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DAILY DRIVE PODCAST: July 18, 2022

Edward Hightower
Lordstown CEO Edward Hightower: "I think the Chapter 11 process and the fact that it expedites everything will get interested parties" to take a look. (Lordstown Motors)
July 18, 2022 07:58 PM

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) puts on a full court press against the FTC's proposed dealership rules. Stellantis axes Jeep’s joint venture with GAC. The world's largest EV battery maker scouts Mexico for a major battery plant. Plus, a conversation with Lordstown Motors’ new CEO Edward Hightower, the first Black chief executive of a U.S. auto company in over a century.

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