E5 Has 500K Mile Battery - Zoox Starts Building AVs in California - Helm.ai Uses Vision-Only for L4

- ZR1X Is Sub 2-Second Corvette  - Chinese Cities Run Out of Car Subsidies - Shawn Fain Is Foul-Mouthed, Angry, Threatening UAW Leader - Ram Adopts 10-Year Warranty to Boost Sales - Big Oil Investing in EV Battery Materials - VW To Launch L4 ID. Buzz Robotaxis - Scout Re-Engineers to Reduce Rare Earths - Huawei Building Solid-Date EV Battery Plant - Honda Jumps into Last Mile Delivery

- Fewer Car Buyers Willing to Go Electric - Ferrari Delays 2nd EV Model - Next-Gen Lightning Going to Blue Oval City - NIO Fights Battery Swapping Abuse - New Nissan Leaf Specs - Kia EV4 Starts at $30K in South Korea - Clarios to Make Supercapacitors in the U.S. - Honda Plans New Electric Hot Hatch - Pony.AI Unveils 7th-Gen AV Stack - Former Rolls Designer Styles Mass-Market Chinese PHEV

- Luca de Meo Quits Renault - Nissan To Sell More Renault Stock - Farley Says Ford “Day to Day” On Rare Earths - Stellantis Stuck with CARB ZEV Mandate - Chinese Suppliers Skeptical of OEM Payments - JLR Lowers Outlook on U.S. Tariffs - Nio Officially Drops U.S. Plans - U.S. EVs Stuck At 8% Share for Years to Come - Peugeot E-208 Gets GTI Treatment - Chinese Researchers Say Akio Is Wrong About EVs - Ian Callum and The Queen's Hearse

- Oil Prices Jump on Israeli Attack - Trump Threatens Higher Car Tariffs - Trump to Slap Fees on Ro-Ro Ships - Ford Still Moving HD Trucks to Canada - U.S. EV Sales Fell in April - EV Sales Up Globally  - Tesla Updates S and X, Raises Prices $5,000 - Geely Boasts 47.26% ICE Thermal Efficiency - Ford F-150 LOBO Gets Low Rider Treatment  - VW GTI Gets 50th Anniversary Edition - More Updates for Next-Gen Nissan Leaf

- Trump's Budget Impact on Auto Industry - Rivian R2 Drive Unit Eliminates 30% of Fasteners - Ford Picks Up 2 Points of U.S. Market Share - Leapmotor Expects $7,000 SUVs - Ford Launching PHEV Ranger in Europe - Toyota Teams Up with China's Top Tech Companies - Marelli Files for Chapter 11, Blames Tariffs - Dana Sells Off HD Transmissions for $2.7B - American Axle Lands Scout Contract - BMW Pairing Back XM Product Line

- Musk Regrets Attacking Trump - GM Invests $4 Billion To Boost U.S. Production - Ford Calls on Canada To Repeal EV Mandate - BMW Shares Next-Gen EV Details - Xpeng Develops In-House Chips for Autonomous Driving - Chinese OEMs Agree to Speed Up Supplier Payments - Chinese Car Exports Slow - Toyota Develops Liquid-Hydrogen Le Mans Race Car - VW Considers Small Electric Van

- Toyota Opens Japan Dealers to U.S. OEMs - Toyota Launches $18,000 EV In China - GM Doubles EV Sales in U.S. - Tesla Model Y #1 SUV In China - Toyota and Daimler To Merge Japan Truck Ops - Hyundai Stockpiled Rare Earths - AESC Pauses Battery Plant In South Carolina - 3rd-Gen Nissan Leaf Gets Big Changes

- U.S. Suppliers Get Rare Earth Reprieve from China - China to Continue Rare Earths To EU - U.S. Auto Imports Plummet in May - China EV Exports Up 19% This Year - Should U.S. Automakers Get Out of China? - Cadillac Unveils Optiq-V - Ram Gets Back in NASCAR - VinFast Bleeds More Red Ink - Marelli Could File for Chapter 11 - Autoline Poll Results

- Trump v. Musk: Tesla Stock's Biggest 1-Day Loss - Ford Lightning Outsells Cybertruck - OEMs Raise Prices Without Raising Prices - BYD Stock Takes Hit on Price War Worries - Toyota's Newest EV Chock Full of BYD Tech - Toyota Boosts Sales in China - BYD's Top 10 Export Markets - Chinese Get 9.4% Of UK Market - Mercedes-Benz Trucks Sets Backing-Up Record - China Ship Fire Started on EV Deck

