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0:00 VW Only Has 2 Years to Turn Things Around
1:02 Germany To Revive EV Subsidies
1:43 Mercedes S-Class Sales Plunge Globally
2:22 U.S. Dockworkers Threaten Strike
3:12 BYD & SAIC Eye Mexican Market
4:32 Stellantis Shows FCEV Van
5:18 Nissan Updates the Armada
6:43 EVs More Popular with Active Drivers Than ICEs
7:37 Jeep Names New Head of North America
8:16 Geely Offers Free Ice Cream for A Test Drive
9:14 Ford Extends Mach-E & Maverick Lifecycles
Story Links:
– VW Has Little Time to Turn Things Around: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-goes-head-to-head-with-workforce-over-proposed-company-cuts-2024-09-04/
– Germany Wants to Revive EV Subsidies: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/german-cabinet-agrees-proposals-tax-relief-evs-source-says-2024-09-04/
– Mercedes S-Class Sales Down: https://files.constantcontact.com/f10152e5001/167d4454-9a44-4f25-8b85-07ad7a3fe1b2.pdf?rdr=true
– US Dockworkers Threaten Strike: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-04/us-port-talks-kick-off-in-bid-to-avoid-economy-disrupting-strike
– BYD & SAIC Eye Mexican Market: https://carnewschina.com/2024/09/04/mg-will-launch-an-ev-with-a-solid-state-battery-in-the-first-half-of-2025-claims-saic/
– Opel Movano Hydrogen: https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/opel/press/world-premiere-opel-presents-new-movano-hydrogen-at-iaa-transportation-2024-in-hanover
– Nissan Armada: https://usa.nissannews.com/en-US/releases/2025-armada-press-kit
– EVs More Popular with Active Drivers: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-09-04/electric-vehicles-are-proving-plenty-capable-of-going-the-distance
– STLA Hires New Head of Jeep NA: https://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?id=26120&mid=1
– Geely Offers Free Ice Cream with Test Drive: https://carnewschina.com/2024/09/03/geely-geome-xingyuan-released-in-china-as-cute-ev-for-ice-cream-lovers/
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-3885-vw-only-has-2-years-to-turn-things-around-geely-offers-free-ice-cream-for-a-test-drive-u-s-dockworkers-threaten-strike/
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