- China’s car sales shrink 2.9% in June as big-ticket spending falters – Reuters
- Explainer: What’s behind China’s failed ‘truce’ in EV price war? – Reuters
- China’s SAIC seeks site for electric car factory in Europe – Nikkei
- BMW’s H1 sales up 3.7% in China – Chinadaily
- There’s a lot riding on GM’s move away from Apple CarPlay, Android Auto in EVs – Freep
- Govt and Fiat -owner Stellantis agree on need to boost car production in Italy – Reuters
- Malaysia PM to Meet Virtually With Elon Musk by End of This Week – Bnnbloomberg
- Focus: New twist on NIMBY: No factory in my backyard – Reuters
- Mercedes, too, goes with Tesla charging – Just-Auto
- VW launches autonomous driving tests in US – Just-Auto
- VKTR to build electric bus plant in Indonesia – Just-Auto
- South Korea import sales rebound in June – Just-Auto
- NSU Prinz rebuilt as striking 240bhp EV by Audi apprentices – Autocar
- France hopeful Tesla will make substantial investment – Automotive News
- Uber Drivers In California Could Be Compensated For Inspections – Bloomberglaw
- GM cuts Lyriq EV price in China by 14% after VW discounts – Reuters
Monday Morning Auto News, Jul 10, 2023: China car sales down 2.9% in June. Failed China price reduction truce explained. More.
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Friday Morning Auto News, Jul 07, 2023: Tesla offers cash rebate to China customers one day after agreeing to end EV price war. Musk threatens Zuckerberg with lawsuit. More.
July 7, 2023 By
- Tesla offers cash rebate to China customers one day after agreeing to end EV price war – Fortune
- Elon Musk’s lawyer sends letter threatening to take Mark Zuckerberg to court over his Twitter ‘copycat’ – Businessinsider
- EV sales: Hyundai overtakes GM, but Tesla’s U.S. dominance continues – CNBC
- Union Workers Cry Foul Over Safety at GM’s Ultium Battery Plant – Bloomberg
- MrBeast Is Giving Away a Tesla to Celebrate Launch of Meta’s Threads – Businessinsider
- Former Volkswagen Executives Ordered to Testify in Investor Suit – Bloomberg
- An unusual loophole helps car buyers get into a new EV for less money – Freep
- Malaysia PM Anwar to meet Elon Musk to discuss investments – Reuters
- Jaguar Land Rover expects Q1 free cash flow of about $500 mln – Reuters
- New EV Battery Materials Will Beget New Dilemmas – Bloomberg
- Beijing’s autos intervention is a necessary evil – Reuters
- VW to test self driving ID Buzz vans with Mobileye tech in Texas – Automotive News
- Ford Fiesta production to end today – Autocar
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch satellite internet service in Mongolia – Reuters
- Tesla offers cash rebate on top models in China – Reuters
- GM’s Q2 sales up 9% in China – Chinadaily
- Tesla starts to lay off some workers at China factory – Reuters
- Feds scrutinizing changes to Tesla’s partially automated driving system – The Detroit News
- Andy Palmer: UK’s ‘laissez-faire’ electrification is ‘insanely stupid’ – Autocar
- Akio Toyoda: ‘I have fought to bring the uniqueness back to Toyota’ – Autocar
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX Now Has a ‘de Facto’ Monopoly on Rocket Launches – Wall Street Journal
- France’s Top Carmaker Envies Tesla as the Country Woos EV Rivals – Bloomberg
- China’s annual auto sales expected to peak at 40m units – Chinadaily
- Ex-Amazon Manager Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison in $9 Million Theft Scheme – New York Times
- Toyota Canada Releases June and Q2 2023 Vehicle Sales Results – Toyota
- Toyota Taps US ESG Bond Market to Fund Electric – Bloomberg
- Taiwan needs Elon Musk’s Starlink or something like it in case China invades – Fortune
- Twitter threatens to sue Meta over rival Threads app – Guardian
