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FEBRUARY 20, 2024



Peak Auto and the Problems It Presents

The auto industry can pray that household income miraculously starts growing much faster, or that it can figure out how to slash costs to make cars more affordable while trying to find new sources of revenue.

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Autoline Daily 2024: Top Industry News for Feb. 20
2024 U.S. EV Sales Could Grow 43%; China Price War Spreads To ICE; U.S Vehicles Biggest Ever, Also Lowest CO2

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Volkswagen Reveals ID.7 Station Wagon Variant

ID.7 Tourer to sit alongside ICE offering of Volkswagen Passat Estate.

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Yanfeng Looks to Save the Wrapped Steering Wheel With Innovative Design

Yanfeng’s ClickRim modular steering wheel consists of individual shells that are clipped onto the steering-wheel rim and connected to each other in an automated process that dramatically cuts manufacturing time.

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Alpine's Hot-Hatch BEV Enters Arctic Tests

Powertrain and interior equipment are tested in Sweden's extreme winter conditions ahead of A290's summer launch.

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Maserati Delays Launch of Electric Quattroporte

New sports sedan’s 2025 introduction in doubt following a decision to place production plans “on hold.”

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DuPont Claims Breakthrough in BEV Battery Management

New cooling resin developed to aid cooling for longer-range, higher-performing battery packs.

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FROM AUTOMOTIVE DIVE
Front-line Workers More Likely to Be Anxious and Depressed, Survey Finds
Employers have a vested interest in educating these essential workers about their well-being options, meQuilibrium’s chief science officer said.
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Asia-Pacific Market Outlook: India, Others to Offset Weakness in Japan, South Korea
Production in India, Indonesia, Thailand and some smaller hubs will more than offset downturns in Japan and South Korea over the next five years in the Asia-Pacific (less China).