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The U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 which re-establishes the $7,500 tax credit for new BEV purchases. But automakers and consumers may be hard pressed to take advantage of it before the incentive expires in 2032.

Although well below pre-COVID levels, LV sales in the first seven months reached 600,893 units, a mere 0.1% less that the 601,724 sold in January-July 2021.

Despite the July uptick, LV sales in the first seven months of the year still trailed those of January-July 2021 by 9.3%.

North America light vehicle production forecast by vehicle type and country; by manufacturer, vehicle type, and country; by manufacturer, country, and plant; and by manufacturer, platform, and plant by month for 2022-2024. Includes list of models with their associated platform.

Rivian, as well as the Detroit Three and Toyota, ask for changes to a new EV tax credit.

Although inventory declined from the prior month in July, U.S. light-vehicle sales in August are expected to improve on July’s 13.4 million-unit seasonally adjusted annual rate and post a third consecutive month-to-month increase.

Despite rising retail prices, economic headwinds and other challenges, the bottom line is that sales volumes remain low because inventory remains abysmally low. If enough supply was available – especially of more affordable vehicles - the pent-up demand is still there for sales to reach annualized rates at 16-million-unit to 17-million-unit levels.

How Commsignia could be poised to take advantage of new Government initiatives.

Despite year-over-year declines in most regions, global sales in June increased 15% from May, a possible sign supply-chain disruptions are easing enough that inventory levels are rising, and second-half volume will show gains over 2021.

This AutoTech Check article describes the sensing, intelligence and reliability of the Ford F-150 Lightning’s ADAS features. Ford’s first battery-electric truck brings improved BlueCruise driver-assistance providing more confidence and trust in the system.

U.S. buyers of BEVs, including those made by GM and Tesla, will be able to get significant money off the price of their new or used vehicle, while GM aims to answer your burning BEV questions and Tesla seeks funding to open its Superchargers.

Ford and General Motors petition NHTSA for exemptions related to autonomous vehicles.  Both companies plan to test self-driving vehicles to be used as robotaxis without any driver controls.  Baidu asks regulators for similar permission in China.