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Car buyers are still in the market, but they are rejecting the expensive all-EV leap and choosing the hybrid middle ground instead.
Today’s episode breaks down a 16.8 million seasonally adjusted annual sales rate, record $812 average monthly payments, hybrids capturing 15.7% of sales while EVs fall to 6.2%, automakers funding the transition with legacy gas profits, the push to ban Chinese connected-vehicle technology, and Volkswagen’s planned 100,000 job cuts.
Today's Key Headlines
~The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate hits 16.8 million vehicles
~Average monthly payments reach a record $812 at an average 6.55% financing rate
~Conventional hybrids capture 15.7% of sales while battery EVs fall to 6.2%
~U.S. automakers push Congress for a permanent statutory ban on Chinese connected vehicles and technology
~Volkswagen plans up to 100,000 job cuts and a 50% reduction in its model portfolio
00:07 The industry tears up its old playbook
01:03 Buyers choose hybrids over expensive EVs
05:00 Recalls and delayed EV timelines drain automaker cash
08:06 Legacy gas models become transition cash cows
11:13 U.S. automakers push for a Chinese connected-tech ban
15:09 Volkswagen faces historic restructuring
20:09 Big takeaway: automotive choice is shrinking
20:55 Outro: follow the $800 monthly payment
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