Rivian Cuts Secret Deal with UAW; Stellantis Revives the HEMI - Autoline Daily 3960

[@justayoutuber1906]

That Mopar sweater already has 3 recalls.

[@dertythegrower]

ahahahha

[@AdamFrugoli]

Ha!😂

[@jermainec2462]

😂😂😂😂

[@robertlaveyra9940]

Ha ha, oh, man.

[@sammi5281]

Good one

[@rwdplz1]

Volumes are down because prices are too high Automakers: Raise prices to make up for lack of demand Just fire the entire C-Suite already.

[@the_DOS]

I'm telling you, most executives are very stupid. A bunch of talkers.

[@_PatrickO]

The problem is they will replace c-suite with equally terrible vapid business people who will continue to funnel money into their own pockets by feeding themselves tons of free stock. Every public company acts like a banana republic printing money to shift the wealth away from existing holders. They keep issuing stock to execs who take tax free loans against them. If the stock price goes up, the execs don't have to sell off stock to cover loan interest. This is why nearly every CEO is a joke and why they all will drive a company into bankruptcy to try to keep the stock up higher a little longer. They want the companies to fail fast, because if a quick bankruptcy happens, they get their golden parachute which gives them a ton of money while the bank eats the stock losses. It won't end unless we ban stock ownership by execs and board members. These people need to be employees that can be fired, not owners who can do anything they want. Eisner at disney can never be fired because he paid himself tons of free stock so he would be the largest shareholder. Boeing killed people due to CEOs cutting corners to try to keep the stock price up. There is no reason for any of this. The biggest scam of our generation was steve jobs inventing the 1 dollar salary with boat loads of stock they can loan against tax free. It has created oligarchies.

[@naga2015kk]

@@the_DOS are there a lot of indian executives ? They are the biggest mouths in the world

[@stickynorth]

@@the_DOS Yes men and women and non-binary others I am sure. As long as they agree to soulless committee product thinking you'll get products of similar groupthink... Or lacktheirof.. Aka a line up of Homer's and Persephone's... Instead of Cheetah's, Cougar's...

[@stickynorth]

Been saying it for decades. You might as well outsource the C-suites of these companies to save costs and deliver better results because what they do their empires these days is shameful. All those resources and workers and still you turn out mediocre crap that doesn't get better fuel economy than a Model T? FFS.. This is why the Chinese are running the world!

[@dewiz9596]

We’re not selling enough, so let’s raise prices. . . WTF?

[@TVsHasselhoff]

Every Mopar sweater sold brings us one step closer to keeping the HEMI.

[@georgeburns7251]

Bring back the model T, make idiots really happy.

[@Mike-Minion]

Looks like the Canoo is taking on water.

[@michaeljohnson4947]

they better be careful that water, doesn't get in their batteries.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

So that's why it looks like a submarine...

[@grantlauzon5237]

I love their design I hope they succeed or are bought by another company.

[@stickynorth]

Should have made it an Aquacar! South Florida is going to be underwater in every way soon enough... Plus with this economy expect more people to live their vans, DOWN BY THE RIVER!

[@Tware8100]

I hate to hear that about Canoo. I really like the truck version.

[@_PatrickO]

The van was a winner due to interior. No one wants to make anything like a minivan ev, I just don't get it. It is what people really want.

[@AdamFrugoli]

Rivian has to remain neutral as a condition to Biden's loan.

[@ChipWhite-f1c]

Merry Christmas. See you next year.

[@hartoz]

1:50 when I moved to Australia in 2003 I was shocked by the cost of new and used vehicles, now Australia is cheaper than Europe, and the USA.

[@nicholaskazmaier4114]

Love the sweater!!

[@Peizxcv]

Cannot believe how fast European automakers are folding. Even traveling in Latin America and Southeast Asia I don’t see a lot of European cars that’s not the Benz, BMW, Audi

[@kaseyc5078]

Go woke go broke

[@davidg3944]

@@kaseyc5078 That's a sheep's bleat. Are the Chinese "woke"? Will you guys ever "wake" from your dementia?

