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0:00 China’s Car Market Stopped Growing
1:10 Gas Stations Closing Fast
2:13 Proterra Files for Chapter 11
2:36 Lucid’s Losses Triple
4:01 Chevy Blazer EV Police Edition
5:33 BMW 5 Series LWB for China
6:49 Tesla’s CFO Unexpectedly Steps Down
7:32 Harley Davidson’s Made-in-India Strategy
8:43 eBikes a $1 Billion Business for Bosch
9:26 Nissan Axes the Titan Pickup
Story Links:
China Sales Down: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/chinas-car-sales-fall-2nd-month-july-price-war-continues-2023-08-08/
Gas Stations Closing Fast: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/418964
Proterra Files For Chapter 11: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-firm-proterra-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy-2023-08-07/
Lucid Earnings: https://ir.lucidmotors.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lucid-announces-second-quarter-2023-financial-results-track
Blazer EV Police Edition: https://youtu.be/Y-NOBBA0mcc
BMW 5 Series LWB: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0427958EN/the-new-bmw-5-series-sedan-and-the-new-bmw-i5-%E2%80%93-exclusively-from-china-for-china
Tesla’s CFO Steps Down: https://www.autonews.com/executives/tesla-cfo-zachary-kirkhorn-steps-down-replaced-vaibhav-taneja
Harley in India: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hero-motocorp-receives-over-25000-bookings-india-made-harley-davidson-2023-08-08/
Bosch e-Bike Business Booming: https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/bosch-e-bikes-unit-surpasses-1b-sales-why-it-matters
Nissan Axes The Titan: https://www.wardsauto.com/vehicles/nissan-throws-towel-titan
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