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0:00 Skoda EVs Outsell Tesla in Europe
1:13 South Africa OEMs Face Strikes
2:11 Ford Commits to Embattled Battery Plant
3:10 GM’s Next-Gen EV Pickups Coming in 2031
3:35 Uber & Waymo Launch Robotaxis in Atlanta
4:11 Pony.ai Disses Tesla Robotaxi
5:12 OEMs In-Source Battery Packs in China
6:06 Tesla Inventory Kicked Out of Suburban Parking Lot
6:33 Burning Ship with EVs Sinks
6:54 Zero-Mile Used Cars Exported from China
7:54 NIO Firefly Battery Lease for $55/Month
Story Links:
Skoda EVs Outsell Tesla in Europe: https://www.autonews.com/europe/ane-fueltype-segment-skoda-tops-tesla-may-5-months-0623/
South Africa OEMs Face Strikes: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/south-african-auto-firms-bracing-for-tariffs-face-pay-talks-test?srnd=phx-industries-transportation
Ford Commits to Embattled Battery Plant: https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2025/ford-owned-american-battery-plant-future-electric-vehicles
GM’s Next-Gen EV Pickups Coming in 2031: https://files.constantcontact.com/f10152e5001/90b50ee3-a934-4cb3-a80b-5642977f5e04.pdf?rdr=true
Uber & Waymo Launch Robotaxis in Atlanta: https://www.uber.com/newsroom/waymo-on-uber-atl/
Pony.ai dissapes tesla robotaxi: https://carnewschina.com/2025/06/24/pony-ai-co-founder-dismisses-teslas-robotaxi-as-immature-cites-lack-of-l4-readiness/
OEMs In-Source Battery Packs in China: https://autonews.gasgoo.com/china_news/70037804.html
Tesla Inventory Kicked Out of Suburban Parking Lot: https://www.autonews.com/tesla/an-teslas-removed-parking-lot-0624/
Burning Ship with EVs Sinks: https://www.autonews.com/ev/an-ev-ship-sinks-0624/
Zero-Mile Used Cars Exported from China: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/local-chinese-governments-promote-zero-mileage-used-car-exports-inflating-sales-2025-06-23/
NIO Firefly Battery Lease for $55/Month: https://carnewschina.com/2025/06/24/nios-firefly-launches-baas-battery-rental-plan-lowering-entry-price-to-11000-usd/
Read the transcript here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4083-ford-commits-to-embattled-battery-plant-skoda-evs-outsell-tesla-in-eu-uber-waymo-expand-their-partnership/
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