- Stellantis CEO: Western businesses must find way to work with China – Automotive News
- First U.S. Volkswagen ID Buzz EVs Arrive in Austin, With a Catch – Motortrend
- First Look: Toyota Land Cruiser Set for a U.S. Revival – Detroit Bureau
- Meta Launches Threads and Musk’s Truce with China – Bloomberg
- GM Defense shows electric military concept vehicle based on Hummer EV – Automotive News
- This new Platform Could Soon be Used for 2 Million Stellantis EVs Annually – Detroit Bureau
- Stellantis Gets $11 Billion From Canada, Surpassing Volkswagen’s Subsidy – Bloomberg
- Ford Trademarks “F-150 Flash,” Suggesting Something Big is Coming – Detroit Bureau
- Nikola falls short of winning shareholder support to issue new stock – CNBC
- Twitter owner Elon Musk has taken the first steps in creating an ‘everything app’ – Fortune
- Automakers assembling a diverse supplier ecosystem – Automotive News
- What Ford’s buoyant quarterly sales reveal about progress toward its ambitious EV goals – CNBC
- Chinese cars and TVs stream into Russia after South Korean exodus – Nikkei
- Uber, DoorDash sue New York City over minimum wage law – Reuters
- The Great NACS Migration: Who Is Switching to Tesla’s Charging Port? – Motortrend
German BEV sales go ballistic
July 7, 2023 By
German new BEV registrations exploded to the tune of +64.4% in June, with nearly every 5th (18.9%) a battery-electric vehicle. The land where Gottfried Daimler invented the high-speed liquid petroleum-fueled engine in 1883 is going electric.
As usual, Tesla crammed every saleable car into the last month of the quarter, which lifted its May BEV market share to 15.2%.
Thursday Morning Auto News, Jul 06, 2023: Nagoya cyberattack halts Toyota exports. Musk hates on Zuckerberg’s Threads. More
July 6, 2023 By
- Toyota to suspend packaging line after cyberattack on Japan port – Reuters
- Elon Musk Is Straight up Fuming on Twitter About Zuckerberg’s Threads – Businessinsider
- VW ready to deal with China metal curbs if needed, chipmakers play down fallout – Reuters
- Musk Predicts Tesla Self – driving Cars ‘Later This Year’ – Barrons
- Nation’s NEV output hits milestone – Chinadaily
- Meta launches Instagram Threads in a direct challenge to Twitter – CNBC
- Attorney who denied having an affair with Elon Musk says the scandal was ‘humiliating’ – Businessinsider
- VW sales down 1.7%; Audi sales up 16% on strong EV sales – Automotive News
- Paul Krugman: Elon Musk is a ‘recession truther’ – Fortune
- Renault starts operations at Horse combustion-engine unit – Automotive News
- Toyota Land Cruiser returning to U.S., teaser images confirms – Automotive News
- Tiny EV Pickups and Vintage Kei Trucks: Small Vehicles Are Hot – Businessinsider
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Jul 05, 2023: SAIC builds plant in EU, BYD in Brazil. More.
July 5, 2023 By
- Chinese automaker SAIC Motor to build plant in Europe – Chinadaily
- China automaker BYD to invest $620 million in Brazil industrial complex – Reuters
- Tesla’s June shipments in China soar as global sales hit record – Automotive News
- Lamborghini Buyers Race to Own Carmaker’s First Plugged Model – Bloomberg
- Tesla and BYD Were First. Volvo Cars Posts Huge Spike in Electric Vehicle Sales. – Barrons
- Tesla Tests the Limits of Elon Musk’s Minimal Model Strategy – Bloomberg
- Maruti Suzuki Goes for High-End Buyers With Invicto SUV, Its Priciest Car Yet – Bloomberg
- Vauxhall to reveal next Experimental concept at Munich motor show – Autocar
- Automakers’ contract negotiations will decide potential EV future for idled Illinois plant – Reuters
- Fiat prices Topolino electric microcar above Citroen, Opel variants – Automotive News