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0:00 U.S. Considers Annual EV Fee
0:58 U.S. House Targets California’s ZEV Truck Mandate
1:50 EU Sales Droop in Q1
2:38 Mercedes’ Q1 Profit Drops 43%
3:00 Volvo’s Profit Plunges 73%
3:30 Stellantis Posts Lower Sales & Revenue
4:09 GM Expects $4-5 Billion Tariff Hit
4:54 Ford Scraps In-House Central Compute Platform
5:59 Tesla Denies Looking for New CEO
7:05 Tesla Building Public Chargers for Semis
7:37 Isuzu to Launch BEV Pickup
Story Links:
U.S. Considers Annual EV Fee: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-republicans-drop-20-vehicle-registration-fee-boost-proposed-ev-fee-250-2025-04-30/
U.S. House Targets California’s ZEV Truck Mandate: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-house-votes-rescind-approval-california-heavy-duty-truck-rules-2025-04-30/
EU Sales Droop in Q1: https://www.acea.auto/pc-registrations/new-car-registrations-1-9-in-q1-2025-battery-electric-15-2-market-share/
Mercedes’ Q1 Profit Drops 43%: https://group.mercedes-benz.com/documents/investors/reports/interim-reports/q1/mercedes-benz-interim-report-q1-2025.pdf
Volvo’s Profit Plunges 73%: https://vp272.alertir.com/afw/files/press/volvocar/202504284095-1.pdf
Stellantis Posts Lower Sales & Revenue: https://www.stellantis.com/en/news/press-releases/2025/april/first-quarter-2025-shipments-and-revenues
GM Expects $4-5 Billion Tariff Hit: https://investor.gm.com/news-releases/news-release-details/q1-2025-letter-shareholders
Ford Scraps In-House Central Compute Platform: https://www.autonews.com/ford/an-ford-kills-electronics-project-0430/
Tesla Denies Looking for New CEO:
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-musk-ceo-search-board-0ce61af9?mod=hp_lead_pos1
https://www.autonews.com/tesla/an-tesla-ceo-elon-musk-likely-to-remain-analyst-says/
Tesla Building Public Chargers for Semis: https://electrek.co/2025/04/30/tesla-semi-public-charging-network-coming-with-46-stations-in-2027/
Isuzu to Launch BEV Pickup: https://www.wardsauto.com/vehicles/-isuzu-enters-bev-pickup-segment
Read the transcript here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4046-ford-scraps-all-new-electronic-architecture-gm-expects-4-5-billion-tariff-hit-u-s-considers-annual-ev-fee/
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