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0:00 Volkswagen Doubling Job Cuts To 100,000 In Germany
0:46 Renault Cutting 800 Engineering Jobs in France
1:13 Tesla Boosting Production and Jobs in Berlin
1:57 Zoox Redesigns Robotaxi For Mass Production
2:17 NHTSA Proposes Dropping Brake Pedal in Robotaxis
2:59 U.S. Denies Polestar Permission to Sell Connected Vehicles
3:57 UAW Monitor Accuses Shawn Fain Of Wrongdoing
4:47 GMC Debuts Redesigned 2027 Sierra
5:43 Citroen Unveils Off-Road C3 Aircross Concept
6:14 BMW Upgrades to Figure 03 Humanoid Robots
Story Links:
– VW Cutting More Jobs: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-ceo-aims-cut-up-100000-jobs-next-years-manager-magazin-reports-2026-06-26/
– Renault Cutting Engineers: https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/renault-seeks-cut-800-jobs-engineering-france-2026-06-24/
– Tesla Adds Jobs in Germany: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-ramp-up-production-germany-by-20-2026-06-25/
– Zoox to Redesign Robotaxi for Production: https://www.wsj.com/business/amazons-zoox-redesigns-robotaxi-for-large-scale-production-6b658c4f?mod=autos_news_article_pos5
– NHTSA Proposes Dropping Brake Pedal from Robotaxis: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-proposes-drop-brake-pedal-requirements-self-driving-vehicles-2026-06-25/
– US Puts Stop to Polestar Sales: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-denies-polestar-authorization-sell-vehicles-latest-strike-against-china-made-2026-06-25/
– UAW President Accused of More Wrongdoing: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/doj-monitor-alleges-uaw-president-sought-favors-for-his-fiancee?srnd=phx-industries-transportation
– New 2027 GMC Sierra: https://pressroom.gm.com/gmbx/us/en/pressroom/home/news.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2026/jun/0625-gmc-sierra-1500.html
– Citroen C3 Aircross Off-Road Concept: https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/citroen/press/citroen-c3-aircross-marine-nationale-a-unique-show-car-celebrating-400-years-of-commitment-and-innovation
– BMW Upgrades to Next-Gen Robots at Plant: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0458778EN?language=en
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4327-volkswagen-doubling-job-cuts-to-100000-in-germany-polestar-denied-permission-to-sell-vehicles-in-u-s-gmc-debuts-redesigned-2027-sierra/
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