- 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
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.
Tesla: Deutschland, Deutschland unter alles.
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.
Thursday Morning Auto News, May 09, 2024: Tesla in securities, wire fraud focus. Musk engages with EU far right. Seat confirms €20k EV. More.
- US prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud in Tesla probe – Reuters
- Musk Is Engaging With Europe’s Far Right But Voters Aren’t So Sure – Bloomberg
- Seat confirms plans to launch €20k electric car below Cupra – Autocar
- BYD targets overtaking Tesla as top electric vehicle seller in Europe by 2030 – FT
- GM can regain market share in China after hitting 20-year low, executive says – CNBC
- Japanese automaker Nissan reports 92% jump in profit as sales surge – Washington Post
- Bentley replaces W12 with 740bhp, 50-mile plug-in hybrid – Autocar
- BMW, VW warn EU against tariffs on Chinese car imports – Automotive News
- 5 takeaways from Toyota’s record earnings report – Automotive News
- Despite Nissan’s missed targets, CEO Makoto Uchida gives himself a B, shifts to volume mode – Automotive News
- Nissan has a new plan to spur sales — and it wants retailers to fund it – Automotive News
- Chinese EV maker Xpeng eyes Australia’s right-hand-drive market – SCMP
- Russia to start production of Putin’s limousine at a former Toyota plant – Automotive News
- Toyota Opens H2 HQ Center – Wardsauto
- Fuel-Cell -Powered Ram Headed for U.S., EU Markets – Wardsauto
Wednesday Morning Auto News, May 08, 2024: Autonomous BEV semi unveiled – by Daimler. Toyota racks up booming profits, guides 20% lower. Tesla buys LIDAR sensors. More.
- Daimler Truck unveils its first autonomous, battery electric eCascadia – Automotive News
- Toyota racks up booming profit, vows to invest to keep growth going – Washington Post
- Luminar says Tesla uses its lidar sensors – Automotive News
- Daihatsu resumes full production – Just-Auto
- Tesla’s China-made EV sales fall; German plant to idle over protest – Autoblog
- Tokyo stocks open lower on tech falls, Toyota earnings in focus – The Mainichi – Mainichi
- S&P and Fitch Cut Hertz Credit Ratings Deeper Into Junk – Bloomberglaw
- With or Without Tesla, More E.V. Chargers Are Coming – New York Times
- Toyota CEO Sato leads automaker to record profit, sales, production – Automotive News
- In Tesla Autopilot probe, US prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud – Reuters
- Renault Rafale: Flagship coupe-SUV priced from £38,195 – Autocar
- Land Rover Defender drops six-cylinder petrol for supercharged V8 – Autocar
- New Bugatti hypercar has a naturally aspirated, one-metre-long V16 – Autocar
- Rimac unlikely to make another electric hypercar – Autocar
Tuesday Morning Auto News, May 07, 2024: NHTSA escalates Tesla Autopilot probe. Toyota to get an earnings lift from hybrids. Reuters wins Pulitzer for Tesla reporting. More.
- NHTSA escalates Tesla Autopilot probe with new demand for data – Autoblog
- Toyota to get an earnings lift from hybrids as EV hype cools – Reuters
- Reuters wins two Pulitzers, ProPublica takes coveted public service award – Reuters
- Tesla China Shipments Sink in April Amid Broader Sector Growth – Bloomberg
- Tesla Autopilot Probe Escalates With US Regulator’s Data Demands – Bloomberg
- Inside one brand’s struggle to stay alive in China’s cut-throat car market – Autocar
- Tesla’s China-made EV sales fall 18% y/y in April – Reuters
- Innoviz: For BMW, Level 3 autonomy is here – Just-Auto
- German Factories See Orders Drop in Sign of Enduring Weakness – Bnnbloomberg
- EU election could force sharp turn in electric car policy – Japantimes
- Elon Musk says AI has no ‘use’ at SpaceX — at least for now – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk is tightening his grip on Tesla – Businessinsider
- Tesla’s China Sales Fell in April Despite Rebound in EV Demand – Wall Street Journal