Episode 715 - GM’s August Sales, Used Engines in New Chinese Cars, BYD’s Big Purge

Published: Sept. 1, 2011, 5:12 p.m.

Many analysts are predicting weak sales for August, but General Motors says it had a strong month, with sales up 15 percent to 18 percent year-over-year. Volkswagen along with its partner in China, FAW, will take parts from old engines to make new ones! BYD’s sales have fallen off a cliff and to deal with the situation it just fired most of its sales staff . . . 70 percent of them! All that and more, plus a peek at Yazaki’s Plugless Power system that allows for wireless charging of EVs.