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Hyundai and Kia Set July Records. Hybrids Did All the Work.

Aug 2, 2026

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Hyundai and Kia Set July Records. Hybrids Did All the Work.

Plus, NHTSA probes 1.2 million Teslas, and America's last manual V8 sedan has 64 cars left on dealer lots.

Ryan W

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Ford Is Warning Staff About Chinese Rivals While Building Cars With One in Europe

Jul 31, 2026

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Ford Is Warning Staff About Chinese Rivals While Building Cars With One in Europe

Plus, Rivian narrows its loss to $837 million and Toyota's global sales fall for a fifth straight month.

Ryan W

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Ferrari Says Its EV Sold Out. It Won't Say What "Sold Out" Means.

Jul 30, 2026

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Ferrari Says Its EV Sold Out. It Won't Say What "Sold Out" Means.

Plus, Zoox clears its last NHTSA hurdle for paid robotaxi rides and 6,000 Audi workers protest a threatened plant closure.

Ryan W

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Ford Pro Was the Profit Engine. This Quarter Ford Blue Did the Work.

Jul 29, 2026

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4 min read

Ford Pro Was the Profit Engine. This Quarter Ford Blue Did the Work.

Plus, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake stalls Lexus output and Nissan and Honda try cooperating again.

Ryan W

OEM strategy

Ford Wants the Army's Next Truck. GM Already Has a Head Start.

Jul 28, 2026

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4 min read

Ford Wants the Army's Next Truck. GM Already Has a Head Start.

Plus, JLR retires the Discovery Sport as EU crash rules bite, and America's Car-Mart warns it may not last the year.

Ryan W

Robotaxis

Waymo Gave Uber Notice. The Exclusivity in Austin and Atlanta Ends.

Jul 27, 2026

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5 min read

Waymo Gave Uber Notice. The Exclusivity in Austin and Atlanta Ends.

Plus, NHTSA had no door-handle rule for Tesla to break, and Mao's limousine brand now builds a $1.6 million flagship.

Ryan W

trade policy

Chery Just Passed 20 Million Cars. Seven of Every Ten It Sold This Year Left China.

Jul 26, 2026

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Chery Just Passed 20 Million Cars. Seven of Every Ten It Sold This Year Left China.

Plus, BMW sweeps six segments in JD Power's owner satisfaction study and a heat wave exposes a Cadillac Optiq defect.

Ryan W

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VW Held Its Margin Guidance. The Guidance Assumes Zero New Restructuring.

Jul 25, 2026

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5 min read

VW Held Its Margin Guidance. The Guidance Assumes Zero New Restructuring.

Plus, Waymo's crash data lands ahead of regulators and a Rivian R2 flip barely clears sticker.

Ryan W

trade policy

Ford Gives Geely a Line Inside Its Spanish Plant

Jul 23, 2026

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3 min read

Ford Gives Geely a Line Inside Its Spanish Plant

Plus, Penske's $3.8 billion go-private bid and used EV prices climbing as gas prices rise.

Ryan W

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Hyundai and Kia Set July Records. Hybrids Did All the Work.

Ford Is Warning Staff About Chinese Rivals While Building Cars With One in Europe

Ferrari Says Its EV Sold Out. It Won't Say What "Sold Out" Means.

Ford Pro Was the Profit Engine. This Quarter Ford Blue Did the Work.

Ford Wants the Army's Next Truck. GM Already Has a Head Start.

Waymo Gave Uber Notice. The Exclusivity in Austin and Atlanta Ends.

Chery Just Passed 20 Million Cars. Seven of Every Ten It Sold This Year Left China.

VW Held Its Margin Guidance. The Guidance Assumes Zero New Restructuring.

Ford Gives Geely a Line Inside Its Spanish Plant

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