Uber Invests $1.2B in Rivian for 50K Robotaxis; New Lexus ES Debuts As An EV – Autoline Daily 4257
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0:00 Ferrari Halts Shipments to the Middle East
0:28 War Forces Japanese Automakers to Cut Production
0:56 GM CFO: Gas Price Spike Won’t Hit Sales for 4-6 Months
1:22 Automakers Could Face More U.S. Tariffs
2:26 Uber & Rivian Form Potential $1.2 Billion Robotaxi Partnership
4:25 Hertz Adds INEOS Grenadier to U.S. Rental Fleet
5:00 U.S. Getting its 1st G-Wagon Convertible
6:17 New Lexus ES Debuts As An EV
7:00 Exports Drive Record Profits for Chery
Story Links:
Ferrari Halts Shipments to the Middle East: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/ferrari-halts-middle-east-deliveries-on-war-disruptions
War Forces Japanese Automakers to Cut Production: https://www.autonews.com/toyota/an-japan-iran-war-aluminum-shortage-jama-koji-sato-toyota-nissan-honda-0319/
GM CFO: Gas Price Spike Won’t Hit Sales for 4-6 Months: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/gm-says-gas-price-hikes-not-impacting-sales-2026-03-18/
Automakers Could Face More U.S. Tariffs: https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/an-trump-tariffs-section-301-investigations-0319/
Uber & Rivian Form Robotaxi Partnership:
https://www.autonews.com/ineos/an-ineos-joins-hertz-fleet-0318/
U.S. Getting its 1st G-Wagon Convertible: https://www.autonews.com/mercedes-benz/an-mercedes-planning-g-wagen-cabriolet-for-us-0319/
New Lexus ES Debuts As An EV: https://pressroom.lexus.com/2026-lexus-es-launches-with-battery-electric-models-new-hybrid-coming-soon/
Exports Drive Record Profits for Chery: https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/chery-posts-record-2025-results-as-ev-surge-and-global-push-fuel-growth-2034270691824656385
Read the transcript here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4257-uber-could-pay-rivian-1-2-billion-for-50k-robotaxis-u-s-getting-1st-g-wagon-convertible-new-lexus-es-debuts-as-an-ev/
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