[@michaelelliott289]

I like the concept of the Canoo. Hopefully, Canoo will at least be kept on the back burner.

[@who2u333]

The problem with autonomous driving is that no one that I have heard yet has set a benchmark for what constitutes 'good enough'. Should the goal be perfect, or just x% better than human drivers? And, if x%, then what percentage? Trying to reach perfection will get into a 'Perfection is the Enemy of Progress' situation.

[@Custo911]

Will be sad to see Canoo go... kinda like their bubbly designs.

[@Roddy451]

I called for a "RoboTaxi". I am still waiting for it to pick me up. I don't know what to do because I am "RoboPooping" here. Is there a "RoboToilet"? Where is Leon when you need him! After all, he is always "Excreting" on X! P.S. Thank you Autoline Network!

[@bobbbobb4663]

President K is too busy these days to even care about Tesla!

[@Roddy451]

@@bobbbobb4663 Oh, and he sleeps at the production line... yet, that truck has had so many recalls.

[@russh6414]

Katamine causes psychosis - personality disorders that cause one to lose touch with reality. It also causes bladder issues, just saying...

[@bobbbobb4663]

@@Roddy451 Lol Circus Monkey and his 10 micron precision has never slept at the Austin factory.

[@bobbbobb4663]

@@russh6414 Dr. Russ with another Autoline Daily medical report

[@michaelmackey754]

Maybe the top brass in the auto industry should do something called check sharing that means if the average worker is making $50,000 and the average CEO is making that much in one day then they need to take a portion of the CEOs check and give it to the workers to help them live better.. or here’s a thought maybe if the CEO and all of the top brass took a pay cut the company might be more profitable

[@phillyphil1513]

re: "here’s a thought maybe if the CEO and all of the top brass took a pay cut the company might be more profitable". it's what the Japanese do. iirc the CEO of JAL Airlines did this once back like 10 or 20 years ago.

[@nguyep4]

$50,000 x 365 = $18.25M That $18.25M would give 100,000 employees $182 more a year. Sounds like a good deal for the company if that satisfy the worker. Do it. Hopefully, that will shut up the crying of how CEOs are overpaid.

[@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck]

But the CEO needs a bonus when corporate profits go down…

[@MisterMonsieur]

@@nguyep4 "shut up the crying?" They ARE overpaid!

[@nguyep4]

@@MisterMonsieur A competent CEO is much more critical than most workers. Sorry if you don't value leadership. I am not saying defending CEOs are incompetent. NBA, Football players, etc gets pay for what the worth.

[@kevtheobald]

Hope the Autoline organization/team has a wonderful break. I also hope someday you guys produce long shelf life content that can be released when you are on break, so your consumers continue to have content even when if you are on break. Examples of content to create would be to do extended questions or topics when doing After Hours shows. Keep your normal one hour show, but then do another 15 minutes in another area, set it aside and when you get to a holiday break, you can set those to post each one as a stand alone episode or combine three of them for a 45 minute episode. Another possible episode could be Sean and/or John road trips. Visit industry friends, maybe team up with channels like Out-of-Spec, and just have general chats or less time sensitive topics. I am sure at some of these media events put on by manufacturers, you could meet up with other journalists or get executives to do a twenty minute drive around and chat video that could be posted later. You guys can figure it out. As a longtime viewer of Autoline, I do value your content and hope to get more content even when you guys are on holiday. Selfish, yes, but it could help grow your channel. Enjoy your break.

[@Bikerbug2020]

Canoo needs to make 300 mile vehicles at a $40k price point… those things would sell. Would buy for Service company if the mileage was REAL WORLD 300+ with the NACS charge port.

[@tonerduckpin]

The sweater is not leaking oil yet, pretty good.

[@MrConstanzo]

Merry Christmas!!! Keep driving

[@IndigenousEarthling101]

Canoo needs more than money. They need a partner that knows how to mass produce electric vehicles in highly automated factories. Maybe Foxconn or Magna Steyr. Even CATL could be a possibility if the deal were structured to avoid tariffs and sanctions (and media headlines). If Canoo chooses to continue on their own, they will likely have to charge much more for their vehicles until they can achieve their planned higher levels of factory automation. Even Tesla wasn't profitable before they bought Grohmann Engineering GmBH, now Tesla Automation GmBH. Also, love the Christmas sweater!

