U.S. Low On Sites for New Car Plants; Car Prices Drop for 1st Time in Months – Autoline Daily 3545

Autoline provides daily global automotive news. Top auto executive interviews. Automotive insight & analysis. EV, AV & ICE technology, car sales & financial earnings, new car reviews.

0:00 U.S. Running Out of Sites for New Plants
1:15 ATP Down for 1st Time in Nearly 2 Years
2:17 Mercedes Nearly Doubled EV Sales
3:32 Ford Expands BlueCruise to Europe
4:24 Ford Cars Drive Themselves Off the Assembly Line
5:29 New Zeekr X Meant to Take on Tesla
7:27 VW Improves Its EV Drive Unit
8:08 SUVs More Likely to Injure Bike Riders
9:07 Volvo Using Special Sun-Like LEDs

Story Links:
U.S. Low On Sites for New Plants: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/location-location-location-us-manufacturing-boom-has-real-estate-problem-2023-04-13/

Car Payments Up: https://www.edmunds.com/industry/press/auto-loan-interest-rates-hit-highest-level-since-2008-and-drive-record-share-of-1000-monthly-payments-in-q1-according-to-edmunds.html

Car Prices Drop: https://mediaroom.kbb.com/2023-04-11-After-Nearly-Two-Years,-New-Vehicle-Transaction-Prices-Fall-Below-Sticker-Price-in-March-2023,-According-to-New-Data-from-Kelley-Blue-Book?mobile=No

Mercedes EV Sales: https://group-media.mercedes-benz.com/marsMediaSite/en/instance/ko.xhtml?oid=56048451&viewType=list

Ford BlueCruise Now in UK: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/feu/en/news/2023/04/13/ford-brings-hands-free-driving-technology-to-motorways-in-great-.html

Ford Cars Drive Themselves Off Assembly Line: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/feu/en/news/2023/04/12/ford-cars-could-soon-drive-themselves-off-the-assembly-line–ai-.html

Zeekr X: https://carnewschina.com/2023/04/12/zeekr-x-launched-with-560-km-range-for-27600-usd-coming-to-europe/

New VW Electric Drive: https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/new-drive-for-the-all-electric-id-family-more-performance-and-higher-efficiency-15699

SUVs More Likely to Injure Cyclists: https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/higher-point-of-impact-makes-suv-crashes-more-dangerous-for-cyclists

Volvo Sun-Like LEDs: https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/309835/lighten-up-latest-technology-deliver-near-sunlight-lighting-in-the-new-volvo-ex90

Read the transcript here: http://www.autoline.tv/journal/?p=86908#more-86908

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/autolinenetwork
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Autoline
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/autolinenetwork
WEBSITE: http://www.autoline.tv