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MAY 15, 2024



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Mercedes Reportedly Cancels MB.EA-Large EV Platform

Germany’s Handelsblatt reports Mercedes-Benz has halted development of its flagship electric-vehicle platform due to poor sales of its luxury electric models.

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Autoline Daily 2024: Top Industry News for May 15
GM, Ford Hurt Most by Biden China Tariff; Inside Story: How Musk Fired Supercharger Staff; Chinese OEM Drops Out of China Market

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BYD Shark PHEV Pickup Launches in Mexico

Automaker's first new model launch outside of China targeting light to midsize Latin American truck market.

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Aiways Shifts Sales Focus to Europe to Escape Chinese Price War

The Chinese automaker plans a Nasdaq listing via a merger with a SPAC by year’s end.

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Renault to Demo Driverless MiniBus at Roland Garros

Automaker sees near-term commercial viability of higher-level autonomous tech for public transport but not yet for private passenger cars.

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FROM AUTOMOTIVE DIVE
Toyota CEO: ‘Next-generation BEVs Must Change the Factories Themselves’
The automaker aims to reconfigure its factories to cut the number of processes in half.
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WardsAuto Podcast: Cadillac Chief John Roth and Electrification

Cadillac has softened its drive to have an all-BEV showroom by 2030 as demand has slackened and federal regulators have lightened mandates.

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