GM Going Back to EU with EVs; Wuling Mini EV Now Only $2,850 – Autoline Daily 3565

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0:00 Greenpeace Warns of Idle ICE Plants
0:59 GM Forms New Commercial Vehicle Business Unit
1:44 GM Going Back to EU with EVs
2:21 Honda Expenses Rising Faster Than Sales
2:54 Nissan Earnings Looking Better
4:10 Lexus Teases New GX
4:38 McLaren Embraces IC Engines
5:20 Maserati Dumping V8s
5:50 Alpine Tweaks the R5
6:27 VW ID.7 GTX Gets In-House Motors
7:22 GM Cruise Heads for Houston, Dallas
7:49 Wuling Mini EV Now Only $2,850

Story Links:
Idle Plants in China: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-vw-face-idled-capacity-risk-china-without-faster-ev-transition-greenpeace-2023-05-11/

GM New Commercial Vehicle Unit: https://pressroom.gm.com/gmbx/us/en/pressroom/home/news.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2023/may/0510-apex.html

GM Going Back to EU: https://www.autonews.com/automakers-suppliers/gm-sell-evs-norway-europe-return

Honda Earnings: https://global.honda/content/dam/site/global/investors/cq_img/library/financialresult/FY202303_4Q_financial_result_e_2.pdf

Nissan Earnings: https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/IR/LIBRARY/ASSETS/DATA/2022/2022results_the_latest_materials.zip

New Lexus GX: https://pressroom.lexus.com/coming-soon-the-all-new-2024-lexus-gx/

McLaren Embraces ICEs: https://cars.mclaren.press/en-us/releases/1091

Maserati Dumps V8s: https://www.media.maserati.com/en-ww/releases/1767

Alpine A290 beta: https://media.alpinecars.com/a290-b-alpine-unveils-its-vision-of-the-electric-hot-hatch-for-everyday-driving/?lang=eng

VW ID.7 GTX: https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/first-preview-of-the-new-id7-gtx-a-long-distance-limousine-with-more-power-and-all-wheel-drive-15987

GM Cruise Expands: https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/gm-backed-cruise-expanding-houston-dallas

Wuling Cuts Mini EV Price: https://carnewschina.com/2023/05/11/wuling-hongguang-mini-ev-costs-2850-usd-with-a-battery-subscription/