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

In today’s edition:

• Financial results from Honda, Toyota and others

• US manufacturing improves

• Latest recalls

• and more

MARKETS 📈

HEADLINES 📰

American Honda posts best Q1 results in three years led by strong March sales.

US manufacturing on the mend; rising raw material prices pose obstacle.

Tesla quarterly deliveries decline for the first time in nearly four years.

Toyota reports 20% jump in first-quarter US auto sales.

Volvo Cars posts record March sales, lifted by small electric SUV.

BYD hands back top EV seller title to Tesla after Q1 sales decline.

Automakers urge White House to oppose US Steel sale to Cleveland-Cliffs.

Ford delays new EVs once more, showing why legacy automakers need to adopt a startup mentality.

Fisker’s Ocean SUV investigated for doors that won’t open.

Rivian beats EV production estimates with shipments rebounding.

Ferrari patents a strange hybrid hydrogen car with an upside-down engine.

RECALLS

Kia recalls 446,000 Tellurides over intermediate shafts and right front driveshafts.

Mercedes-Benz recalls 134,000 GLE-Class and GLS-Class vehicles over a risk of fires.

Ford Transit Trail package tires may contact the front wheel arch liners and body flanges.

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

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