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0:00 VW’s Q1 Profits Plummet
0:58 VW Cleans House at Cariad
1:36 Lamborghini Sets All-Time Records
2:18 EV Sales Jumping in Germany
3:05 GM Sticks with Indiana For Battery Plant
3:59 China EV Market Getting Saturated
5:29 Baojun Yep Gets EV Pickup Variant
6:27 Daimler Updates EV Bus
7:32 BYD To Manufacture in Vietnam
8:04 Vietnam Massively Boosts Rare Earth Production
Story Links:
– VW Q1 Results: https://www.volkswagenag.com/presence/investorrelation/publications/interim-reports/2023/Q1_2023_e.pdf
– VW Cleaning House at Cariad: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/vw-fire-top-executives-software-unit-cariad-source-says-2023-05-06/
– New Cariad Leader: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-name-bentley-production-chief-new-cariad-head-sources-2023-05-08/
– Lambo Q1 Results: https://media.lamborghini.com/english/latest-news/automobili-lamborghini-continues-to-grow–upward-trend-in-q1-2023/s/bdc03496-ef06-43d3-8e5b-fd82ad2e4f1e
– EV Sales in Germany: https://eu-evs.com/bestSellers/DE/Brands/Month/2023/4
– GM Sticks with Indiana for New Battery Plant: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2023/05/07/indiana-site-remains-in-play-for-gm-battery-plant-with-new-partner/70193349007/
– China EV Market Getting Saturated: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/battle-chinas-electric-suv-market-heats-up-home-abroad-2023-05-08/
– Baojun Yep Gets Pickup Variant: https://carnewschina.com/2023/05/08/gm-saic-wuling-made-baojun-yep-will-have-a-pickup-truck-version/
– BYD to Build in Vietnam: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/chinese-automaker-byd-make-evs-vietnam-2023-05-08/
– BYD Top EV Seller in Vietnam: https://carnewschina.com/2023/05/08/byd-continues-to-be-thailands-best-selling-ev-brand-in-april-delivering-1744-evs/
– Vietnam Increases Rear Earth Production: https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/vietnam-boosts-rare-earths-output-by-tenfold-data-2023-05-05/
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