VW to Pay Owners for EV Grid Charging; BYD Wants to Join EU Auto Lobby – Autoline Daily 4278
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0:00 BYD Aims to Join European Automaker Lobby
0:46 Stellantis & Microsoft Partner for Digital AI Transformation
1:12 Volkswagen To Pay Owners for EV Grid Charging
3:39 Saudi EV Startup CEER To Begin Production Soon
4:23 Xiaomi Rules Out Building Cheap Entry Level EVs
5:10 Mustang GTD Reclaims Nürburgring Record from Corvette
6:03 Linamar Shares Rise After Reaffirming 2026 Financial Guidance
Story Links:
– BYD Wants to Join Europe’s ACEA: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/byd-pushes-to-become-first-chinese-member-of-europe-s-car-lobby?srnd=phx-industries
– Stellantis Partners with Microsoft: https://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?id=27645&mid=1
– Volkswagen Vehicle-to-Grid Charging: https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/electric-vehicle-batteries-as-grid-storage-volkswagen-and-elli-to-launch-vehicle-to-grid-offer-20329
– Ceer Motors: https://ceermotors.com/
– Xiaomi Won’t Make Cheap EVs: https://carnewschina.com/2026/04/17/no-cheap-evs-xiaomi-rules-out-sub-13800-usd-models-as-lei-jun-confirms-no-budget-plans/
– Ford Mustang GTD Goes Back to Nürburgring to Set Record: https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2026/ford-mustang-gtd-competition-new-record-nurburgring
– Linamar: https://www.linamar.com/
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