Autoline Daily 2022: Top Industry News for Nov. 8

BYD Could Overtake Tesla; Renault Splits Into 5 Companies; Kia Raises EV6 Price, Hyundai & Genesis Next?

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VW Involved in New Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Development

The automaker’s joint venture with Germany’s Kraftwerk Group is revealed in a patent application.

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GM Battery Plant Could End UAW's Organizing Drought

The $2.3 billion Ultium Cells plant in Northeast Ohio is critical to GM’s battery-electric-vehicle offensive, which is in danger of falling behind schedule because the automaker cannot get enough batteries to power its growing fleet of BEVs.

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Creating a Post-Pandemic Automotive Industry Gameplan

Ultimately a customer’s experience with the end product (i.e., the vehicle) and its related services is the foundation of success. Hence, it behooves automakers and suppliers to optimize their manufacturing processes for quality, efficiency, agility and speed.

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’23 Toyota Crown

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Toyota is betting there’s a market for a comfortable, tall grand-touring sedan amid the deluge of lookalike CUVs on U.S. roads.

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Japanese Automakers Slam US EV Tax Credit Changes

From TU Automotive
US tax credits for new EVs could see Japanese automakers pull their EV products out of the world’s biggest market costing thousands of related jobs.

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Europe Wants in on EV Credits; Ford’s New ESS; Panasonic, Blink and Toyota News

For Wards Intelligence Subscribers
Should European automakers receive an exemption for the new EV tax credit, whose purpose is to spur North American manufacturing? We think so.

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