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Volkswagen Secures $426M Brazilian Loan to Accelerate Hybrid Development as EV Strategy Falters

Volkswagen has secured 2.3 billion reais ($425.62 million) in credit lines from Brazil’s state development bank BNDES to accelerate hybrid vehicle development across South America, according to Reuters. The German automaker announced Friday it will use the financing to offer hybrid versions of all new vehicles developed and manufactured in the region starting in 2026.…

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Ford CEO Issues Dire Warning: China Can “Put Us All Out Of Business” With Existing Capacity

Ford CEO Jim Farley has escalated his warnings about Chinese automotive dominance to existential levels, declaring that China’s manufacturing capacity could single-handedly destroy the entire North American auto industry. In a stark CBS Sunday Morning interview that aired October 26, Farley compared the Chinese threat to 1980s Japan “on steroids”—his most alarming public assessment yet…

Volkswagen to Ditch ID Moniker for Traditional Names on Electric Vehicles
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Volkswagen Posts €1.3 Billion Loss As Porsche’s EV Disaster And Trump Tariffs Deliver Double Blow

Volkswagen Group reported a €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) operating loss for the third quarter of 2025, marking the German automaker’s first quarterly loss since the pandemic as it absorbs massive charges from Porsche’s failed electric vehicle strategy and President Trump’s punishing import tariffs. The Times reported that Europe’s biggest carmaker swung from a €2.8 billion…

Tesla Model Y Performance Unleashes 3.3-Second Acceleration Through Aerodynamic Precision, Not Just Power
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Tesla Model Y Performance Unleashes 3.3-Second Acceleration Through Aerodynamic Precision, Not Just Power

Tesla has pulled back the curtain on the engineering philosophy behind its new Model Y Performance, revealing how the electric automaker achieved blistering 3.3-second 0-60 mph times and 306 miles of EPA-estimated range through aerodynamic refinement rather than simply cranking up horsepower. In a detailed design walkthrough, Tesla’s engineering team explained how everything from extended…

Tesla Cybertruck Prices Plummet as New Models Hit the Market
BYD

European Car Sales Surge 10.7% On PHEV Boom As Tesla Slumps And BYD Explodes 398%

European car sales jumped 10.7% in September 2025, driven by a plug-in hybrid explosion that signals automakers are choosing profitable hybrids over money-losing pure electric vehicles to meet emissions targets. But the real story lies beneath the headline numbers: Tesla’s sales dropped 10.5% while Chinese rival BYD surged 398%, according to data released Tuesday by…

Starting from 2025, Nissan vehicles will be equipped with the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) port. This is a strategic step towards Nissan’s target of making 40% of U.S. vehicle sales fully electric by 2030.
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Nissan’s Solid-State Battery Breakthrough Promises Double EV Range—If The Company Survives Until 2028

Nissan has developed prototype solid-state battery cells that promise to double driving range while cutting charging times in half compared to current lithium-ion batteries. The Japanese automaker achieved these performance targets through a partnership with U.S.-based LiCAP Technologies, marking a critical milestone in next-generation EV battery development—even as the company bleeds billions and

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