- Alphabet’s Waymo opens autonomous ride-hailing service to all in Los Angeles – Reuters
- Electric BMW 3 Series spotted: first look at reborn i3 for 2026 – Autocar
- Nissan surges after company linked to hedge fund takes 2.5% stake – Automotive News
- Elon Musk is no Kissinger, but may help improve U.S.-China relations, experts say – CNBC
- Carlyle, Warburg among investment firms hunting talent in Japan as deals boom – Reuters
- Volkswagen’s Audi fails to find buyer for Brussels site – Reuters
- The Trump Insiders Who Have Outsize Influence as He Chooses His Cabinet – New York Times
- Founder of Alibaba-backed AI firm named chairman at carmaker as tech’s industry ties deepen – SCMP
- China’s Geely in Talks for Control of Flying Taxi Startup Volocopter – Bloomberg
- Robotaxis open for business in Los Angeles – LATimes
- Tesla Stock Is Dropping Because Trees Don’t Grow to the Sky – Barrons
- The BMW i3 is back! But this time, it’s an electric 3 Series – Autocar
- Elon Musk’s wealth jumps by $70 billion – CNBC
- Mazda teases new Skyactiv-Z engine, performance hybrid as EV-era alternatives – Automotive News
- How Elon Musk became the most powerful person in business – Fortune
- Hertz posts weaker-than-expected quarterly results, shares fall – Reuters
- Elon Musk is close to breaking his $340 billion wealth record as Tesla stock keeps rising – Businessinsider
Beach issue: Tuesday Morning Auto News, Nov 12, 2024: Waymo opens autonomous ride-hailing to all in LA. Electric BMW 3 spotted. Nissan surges. Musk is no Kissinger, but. More.
The Dailykanban goes to the beach
It suddenly got cold in Tokyo, and therefore, Dailykanban HQ is taking a few weeks off to be spent on a remote tropical beach.
We will try to post the Morning Auto News, but it will depend on connectivity and other tropical factors. Expect postings to be erratic, or non-existent, such as last Monday.
We expect to be back, tanned, and filled with new enthusiasm, after Nov. 26, or thereabouts.
Friday Morning Auto News, Nov 08, 2024: Nissan cuts 9,000 jobs and CEO’s pay. Return of the Mini-Truck. Bentley delays switch to EVs. More.
- Nissan cuts 9,000 jobs, slashes ceo’s pay in half – Bloomberg
- Return of the Mini- Truck ! Step aside Cybertruck, something smaller and cuter is on the way. – Motortrend
- Bentley Motors Delays Its Master Plan for Electric Vehicles – Bnnbloomberg
- Trump’s Historic Chief of Staff Pick, and What Elon Musk Wants Now – New York Times
- Rivian Sticks to Profit Goal After Supply Snag Idled Output – Bnnbloomberg
- After Trump, German political crisis engulfs industry – Reuters
- Will Musk Influence Trump on Climate Change and Electric Vehicles? – New York Times
- JLR-Owner Tata Motors Misses Profit Estimate on Tepid Car Sales – Bloomberg
- Trump’s return may help oil and Elon Musk. Retail and unions, not so much. – Washington Post
- Chinese enterprises’ global expansion: Balancing growth and localization – Chinadaily
- European Auto Stocks Are Bargains. 2 Big Things That Could Change That. – Barrons
- Stellantis to halt production at Mirafiori for another month from end-Nov, report says – Reuters
- Tesla Starts Offering Cybertruck Leases Starting at $999 a Month – Bloomberg
- Audi plans thousands of job cuts, report says – Automotive News
- Toyota Motor Europe opens a mega hub in Czech Republic – Toyota
- ANC Podcast: Nov. 8, 2024 – Automotive News
- Dogecoin rides high as fans anticipate Elon Musk securing ‘DOGE’ position in Trump White House – Fortune
- Elon Musk might be Wall Street’s great white whale – FT
Germany BEV monthly, 10/24: Tesla crashes, Volkswagen soars
October was a rather uneventful month in Germany – except for Tesla and Volkswagen. New car registrations rose 6% YOY in October, says the federal regulator Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt. BEVs retreated by 4.9%, while the take-up for hybrids rose 15%.
Now for the more dramatic developments: Registrations of Tesla BEVs cratered to the tune of 51.9%. In the same month, registrations of BEVs made by the Volkswagen Group rose nearly 48%, taking 43.1% of the German BEV market. This was driven by the Enyaq BEV of Volkswagen’s budget-brand Skoda that outsold Tesla’s best-selling Model Y by nearly a factor of 3. No wonder Tesla is listed among the also-rans on our leaderboard.
Thursday Morning Auto News, Nov 07, 2024: Nissan cuts outlook, jobs. EU carmakers brace for Trump’s tariffs. Mazda falls to net loss. More.
- Nissan cuts outlook, announces restructuring with 9,000 job cuts – Japantimes
- European car makers brace for president Trump’s tariff threats – Autocar
- Mazda falls to net loss as incentives soar, forcing downward earnings revision – Automotive News
- Lyft lured drivers with false claims about pay, FTC says. Company will pay $2.1 million – LATimes
- Volkswagen vs. China’s state-backed EVs: A battle for survival — find out who’s winning – Autoblog
- Nissan announces 9,000 job cuts and slashes sales forecast as it faces ‘severe situation’ – Fortune
- Elon Musk becomes the most powerful (unelected) man ever – Axios
- Elon Musk’s bet on Donald Trump will likely accelerate Tesla’s robotaxi future, analysts say – Automotive News
- BMW boss says Trump tariffs may acttually give carmaker ‘an advantage’ – Fortune
- Audi plans thousands of job cuts outside production, report says – Reuters
- Italy’s Meloni congratulates her ‘friend’ Musk after US vote – Reuters
- Mercedes-AMG confirms it will build electric super-SUV – Autocar
- CEO Makoto Uchida shifts Nissan into emergency mode with job, capacity cuts – Automotive News
- Ford’s Winning Lineup Fuels Record Sales in the Middle East; Sets Stage for Electrified Future – FT
- Lamborghini earnings rise on solid orders and new models – Automotive News
- India’s Mahindra & Mahindra posts surprise rise in Q2 profit on higher SUV sales – Reuters
- Nissan plans 9,000 job cuts, slashes annual profit outlook by 70% – Reuters
- What Trump’s re-election means for Elon Musk – Japantimes