Volkswagen’s cheapest EV ever is the first to use Rivian software
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/volkswagens-cheapest-ev-ever-is-the-first-to-use-rivian-software/
if "negotiation tactics" means taking credit for ending a crisis he created.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-sheinbaum-trudeau-007d85795c0406b71edd256caddcc3c3
I have a bad feeling about the next few months.
Here's why we swapped small cars, sedans, and hatchbacks in favor of bigger crossovers, SUVs, and trucks. Why We Swapped Sedans For SUVs and Trucks (It's the law)
Honda is doing a couple new things that we know of.
- combining the existing 3 assembly lines into one assembly line
- the use of mega castings
- shared Assembly with ICE, BEV, HEV vehicles
In fairness we know little about the new BEVs from Ford.
www.autonews.com/tesla/ane-toyota-stellantis-ford-join-tesla-co2-pool/
Tesla's total compensation for selling credits to its pool Rivals will exceed $1 billion
I don't know; building a low-volume product like the mustang in an underutilized factory is a recipe for failure, no matter how amortized the product is.