AD #3732 - Tesla to Build New Mass Market EV in 2025; Apple’s EV Program Hanging on By a Thread; Cadillac Reveals New CT5-V

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

any questions, leave them in the comments section or send an email to viewer mail at Audoline dot tv. That's all for today's show. Thanks for making

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