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0:00 Canada Plays the China Card
1:18 China Threatens OEMs Over Price War
1:50 China to Recycle 1 Million Tons of EV Batteries
2:21 Stella Drops Dodge Hornet on Dismal Sales
2:58 No $25,000 Jeep for U.S. Market
4:20 Farley Talks Updates on Ford’s UEV
5:16 Ford to Buy BYD Batteries for Non-U.S. Cars
5:52 Rivian Takes Important R2 Manufacturing Step
6:19 Zeekr Upgrading To 900V
6:52 Ford, GM Unveil F1 Cars in Detroit
Story Links:
– Canada Lowers China EV Tariff: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/us-auto-market-share-tumbles-in-canada-with-trade-war-raging?srnd=phx-industries-transportation
– China Warns Automakers About Price War: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/china-warns-of-penalties-against-carmakers-for-price-war?srnd=phx-industries
– China Reworks Battery Recycling Program: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/china-overhauls-battery-rules-as-wave-of-electric-clunkers-looms?srnd=phx-industries-transportation
– Dodge Drops the Hornet: https://www.autonews.com/stellantis/an-dodge-hornet-discontinued-0115/
– Jeep Pulls Plug on $25K EV: https://electrek.co/2026/01/15/jeep-pulls-plug-25000-ev-us/
– Farley Updates on UEV: https://insideevs.com/news/784554/ford-jim-farley-interview-uev-platform/
– Ford Could Buy BYD Batteries Outside of China: https://www.autonews.com/ford/ane-ford-byd-batteries-hybrids-foreign-sales-0116/
– Zeekr Upgrading to 900-Volt Platform: https://carnewschina.com/2026/01/16/updated-zeekr-007-zeekr-7gt-to-enter-china-with-900v-system-in-q2-2026/
– Cadillac F1 Car: https://pressroom.cadillac.com/gmbx/us/en/cadillac/pressroom/news.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2026/jan/0113-f1.html
– Ford & Red Bull F1 Partnership: https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2026/ford-returns-to-formula-1-racing
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4213-farley-talks-updates-on-fords-uev-canada-plays-the-china-card-stella-drops-dodge-hornet-on-dismal-sales/
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