[@georgecostanza2695]

Merry Xmas to everyone at Autoline! See you all in the new year!!

[@foxtrotwolf6081]

If they're keeping the 5.7 and 6.2 for the Durango, my bet is that it's going to replace the charger as the default pursuit vehicle and the 6.2 version for the Arkansas State Patrol.

[@3184Patrick]

Police forces will probably buy the BEV version. the savings just in fuel would be massive.

[@michaelmackey754]

Ding dong.. the Corvette must be all wheel drive otherwise it would never go that fast unless they were using secret super sticky tires

[@phillyphil1513]

re: "the Corvette must be all wheel drive otherwise it would never go that fast..." well no not any of the ZR-1's shown as they're RWD but the next Zora model and the previous E-Ray are indeed AWD. re: "they were using secret super sticky tires..." oh yes they were DEFINITELY doing that (ref: Michelin Cup 2R's) however they're not "secret" but one DOES have to be willing to "come off the dime" (hint: the description "expensive AF" is only one step down from "secret").

[@mtm101designs9]

Thanks!

[@paulmcgraw9284]

Glad to hear Stellantis is bringing back the Hemi engine. Too bad it’s only for the Durango. C’mon Dodge…bring it back to the Charger, challenger and Pickups!

[@DishNetworkDealerNEO]

Jaguar’s new Motto: Talk is Expensive.

[@markrudolph683]

Merry Christmas and Happy new year!!! Thanks for all the information ❤❤❤

[@lisizecha9759]

This is an auto show, and one of the best, in my opinion. Nevertheless, they solved the holiday problem: "We wish you a merry Christmas, or however you celebrate". That was spot on

[@markdc1145]

VW hasn't been competitive for a long time and has also been dying a slow death for a long time. Nothing new here folks. Wish Canoo could survive somehow.🙏

[@johnreese3762]

Love the sweater Sean! Happy Holidays!

[@dertythegrower]

Why did prices of cars almost double in 5 to 10 years.... 1:51 This is fishy itself.. a lot of expenses and nothing has changed except radios are now replaced with a screen that costs them 99 to 199 tops

[@phillyphil1513]

Q: Why did prices of cars almost double in 5 to 10 years.... 1:51 This is fishy itself(?) A: welcome to the "deleterious effects" of a GLOBAL PANDEMIC suddenly meeting up with LATE STAGE CAPITALISM.

[@rwdplz1]

$99 is probably high, $20 cell phones had better touch screens

[@davidmenasco5743]

The screen runs more like $2.50 from an auto supplier. The electronics that drive it maybe $25.

[@12345682900]

Still love those retro 1984 Pontiac Trans Am rims on this Jaguar concept!

[@jonmeek3879]

Finally some USA auto news re Dodge !

[@michaeljohnson4947]

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[@davidmenasco5743]

And very bad news at that. They should be bringing out decent EVs to be competitive as the world transitions away from fossil fuels. Instead they're longing for the long gone old days, and digging everyone into a deeper hole. The cost of climate change impacts, to individual consumers, is going to dwarf the cost of new EVs, by orders of magnitude.

[@2cartalkers]

Too bad about Canoo, it seems only the mediocre will survive.

[@eddieg6436]

Concerning the excellent Waymo injury reports….I’m very excited for the future when (hopefully) most of the (awful driver) masses are in autonomous vehicles, freeing up the roads for me in my V-10 manual!!

[@dertythegrower]

evtols are the future, 15 years, already taxing humans in 5 countries

[@phillyphil1513]

re: "freeing up the roads for me in my V-10 manual!!" just got a visual of eddie drifting in circles around robot vehicles moving through city streets (Gymkhana style) as he picks up where the late Ken Block left off.

