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First Shift: GM uses AI to catch software issues

• Connected vehicles and cybersecurity • Chevy revamps Tahoe, Suburban

• North American trade agreement’s future • Chrysler Voyager back in retail lineup • Kia EVs to gain access to Tesla chargers

EV incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act could decrease following the November election, but subsidies for battery manufacturers are expected to remain, according to S&P Global Mobility analyst Michael Robinet who talked about the issue with Presidio Group’s Kevin Tynan and Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters at the Automotive News Congress.

• Porsche’s electron-powered product blitz • Monroe Capital chosen for $1B supplier fund • U.S. readies ban of Russian, Chinese tech

• Kia’s role in ocean cleanup • Volvo’s new models for next 2 years • UAW sets strike deadline at Ford plant

• Wireless charging tech improving • Durango production leaving U.S.?

• Stellantis expands its EV lineup • Volvo ditches vehicle subscriptions

• EV registrations on the rise • GM, EVgo to expand partnership • Nissan cuts Rogue output

• EV makers focus on lower-cost models • Japanese automakers’ new investments • Audi freshens A3 sedan

• Imports rising for 25-year-old models • Hybrids drive Hyundai and Kia sales gains • VW CEO takes on unions amid job cuts

• Nissan ups electrification game • UAW makes gains at suppliers • VW warns of plant closures

• Honda scores on hybrids as Nissan whiffs • Carvana expands ADESA Kansas City • GM faces class action lawsuit

• Design transformation for Lexus • Genesis to add hybrids • GM, Samsung SDI push back plant opening

Contemporary Motor Cars Mercedes-Benz has new ownership for the first time in nearly 50 years.  The acquisition was McGovern Automotive’s first Mercedes-Benz dealership.

On August 23, UAW workers rallied outside of Stellantis’ truck plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan.  The event began as a result of the union threatening to strike the automaker over issues related to the 2023 contract.

• Ford’s product roadmap • Canada to impose new EV tariffs • Automakers urged to prioritize privacy

• Ford’s costly transition to EVs • UAW Sterling Heights plant protest • GM’s Cruise to supply Uber rides

• Property insurance and EV servicing • Ford cancels 3-row EVs • The 2025 ID Buzz EV