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0:00 21 Million Backup Cameras Recalled
0:57 Car Buyers Paying More at Carvana Dealers
1:58 Manufacturing Jobs Falling in Auto Industry
2:42 EV Charging Price War Brewing?
3:40 Geely to Make Cars at Volvo’s EU Plants
5:23 Tesla Cybercab Hitting Public Roads
5:54 New Tesla Roadster ‘Coming Soon’
6:19 Tesla Gets Big Semi Truck Order
6:43 Pony.ai Shows Impressive Growth
7:33 Lincoln Getting G-Wagon Competitor
7:58 Ford Making New Mid-Size SUV in Mexico
Story Links:
21 Million Backup Cameras Recalled: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-trouble-with-backup-cameras-heres-what-we-know-about-the-many-recalls
Car Buyers Paying More at Carvana Dealers: https://www.autonews.com/retail/an-carvana-pricing-data-0818/
Manufacturing Jobs Falling in Auto Industry: https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/an-auto-industry-workforce-decline-0818/
EV Charging Price War Brewing?: https://insideevs.com/news/805215/ionna-walmart-cheaper-prices/
Geely to Make Cars at Volvo’s EU Plants: https://carnewschina.com/2026/08/17/geely-to-produce-its-luxury-cars-at-volvo-european-plants-in-2028-new-chairman-shared/
Tesla Cybercab Hitting Public Roads: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/tesla-readies-august-launch-cybercab-robotaxi-without-steering-wheel
New Tesla Roadster ‘Coming Soon’: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/tesla-nears-unveiling-radical-new-flying-roadster
Tesla Gets Big Semi Truck Order: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/18/3346668/0/en/einride-partners-with-tesla-for-the-world-s-largest-tesla-semi-deployment.html
Pony.ai Shows Impressive Growth: https://ir.pony.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/pony-ai-inc-reports-second-quarter-2026-financial-results-total
Lincoln Getting G-Wagon Competitor: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2026/08/18/lincolns-future-may-include-an-suv-in-the-lineup-to-take-on-mercedes/91340899007/
Ford Making New Mid-Size SUV in Mexico: https://www.autoforecastsolutions.com/
Read the transcript here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4358-21-million-backup-cameras-recalled-lincoln-getting-g-wagon-competitor-ev-charging-price-war-brewing/
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