AD #4306 - Could BYD Buy Alpine F1?; Reuters Disputes Musk's FSD Claims; Dodge Gets GLH and Hyper Muscle Car

AD #4306 - Could BYD Buy Alpine F1?; Reuters Disputes Musk's FSD Claims; Dodge Gets GLH and Hyper Muscle Car Autoline Daily · May 28, 2026

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data collection

Connected cars can record and transmit information about what they’re doing. The discussion here is about rules that try to limit who supplies the tech that gathers and handles that information.

Brand

Volvo

Volvo is a car brand. In this story, the U.S. is allowing Volvo to use certain Chinese-made tech in its vehicles, which could change what gets built in the U.S.

Brand

Jili

Jili is mentioned as the company behind Volvo. The idea is that if the U.S. allows Volvo to use Chinese tech, the parent company may move faster on building cars in America.

Concept

USMCA trade agreement

USMCA is the trade deal that governs how the U.S., Mexico, and Canada buy and sell goods to each other. Changes to it can affect what parts can be used in cars and what labor rules have to be met.

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labor content

This is a rule about how much of a car’s cost is connected to work done by workers in certain countries. If the requirement increases, companies may need to build more of the car locally to qualify.

Term

North American content

This is a requirement for how much of the car’s value has to come from parts made in North America. Higher requirements make it harder to use lots of imported components.

Term

It’s Tesla’s software that tries to drive the car for you more than normal cruise control. Even though it sounds like the car can drive itself everywhere, it still depends on the driver to supervise and take over when needed.

Term

tracking the US value added content

This is about figuring out how much of a car’s value was created by work done in the U.S. The point is that measuring it accurately can be complicated for the companies supplying parts.

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FSD

FSD is short for Tesla’s “full self driving.” In this story, Reuters is saying Tesla’s safety claims don’t match the real crash data the way they were presented.

Concept

CA car segment

This is Japan’s category for very small, affordable cars. The episode is saying Chinese brands are trying to sell more of these in Japan.

Brand

Cherry

Cherry is a Chinese car brand being discussed as planning to sell a small car in Japan. The episode says it would be marketed under a different brand name connected to a joint venture.

Brand

m To brand

The episode says the car won’t just be sold under the parent company’s name—it will be sold under a separate brand name. That brand is connected to a partnership between multiple companies.

Concept

fine tuning its vehicle dynamics

Vehicle dynamics is how the car feels and behaves when you turn, brake, or accelerate. “Fine tuning” means making small changes so the car handles more smoothly and predictably.

Car

Dodge GLH

GLH is a Dodge performance name that originally came from the 1980s. In this segment, Dodge is said to be bringing it back as a smaller, practical crossover instead of a traditional performance coupe.

Car

Dodge Omni

The Dodge Omni was a compact car from Dodge. The segment is using it as the starting point for the original GLH idea—basically a “make it faster” version of that model.

Car

Dodge Durango

The Dodge Durango is Dodge’s bigger SUV. The host says it’s planned to get a major update in about two years, which usually brings changes to the look and features.

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turbocharged

A turbocharger is a device that helps the engine make more power. It uses exhaust to “push” extra air into the engine so it can burn more fuel.

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supercharged

A supercharger is another way to make an engine stronger. It compresses the air going into the engine so it can make more power.

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F one

They’re talking about Formula 1 racing. The big news here is who sponsors teams and who might own or run teams in the future.

Brand

Gucci

Gucci is a luxury fashion brand. Here, the host says Gucci is becoming a major sponsor for an F1 team, so its name will be tied directly to the team.

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title sponsor

A title sponsor is the company whose name is used as part of the official event or team branding. In Formula 1, a title sponsor deal can affect the team name, marketing materials, and how the brand is presented to fans.

Brand

BYD

BYD is a car company best known for electric vehicles. The host says BYD might get involved in Formula 1, either by starting a new team or buying an existing one.

Person

Christian Horner

Christian Horner is a Formula 1 team leader. The host is speculating he might run operations for a new or acquired F1 team connected to BYD.

Car

Ferrari Luce

The Ferrari Luce is a Ferrari car model that people talk about because it caused a lot of attention and argument. When a new model name or plan creates a “firestorm,” it usually means many people reacted quickly to what was announced. The discussion is often about what Ferrari is planning and why it upset some fans.

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Speaker 1: This is Outolgned Daily, the show dedicated to enthusiasts of the global automotive industry. Two years ago, the US Commerce Department,

under President Biden adopted rules that would ban Chinese hardware and software and cars starting next year, especially anything to do with connectivity in data collection. Earlier this month, a

bipartisan group of House representatives and senators introduced legislation that would put those rules into law. But before that could

come up for a vote, President Trump's Commerce Department just gave Volvo the ok to use Chinese hardware and software in its cars. Valvo says Commerce reviewed its governments, technology

and data security and gave it the green light. This

will undoubtedly encourage Jili, the parent company of Volvo, to proceed with plans to build cars in the US using the exact same technology, and great Way Motors and Cherry say they want to get into the US market io, So it looks like the administration may have just opened up the door. The US and Mexico officially began negotiating

changes to the USMCA trade agreement yesterday. The US will

negotiate separately with Canada, and then Mexico and Canada will negotiate their own terms, which seems how the Trump administration wanted it. It did not want to trilateral deal because

it worried that Canada and Mexico would join forces to negotiate against the US. So there will be a US

deal with Mexico and a separate one with Canada. Autoanalyst

Michael Robinette from S and P Global Mobility says there's only a forty percent chance the new trade agreement will be done by the November midterm elections. He says the

