- European Regulator Investigates Elon Musk Over Illegal Content – Guardian
- Ford Says It Won’t Raise Its Contract Offer to U.A.W. – New York Times
- Tesla to offer German workers pay rise this year – Reuters
- Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant Is Now on Strike. What Plants Might Be Next. – Barrons
- E.U. Probes Elon Musk’s X Platform Over Violent Israel-Hamas War Content – New York Times
- Ford’s offer to UAW can’t increase any more, executive says – Washington Post
- Elon Musk’s X faces EU probe over handling of Israel-Gaza war – Washington Post
- Ford says ‘at the limit’ of what it can offer UAW as strikes escalate – CNBC
- Delage D12: £1.7m hybrid hypercar enters production – Autocar
- New 2024 Toyota C-HR priced from £31,290 in the UK – Autocar
- Lexus, Subaru, Mazda go sporty at October’s Japan Mobility Show – Automotive News
- GM joint-venture battery plant in hot water as US investigators propose a $270000 fine – Fortune
Friday Morning Auto News, Oct 13, 2023: EU investigates Musk. Tapped out Ford can’t go higher. Tesla offers pay raise to German workers. More.
Thursday Morning Auto News, Oct 12, 2023: Honda, Mitsubishi Co. enter battery pact. Toyota, Idemitsu agree on joint production of solid-state batteries. Musk’s X could face EU expulsion. More.
- Honda, Mitsubishi Corp sign pact to optimize use of EV batteries – Reuters
- Toyota, Idemitsu join hands to mass-produce all-solid-state batteries – Reuters
- Musk’s X Could Face Europe Expulsion Over Israel-Gaza Disinfo – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk’s X rebuts EU allegations of ‘illegal’ content about the Israel-Hamas conflict – CNBC
- Missy Cummings, a Top Robotics Expert, Is Elon Musk’s Worst Nightmare – Businessinsider
- Toyota, Idemitsu Agree to Mass-Produce Solid-State Batteries – Bloomberg
- Musk’s X faces dumpster fire of graphic content from Israel-Hamas war – Fortune
- Tesla’s EV share falls to 58 percent as Model 3 growth cools and Model X and Model S turn red – Automotive News
- U.A.W. Expands Strike to Ford Plant in Kentucky – New York Times
- UAW Strikes at Ford Pickup – Truck Plant in Kentucky – Wall Street Journal
- Musk Asks to See List of Violations After EU Calls Him Out Over Disinformation – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk’s X struggles with misinformation – Chicago Tribune
- Israel-Hamas disinformation isn’t just going viral on X, Elon Musk is financially incentivizing it – Fortune
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Oct 11, 2023: Huawei encroaches on Tesla. Mercedes unveils long-haul electric semi. Tesla rejects German union claims. More.
- Huawei Encroaches on Tesla (TSLA), Pushing China EV Maker Seres (601127) Up 50% – Bloomberg
- Mercedes unveils long-haul electric truck to take on Tesla – The Detroit News
- Tesla rejects union claims, reports of health and safety issues at German plant – Automotive News
- Magna debuts new seating material that’s 100% recyclable – Automotive News
- Automobile sales expand thanks to freight trains – Chinadaily
- Malaysia’s DRB Hicom signs agreement with Geely on domestic auto hub – Reuters
- China’s clean car exports surge as Europe starts subsidy probe – Automotive News
- Elon Musk’s vision for free speech on X tested by Israel-Hamas war misinformation – FT
- Live news: General Motors reaches deal with Canadian union after strike – FT
- EU says disinformation spreading on X after Hamas attack, urges Musk to tackle it – Reuters
- Elon Musk warned about misinformation, violent content on X by EU – CNBC
- Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it, and we’re paying the price – LATimes
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Oct 10, 2023: Chinese EV startup WM Motor files for bankruptcy. Canadian union Unifor strikes at GM. German union says Tesla workers are joining. More.
- Chinese EV startup WM Motor files for bankruptcy – Reuters
- Canadian union Unifor strikes at GM after contract talks fail – Reuters
- German union says Tesla workers are joining as health and safety issues grow – Automotive News
- Canadian autoworkers strike against General Motors, joining UAW – CNBC
- Mercedes S-Class Sales Decline in Blow to Luxury Strategy – Bloomberg
- Xpeng suspends supply chain boss for corruption probe – CNBC
- China market hard going for BMW, Mercedes in third quarter – Automotive News
- BEVs led BMW sales growth in Q3 – Just-Auto
- The future of electric vehicles looms over negotiations in the US autoworkers strike – Washington Post
- General Motors Has Another Strike Headache. It Can Blame Ford. – Barrons
- BMW, Mercedes Q3 sales decline in China – Automotive News
- Automakers Are Making Fewer Moves Around Mobility – Bloomberg
Germany BEVs: Peugeot Group BEVs outsell Volkswagen Grp BEVs in September, Tesla falls back
September brought hangover-induced headaches for the German BEV market. After wild partying in the months before, German BEV registrations dropped 28.6% YOY in September as subsidies for BEVs bought by businesses had expired. In the previous month, BEVs sales were up a whopping 171% YOY for a 31.7% share, beating all other powertrains, even gasoline (27,6%). In September, the BEV share dropped to 14.1%
Further migraine was caused at Volkswagen Group, because Stellantis Group sold a few more BEVs into the German market than the German behemoth. Stellantis’s strength was mainly powered by strong sales of battery-powered Opel cars, namely the Corsa and Mokka. Tesla registrations, down 69.3% YOY were hit hard. [ There is more … ]