# Vehicles

Rare earth miners surge as Trump considers mineral stockpile to reduce dependence on China for EV and defense materials. Chinese electric vehicles are rapidly gaining ground in Latin America, raising concerns among local industries.

### About Vehicles
This topic covers news and social media discussions related to the automotive industry, including vehicle technology, market dynamics, safety, and traffic.  

### Top Vehicles News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"Rare earth miners jump as Trump is eyeing mineral stockpile Trump's move is aimed at cutting America's dependence on China for materials essential to electric vehicles defense systems and advanced technology"  
[News Link](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/02/rare-earth-miners-jump-as-trump-is-reportedly-eyeing-mineral-stockpile-.html) [@CNBCi](/creator/x/CNBCi) 2026-02-02T13:54Z 181.8K followers, 16.8K engagements


"Takeaways from AP's report on Latin American markets flooded by cheap Chinese goods The Independent Chinese electric vehicles and e-commerce goods are rapidly gaining ground in Latin America raising concerns among local governments and industries"  
[News Link](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/chinese-brazil-mexico-china-latin-american-b2911940.html) [@Independent](/creator/x/Independent) 2026-02-02T06:49Z 3.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Isis captured [----] Humvee armoured vehicles from Iraqi forces in Mosul Iraq The Guardian Iraqs prime minister reveals extent of equipment loss when Isis overran the army last year in the countrys second-largest city"  
[News Link](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/01/isis-captured-2300-humvee-armoured-vehicles-from-iraqi-forces-in-mosul) [@guardian](/creator/x/guardian) 2026-02-02T01:26Z 10.3M followers, 18.4K engagements


"One dead and several injured in Mont-Laurier crash in the Laurentians A man in his 60s is dead and several people were injured some of them seriously after a head-on collision between two vehicles Sunday morning in Mont-Laurier in the Laurentians"  
[News Link](https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/one-dead-and-several-injured-in-mont-laurier-crash-in-the-laurentians/) [@CTVNews](/creator/x/CTVNews) 2026-02-01T23:30Z 2.5M followers, [----] engagements



### Top Vehicles Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"Poland is building the most heavily protected border in Europe The SAN counter-UAV programme to be implemented over two years will include anti-aircraft battery modules capable of countering unmanned aerial vehicles among other components. Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a $1.5 billion contract with Poland to supply [--] PROTECTOR counter-drone system batteries. The delivery will include [---] armoured combat vehicles: about [---] based on Jelcz chassis and around [---] on I-6/Rosomak platforms. These will form [--] command platoons (one per battery) and [--] fire units. The"  
[X Link](https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2018312648375370047) [@visegrad24](/creator/x/visegrad24) 2026-02-02T13:16Z 1.6M followers, 56.4K engagements


"If I have to pay my tabs under threat of a $500+ fine and gross misdemeanor . Shouldnt derelict vehicles like the RVs in SODO be under the same scrutiny"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PNWConservative/status/2018298686653235422) [@PNWConservative](/creator/x/PNWConservative) 2026-02-02T12:21Z 49.8K followers, 47K engagements


"Please try that in Florida. 🚨 JUST IN: Anti-ICE rioters in Minneapolis are now DETAINING vehicles with out-of-state license plates while they run the plate through their database This is FALSE IMPRISONMENT Tim Walz and Jacob Frey have SURRENDERED the city to leftist militants https://t.co/M0UFTlhWBv 🚨 JUST IN: Anti-ICE rioters in Minneapolis are now DETAINING vehicles with out-of-state license plates while they run the plate through their database This is FALSE IMPRISONMENT Tim Walz and Jacob Frey have SURRENDERED the city to leftist militants https://t.co/M0UFTlhWBv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/catturd2/status/2018279771914772933) [@catturd2](/creator/x/catturd2) 2026-02-02T11:06Z 4M followers, 90.3K engagements


"Its a communist takeover 🚨 JUST IN: Anti-ICE rioters in Minneapolis are now DETAINING vehicles with out-of-state license plates while they run the plate through their database This is FALSE IMPRISONMENT Tim Walz and Jacob Frey have SURRENDERED the city to leftist militants https://t.co/M0UFTlhWBv 🚨 JUST IN: Anti-ICE rioters in Minneapolis are now DETAINING vehicles with out-of-state license plates while they run the plate through their database This is FALSE IMPRISONMENT Tim Walz and Jacob Frey have SURRENDERED the city to leftist militants https://t.co/M0UFTlhWBv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/RealAlexJones/status/2018273309943636283) [@RealAlexJones](/creator/x/RealAlexJones) 2026-02-02T10:40Z 4.5M followers, 94.8K engagements

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