- Autonomous driving shifts into high gear in China – Chinadaily
- General Motors Reportedly To Cut Jobs In China And Plan Major Overhaul With SAIC – Businessinsider
- Driverless Waymo taxis disturb peace, sleep in Bay Area by honking — at each other – LATimes
- Indians who prepaid $1000 to order Tesla EVs ask for their money back as cars fail to arrive – Washington Post
- Musk scorns subsidies, but Tesla still lobbies for U.S. benefits – Japantimes
- Zeekr Tackles EV Range Anxiety With 10-Minute Battery Charge – Bloomberg
- Boeing’s Ambitions of Challenging SpaceX Are Hanging by a Thread – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk pitches EVs to fans of Donald Trump even though they haven’t been buying – Automotive News
- 2025 Nissan Kicks SUV Stays Affordable, Even With New AWD Option – Motortrend
- Chinese EV maker Zeekr says its new battery can charge faster than that of a Tesla – CNBC
- Volkswagen Tiguan ‘GTI’: range-topper brings 262bhp for £47,540 – Autocar
- General Motors is cutting staff in China as it eyes a restructuring in the world’s largest auto market – Fortune
- Subaru to launch two new electric cars in UK by 2026 – Autocar
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Aug 13, 2024: Autonomous driving shifts into high gear in China. GM cuts back in China. Driverless Waymo cars honk at each other. Indians want their Tesla prepayments back. More.
Monday Morning Auto News, Aug 12, 2024: Musk’s X hit with EU privacy complaints in 8 countries for illegal data use. Tesla cancels ASEAN factories. More.
- Elon Musk’s X hit with EU privacy complaints in 8 countries for illegal data use – Fortune
- Tesla cancels factory plan in ASEAN – Chinadaily
- Elon’s politics: how Musk became a driver of elections misinformation – Guardian
- MG aims to gain share from VW, Ford with bigger new HS PHEV – Automotive News
- Optimism about robotaxis returns to automotive industry – Autocar
- How McLaren aims to match Ferrari, Lamborghini on profitability – Automotive News
- Chery’s Omoda brand already outselling Alfa Romeo, Honda, BYD in Spain – Automotive News
- Italy demands cybersecurity safeguards ahead of Dongfeng plant – Automotive News
- Elon Musk to interview Trump on X social media network – Reuters
- Insight: Musk embraces Trump and scorns subsidies. But Tesla still lobbies for US benefits – Reuters
- Uber, Facing Sexual-Assault Litigation, Pushes Plan That May Curb Suits – New York Times
- McLaren CEO Michael Leiters chases Ferrari-level profitability – Automotive News
Friday Morning Auto News, Aug 09, 2024: Musk retweets, then deletes fake news. Toyota cuts 2024 target. More.
- Elon Musk retweets, then deletes, fake news headline on X – Fortune
- Toyota cuts 2024 global output target to 9.8 mil. units amid scandal – Mainichi
- Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands – Guardian
- BMW recalls vehicles due to engine starter fault – Automotive News
- OpenAI is a bigger threat to Google than US regulators – Reuters
- Nissan is experimenting with futuristic new paint that can cool down your car by over 20º F – Fortune
- Corvette ZR1, Honda Civic Type R and Mercedes-AMG SL 63 – Autoblog
- Elon Musk may not fully understand Tesla’s ‘catfish’ role in the China tank – Fortune
- The beloved Ford Capri is back—or is it? Why every new electric car is an SUV, and why it shouldn’t be – Fortune
- SpaceX May Take Astronauts Home in 2025 If Boeing Unfit – Bloomberg
- Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain Lexus vehicles – Toyota
Thursday Morning Auto News, Aug 08, 2024: Exploding Mercedes-Benz EV prompts parking garage EV bans in South Korea. Musk is stoking race riots in the U.K., says ex–Twitter Europe chief. More.
- Elon Musk is stoking race riots in the U.K., says ex–Twitter Europe chief – Fortune
- Ram targets Ford Pro commercial business, plans for return of small van – Freep
- Exploding Mercedes-Benz EV prompts parking garage electric vehicle bans in South Korea – Fortune
- UK Riots: Elon Musk’s X Drove Lies Right Through a UK Loophole – Bloomberg
- Chinese EV maker eyes entry into Canada – Chinadaily
- Walz Labor Wins Hailed by Unions as Businesses Flash Red Lights – Bloomberglaw
- Boeing’s Starliner astronauts might return on SpaceX capsule in Feb 2025, NASA says – Reuters
- Musk the Edgelord Is Driving California Away From Tesla – Bloomberg
- One of the Last Cheap Cars Is Dead—and It Was a Mitsubishi – Motortrend
- If Only Rivian’s Electric SUV Drove as Smooth as It Looks – Bloomberg
- Sixt Shrinks its Electric Car Fleet on Disappointing Demand – Bnnbloomberg
Unhappy times for battery-powered cars in Germany
The German BEV market was down a hard 36.8% in July, while registrations of hybrid vehicles rose 33.5%. Registrations of gasoline/diesel cars were flat. All data courtesy of the German regulator Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt KBA.
Tesla suffered badly in that market. Its German registrations were down 36.7% in July, and down a 41.1% for Jan-July. Garnering a meh 8% market share, Tesla landed behind the July sales of the Hyundai Group.