Apple releases new CarPlay Ultra

Happy Friday morning. This is Car Alerts with your weekly recap of the latest car news and market happenings.

In today’s edition:

• Apple announces new CarPlay “Ultra”

• Nissan posts tremendous loss

• GM’s new EV battery

• Consumers still interested in EVs

• Recent recalls

• and more

MARKETS 📈

HEADLINES 📰

CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of Apple CarPlay, begins rolling out on May 15th

Nissan posts $4.5 Billion annual net loss, to cut 20,000 jobs, and warns about impact of US tariffs

Consumer demand for EVs holds steady amid market uncertainty, J.D. Power finds

GM unveils new ‘groundbreaking’ EV battery tech, aims to be first to market

Bezos backed Slate Auto receives over 100,000 reservations in two weeks

Lucid’s record quarter got a lift from rental sales and company leases

JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) records best profit in a decade as it primes new EVs

UP.Labs – Porsche’s newest startup wants to bridge the communication gap in automotive retail

Ram EV delayed again until 2027 after being announced in 2021

Kelley Blue Book names “12 Best Family Cars of 2025”

RECALLS

A Toyota Tundra backup lights failure recall involves about 489,000 trucks in the U.S. and Canada

A Lincoln and Ford brake fluid leak recall involves more than 273,000 Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition SUVs

Audi has recalled about 90,000 of its 2022-2024 Q5 Quattro and 2022-2024 Q5 Sportback Quattro SUVs because the cylinder head cover screws may not be tight enough

That’s all we have for you this week. We’ll see you next Friday with more car content.

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