US will likely demand that the labor content on imported cars from Mexico rise to twenty dollars an hour, up from sixteen dollars today. Also, the North American content in

those cars will have to account for seventy five percent of the cost, which is aimed to limit the use of Chinese parts and components. Robinett says that tracking the

US value added content is going to turn into an accounting nightmare for suppliers. Elon Musk likes to brag about

the safety of full self driving bought. A new analysis

from Reuters found that Tesla's claims about the technology are misleading.

Tesla says FSD is ten times safer than humans. But

Reuter's examined how Tesla compares its own crash data to federal crash data, reviewed the methodology that WEIMO uses, and interviewed eleven traffic safety researchers who analyzed Tesla's methodology, and they found several invalid data comparisons in its FSD reporting.

While there isn't a critical safety issue, the researchers say Tesla's marketing claims about FSD are misleading. Writers also spoke

to several former staffers that train Teslas system who say the company isn't close to deploying autonomous vehicles at scale yet.

If that's true, it could put Tesla's valuation at risk, so analysts now believe it's just a matter of time before Tesla merges with SpaceX. Chinese automakers are starting to

target Japan's CA car segment, which accounts for forty percent of sales in the country. BYD will launch the Raco

this summer, and now Cherry will introduce its own CA car in Japan next year. There aren't many details about

the model, but it will be sold under the m To brand, which falls under a joint venture between Cherry and four other companies. In addition to the K car model,

MTA plans to launch three more vehicle in Japan by the end of twenty twenty nine.

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Speaker 1: Historically, the thrill of driving was all about speed, the roar of the engine, and the wind through your hair.

But evs are a different sort of animal. So Pollstar

teamed up with the University of Oxford to see if the thrill of driving can be scientifically quantified. A team

of six Oxford PhDs will analyze physiological, cognitive, and behavioral data of people behind the wheel. Participants will drive at

eight hundred and eighty four horsepower Pollstar five Grand Tour, while the researchers will monitor brain activity and biometric signals.

The goal is to channel the idea that driving excitement needs induction, noise and an exhaust note, and to find a way to show how an electric car opens new avenues for emotional engagement. Pollstar says it will use this

data as a new layer for fine tuning its vehicle dynamics, so what does that Stlantis riorg have in store for the Dodge brand. First off, it's going to revive the

GLH name, which dates back to nineteen eighty four, when Carol Shelby developed a performance version of the Dodge Omni and said it goes like hell. This time around, the

GLH will be an entry level four door compact crossover that will be priced in the low twenty thousand dollars range.

The Durango will be getting a major refresh in two years, and then we believe Dodge will add a turbocharged or supercharged v to the charger as part of an SRT package.

At the top of the line will be the Copperhead, a high raper muscle car that looks like a slam version of the two door Charger, and all of this fits the brand's tagline as being the Brotherhood of Muscle.

You know, it probably didn't take much effort for the lp F one team to sell itself to its new title sponsor, Gucci. At the start of next season, it

will officially be known as the Gucci Racing Lpine Formula One team, and it's actually the first time a luxury fashion brand has been a title sponsor in F one, but we wondered why Luca DeMeo, the former CEO of the Renault Group and parent company to ALPNF one, was standing next to current Renault CEO Francois Provost in this release picture. DeMeo stepped down from Renault in June of

last year, so he's been gone almost a year. However,

after leaving, he stepped right into the role of CEO at Caring, a holding company that specializes in luxury goods, and I bet you can guess by now that Caring owns Gucci. And speaking of LPNF one, it may need

to keep up the success it had early this season, or it could find itself under new ownership. Rumors are

swirling that BYD is considering buying the LPING team, as well as its F one engine factory in France. Its

first choice is to enter as a brand new twelfth team, but it's exploring all options right now, and there's speculation that former Red Bull team principle Christian Horner could lead the operations. On top of a potential BYD deal, there's

also word that Mercedes would like to make LP in its secondary or B team, but it won't be cheap for either company. LPNF one's valuation has more than doubled

over the last three years, and be sure to tune in to Autoline after hours today where we're going to be peeling back more of the layers of vets to Lantis reorganization. We'll also dive into the Ferrari luce which

is kicked off a firestorm? Is Ferrari crazy or crazy

like a Fox? Our special guest will be Shirathruddy, the

head of R and D at Magna, and Vince Bond from Automotive News will also be with us. So join

John and Gary when the show goes live at three pm Eastern Time today. And that wraps up this report.

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data collection

Volvo

Jili

USMCA trade agreement

labor content

North American content

full self driving

tracking the US value added content

FSD

CA car segment

Cherry

m To brand

fine tuning its vehicle dynamics

Dodge GLH

Dodge Omni

Dodge Durango

turbocharged

supercharged

F one

Gucci

title sponsor

BYD

Christian Horner

Ferrari Luce

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