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    Just saw this online. Fantasy Yellow was an actual Mercedes color.
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    Stellantis is in talks to build vehicles in the USA for LJR under the Defender brand. There's a reasonable chance they will have Jeep DNA. Strange times (and bedfellows).
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    Cosmos is initially going to be built in a new plant in Saudi Arabia. The Saudis will probably fund it longer than they should. They lost a billion dollars last quarter. Buggy software and questionable build quality is not helping their cause for sure.
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    Kia EV3 coming to the USA https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a73413268/2027-kia-ev3-pricing-specs-revealed/
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    And the real-world range is way less. The CLTC testing method is more optimistic than the EPA or the Euro WLTP.
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    Ford’s $30,000 electric pickup gets a name: Fathom Ford Motor Co.’s upcoming $30,000 electric pickup will be called the Fathom. Ford on Aug. 6 revealed the name and a starting price of $29,945 with shipping. That’s just under the $30,000 threshold executives said the truck would target in a...
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    I don't think they had much choice. They were building medium duty trucks for Chevy, and Chevy canceled their contract. Somebody bought the plant and they will need workers. It could have been much worse.
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    R2 Launch Watch

    Tested: 2027 Rivian R2 Brings All-Terrain EV Capability to the Masses Achieved 260 miles of range at 75 MPH on Pirelli Scorpion MS Elect 255/55R-21 112V M+S RIV tires. https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a73308571/2027-rivian-r2-performance-awd-launch-edition-test/
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    Range Rover's Sweet New Electrostatic Stereo Speakers https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a73276828/range-rover-sv-ultra-electrostatic-speakers/
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    It was all vehicles. Trucks And SUVs just happen to be the highest. Here's the whole list and a link to the article. https://www.edmunds.com/industry/press/q2-new-vehicle-purchases-with-negative-equity-trade-ins-hit-record-monthly-payments-and-interest-costs-edmunds-reports.html
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    I saw this the other day and found it interesting.
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    U.S. charges 2 former VW engineers with insider trading on Rivian joint venture Federal prosecutors released an indictment July 24 charging the two engineers, Michael Stamp and Michael Plank, with conspiring to use confidential information they accessed through their jobs at Volkswagen about...
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    Hyundai and GM are still collaborating on a midsize EV van. Hyundai is doing the engineering and GM will build it in the USA. Scheduled for 2028, but I haven't seen any updates for a while.
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    Good catch! I went back and checked. This was rumored back in January. https://community.scoutmotors.com/threads/extra-extra-read-all-about-it.172/post-68440
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    That's the direction Porsche is going---expensive variants and limited editions. I wouldn't be surprised if VW kills SEAT. GM has $30k vehicles across several brands and is looking at affordable sedans. Ford's going to have their their $30k EV.
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    Automotive News asked analysts about cost-cutting at VW and Scout Motors.
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    Jason from Engineering Explained bought a Lucid Air. He had so many problems that Lucid bought it back.
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    https://www.autoevolution.com/news/why-has-polestar-been-banned-from-selling-cars-in-the-us-but-volvo-was-allowed-to-do-it-272101.html
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    https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71920044/chevrolet-bolt-ev-of-the-year-2026/
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    There's a reason why Scout has this in their FAQ: https://support.scoutmotors.com/en/articles/10055432-will-scout-vehicles-be-resistant-to-rust-and-corrosion