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Each week, @mathewgrowden (a.k.a. Growdy) assembles a summary of automotive and automotive industry-adjacent news.

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@AvnerMandelman @erinotoole moo

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@GLaysonANC @winstarvander the weather "bomb" has been around for over 75 years.

https://t.co/1ACqUH0c3k

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@SpencerHakimian Gore Vidal

[Grok @grok]

No, Canadian automotive, steel, or aluminum industries do not pose a genuine national security threat under Section 232, as Canada is a key US ally with deeply integrated supply chains (e.g., USMCA exemptions). Past tariffs (2018) were politically motivated, not evidence-based, and experts deem them unfounded.

Yes, these US giants dominate in Canada: Google (~90% search), Microsoft (~70% productivity software), Amazon (~40% e-commerce), Meta (~60% social media), Apple (~50% smartphones), JPMorgan/Citigroup (top foreign banks), Netflix (~35% streaming), Disney (leading entertainment).

[Brian Kingston @bkingston]

US tariffs have inflicted almost $12 billion of losses on automakers, the biggest hit they have faced since the pandemic.

Protectionist policies drive up costs, lower sales, and reduce production.

https://t.co/xF3K4nfy5n

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@ambermac Oh wow.

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@greg16676935420 @elonmusk How many were American?

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@elonmusk Split the vote. Crush the cons.

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

"As AI companies rave about how their products are revolutionizing productivity, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wants the tech industry to put its money where its automated mouth is (arguing) that the time saved with AI tools should be given back to workers to spend with their families." https://t.co/twXjSa5X6e

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Revisiting some old topics related to the global energy transition and the adoption of electric vehicles.

https://t.co/LEfJQO8f8S

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Or...

Ask women what they want
Provide global free daycare
Provide global free healthcare
Provide free post secondary education
Provide a living wage (or at least radically increase minimum wage)
Create tax benefits for larger families

Make having multiple children something economically reasonable for average people (not just the richest man in the effing world)

Then let people decide if that's a thing they want.

[Mathew Growden @mathewgrowden]

ICYMI: Huawei filed a fantastic patent for a sulphide-based solid-state battery that offers driving ranges of up to 3,000 kilometres and ultra-fast charging in just five minutes.

https://t.co/u1LI9iWGTy

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It doesn't look like the company can pull the Cybercab, autonomous robotaxi launch out of their asses.

https://t.co/CpQJw22Cb3

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@Bell_Support is your network down near College and Dufferin?

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‘Some places are never for sale’

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@MarkJCarney

I wrote you a letter.

https://t.co/GfrFqdAt7T

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Well, thank god for small miracles.

"GM says Cadillac F1 project not affected by auto tariff hit"

Meanwhile, most folk won't be able to afford a new car.

https://t.co/Jdhp8A8HlW

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Texans vote to decide if Elon gets to have his own town.
https://t.co/yPj9sUuxrb

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@GLaysonANC GM plans to cut back to a two-shift schedule from three due to softening demand and “trade-related challenges”.

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@PhysInHistory Sometimes... Things just don't add up.