- China Rare Earth Ban Triggering Auto Crisis - Has U.S. Fracking Peaked? - Ford Could Outsource Engines - Tesla Tries to Block Crash Data Release - Ram Revives HEMI V8 - BYD Sues Critics in China - NIO's Financials Worsen - UK Production Hits 70-Year Low - Earn Money Plugging in Your EV - EV Fleets Can Also Support the Grid

- Tesla Sales Down in China, Again - Marketing Strategy? Musk Disses Trump's Budget - U.S. Car Sales Up in May - Another Ship with EVs Catches Fire - Euro NCAP Critiques Tesla, Volvo - China Rare Earth Ban Shuts EU Factories - VW Sniffs Out Growth in Africa - Nissan Talks 3rd-Gen Leaf - ZF EV Unit: Smaller, Lighter, Stronger, Cheaper

- Americans Losing Interest in EVs - Xiaomi Predicts Profit in the Second Half - China Concerned Price War Has Gone Too Far - China Dealers Warn About Inventory Dumping - Toyota Wants To Take Supplier Private - 20K VW Workers Accept Buyout - Lucid Puts Big Discounts on the Air - Toyota Co-Develops Hydrogen-Powered Sauna

- Tesla EU Sales Down, But New Y Could Be Bright Spot - Management Confused Over Tesla $25K Car - Will Austin Residents Show Interest in Tesla Robotaxi? - China Cracks Down on 0-KM Used Cars - Battery Prices Drop Significantly - Honda Wants to Refuel In-Orbit Satellites - VinFast Shuts Half of Its Canada Stores - U.S. Also Worried About China's Rare Earth Restrictions - Mack Makes Hybrid Military Prototypes - Autoline Poll Results

- Hyundai Boosts Prices in The U.S. - VW Plans “Massive” U.S. Investment - Volvo Halts U.S. Production Over Parts Shortage - GM Expects Tariff Deal with South Korea - Tesla ZEV Credits at Risk - Ford Says EV Battery Plant at Risk If Incentives Removed - CATL Claims Battery Breakthrough - BYD and Great Wall Motor Feuding in Public - Next-Gen Alfa Romeo Stelvio Delayed - New Jeep Cherokee Debuts Later This Year

- German Automakers Expect U.S. Tariff Relief - Rare Earth Restrictions Could Stop India Car Prodcution - Foxconn Announcing New Japanese Partner Soon - Chevy Leaving the Chinese Market - Tesla Starts Human-Less Test Drives - Toyota On Track to Meet Its EV Goals - 1st EV Gets CATL's Swappable Battery - Samsung and LG to Make LFP Batteries for GM

- Stellantis Names Antonio Filosa New CEO - Stellantis' Software Deal with Amazon Falls Apart - GM Invests $900 Million To Build More V8 Engines - BYD Charged with Violating Labor Rights in Brazil - BYD Price Cuts Could Lead to Deeper Price War in China - Toyota Now Largest Shareholder in eVTOL Startup - Rivian Shows Off New R2 Suspension - Alpine Reveals First SUV - Tesla Storage Lot Update

- Major Suppliers Consider Buyout Plan - Nissan Could Sell Its Headquarters - ICEs Drag Down EU Market in April - Volvo Plans 3,000 Job Cuts - Toyota Starts Making GR Corolla in the UK - BMW Brings Back Clown Shoe Design - Alpine Reveals Its 1st SUV - Autoline Poll Results

- U.S. Senate Blocks California EV Mandate - GAO Rules Freezing EV Charging Funds Illegal  - Akio Toyoda Wins Back Support from Investors - U.S. OEMs Want Same Tariff Deal as UK - Chinese EU Car Sales Soar 79% In April - GM EV Market Share in U.S. Hits 14% - Xiaomi Officially Unveils YU7 SUV - Ford Accuses California Lawyers of Fraud - Used Car Prices Top $30,000 Once Again - Rivian Creates Stylish Camo Wraps

- U.S. Bill Eliminates EV Subsidies This Year - Other Brands Pass Tesla in EU EV Sales - Tesla Moving Ahead with German Plant Expansion - BYD Brings Lower Cost EVs to Europe - Nissan to Cut $1.8 Billion in U.S. - Dodge Charger EV and ICE Hit Market Around Same Time - Hyundai Tests Auto Charging Robots at Airport - XPeng Mona Goes Hands-Free with No Lidar - Siverado EV Get Trail Boss Treatment - Wienermobiles to Race at Indy

