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0:00 Tesla Delays Launch of Low-Cost Model Y
1:49 Japan Could Ease Car Safety Regs For U.S. Trade Deal
2:34 Ford Stops Vehicle Shipments to China
3:00 Audi Considers U.S. Production to Avoid Tariffs
3:59 CATL Reveals 1,500-Km EV Battery
5:45 BYD & Aramco To Develop New Energy Vehicle Tech
6:33 Mercedes Teases Luxury Van for China
7:01 Autoline Aptera Poll Results
Story Links:
– Tesla Delays More Affordable EVs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-delay-us-launch-affordable-ev-lower-cost-model-y-sources-say-2025-04-18/
– Q1 Model Y Sales in China: https://carnewschina.com/2025/04/20/best-selling-suv-ranking-in-china-tesla-model-y-81889-geely-xingyue-l-79883-byd-song-plus-65603-q1-2025/
– Japan Could Ease Safety Regs for US Trade Deal: https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/an-japan-safety-trade-0420/
– Ford Stops Shipping Vehicles to China: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-halts-shipments-vehicles-china-amid-tariffs-wsj-reports-2025-04-18/
– Audi Considers US Production to Avoid Tariffs: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-18/vw-ceo-floats-us-audi-production-to-skirt-tariffs-faz-reports?srnd=phx-industries-transportation
– CATL Sodium-Ion Battery: https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinese-battery-maker-catl-launches-second-generation-fast-charging-battery-2025-04-21/
– BYD & Aramco Partner: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-21/aramco-agrees-with-china-s-byd-to-explore-new-ev-technology?srnd=phx-industries
– Mercedes Luxury Vans: https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/edfdfda5-26e0-4372-a099-e23240265db1
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4038-ford-stops-vehicle-shipments-to-china-tesla-delays-launch-of-low-cost-model-y-catl-reveals-1500-km-ev-battery/
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