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0:00 Ford in Early Defense Talks with Trump Administration
0:39 Rivian Scales Back Georgia Plant Production
1:32 Nissan Cancels Mississippi EV Plans
2:21 BYD Eyes Volkswagen Dresden Plant for German Production
3:37 UAW Mismanagement Leads To $80 Million Lost Return
5:11 Hyundai Launches New Pleos Connect Infotainment System
6:08 Hyundai And Kia Sales Drop May Signal Market Slowdown
6:48 Ford Uses Robot Dogs to Train Plant Apprentices
7:41 Magna’s Profits Plunge Despite Rise in Revenue
Story Links:
– Ford Could Get Involved in Defense Contracts: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/ford-in-talks-with-us-on-defense-related-projects-ceo-says
– Rivian Scales Back Georgia Plant After Incentive Scale Back: https://www.autonews.com/rivian/an-rivian-reports-q1-earns-after-sales-gain/
– Nissan Cancels EV Plans for Mississippi: https://www.autonews.com/nissan/an-nissan-cancels-ev-production-canton-0430/
– VW Could Share German Plant with BYD: https://carnewschina.com/2026/05/01/exclusive-byd-in-talks-to-take-over-part-of-volkswagens-dresden-plant/
– UAW Mismanaged Potential Investments: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/federal-monitor-flags-dysfunction-uaws-management-investments-2026-05-01/
– Hyundai Group Pleos Connect: https://www.hyundainews.com/releases/4774
– Hyundai/Kia US Sales Fall Again: https://www.autonews.com/retail/sales/an-april-us-auto-sales-0501/
– Ford & Robot Dog Help Train Apprentices: https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/eur/en/articles/2026/robot-dog-handler
– Magna Q1 Results: https://www.magna.com/docs/default-source/2026-news—press-releases/magna-2026-q1-pr-with-md-a-fs.pdf?sfvrsn=52311244_1
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4288-byd-eyes-vw-plant-for-german-production-ford-in-defense-talks-with-trump-admin-nissan-cancels-mississippi-ev-plans/
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