Autoline reports breaking global car news, with great insight and analysis. Also, top auto executive interviews. We cover electric vehicles (EV), autonomous vehicles (AV) and internal combustion engine technology (ICE), as well as car sales & financial earnings and new car reviews.
0:00 Ford Names New EV Truck Fathom
0:52 Value of OTA Market Will Quadruple
2:02 GM to Ship China-Made Buicks Overseas
2:41 U.S. Dealer Group Calls for China Ban
4:22 Honda Still Recovering from Earthquake
5:04 Honda Taps Tata for New Platform
5:49 Mercedes Removes Axial Motors for Cheaper Version
Story Links:
Ford Names New EV Truck Fathom: https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2026/ford-universal-ev-truck-name-reveal
Value of OTA Market Will Quadruple: https://www.autonews.com/technology/ane-ota-update-market-outlook-0806/
GM to Ship China-Made Buicks Overseas: https://pressroom.gm.com/gmbx/us/en/pressroom/home/news.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2026/aug/0804-gm-saic.html
U.S. Dealer Group Calls for China Ban: https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/an-aiada-ban-chinese-cars-0805/
Honda Still Recovering from Earthquake: https://www.autonews.com/toyota/an-japan-earthquake-honda-toyota-lexus-aisin-renesas-nissan-mitsubishi-astemo-0806/
Honda Taps Tata for New Platform:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/honda-outsources-new-vehicle-program-to-tata-tech-to-cut-costs?srnd=phx-industries
Mercedes Removes Axial Motors for Cheaper Version: https://media.mercedes-benz.com/en/article/0955928c-b613-41b4-b754-08399bbfcccc
Read the transcript here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4350-ford-names-new-truck-fathom-gm-to-ship-china-buicks-overseas-honda-taps-tata-for-new-platform/
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Autoline
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/autolinenetwork
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Autoline
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/autolinenetwork
WEBSITE: http://www.autoline.tv