[@eddieg6436]

@ Here in the U.S. it’s just San Francisco, L.A., and soon Austin, Texas (I think). There are 350 MILLION people in the U.S…….and only about 25,000 take Waymo with any regularity. The U.S. has a LONG WAY to go!!! 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@eddieg6436]

@@phillyphil1513 Ha Ha!! …..more like taking country roads, pretty highways, etc and NOT stuck behind clueless drivers!! 🤷🏼‍♂️😂😎

[@2cartalkers]

Reviving the hemi, is like flogging a dead horse? Same old, same old.

[@MisterMonsieur]

LOL. We can't hear you over the sound of heavy revving, Battery Boi. 🤣

[@chaso4937]

HAVE A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS SEAN, AND ALSO YOUR DAD, GARY V. AND THE REST OF THE AUTOLINE FAMILY!! CHAS ORVIS, PLAINVILLE, CT.

[@who2u333]

Oh my

[@larrydavidson1838]

So happy to see your Mopar sweater again!

[@edwardlacika3022]

6.5% profit margin? Why not be happy with 1 or 2% and share the success with the people that actually make the product? 6.5% year after year? Is that sustainable?

[@bobbbobb4663]

Legacy Tesla News: CyberBust has more issues with ancient 4680 battery! "Cell dent" production issue! President K will be on the production floor to fix the issue soon!

[@russh6414]

As soon as the ketamine wears off, and he quits trying to take over the world.

[@Derpy1969]

The sweater is great.

[@brianjurko9085]

Come on WeMo and Swiss Re. How much of that so-called testing was in perfect conditions with Sunny clear lines and no construction. I beg you to do that test in Toronto in the middle of winter. Let’s see how those autonomous driving statistics start to stack up. I’m not saying the technology doesn’t have potential. It’s just not there yet. And I’m sorry, but I will never accept a self-serving “ study”

[@BTC_Minarchist]

RiP Rivian 😢 Your reward for achieving profitability will be a UAW contract, followed by bankruptcy.

[@jeffcarroll3831]

Sure thing there Dr Doom and gloom 👌

[@TheJ1s]

Oh Canoo you've made too many bad decisions and now you're done for. That's what happens when you laid out all plans without finishing out your first goal, which was building a working vehicle, they did at a very limited quantity. I wonder what's going to happen to that unfinished factory?

[@dertythegrower]

Japanese will buy it at a firesale

[@JohnnyBean78]

Merry Christmas to you Autoline News. Thank you for the news I would regularly hear no where else! I like the sweater, it makes sense, especially not being an ugly one either. Have a Happy New Year!

[@kevtheobald]

Wait, podcasts are an innovative approach. Is it 2010? There is nothing innovation or disruptive about what Jaguar is doing or has done over the last 50 years.

[@David-xp2jp]

Great show, mery x-mas and see you next year 🎉

[@12345682900]

Merry Christmas to you and John. See you two next year!

[@thedownwardmachine]

Enormous selection bias on that Waymo data, mentioned as an aside right at the end. But it basically drives the conclusion.

[@highlanderapparel]

Merry christmas and happy new year's to the entire team😊 The highlander🌲🎄

[@wdefghjuefhdegtfthtgf1351]

There is also one big other situation and that is at a border crossing with canada or mexico they can look in every car that crosses in either direction. This also applys to your phone and luggage. The latter also is for air and seaports for both domestic and international travel

[@battousaihimura]

Kudos to Rivian and Lucid (after tesla) for weathering through all of this turmoil. So many dead/almost dead new EV companies (Fisker, Byton, Seres, soon Canoo, etc.)

[@bidon5037]

Enjoy your vacation and thank you very much for your daily review I am addicter to.

[@juliahello6673]

I wonder what Mafia tactics the UAW used to get Rivian to agree to all that. Stay strong Rivian workers!

[@jasonplayer9047]

Probably didn't have to do anything crazy... they both need each other. Squeeze too hard and RIvian goes under and you lose all the jobs. Rivian can give them more money and more jobs once the R2 is profitable. If the Georgia plant gets up and running, they should be good.

[@cernhutch]

Union Autoworkers once again sawing off the only branch they’ve got to stand on.

[@MisterMonsieur]

@@jasonplayer9047 Yeah, you missed the mark, dude. It's a mafia organization. That's not a matter of debate.

