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0:00 Musk Vs. Maduro
0:55 Volvo Calls New Software Acquisition “Crucial”
1:33 Citroen’s Cheap Chinese-EV Competitor Delayed
2:23 Ford Hopes for More Street-Cred with New Maverick Lobo
3:49 Update Makes Mach-E GT Faster Than Tesla & Porsche
4:38 Ford Running Into More Delays with NACS Adapter
5:27 Toyota Sales Down, But Earnings Up
6:03 VW Falling Behind Toyota in Sales
6:37 BMW’s Sales & Earnings Drop
7:02 JLR Has Jolly Good Quarter
7:31 U.S. Sales Forecast to Rise
8:02 1st Lucid Gravity Rolls Off the Production Line
8:27 Roadster Replaces More Extreme Model S Plaid

Story Links:
Musk Vs. Maduro: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/07/31/musk-vs-maduro-billionaire-accepts-bizarre-fight-challenge-from-venezuelas-president/

Volvo Acquires Software Company: https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/331066/volvo-cars-takes-full-ownership-of-haleytek

Citroen Delays Low-Cost EV: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-31/stellantis-faces-ev-model-delays-in-challenge-to-lineup-refresh

Ford Maverick Lobo: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2024/08/01/the-street-truck-returns-with-performance-tuned-maverick-lobo.html

Mustang Mach-E GT Update: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/products/evs/mustang-mach-e/2023-mustang-mach-e.html

Ford Delays NACS Adapter Again: https://insideevs.com/news/728585/ford-nacs-adapter-rollout-delayed-again/

Toyota Q2 Earnings: https://global.toyota/pages/global_toyota/ir/financial-results/2025_1q_presentation_en.pdf

VW Q2 Earnings: https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/volkswagen-group-with-solid-performance-in-a-demanding-environment-for-the-first-half-of-2024-18552

BMW Q2 Earnings: https://www.bmwgroup.com/content/dam/grpw/websites/bmwgroup_com/ir/downloads/en/2024/q2/BMW_Q2-2024_EN.pdf

JLR Q2 Earnings: https://www.jaguarlandrover.com/investor-relations

U.S. Sales Forecast: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-31/fed-on-course-for-september-rate-cut-as-risks-to-job-market-grow?srnd=homepage-americas

1st Lucid Gravity Rolls Off the Production Line: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7224214951429648384/