- U.S. Assembly Plant Up for Sale - Honda Waits for U.S. Midterms - Musk Claims Tesla Has Turned the Corner - Toyota's Top Selling RAV4 Gets a Complete Make-Over - Fiat Launching 3-Wheeler  - Nissan To Use Batteries from Ford Plant - New Nissan Micra Launches in EU - Chery Reveals Small, Rugged SUV

- Honda Slashes Its EV Investment - CATL Raises Billions in Stock Debut - GDI Sees More Interest in Silicon Anodes - Subaru Raising Prices in the U.S. - Subaru Announces New Head of North America - GM to Close Durant Guild in China - Rivian Designs Cost Out of the R2 - All-Solid-State Batteries Find Test Partners - Volvo's Massive Batteries for Long-Haul Trucks - What Are All These Teslas Doing Here?

- Nissan Could Close Plants in Japan - Japanese Government Tries to Save Nissan - Xiaomi YU7 Targets Tesla Model Y - VW Drops ID Name for EVs - BMW Using Gen-AI in Purchasing - Suppliers Love GM, Hate Ford - Aito Shoves BMW, Mercedes, Audi Aside - Tesla Cybertruck Trade-In Values Plummet  - Autoline Poll Results on Stop/Start

- Drivers Not Sold on Hands-Free Driving - F-150 Lightning Outsells Cybertruck In Q1 - BYD To Open New Hub in Hungary - Toyota Provides Longer Forecasts to Suppliers - Renault Reveals Off-Road EV Concept - GMC Upgrades Hummer EV - Bosch Testing Hydrogen Race Cars - Archer Aviation to Provide Air Taxi Rides During LA Olympics - Toyota Introduces Bold New Paint Color - What's Your Thoughts on Stop/Start Tech?

- Tariffs Will Cost Japanese Automakers Billions - JLR Won't Build Its Own Models in China Anymore - Ram Delays All-Electric Truck Again - Rivian Reduces EV Motor Complexity - Toyota Reveals All-New EV - BYD Dethrones Toyota in Singapore - Xiaomi Sales Continue to Slide

- IEA Lowers U.S. EV Sales Forecast - EVs Won't Displace as Much Oil as Forecast - Panasonic Drops Plans For 3rd U.S EV Battery Plant - Subaru Trailseeker EV Could Get Axed - Vermont Pauses ZEV Mandate - GM Suspends H2 Plant in Detroit - Trump EPA To Get Rid Of “Stop/Start” - GM Also Developing LMR EV Battery - Kia's Wheelchair Accessible PV5 Van - Bosch Emphasizes U.S. Investments - Toyota Drops “4x” From bZ4x, Intros BEV C-HR

- U.S. House Ready to Gut EV Incentives - Honda Forecasts 64% Profit Drop - Nissan Operating Profit Drops 88% - Mazda Teams Up with CATL For EVs - Xiaomi SU7 Gets Lowest Quality Rating - Nio 1st In EU with Steer-By-Wire - GM Hires Sterling Anderson As Product Czar - Mercedes Moving GLC Production to U.S. - Next-Gen Colorado, Canyon Not Until 2032

- California ZEV Mandate Showdown - China Sales Up 14.8% In April - German Dealers Skeptical of Chinese Brands - Nissan Doubles Job Cuts - Audi To Sell Italdesign - Filosa First In-Line for Stellantis CEO - ZF Launches Rare-Earth Free EV Motor - Autoline Poll Results on Yugo

- D3 Blast Trump's UK Trade Deal - Audi Expects Trade Relief, Too - Toyota Posts Record Revenue, Profits Drop - Automotive Report Card Coming Out Soon - Trump Admin Sued Over Ending EV Charger Funds - Nissan Scraps EV Battery Plant in Japan - Toyota Refreshes the Corolla Cross - Jeep Teases All-New Grand Cherokee - Aurora Aims to Operate AV Trucks at Night - Autoline Yugo Poll

- OMG, They're Bringing Back the Yugo! - My (Years Ago) Yugo Plant Tour - Corvette Interior Gets A New Look - Bollinger Files for Bankruptcy - Brembo Cuts Brake Emissions 90% - EU Automakers Get CO2 Break - Ford Raises Prices on Maverick, Bronco Sport, Mach-E - Tariffs Hiking Used Car Prices - AAH Looks at Brands That Could Be Forced Out of U.S. Market

- BMW Predicts Tariff Relief by July - Mitsubishi Angling for U.S. Production - Rivian Sales Fall, But Loses Less Money - Lamborghini Profits Up, Threatened by Tariffs - Chinese Airline Jumps into EV Cars - Don't Fast Charge Under 10% Or Over 90% - Hyundai's First China-Specific EV - Geely To Take Zeekr Private - Optional Xiaomi SU7 Hood “Only” $5,800

