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- Tesla faces blockade at Swedish ports over labor dispute – Automotive News
- South Korea’s Kia halts assembly plant after fatal supplier accident – Reuters
- Tesla’s Autopilot Accused of Ripping Off Kodak Technology – Bloomberglaw
- Signal: Toyota dominates solid – Just-Auto
- Workers in Sweden Will Expand Strike Against Tesla – New York Times
- Hyundai’s Supernal to Build US Plant to Make First Flying Electric Taxis eVTOL – Bloomberg
- Salt Lake City launches new Lyft feature for women and nonbinary users – Axios
- Shell edges out Volkswagen to top the list of companies bringing in the most revenue in Europe – Fortune
- Hyundai Motor Group air taxi unit plans US manufacturing facility – Reuters
- Biden will meet UAW’s Fain in Illinois for post-strike victory lap – Automotive News
- Nissan, Renault Launch ‘Rebalanced’ Alliance – Barrons
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Nov 08, 2023: Striking Tesla workers blockade port. Kia halts plant after accident. Tesla accused of ripping off Kodak tech. More.
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Nov 07, 2023: Tesla to Raise Model Y Prices in China. Unifor members ratify three-year agreement with Stellantis. More.
- Tesla to Raise Model Y Prices in China Following Style Revamp – Bloomberg
- Unifor members ratify three-year agreement with Stellantis – The Detroit News
- China EV Makers Fall on Report of Tesla’s Cheaper EU-Made Model – Bloomberg
- With electric vehicle sales growth slowing, Stellantis Ram brand has an answer: An onboard charger – Washington Post
- Stellantis workers vote in favour of collective agreement: Unifor – Bnnbloomberg
- Uber reports third-quarter results that miss analysts’ expectations – CNBC
- Stellantis: 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger to deliver big range – Freep
- NTT to test driverless tech with Toyota and invest in U.S. startup – Japantimes
- Fisker promotes former Aston Martin engineer to CTO – Automotive News
- NTT and Toyota to join May Mobility in AVs – Just-Auto
- Toyota extends output cut at Chinese JV to ease dealer pressure – Reuters
- How do Nio’s battery swapping stations work? – Autocar
- Spacex projects sales of $15 billion in 2024 – Bloomberg
- Ram’s Answer to EV Truck Range Anxiety Is a Gas Generator – Bloomberg
Best-selling BEV in Germany: A car you may not have heard of.
Despite an allegedly “giga” factory in allegedly “Berlin,” Tesla is unable to out-BEV the legacy dinosaurs in Germany. In the month of October, Volkswagen Group re-gained the top rank it had lost to Stellantis in September. Surprisingly, BMW Group slotted into 2nd place with 13.6% of all BEVs registered in Germany in October. Stellantis took 3rd. Tesla came in behind Daimler. Best-selling BEV in Germany was a relatively unknown Skoda Enyaq, adding to Volkswagen’s leadership role. [ There is more … ]
Monday Morning Auto News, Nov 06, 2023: Tesla to build 25,000-euro car in Germany, sources say. Toyota recalls RAV4. NTT to develop driverless vehicles with Toyota. More.
- Tesla to build 25,000-euro car at German plant – Reuters
- Toyota recalls RAV4 in US due to fire risk – Just-Auto
- NTT to develop driverless vehicles with Toyota, invest $67 million in startup – Reuters
- Japanese Scientists Reinvent Fuel Cells With Graphene Breakthrough – Businessinsider
- Tesla Gives Pay Rise to Workers Amid Union Push – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk’s new AI chatbot sure sounds like a foul-mouthed Twitter troll – Businessinsider
- Exclusive: Elon Musk’s X restructuring curtails disinformation research, spurs legal fears – Reuters
- Board of GM’s Cruise hires law firm to review regulatory responses – Automotive News
- Meet Grok: Elon Musk’s AI bot has ‘a bit of wit and a rebellious streak’ as it seeks to take on ChatGPT – Fortune
- Lyft’s gains from price cuts not enough to dent Uber’s US lead – Reuters
- Tesla Stock Rises. It Raises Some Workers’ Pay. It’s Not Free of Union Pressure. – Barrons
- 35K 2025 Volvo EX30 is a game-changer for affordable EVs – Freep
Friday Morning Auto News, Nov 03, 2023L BYD Oct. sales surge 39%. Nio to cut workforce by a tenth. Musk says AI means eventually no one will need to work. More.
- BYD Oct. sales surge 39% – Automotive News
- Chinese EV upstart Nio plans to cut workforce by a tenth – Reuters
- Elon Musk says AI means eventually no one will need to work – Businessinsider
- Volkswagen delays decision on east Europe gigafactory – Just-Auto
- When Musk met Sunak: the prime minister was more starry-eyed than a SpaceX telescope – Guardian
- BMW’s Automotive Margin Beats Estimates as EV Sales Rise – Bloomberg
- Audi to increase ‘on demand’ features from 2024 – Autocar
- Elon Musk Says There’s a ‘Not Zero’ Chance of AI Being a Force for Bad – Businessinsider
- Videos: Tesla Cybertruck Appears to Struggle Climbing Dirt Hill – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk tells Rishi Sunak AI will render all jobs obsolete – FT
- UAW’s Fain Sees ‘Ugly’ Labor Strife Ahead at Ford Battery Plants – Bloomberg
- Thailand announces extended EV subsidies for 2024-2027 – Just-Auto
- Mayor Bass pushes for more testing before permitting robotaxis in Los Angeles – LATimes
- Musk’s xAI set to launch first AI model to select group – Reuters