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0:00 Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Cars
0:57 German OEMs Have Huge Mexico Exposure
1:58 Trump Freezes EV Charging Spending
2:46 EU Auto Industry Shows Little Signs of Recovery
3:28 Honda: No Merger with Nissan Until It Turns Around
4:25 Ford F-150 Lightning Likely Getting Axed
5:32 New Off-Road Ranger Debuts in China
6:23 CATL to Build Plant with EU OEM
6:55 Hyundai’s New-Age Electric Rickshaw
7:33 Hyundai Launching 1st Made-In-India EV
8:22 Hal Sperlich Dies at 95
Story Links:
Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Cars: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-21/trump-plans-to-enact-25-tariffs-on-mexico-canada-by-feb-1
German OEMs Have Huge Mexico Exposure: https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/automakers/ane-vw-tariff-us-trump-mexico/
Trump Freezes EV Charging Spending: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trump-revokes-biden-order-that-set-50-ev-target-2030-2025-01-21/
EU Auto Industry Shows Little Signs of Recovery: https://www.acea.auto/files/Press_release_car_registrations_December_2024.pdf
Honda: No Merger with Nissan Until It Turns Around: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-21/nissan-to-end-production-of-compact-van-as-honda-rescue-looms?srnd=phx-industries
Ford F-150 Lightning Likely Getting Axed: https://files.constantcontact.com/f10152e5001/d3a8c53b-d7ae-48c0-86e5-12b4b4a4c32d.pdf?rdr=true
New Off-Road Ranger Debuts in China: https://autonews.gasgoo.com/china_news/70035765.html
CATL to Build Plant with EU OEM: https://carnewschina.com/2025/01/21/catl-to-unveil-new-european-ev-battery-plant-in-2025-with-local-automaker-vice-chairman-says/
Hyundai’s New-Age Electric Rickshaw: https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/newsroom/detail/0000000896
Hyundai Launching 1st Made-In-India EV: https://www.hyundai.com/in/en/find-a-car/creta-electric/highlights
Hal Sperlich Dies at 95: https://www.autonews.com/executives/an-obituary-hal-sperlich/
Read the transcript here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-3974-next-gen-f-150-lightning-unlikely-trump-threatens-new-car-tariffs-hyundais-new-age-electric-rickshaw/
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