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0:00 GM Ready to Close Plants in China
1:27 China November Sales Up 18%
2:02 U.S. November Sales Look Good, Maybe
2:30 Mazda Says EV Sales Slump Will Help the Automaker
4:40 Honda Prologue Sales Top 25,000 In 2024
5:02 Honda Launches Police Motorcycles in U.S.
5:24 Li Auto to Charge Idle Fee at Charging Network
6:32 Exxon Names Dan Ammann Head of Oil & Gas Business
7:13 Forvia Hires ZF’s Fischer As New CEO
7:49 BYD’s 2nd Cargo Ship Heads to Europe
Story Links:
– GM’s China Restructuring: https://investor.gm.com/static-files/43cec22f-c252-4e2b-abf8-615e5fe9c11e
– China November Sales Forecast: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-04/china-s-november-car-sales-seen-surging-18-on-subsidy-rush
– US November Sales: https://www.autonews.com/retail/sales/an-nov-us-auto-sales/
– Mazda Says EV Slump Helping Company: https://www.autonews.com/executives/talk-from-the-top/an-mazda-masahiro-moro-talk-from-the-top-interview/
– Honda US November Sales: https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-corporate/releases/release-a8c572fa8d5eebe474c57c36c001d7b7-american-honda-delivers-strong-november-sales-powered-by-light-trucks-and-electrified-models
– Honda US Police Motorcycle: https://hondanews.com/en-US/powersports/releases/release-a8c572fa8d5eebe474c57c36c0002bec-honda-to-offer-new-police-motorcycle-to-law-enforcement-agencies
– Li Auto Tries Out Idle Charging Fee: https://autonews.gasgoo.com/new_energy/70035290.html
– Exxon Names Former GM Exec Head of Oil & Gas Business: https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/news/news-releases/2024/1203_exxonmobil-announces-leadership-changes
– Supplier Forvia Hire Industry Vet as New CEO: https://www.forvia.com/en/press/martin-fischer-succeed-patrick-koller-ceo-forvia-effective-march-1-2025
– BYD Launches 2nd Cargo Ship: https://carnewschina.com/2024/12/03/byds-second-ro-ro-ship-begins-operations-sets-sail-for-europe-with-nearly-5000-nevs/
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-3948-gm-ready-to-close-plants-in-china-u-s-november-sales-look-good-maybe-honda-launches-police-motorcycles-in-u-s/
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