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Monday Morning Auto News, May 13, 2024: Feds probe Amazon-owned Zoox cars. Hong Kong warns of Elon Musk deepfake crypto scams. China auto exports soar. More.

May 13, 2024 By Bertel Schmitt

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Filed Under: Morning News, News Tagged With: Morning News First published on May 13, 2024 1:00 pm

Friday Morning Auto News, May 10, 2024: Musk too busy for SEC probe, judge not amused. Biden expected to unveil tariffs on Chinese EVs. More.

May 10, 2024 By Bertel Schmitt

Judge Bristles at Idea Musk Is Too Busy for SEC Twitter Probe – Bnnbloomberg
Joe Biden is expected to unveil tariffs on Chinese EVs. Here’s what that could mean for the sector. – Businessinsider
US agency opens probe into over 200,000 Ford vehicles on fuel leak risks – Reuters
Elon Musk Changes Tune on Tesla Superchargers After Mass Firing – Bloomberg
Alpine reveals hydrogen-combustion sports car with 335bhp – Autocar
Tesla cuts all but 3 of its 3,400 listed jobs in North America – Businessinsider
NHTSA probes 6,813 Fisker Ocean crossovers for unexpected automatic emergency braking activation – Automotive News
NHTSA probes 200,000 Ford Super Duty trucks for risk of fire – Automotive News
Chinese EV Maker Zeekr Heads for US Listing at Reduced Valuation – Bloomberg
2023 Fisker Ocean One 4dr All-Wheel Drive Safety Recalls – Autoblog
Strong Visuals, Electric Options Feature in Most-Seen Auto TV Ads – Wardsauto
Ford to assemble 300000 cars a year at spanish plant in Valencia region from 2027 – Reuters
Honda shifts strategy, seeks to bring EV value chain in-house as earnings climb – Automotive News
Column: Why does Wall St. value Tesla 40% higher than Toyota? – Automotive News

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Filed Under: Morning News, News Tagged With: Morning News First published on May 10, 2024 1:00 pm

Tesla: Deutschland, Deutschland unter alles.

May 9, 2024 By Bertel Schmitt

April was a good month in Germany. Passenger vehicle registrations jumped one fifth in Europe’s largest auto market. What did people buy? Mostly gasoline-powered cars, sales of the allegedly dead vehicles jumped 18.6% YOY. The second-best seller was hybrid cars, up a strong 26.4%. Battery-electric vehicles weren’t part of the party, BEV registrations flatlined at 0.2%.

For Tesla, April was a disastrous month. The proud owner of a factory near Berlin was down a gut-wrenching 32% YOY in April. Tesla moved only 1,637 units in the month, which landed them among the also-rans, out-sold by the dinosaurs Elon Musk vowed to disrupt.

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Filed Under: Germany BEV Monthly, Tesla, Volkswagen Tagged With: Germany BEV Monthly First published on May 9, 2024 2:47 pm