Automakers bet billions on an EV future that buyers have not fully embraced, and now the industry is stuck repairing the present while still funding the next generation of rolling computers.

Today’s episode breaks down the EV head fake, Ford’s 40.7% electric-vehicle sales drop, Volkswagen’s reported 100,000-job restructuring risk, GM and Micron’s $2 billion memory-chip supply push, and why legacy finance software is still dragging down the dealership experience.

Today's Key Headlines

~Ford’s overall sales fall 10.3% while all-electric sales plunge 40.7%

~General Motors volume drops 4.2% as overall EV demand weakens

~Volkswagen reportedly weighs four German factory closures and up to 100,000 job cuts

~Micron invests $2 billion into its Manassas, Virginia plant to support automotive memory supply

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