[@gtiguy9629]

I am glad you mentioned it because I was staring hard 👀🤣 I’m digging that!!!!! 70 a bit steep tho

[@jamesvandamme7786]

Overpriced like Ram trucks

[@miraphycs7377]

8:06 Drive your dreams used to be the slogan of Toyota like 20-odd years ago

[@hermanmunster8655]

Merry Christmas 🎁⛄❤

[@phillyphil1513]

7:28 - TITLE: "Fastest Car Ever Built By An American Automaker..." SUB-TITLE: "ZR-1, A Crusher Of Plaids And Tesla Fan Boy Dreams..."

[@3184Patrick]

but those EV's are still much much quicker in the 1/4 and the real world. top speed is useless except on very boring test tracks

[@joeperrone6677]

@@3184Patrick Or not. The Plaid is 0-60 in 2.1 seconds and 9.4 in the 1/4 mile an top speed of 200 mph with the track package; the ZR1 is 0-60 in 2.2 and 9.4 in the 1/4 mile with a top speed of 234 mph

[@bmk789]

​@@joeperrone6677wow, how impressive for a Corvette to be as fast as a 5 passenger sedan that can drive itself 🙄

[@3184Patrick]

@@joeperrone6677ZR1 is like $200,000 Canadian. Plaid is $125,000. Also if you watch videos on these high power gas rwd cars they rarely do those times consistently. The demon 170 should beat a sapphire but half the time it will barely beat a Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. Awd instant torque is usable day to day on dirty, wet roads. High power rwd is what ends up as KZbin vids of cars wrapped around telephone poles.

[@paulmcgraw9284]

Happy holidays!!😊😊🎄🎄

[@juanvga]

Thanks for this year🎉 of news 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Clint-stanley]

Your numbers are as Tony Seba predicted back in 2014. The transition from ICE to EVs is going well. Next year will be exciting. Sorry for the unions and legacy automakers. They do not feel the transition to EVs is important. Just like Nokia thought the Smartphone upstarts were not relevant.

[@rapidcars1]

I say Volkswagen should just go out of business. It’ll be a real wake up. Call to these unions who have really high demands when you demand too much. You lose your job.

[@lot2196]

Rivian is just another $100,000 vehicle the average person can't afford. Good luck I guess.

[@joebullwinkle5099]

Hey Sean, thanks for all your wonderful work producing the show, I watch you or your dad every day to keep up with what’s happening in the global auto industry. I very appreciate all the hard work you and those that assist you put in to produce an outstanding program! 🙏🏻 Look forward to 2025!

[@daffyduck5585]

According to Grok, ave price of car in U.S. is $48k.

[@godofdun]

Both sides dissatisfied? I think that's what a deal looks like.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

I am siding the HEMI heirloom still :)

[@jed2049]

good job, bro.

[@foreverinteriors]

Jaguar is doing what its ex technical director Peter Rawlinson is doing at lucid. Keeping their buyers involved

[@mtm101designs9]

I like your sweater and Merry Christmas.

[@tnickknight]

The Canoo is what the VW was supposed to be

[@hereforthechips7710]

VW. All employees, corporate and assembly line should take a 10-12% paycut for 2 years to save the company. Create a bonus system for when things are really GOOD.

[@phillyphil1513]

3:28 - Toyota Previa Model Year 1990-1997.

[@Gadfly2025]

Jaguar invested the EV Chrysler Crossfire 😀😀

[@Roddy451]

If you are already on a canoe and it is sinking, that is it...

[@robertallan4489]

Wishing you and your staff a wonderful and memorable holiday season. Am looking forward to your return on January 2, 2025. Your channel is very important to me. Happy Holidays. See you in 2025.

[@bobmister250]

Podcasts are hot right now but it remains to be seen if they'll sell cars. They sure do sell online subscriptions though.

[@johnb300m]

LOL! Love the sweater.

