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0:00 UAW Victory at Ford Battery Plant Challenged
0:56 GM Scales Back Full-Size EV Production
1:32 Ford Cuts Jobs in South Africa
2:13 Fiat Extends Plant Closure For 5 Months
2:51 Lotus Slashes 40% Of UK Workforce
4:24 ChargePoint & Eaton Improve EV Charging
6:05 BYD Likely to Miss 2025 Sales Target
6:55 Mercedes Tests Robot Dogs at German Plant
7:31 Mercedes F1 Transports Racecars with Electric Truck
7:56 Honda Considered Moving HQ To U.S.
Story Links:
– UAW Victory Challenged: https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/uaw-union-declares-victory-ford-jv-battery-plant-kentucky-challenge-ballots-2025-08-28/
– GM Scales Back EV Production: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2025/08/28/gm-shift-shutdown-factory-zero-ev-plant-detroit-hamtramck/85865762007/
– Ford Job Cuts in South Africa: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-29/ford-may-cut-about-9-of-jobs-at-two-south-african-plants?srnd=phx-industries-transportation
– Fiat Extends Italy Plant Closure: https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/stellantis-extends-reduced-hours-scheme-historic-italian-turin-plant-2025-08-28/
– Lotus Slashes UK Workforce: https://www.autonews.com/geely/lotus/ane-lotus-job-cuts-uk-0828/
– ChargePoint & Eaton Improve EV Charging: https://www.chargepoint.com/about/news/chargepoint-and-eaton-launch-breakthrough-ultrafast-dc-v2g-chargers-and-power
– BYD H1 Results: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-29/byd-profit-jumps-as-aggressive-overseas-push-bolsters-sales?srnd=phx-industries
– Mercedes Tests Robot Dogs & Drones at Plant: https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/f60606a0-f987-44db-8020-5c1dcfe5ec72
– Mercedes Transports F1 Cars with Fully Electric Truck: https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/fa2de8db-7ef6-479c-9130-ed87c52fcd9e
– Honda Moving Its Headquarters: https://global.honda/en/newsroom/news/2025/c250829eng.html
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