Musk’s Politics Are Hurting Tesla; U.S. Sales Drop Due to Ta…

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0:00 U.S. Car Sales Dropping Due to Trump Tariffs
1:07 Musk’s Politics Are Hurting Tesla
2:03 Cybertruck Q2 Sales Only 5,000
2:56 Toyota RAV4 #1 In the World
3:31 A Golden Moment to Buy an EV
5:39 Now, Even Honda Backs Off Fuel Cells
6:31 Foxconn Could Build EVs In Nissan Oppama Plant
7:16 ZF Develops EV Transmission
7:40 Autoline Poll on EV Subsidies
Story Links:
– June Sales Forecast: https://www.spglobal.com/automotive-insights/en/blogs/2025/02/us-auto-sales-2025#link1
– Tesla Shares Drop: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/elon-musk-says-hes-forming-america-party-b368ae6a?mod=autos_news_article_pos2
– Tesla Q2 Sales Results: https://ir.tesla.com/press-release/tesla-second-quarter-2025-production-deliveries-deployments
– World’s Best-Selling Vehicle: https://electrek.co/2025/07/03/tesla-model-y-no-longer-the-worlds-best-selling-car-with-a-possible-asterisk/
– Golden Moment to Buy EV in the US: https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2025/07/05/trump-big-beautiful-bill-car-tax-credits/84450714007/
– Honda Backs Off Fuel Cell Plans: https://global.honda/en/newsroom/news/2025/c250630eng.html
– Foxconn Could Build EVs in Nissan Plant: https://www.autonews.com/nissan/an-nissan-foxconn-ev-production-oppama-plant-hon-hai-0707/
– ZF EV Transmission: https://press.zf.com/press/en/releases/release_88960.html
– To read the transcript for today’s show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4087-musks-politics-are-hurting-tesla-u-s-car-sales-dropping-due-to-trump-tariffs-zf-develops-ev-transmission/
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