[@user-tx9zg5mz5p]

Chinese design and tech are decades ahead 😂

[@thabzmad7265]

A car is more than just looks, screens and connectivity. There are other aspects such as attention to detail around the edges, finishing materials, long term durability, crash survivability handling and refinement where Chinese are yet to prove themselves. At it's most basic, a car is just an a-b box or egg as they are now shaped. We need to get back to basics given the spiralling costs and as consumers be accepting and less critical of manual controls and bring your own infotainment solutions. Either that or stop complaining about prices, factory closures or reliance on other nations.

[@user-tx9zg5mz5p]

@thabzmad7265 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h52kqIdjmaaFqaMsi=IqobgkgqojD8HVwB There are plenty more examples. Sorry, but your reply is very naive 🤣

[@thabzmad7265]

@@user-tx9zg5mz5p All your video shows is a nice looking EV, no doubt and I have mentioned as such. But it doesn't show or say anything about other aspects I mentioned. And before you even say it, most Chinese vehicles are being manufactured on previous Western and Japanese know how and techniques. You go right ahead and buy judging a book by it's cover.

[@Thatdavemarsh]

Canoo: see, the thing about selling cars as a business, is that you need to sell cars.

[@naga2015kk]

VW cuts management salary is the ONLY WAY to come out intact.

[@andrewm2002]

Durango V8 makes since because they don't sell enough Durangos to effect fleet fuel efficiency averages!

[@garyclack3807]

Rivian should try to stay in business first before they kiss the UAW’s butt

[@avaughs]

Thanks to you and your crew for a wonderful and informative year. See you in 2025!

[@urbanstrencan]

Really hope to somehow see V8 back in Dodge muscle car again 😊

[@irdestro]

Just fire or consolidate the C suite and voila you can hire 30000 workers and even increase their pay.

[@nickayivor8432]

Happy Christmas 🎄 🎅 🎄 everyone else 👍 WELL-INFORMED,Sean McElroy Autoline Network Take care,Sean McElroy From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧 ⏰️ 23:23PM Good Evening

[@kevtheobald]

Canon seems to lack real innovation. It was different looking, but real technological innovation was not there. It felt like the investors they had were hoping the EV hype train would make Canoo rocket to the moon stock price wise.

[@gritnltw]

Canoo already did a reverse split last spring if I remember well. No progress until then. Tony was found to use company’s funds to fly his private jet. Investors on reddit have posted som pretty funny comments. 2 years ago I was looking to buy stocks. Liked the product but the head of the company looks fishy. I never trust ceo with big muscles and tight suits.

[@Thatdavemarsh]

Hemi in the Durango likely has a direct line to Trumps signaled changes to emissions.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

HEMI or no sweatshirt.

[@stickynorth]

I'd really have hoped that the Walton heir who invested in Canoo would personally have tried to become the new Elon Musk in some much as he can drag a business empire into the future by hook or by crook. And with so many stores worldwide to offer the vehicle out of for sales, lease or rentals that could have been the perfect paring of the two businesses. To not have an EV business out of the largest retail chain on earth seems foolish especially when most locations have traditionally had a full-service automotive department, at least here in Canada...

[@iluvhousemuzic]

The hemi is an outdated engine. I'm not at all sad it was killed. However they could have invested in a new efficient V8 that could have been used at many of their brands. But like ghosn did to Nissan his protege starved the companies all together without thinking forward except about his undeserved pay plan.

[@Gadfly2025]

Canoo, Rivian and the taxpayer funded $$$ EV bunch will all follow 2x loser Fisker 😢 gone with taxpayers $$ . If they added up all the free funding to EVs and divided it my cars # produced owners realize they have $6 million cars

[@nickayivor8432]

😊

[@JebusHypocristosX]

Waymo = false data

[@mjerome1457]

Jaguar is DIED!!! Shame!

[@nordlandak6853]

Jaguars going broke. Because the went woke…

[@taniabanes4707]

HEMI over battery any day

[@nerdbikes3841]

A Hemi if you want to lose every race against an EV I guess.

[@taniabanes4707]

@@nerdbikes3841 I’m sure to at least beat a Canoo

[@BTC_Minarchist]

Who are "the traitors" ?

[@MisterMonsieur]

@@nerdbikes3841 Who's racing who? EV nerds are always 20 mph under the speed limit and holding up traffic. 🤣