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0:00 NHTSA Wants Front & Rear Seat Belt Warnings
1:04 Hyundai Group Slumping in China
2:14 Experts Torn Over Ford’s Plan B for Service Parts
3:40 Li Auto Joins China’s Price War
4:50 China Embraces Baidu’s Robotaxis
5:36 China’s BYD Opens 1st Japanese Showroom
6:09 BMW Lets You Play ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’
6:40 VinFast Releases U.S. Specs for VF9
7:39 VW Kicks Off ID.7 Production
Story Links:
NHTSA Seat Belt Warning Proposal: https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/nhtsa-proposal-would-require-automakers-add-more-seat-belt-warnings
Hyundai Slumps In China: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/beijing-hyundai-puts-chongqing-plant-up-sale-2023-08-22/
Experts Torn Over Ford Strike Plan: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2023/08/21/are-salaried-workers-required-to-cross-a-picket-line-during-a-strike/70620668007/
Li Auto Cuts Prices: https://carnewschina.com/2023/08/22/li-auto-quietly-joins-price-war-as-orders-slow-down/
Baidu Robotaxi Service Grows: https://autonews.gasgoo.com/china_news/70027549.html
BYD Opens First Japanese Showroom: https://carnewschina.com/2023/08/22/the-first-byd-showroom-in-tokyo-will-open-on-august-26/
VinFast VF9 U.S. Specs: https://insideevs.com/news/682806/vinfast-vf9-epa-rated-330-miles-range-starts-830000-usd/
VW Starts ID.7 Production: https://insideevs.com/news/682801/volkswagen-id7-entered-production-germany/
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