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• As Musk Assumes Deregulation Role, Tesla Racks Up Pollution Violations – Wall Street Journal
• BYD says it will launch new generation of blade batteries next year – Reuters
• China Looks to Musk as Conduit to Trump, Seeking to Ward Off Harsh Policies – Wall Street Journal
• Why Elon Musk’s Mother Is Popular in China – Bloomberg
• Calmes: Trump’s budget cutters have set themselves up to fail – LATimes
• Elon Musk said the F-35’s makers are ‘idiots’ for still building manned jets as drone tech rises – Businessinsider
• Inside Elon Musk’s time-worn legal strategy of spending and grinding adversaries into submission – Fortune
• Tesla’s $350 Billion Stock Surge Driven by ‘Animal Spirits,’ UBS Says – Bloomberg
• Rocket Lab Shows SpaceX Isn’t the Only Game in Orbit – Bloomberg
• Volkswagen has taken major writedown on Northvolt stake, sources say – Reuters
• Jaguar rebranding makes consumers question how important products are to their identities – Fortune
• Experts: Under Trump, GM faces volatile future with more job cuts – Freep
• Mercedes to cut costs by several billion euros a year amid profit decline – Automotive News
• China -EU solution to tariff war coming soon – Chinadaily

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For the rest of this week, the Morning Auto News are filed from a tropical island. Please excuse the inherently erratic schedule, and the possible absence of a few posts as we hang loose.

• Automakers pitch bigger EVs at LA Auto Show to jumpstart interest – Axios
• Automakers urge Trump to preserve EV tax credits, boost self-driving cars – Reuters
• Marjorie Taylor Greene to work with Musk’s new government efficiency panel – Reuters
• Elon Musk has cozied into Trump’s White House. How long will this bromance last? – Guardian
• Toyota recalls 8000 Corolla vehicles over steering shaft – Businessinsider
• Volkswagen to overhaul entire electric car line-up in 2026 – Autocar
• Elon Musk blasts Australia’s planned ban on social media for children – Reuters
• Jeep bolstering lineup with hybrid addition in 2025 – Automotive News
• LA Show: New hybrid Jeep coming in 2025 – The Detroit News
• Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Float Five-Day Office Week for Federal Workers – Bloomberg
• Bizarre desperation or ingenious publicity stunt? Jaguar rebrand is a talker – Automotive News
• Elon Musk claims Jeff Bezos told people to sell Tesla stock ahead of U.S. election – Fortune
• McLaren taking nothing for granted with constructors’ championship in sight – Reuters
• How Trump’s Musk-led efficiency panel could slash federal agency rules – Reuters
• Hyundai recalls over 145,000 electrified US vehicles on loss of drive power – Reuters
• Nissan to restructure Thai operations, affecting 1,000 workers – Nikkei
• Hino Motors Faces Loss Despite Sales Growth – Businessinsider

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For another week the Morning Auto News are filed from a tropical island. Please excuse the inherently erratic schedule, and the possible absence of a few posts as we hang loose.

• VW moves closer to walkouts as union talks deadlocked – Automotive News
• Honda verifies solid – state battery production, expand beyond cars – Automotive News
• Elon Musk wants to meet Alex Soros to ‘understand his goals’ after comparing his billionaire … – Fortune
• Elon Musk’s China ties ‘a profound threat’ to US national security: senator – SCMP
• Volkswagen enters third round of wage talks as strike action looms – Reuters
• Chinese rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink strikes deal to enter Brazil – Nikkei
• Cancelled Jaguar J-Pace revealed in new images – Autocar
• Nissan wants ‘urgent’ action on ZEV mandate after government talks – Autocar
• Ford Plans Job Cuts Amid EV Slide – Bloomberg
• Ford Is Cutting 4,000 More Jobs in Europe, Citing ‘Significant Losses’ – Barrons
• 6% of Nissan employees in US to retire early in restructuring – Mainichi
• Nissan says about 1000 US staff accept early retirement – Reuters
• Slippery new DS 8 fastback to offer 466 miles of range – Autocar
• Stellantis debuts ‘multi-energy’ EV STLA Frame truck platform – Businessinsider
• Job Cuts and Strike Fears Spell More Pain in Europe’s Auto Sector – Bloomberg
• Jidu aims to lead in futuristic design – Chinadaily
• Elon Musk Says He’s Had Little to Do With Trump’s Cabinet Picks – Businessinsider
• Elon Musk’s Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial – Reuters
• Europe Car Sales Stagnate as Electric Vehicle Weakness Persists – Bloomberg

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For another week the Morning Auto News are filed from a tropical island. Please excuse the inherently erratic schedule, and the possible absence of a few posts as we hang loose.

• IG Metall threatens historic labour battle if VW insists on plant closures – Reuters
• Exclusive: In high-wage Germany, VW’s labour costs outstrip the competition – Reuters
• German Police Move To Clear Tesla Factory Protest Camp – Barrons
• Kjell Gruner to replace Pablo Di Si as head of VW Group of America – Automotive News
• Ford Plans 4,000 More Job Cuts in Europe as EVs Lose Momentum – Bloomberg
• GM shows off hands-free tech with Bay Bridge caravan – Automotive News
• BMW says series production of Neue Klasse X on track for late 2025 – Automotive News
• With the $226,500 Porsche Panamera Hybrid, You Can Forget the Taycan – Bloomberg
• The Mercedes-Benz E-Class Is the 2025 MotorTrend Car of the Year – Motortrend
• New-look Jaguar’s biggest challenge could be its name – Autocar
• Tesla self-driving Robotaxi shown in UK ahead of 2027 launch – Autocar
• Chinese EV maker Xpeng to break even later next year, president says – Reuters
• Hyundai Santa Fe Tops J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Multimedia Quality and Customer Satisfaction … – FT
• Poland’s Geely -backed EV brand faces cash crunch – Automotive News
• BMW supplier Meta Systems faces delays in China capital injection – Automotive News
• General Motors Ventures cuts stake in SES AI to 6.2% – Businessinsider
• Tesla Chair Sold $35 Million of Stock Amid Post-Election Surge – Bloomberg

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For another week the Morning Auto News are filed from a tropical island. Please excuse the inherently erratic schedule, and the possible absence of a few posts as we hang loose.

• Stellantis job cuts keep mounting – Automotive News
• Hyundai shifts gears again in redesigning Palisade – Automotive News
• Jaguar reveals new logo and branding for EV reinvention – Autocar
• Tesla dangles deals for new buyers who take delivery by end of year as it tries to hit goal – Businessinsider
• Easing regulation doesn’t solve all for Tesla, says Barclays’ Dan Levy – CNBC
• 6 years after Ghosn arrest, Nissan doesn’t look stronger – Automotive News
• Evercore ISI’s Mark Mahaney on how self-driving deregulation could impact Uber and Lyft – CNBC
• New Jaguar brand identity to be previewed at Miami Art Fair – Automotive News
• Xpeng Earnings Beat Estimates As New EV Models Bolster Sales – Bloomberg
• What’s Going on at Jaguar? Here’s How the British Brand Plans to Go Big Again – Motortrend
• Three Auto Workers Dead After Incident At Hyundai Car Factory – Barrons
• Reborn Renault 5 undercuts rivals with £22,995 starting price – Autocar
• S. Korean authorities launch probe after three die in Hyundai car test – Automotive News
• Retro Renault 5 lands in the UK from £22,995 – Autocar

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