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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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market, the company’s recent release of a city EV with a price tag under $10,000 has some worried for when it and other low-cost companies do. BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. auto market anytime soon , some U.S.

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Tesla’s $25,000 car to be built at Giga Texas, then Giga Mexico: Elon Musk

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared some new details about the automaker’s plans for its next-generation, $25,000 electric vehicle (EV), including that it will be built first in Austin, Texas. On Tuesday, longtime auto industry veteran Sandy Munro shared a new interview with Musk, held following the Cybertruck delivery event.

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EV chargers increasingly a ‘necessity’ at LA apartments and stores

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As the auto industry transitions to electric vehicles (EVs), many have aired concerns that there will not be enough charging stations. According to one new report, many landlords and real estate owners in Los Angeles, California are rushing to construct new EV charging hardware at apartments, stores, office buildings and more.

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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During the pandemic, Volkswagen fell behind in the Chinese auto market as companies like BYD, Nio, and Tesla took over, with the competition nearly doubling the market’s EV and hybrid offerings (via Bloomberg ). Our companies are mainly generating their profits abroad, helping to keep jobs in Germany.

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‘Stand up Tesla’: UAW uses layoffs to make unionization progress at Tesla

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Now, UAW appears to be taking advantage of the situation to increase support for unionization at Tesla Gigafactory Texas. This flyer was spotted in a Gigafactory Texas bathroom: It reads: Tesla’s layoff of thousands of employees is brutal, unfair, and unnecessary. As we previously reported, this situation has affected morale at Tesla.

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A look at Tesla’s potential new Gigafactory locations: Mexico, Canada, Indonesia or South Korea

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The company has been talking with the state government of Nuevo Leon and Mexico’s foresight relations ministry over the past few weeks. Tesla has an exclusive customs lane for parts from the Nuevo Leon border into Texas. However, Jokowi emphasized his desire to build fully electric vehicles in the country.

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Tesla is redefining the “Made in China” moniker with Giga Shanghai: report

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It comments positively by saying Tesla accelerates transformation of entire auto industry & how it redefines MIC as high-quality prod in foreign markets. Veteran automakers didn’t put much effort into making compelling green cars, and some companies ended up relying more on subsidies to get by.

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