Be in the know. 16 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Kelley Blue Book Report: August New-Vehicle Prices Rise as 2026 Models Hit Lots, EV Sales Accelerate (coxauto)
  2. China’s August vehicle production, sales volumes increase 13% y/y, 16.4% y/y, respectively (marklines)
  3. Why the Time for Tiny EVs in America Is Now (thedrive)
  4. Volvo CEO Says ‘The Industry Will Be Electric – There’s No Turning Back:’ TDS (thedrive)
  5. Mortgage Rates Are Finally Falling. Here’s Why They Can Move Fast. (wsj)
  6. Housing markets with falling home prices just hit highest level since 2012 (fastcompany)
  7. Inflation is not a virus, and it’s not going up (scottgrannis)
  8. How Alibaba builds its most efficient AI model to date (yahoo)
  9. Alibaba challenges Meituan with Amap Street Stars (technode)
  10. Chinese trade is thriving despite America’s attacks (economist)
  11. What if the $3trn AI investment boom goes wrong? (economist)
  12. Intel: If it pans it, this could certainly be a good move for Intel. Hearing the words “custom silicon” for “external customers” in 2025 triggers obvious thoughts of AI, as well as chasing down TSMC’s foundry dollar (pcgamer)
  13. The U.S. now owns a big chunk of Intel. That’s a huge deal. (npr)
  14. PayPal CEO rejects stablecoin threat (paymentsdive)
  15. How Old Is This Bull Market? Younger Than You Think (carsongroup)
  16. Europe’s economy at last shows signs of a recovery (economist)