Michael Wayland

@MikeWayland

Autos reporter for @CNBC.com. Ex-@Automotive_News, @DetroitNews, @MLive. Alum of CMU/@CMLife. Tips to: [email protected] | "Skeptical but with a smile"

Detroit, MI

Joined June 2010

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Michael Dunne@dunne_insights · Jun 2

Japan automakers' 30 year market domination in Thailand is vanishing fast. 1990s: 96% 2000s: 94% 2010s: 93% Q 1 2025: 65% BYD and other Chinese automaker pricing is mapping up market share. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Autom… via @NikkeiAsia

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · May 19

Not sure the full gravity of this came across in the original post. China is shipping more cars to Mexico than any other country this year. Here in San Diego, you can walk across the border to a BYD dealership and test drive a Shark or a Seal.

MMichael Dunne@dunne_insights · May 19

China: Top 8 car export markets Q1 2025. 1. Mexico 2. UAE 3. Russia 4. Saudi Arabia 5. Belgium (Europe) 6. Australia 7. Brazil 8. UK Source: CPCA

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Rapid Response 47@RapidResponse47 · Jun 12

.@POTUS officially signs into law three resolutions passed by Congress — ENDING California's electric vehicle mandate and emission standards once-and-for-all. Promises made, promises kept.

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · Jun 10

GM to invest $4 billion in U.S. manufacturing plants amid tariffs cnb.cx/3ToKyyp

MikeWayland's tweet card. GM plans to invest $4 billion in three American assembly plants, including moving or increasing production of two Mexican-produced vehicles to U.S. plants.

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Car and Driver@CARandDRIVER · Jun 10

Chevy Has Quietly Discontinued the Rear-Drive Blazer EV caranddriver.com/news/a65013771…

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TTyler Hoover@HooviesGarage · Jun 9

Do you think Waymo is driving their cars to the protests to get destroyed on purpose? This way they can cash out on insurance before the @elonmusk @Tesla Robotaxi coming soon?

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · Jun 10

ICYMI: Slate Auto: Inside the EV startup, stealth production facility backed by Jeff Bezos cnb.cx/442YOTI

MikeWayland's tweet card. Slate Auto hopes its modular, stripped-down vehicle will be the future of affordable EVs, but it has a long road ahead.

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · Jun 7

Slate Auto: Inside the EV startup, stealth production facility backed by Jeff Bezos cnb.cx/442YOTI

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · Jun 6

$GM news: After an outsider/Tesla veteran only lasted a year leading its manufacturing, GM returns to hiring from within (it's hard to build cars and manage a company's operations that are as vast as GM): pressroom.gm.com/gmbx/us/en/pre…

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · Jun 6

Used vehicle prices ease from tariff fear-buying highs but remain elevated cnb.cx/43EBl9W

MikeWayland's tweet card. Used vehicle prices last month eased from a recent high in April as consumers who needed a vehicle but feared price hikes due to tariffs purchased one quickly.

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · Jun 5

'Car Wars': Five auto insights investors should know from top BofA analyst cnb.cx/43NSj5M

MikeWayland's tweet card. Key topics include billions of dollars in expected EV write-downs, a retrench to "core" businesses for automakers and a collapse of the auto industry in China.

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · Jun 5

I couldn’t agree more! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

EElon Musk@elonmusk · Jun 5

I couldn’t agree more! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · Jun 3

I kind of miss in-person annual shareholder meetings. It was a love/hate relationship covering them but way more interesting with a live audience/shareholders. (Monitoring GM’s and just not the same).

MikeWayland's tweet image. I kind of miss in-person annual shareholder meetings. It was a love/hate relationship covering them but way more interesting with a live audience/shareholders. (Monitoring GM’s and just not the same).

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · Jun 3

Ford reports 16% sales increase in May amid employee pricing, tariffs cnb.cx/4krFuFF

MikeWayland's tweet card. Ford on Tuesday reported a 16.3% year-over-year U.S. sales increase for May, as the automaker continues an employee pricing program amid rising tariff costs.

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · May 29

Jeep reveals new Cherokee SUV, confirms hybrid model cnb.cx/43QZueS

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · May 28

Updated with intrnal memo to employees from Filosa: Auto giant Stellantis appoints Antonio Filosa as new CEO cnb.cx/3Hgrj7B

MikeWayland's tweet card. Auto giant Stellantis on Wednesday appointed North American boss Antonio Filosa as its new chief executive.

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · May 28

Toyota plans to increase PHEVs from 2.4% last year to roughly 20% of its U.S. sales volume by 2030, according to company sources who were not allowed to speak publicly on the matter.cnb.cx/3ZDIIgF

MikeWayland's tweet card. Company sources said Toyota plans to increase PHEVs from 2.4% last year to roughly 20% of its U.S. sales volume by 2030.

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · May 21

Toyota redesigns 2026 RAV4 SUV to be hybrid-only cnbc.com/2025/05/20/toy…

MikeWayland's tweet card. Toyota Motor will offer the 2026 RAV4 only as a hybrid or plug-in hybrid, eliminating a traditional gas engine in the vehicle.

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NADA@NADAUpdate · May 20

Toyota, Honda and General Motors all raise their scores while Nissan, Ford and Stellantis again decline in Plante Moran’s 25th annual North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) Study that evaluates relations between the Detroit Three automakers and their…

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Michael Wayland@MikeWayland · May 20

Here at Toyota’s U.S. HQ for the first time. Really nice campus.

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