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0:00 Car Buyers Rush to Showrooms Before Tariffs Hit
1:18 Mexican-Made Fords Sell Like Crazy
2:00 EU Falls Short of Needed EV Market Share
2:39 Chinese Push PHEVs in EU
3:24 Nissan Ariya Outsells Tesla Model Y in Colorado
4:22 Autoline Poll: What Do You Think of Slate?
4:59 Honda Dealers Target Afeela Direct Sales
6:05 Canada Parts Get Tariff Reprieve
7:15 Magna Revenue Down, Profits Up
8:00 Aurora Launches Driver-Free-Semi Business
Story Links:
Car Buyers Rush to Showrooms: https://www.autonews.com/retail/an-daily-5-intro-0501/
Mexican-Made Fords Sell Like Crazy: https://shareholder.ford.com/files/doc_news/2025/May/01/Ford-U-S-April-2025-Sales-Release.pdf
EU Falls Short of Needed EV Market Share: https://www.acea.auto/pc-registrations/new-car-registrations-1-9-in-q1-2025-battery-electric-15-2-market-share/
Chinese Push PHEVs in EU: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/chinese-ev-makers-sell-more-plugin-hybrids-eu-avoid-tariffs-research-firm-says-2025-05-01/
Nissan Ariya Outsells Tesla Model Y in Colorado: https://colorado.auto/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-Colorado-Auto-Outlook-Q1.pdf
Honda Dealers Target Afeela Direct Sales: https://www.autonews.com/honda/an-california-dealer-association-investigating-sony-honda-mobility-0501/
Canada Parts Get Tariff Reprieve: https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/anc-trump-tariffs-lead-gm-cut-oshawa-truck-shifts/
Magna Revenue Down, Profits Up: https://www.magna.com/docs/default-source/2025-news—press-releases/magna-2025-q1-pr-md-a-fs.pdf?sfvrsn=b5335a23_1
Aurora Launches Driver-Free-Semi Business: https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/119/aurora-begins-commercial-driverless-trucking-in-texas
Read the transcript here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4047-ariya-outsells-model-y-in-colorado-car-buyers-rush-to-showrooms-before-tariffs-hit-aurora-launches-driver-free-semi-business/
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