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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024



Audi Reveals New-Generation Q5, SQ5 ICE Models

Audi’s linchpin SUV model goes on sale in North America in 2025.

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Autoline Daily 2024: Top Industry News for Sept. 16

UAW Threatens Stellantis With National Strike; U.S. EV Sales Shoot Up 18%; Xpeng Intros 800-kW EV Chargers

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Forced and Child Labor Abuses Found in 75% of Lithium Battery Supply Chains

AI-driven data research finds Chinese mining companies among worst offenders of human rights, risking automotive battery supplies for BEVs.

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Stellantis Looks to Stave Off Work Stoppage

Stellantis appears to be feeling the pressure from the union as it announces plans to invest more than $406 million in three Michigan plants “to execute (a) multi-energy strategy,” which calls for producing battery-electric, hybrid and internal-combustion vehicles.

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WardsAuto Podcast: Magna International CEO Swamy Kotagiri on Electrification, Waymo and Fisker Debacle

Tier 1 suppliers are caught between changing consumer demand and their automaker customers’ plans. Magna International CEO Swamy Kotagiri, one of the leading CEOs in the auto industry, talks to WardsAuto about the challenges of electrification and BEV startups.

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Northvolt's Cutbacks Put Europe's Battery Production at Risk

Slowdown in BEV sales hits battery cell manufacturer's ambitions to be a one-stop shop for automakers on the continent.

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FROM AUTOMOTIVE DIVE
Ford Pro CEO to Step Down
Ted Cannis, who has led the automaker’s most profitable business unit since its founding, is retiring after 35 years.