- Tariffs Force Audi to Consider U.S. Production - Ford Has Weak Q1 - Ferrari Has Strong Q1 - Renault and Stellantis Want Changes to Small Car Regs - GM Announces New Head of North America - Waymo and Magna Building AVs in Arizona - Rivian Invests in Supplier Park - Alfa Reports Best Sales Since 2019 - Jeep Reveals All-New Compass

- OEMs Burning Through U.S. Inventory  - JLR Resumes U.S. Shipments - Infiniti Could Get Version of Nissan Rogue - Car Buyers Face Tougher Loan Standards - China Tariffs Put Focus on Axial Flux EV Motors  - China's Momenta Lands More Robotaxi Business - Ionna Charging Network Makes Slow Progress - Hyundai Ioniq 5 Gets $7,500 Rebate Again - Autoline Poll Results on Slate

- Car Buyers Rush to Showrooms Before Tariffs Hit - Mexican-Made Fords Sell Like Crazy - EU Falls Short of Needed EV Market Share - Chinese Push PHEVs in EU - Nissan Ariya Outsells Tesla Model Y in Colorado - Autoline Poll: What Do You Think of Slate? - Honda Dealers Target Afeela Direct Sales - Canada Parts Get Tariff Reprieve - Magna Revenue Down, Profits Up - Aurora Launches Driver-Free-Semi Business

- U.S. Considers Annual EV Fee - U.S. House Targets California's ZEV Truck Mandate - EU Sales Droop in Q1 - Mercedes' Q1 Profit Drops 43% - Volvo's Profit Plunges 73% - Stellantis Posts Lower Sales and Revenue - GM Expects $4-5 Billion Tariff Hit - Ford Scraps In-House Central Compute Platform - Tesla Denies Looking for New CEO - Tesla Building Public Chargers for Semis - Isuzu to Launch BEV Pickup

- Tariff Relief Only for U.S. Assembled Cars - Trump Tariffs Are Here to Stay - Tariffs Could Kill Off These 11 Car Brands - Russia Car Sales Drop Big Time - GM Recalls V8s In Its Most Profitable Trucks - Another Humanoid Robot in China - CATL Meets Strict China Battery Safety Standard - EVs Losing Market Share in U.S. - Toyota and Waymo Join Forces - Kenworth Debuts Two New Electric Trucks

- Trump to Ease Auto Tariffs, Sorta - GM Reports Weak Q1 - Porsche's Profits Plummet - Ferrari Keeps Key EV Components In-House - Chery Could Get VW Germany Plant - Nissan to Close Wuhan Plant - iCAR's $15K Chinese Off-Roader - Renault to Launch 3 EV CVs - New Renault Boreal for Global Markets - JLR Using Old Tooling to Cut Costs - Foxconn Could Build EV in U.S. Plant - Mercedes Trucks Wants Longest Reverse Record

- Ford Makes Battery Breakthrough - Car Imports to China Drop Significantly - California Proposes to Allow Heavy-Duty AV Tests - Renault Introduces New Two-Tone Paint Process - Alpine Teases First SUV - Dodge Offers New Anti-Theft System for Charger - Continental Auto Now Called Aumovio - Gentex Stops Shipping Mirrors to China - Autoline Yoke-Steering Wheel Poll Results

- U.S. Revises Autonomous Tech Rules - Waymo May Sell Robotaxis For Personal Ownership - Akio Toyoda Wants to Buy Toyota Supplier - BYD's Net Profit Soars 100% In Q1 - Stellantis and Factorial Hit Solid-State Battery Milestone - Volvo Kicks Off EX30 Production in Belgium - Slate Auto Unveils Low-Cost Electric Pickup - Autoline Yoke-Steering Wheel Poll

- Trump Considers Tariff Relief in Some Areas, But Not Others - Hyundai and Renault Make Tariff Adjustments - U.S. Providing New Direction for AV Tech - VW to Supply Autonomous I.D.BUZZ's to Uber - Gas Companies Challenge California's Emission Waiver - Nissan on Track for Historical Loss - EVs Account for Over 17% of Renault's Q1 Sales - EU Car Sales Up in March - Ferrari Could Get EV Platform from Leapmotor

- Tesla's Q1 Net Profit Slumps 71% - Auto Groups Ask Trump for Tariff Relief - Xiaomi Delays Launch of YU7 SUV - California Dealers Sue VW and Scout Over Direct Sales - BYD Resets Strategy in Europe - Nissan Reveals 1st Electrified Pickup - Honda Unveils Two EV Models in Shanghai  - Lexus Reveals All-New ES Sedan

