These are the Chinese language carmakers to control.
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Episode: 227
Broadcast date: July 1, 2024
Visitor: Sam Fiorani
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Jill and Tom are in-studio this week for a far-reaching variety of subjects. Tom shortly up to date everybody on the CDk International/dealership-hacking disaster, which is able to reportedly be resolved later this week. The hosts briefly mentioned Tesla’s second quarter of disappointing gross sales, this whereas total EV gross sales are projected to rise.
Nonetheless within the first section, Jill and Tom chatted in regards to the Rivian/Volkswagen deal, which sees Rivian infused with a fast $1 billion—with the promise of extra funding at later dates—and VW having access to Rivian’s EV software program structure.
Within the second section, Jill and Tom are joined by Sam Fiorani of AutoForecast Options. Sam up to date the hosts on a number of of the most-prominent—and most threatening to Western automakers—Chinese language carmakers.
Sam’s tutorial included makers BYD, Chery, Geely, and Nice Wall. Sam warns that Western carmakers dismiss these up-and-coming international gamers at their very own danger.
Within the final section, Jill is topic to a spelling quiz, tasked with spelling mannequin names together with Avanti, Reatta, and Ciera.