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0:00 Toyota Posts Record Profits
1:11 BMW Earnings Dinged by Higher Costs
2:15 Rivian Loses Nearly $40,000 Per Vehicle Delivered
3:10 Shenzhen Has More Fast Chargers Than Gas Stations
4:14 Tesla Buys $2 Million Worth of Lidar In Q1
4:50 Tesla Gets Approval to Test Robotaxis In China
5:32 Tesla China-Made Vehicle Sales Down in April
6:18 EU Continues Tough Talk Against Chinese Made EVs
6:53 BMW Against EU Tariffs on Chinese Made Vehicles
7:50 Daimler Truck Reveals Electric L4 Semi-Truck
Story Links:
– Toyota 2024 Fiscal Year Results: https://global.toyota/pages/global_toyota/ir/financial-results/2024_4q_presentation_en.pdf
– BMW Q1 Results: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0441795EN/robust-results-within-full-year-guidance:-bmw-group-has-a-successful-start-to-2024
– Rivian Q1 Results: https://rivian.com/newsroom/article/rivian-releases-first-quarter-2024-financial-results
– Shenzhen Has More Charging Stations Than Gas Stations: https://electrek.co/2024/05/07/byd-home-city-in-china-supercharging-shenzhen/
– Tesla Buys Luminar Lidar: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-07/tesla-was-luminar-s-largest-lidar-customer-in-the-first-quarter
– Tesla Gets Limited Robotaxi Approval in China: https://carnewschina.com/2024/05/08/tesla-received-a-nod-for-robotaxi-testing-from-chinese-officials-during-musks-visit-report-says/
– Tesla Wants to Equip Chinese Taxis with FSD: https://www.yahoo.com/autos/elon-musk-looking-deploy-teslas-034128298.html
– Tesla’s China-Made Vehicle Sales Down: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas-china-made-ev-sales-fall-18-yy-april-2024-05-07/
– EU Continues Talk About Chinese EV Import Tariffs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/eus-von-der-leyen-china-must-be-stopped-flooding-ev-market-2024-05-08/
– BMW Against Chinese EV Import Tariffs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/eu-tariffs-chinese-evs-could-backfire-hobble-green-deal-bmw-ceo-says-2024-05-08/
– Daimler Truck Testing Level 4 Semi: https://www.daimlertruck.com/en/newsroom/pressrelease/daimler-truck-unveils-battery-electric-autonomous-freightliner-ecascadia-technology-demonstrator-52702411
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-3807-toyota-posts-record-profits-rivian-loses-nearly-40000-per-vehicle-sold-tesla-buys-2-million-worth-of-lidar-in-q1/
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