Tesla plans to launch a new mass market EV, codenamed Redwood, in 2025 with production starting in Austin, Texas, aiming for a $25,000 price point using innovative manufacturing. The EU's probe into Chinese EV subsidies may prompt Chinese retaliation. Apple's EV project faces uncertainty with a possible 2028 launch or cancellation. Cadillac revealed refreshed CT5-V models with advanced tech and performance upgrades, while Chevy updated the Equinox with new trims and safety features. Volkswagen celebrates 50 years of the Golf with a tech-packed refresh, including ChatGPT integration. Opel revives the Frontera name for a new electric SUV.
Topics:tesla new evmass market electric vehicleapple ev projecteu china ev trade tensionscadillac ct5-v updateschevy equinox refreshvolkswagen golf 50th anniversaryopel frontera revivalelectric vehicle manufacturingautomotive technology updates
- Tesla to Build New Mass Market EV in 2025 - China Blasts EU EV Probe - Apple’s EV Program Hanging on By a Thread - President Biden To Speak at UAW Conference Today - Cadillac Reveals New CT5-V and CT5-V Blackwing - Chevy Introduces Refreshed Equinox - VW Celebrates Golf’s 50th B-Day with New Model - Porsche Teases All-New Macan - Opel To Revive Frontera Name
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This is Autoline Daily. The show is dedicated to enthusiasts of the global automotive
industry. Tesla has set a massive goal of selling twenty million vehicles a year
by twenty thirty and the only way it's going to get their is with more models and plans to build them, and a new model looks like it's on track to launch next year Reuter's report. Several suppliers were told by Tesla that
it wants to start production of a new mass market car, likely a compact crossover, in twenty twenty five. Code named Redwood. Production is scheduled to
start in June of next year, probably at its plant in Austin, Texas.
Volume is forecast around ten thousand units a week, but initial production is expected to be slow before ramping up output in twenty twenty six. Many think
the model could be Tesla's twenty five thousand dollars ev that takes advantage of its unboxed manufacturing process, which is where several subassembly are pieced together to make the whole vehicle. The benefits include less humans required to put a car together,
more efficient assembly like being able to paint all the body panels separately, and the process doesn't need as much floor space as conventional assembly. China is laying
the groundwork to retaliate against the EU's probe into imported Chinese evs. The EU
launched the probe because it's worried that cheaper Chinese evs are benefiting too much from electric vehicle subsidies and that's making European brands less competitive. China's ambassador to the
EU said that currently brands like byd Gli and Saic are cooperating with the investigation, but still called the probe unfair. Instead, if China took the same
approach as the EU, that several European products would be subject to investigation, So don't be surprised to see China retaliate if the EU goes to with some sort of tariff on Chinese evs. It sounds like the fate of Apple's long
talked about car project is hanging on by a thread. The tech company has
reportedly pumped and estimated billion dollars a year into the project, which originally started out as a fully autonomous vehicle that would come out in twenty twenty six.
Now, Bloomberg reports it's pivoting to a vehicle that would still require the driver to pay attention and has a target launch in twenty twenty eight. However,
if this new direction doesn't show any promise, leadership could decide to ax the program altogether. President Biden is still trying to win over the UAW and earn
an endorsement from the union for the twenty twenty four election. The president will
speak at the uaw's annual conference in Washington, DC today, and reports speculate he could receive their endorsement. So far, the union, which traditionally supports
Democrats, has with held its endorsement of the president. UAW president Sean Fain
says he would like to see more support from the White House, but he's also criticized former President Donald Trump and it would be pretty shocking for the UAW to endorse a Republican. Last year, Biden joined the picket lines in Michigan
during the UAW strike against the Detroit Three, and he's also backed the uaw's efforts to organize non union automakers. But the union would like to see the
administration do more to protect workers in the transition to electric vehicles. We want
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by your data. In the second half of the show, here we're going
to have several new vehicles to look at, and let's start with two from General Motors. Cadillac unveiled the new CT five V and more powerful CT five
V Black Wing. Both feature updated exterior styling, including a redesigned front grille,
facia and lighting. New features include a thirty three inch diagonal touchscreen,
Supercrews with Driver Attention Assistant and Google built in including Google Assistant, Maps and play. A performance data recorder is also now available, which features a lap
analyzer tool, speed tips, and a live data screen that displays details of your lap time, and a new Performance in Vehicle app is offered, which displays power, torque and boost in real time. Engine options are a carryover
from the previous models. The CT five V is powered by a three leter
twin turbov six engine which produces three hundred and sixty horse power and four hundred and five pound feet of torque. It's made in to a ten speed automatic
transmission, while the Black Wing is powered by a six point two meter supercharged V eight that cranks out six hundred and sixty eight horses and six hundred and fifty nine pound feet of torque. It can be paired with a six speed
manual or ten speed auto, and Cadillac says half of black Wing owners go for the manual. The CT five V and CT five V black Wing go
into production this summer, and pricing will be announced later. Chevy also revealed
the updated Equinox. It's two point three inches wider than the outgoing model,
and each trim gets its own distinct facia. A new Active trim is also
available for the first time that features more of an off road look. The
interior features an eleven inch driver display and a new eleven point three inch infotainment screen is offered as well, which is thirty percent larger than the display in the current model. The new model is powered by a one and a half
liter turbo engine that produces one hundred and seventy five horse power. Front wheel
drive models are paired with a CVT, while all wheel drive versions are equipped with an eight speed automatic. New active safety technology is also standard now.
The new Equinox goes on sale sometime this year and pricing will be announced closer to the start of production. The Volkswagen Golf turns fifty years old this year,
and to celebrate VW's introducing an updated version, the exterior styling has been refreshed with new led lighting designs for both the front rear, and for the first time, the VW logo in the front is illuminated. Inside, the
Golf is equipped with a next gen infotainment system, which features a new voice assistant that's integrated with chat GPT. Other new technology includes a function that allows
the vehicle to park itself while the driver is still sitting inside it or for the first time, owners can maneuver the Golf in and out of a parking spot with a smartphone while they're standing outside of the vehicle. The new Golf
will be offered with a wide range of powertrain options, including a forty eight volt mild hybrid, a plug in hybrid, and turbocharged gasoline and diesel engines.
VW didn't reveal many details about the engines, but it did say the p Have will have an all electric range of one hundred kilometers or sixty two miles and a total range of one thousand kilometers or six hundred and twenty miles.
The new Golf will be available to order in just a few weeks.
I also wanted to give a quick reminder that the new Porsche Macn debuts tomorrow and showing off a couple of design sketches ahead of the reveal, and the lighting signatures look to have some inspiration from the Tikon. Since the new Macon
will also be offered as an all electric model, no doubt we'll have even more to talk about tomorrow or on Friday. As for the last of the
new models, Opel revealed that it's reviving the Front Era name. It first
used the name on an suv that came out in nineteen ninety one, but it ended production around two thousand and four. However, it's coming back for
an all new suv that will be shown later this year. It will be
the first model to wear Opal's new logo, and it will have an all electric version from the start. But we still have a few big questions like
will it use one of Stalantis's new architectures and or will it offer any ic powertrains. We suspect it will have ices, but we should find out more
soon. Be sure to join us for auto Line after hours tomorrow for a
deep dive into fuel cells. We've got Charlie Freese, the executive director of
Global fuel Cells at General Motors, coming on the show. If you've got
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