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AAH #784 – Iran War & Supply Chain Disruptions; Make Vs Buy In AV Tech; Will Toyota Surpass GM In US Sales

March 26, 2026 by sean

Listen to “AAH #784 – Iran War and Supply Chain Disruptions; Make Vs Buy In AV Tech; Will Toyota Surpass GM In US Sales” on Spreaker.

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TOPICS:
– OEMs are converting battery plants to make cells for energy storage instead of electric vehicles
– Toyota boosts its U.S. production. Will it become the #1 seller in America?
– Should GM drop SAIC and go at it alone in China?
– With Uber buying up to 50,000 R2 robotaxis from Rivian, should automakers develop their own AV stacks or just buy it?
– What took Honda so long to axe Afeela?

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Filed Under: Autoline After Hours, More to See Tagged With: AFEELA, autonomous, autonomous vehicle stack, AV stack, battery plant, China, data storage, data storage center, EV battery plant, Ford, General Motors, GM, Honda, joint venture, joint venture partner, R2, R2 robotaxi, Rivian, Rivian R2, robotaxi, SAIC, self-driving, self-driving technology, self-driving vehicle, Sony, stationary storage, Uber, Xiaomi

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  1. Ron says

    March 26, 2026 at 4:21 pm

    Gary. Really, you don’t know Tesla sells BESS , megapack . It’s a multi billion dollar business every quarter at about 25to30 percent margin.

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