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0:00 U.S. Pauses Tariffs Except for Car Imports
0:58 Jeep Not American Enough for “Made in USA” Badge
1:55 BMW’s BEV Sales Jump in Q1
2:53 VW Impacted by Fines & Restructuring Costs
5:22 Waymo Starts 1st Overseas Road Tests
6:07 Nissan Developing Lidar-Based AV System
6:52 More OEMs Jump Into Humanoid Robots
7:36 ChargePoint Launching Next-Gen Charging Units
8:23 Renault Adds Bi-Directional Charging to Scenic
8:58 U.S. Buyers Turning to Longer Car Loans
Story Links:
U.S. Pauses Tariffs Except for Car Imports: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/why-trump-blinked-on-tariffs-b588aea8?mod=WSJ_home_supertoppertop_pos_1
Jeep Not American Enough for “Made in USA” Badge: https://www.autonews.com/stellantis/an-stellantis-pulls-patriotic-ad-0409/
BMW’s BEV Sales Jump in Q1: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0449504EN/bmw-group-reports-strong-growth-in-europe-and-us-with-significant-increase-in-bev-sales-worldwide
VW Impacted by Fines & Restructuring Costs: https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/ad-hoc/volkswagen-ag-publishes-preliminary-key-figures-for-the-financial-statements-as-of-march-31-2025-19187
Waymo Starts 1st Overseas Road Tests: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/waymo-begin-data-collection-tokyo-with-driver-operated-test-rides-2025-04-10/
Nissan Developing Lidar-Based AV System: https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/250410-01-e
More OEMs Jump Into Humanoid Robots:
https://www.autonews.com/technology/ane-schaeffler-humanoid-robots-production-0410/
https://autonews.gasgoo.com/china_news/70036873.html
ChargePoint Launching Next-Gen Charging Units: https://www.chargepoint.com/about/news/chargepoint-innovations-transform-ev-charging-maximum-speed-bidirectional-ac
Renault Adds Bi-Directional Charging to Scenic: https://media.renault.com/scenic-e-tech-electric-new-features-to-make-the-ev-life-simpler-and-more-pleasant-than-ever/?lang=eng
U.S. Buyers Turning to Longer Car Loans: https://www.edmunds.com/industry/press/1-in-5-new-car-shoppers-committed-to-an-84-month-loan-in-q1-2025-according-to-edmunds-experts.html
Read the transcript here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4031-u-s-pauses-tariffs-except-for-cars-jeep-not-american-enough-for-made-in-usa-badge-waymo-starts-tests-in-japan/
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