- BYD 1st Foreign Brand to Enter Japan Kei Car Segment - Hyundai Improves Next-Gen Hybrid Setup - VW Previews Future China Lineup - AUDI Pulls Wraps Off 1st China-Only Production Car - Buick Launching New Brand in China - Vision V Hints at Future Top-End Mercedes Van - Mercedes Introducing 1st Steer-By-Wire System in 2026 - Performance Renault 5 Has Huge Markup

- Tesla Delays Launch of Low-Cost Model Y - Japan Could Ease Car Safety Regs For U.S. Trade Deal - Ford Stops Vehicle Shipments to China - Audi Considers U.S. Production to Avoid Tariffs - CATL Reveals 1,500-Km EV Battery - BYD and Aramco To Develop New Energy Vehicle Tech - Mercedes Teases Luxury Van for China - Autoline Aptera Poll Results

- Toyota May Build New RAV4 In U.S. - Mazda To Stop Shipping CX-50 To Canada From U.S.  - Traffic Restrictions Help Improve Emissions in Big Cities - Tesla Faces Lawsuit Over Manipulating Odometers - Tesla Cuts Cybertruck Production - VW Develops 1st In-House Automated Driving System - Archer Aviation to Launch eVTOL Service In New York - Horse Reveals Hybrid Retrofit for EVs  - ABB to Spin Off Robotics Division - GAMIC Winner Can Bond Any Material Together - Autoline Aptera Poll

- Ford and VW Could Raise Prices - Senator Says OEMs Should Make Deal with Trump - China Cracks Down on Self-Driving Tech - China Mandates EV Batteries Can't Catch Fire - Geely to Sell Lotus to Lotus - Subaru Unveils All-New Electric SUV - Subaru Solterra Major Refresh - Subaru Outback Gets Bigger and Fresh Styling - Hyundai Reveals New Palisade for North America

- Tariffs Could Cost 1 Million Plus Sales  - Two Suppliers Demand Tariff Payments Up Front - Canada Will Not Tariff USMCA Compliant Cars - Tesla Halts China Component Exports to U.S. - ZEV States Can Drop California Mandate - Renault Launches 3 SDV Vans - Porsche Uses Smartphone to Develop ADAS - Chevrolet EV Sales Up 114% - Bentley Uses AI to Inspect Leather  - Genesis Hypercar for 2026 Le Mans

- Auto Stocks Jump on Hint of Tariff Relief - Honda Considers 90% U.S. Production for U.S. Market - Nissan Stops Rogue Imports to U.S., For Now - Nio, Xpeng, Li Auto Won't Survive, Says Expert - Next-Gen Corvette Due In 2029 - Supplier Dispute Threatens GM Pickup Production - CATL's Net Profit Up 33% - Shareholders Mad About Tavares's Pay Package - Stella's Shortlist for A New CEO - Startup Aims to Cut Cathode Cost in Half

- Tariffs or Not, Cupra Targets U.S. Market - Mitsubishi Stops Shipping Cars to U.S. Dealers - Lincoln Continues Imports, Exports with China - Tesla Stops Selling S and X in China - Tesla Chops Cybertruck Price $10,000 - Neta Auto in Deep Trouble - Polestar Closing Some Stores in China - DiDi To Start Mexico Ride-Hailing - DiDi and GAC To Launch L4 Robotaxi - 20% Uber Rides in Austin With Robotaxis - VW Customizes Pac-Man for Its Cars

- Tariffs Could Cost Automakers $107 Billion - Tariffs Threaten UAW Profit Sharing Checks - EU and China Negotiating to End EU Car Tariffs  - China Delays Approval of BYD and Geely Expansion - Lucid Scoops Up Nikola Assets - Scania Acquires Northvolt's Truck Battery Unit - Stellantis' Q1 Shipments Slide 9% - Easter Jeep Safari Concepts Revealed - Stellantis Converts ICE Vans into EVs - Daimler Remanufacturing eCitaro Bus Batteries

- U.S. Pauses Tariffs Except for Car Imports - Jeep Not American Enough for "Made in USA" Badge - BMW's BEV Sales Jump in Q1 - VW Impacted by Fines and Restructuring Costs - Waymo Starts 1st Overseas Road Tests - Nissan Developing Lidar-Based AV System - More OEMs Jump Into Humanoid Robots - ChargePoint Launching Next-Gen Charging Units