- BYD Oct. sales surge 39% – Automotive News
- Chinese EV upstart Nio plans to cut workforce by a tenth – Reuters
- Elon Musk says AI means eventually no one will need to work – Businessinsider
- Volkswagen delays decision on east Europe gigafactory – Just-Auto
- When Musk met Sunak: the prime minister was more starry-eyed than a SpaceX telescope – Guardian
- BMW’s Automotive Margin Beats Estimates as EV Sales Rise – Bloomberg
- Audi to increase ‘on demand’ features from 2024 – Autocar
- Elon Musk Says There’s a ‘Not Zero’ Chance of AI Being a Force for Bad – Businessinsider
- Videos: Tesla Cybertruck Appears to Struggle Climbing Dirt Hill – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk tells Rishi Sunak AI will render all jobs obsolete – FT
- UAW’s Fain Sees ‘Ugly’ Labor Strife Ahead at Ford Battery Plants – Bloomberg
- Thailand announces extended EV subsidies for 2024-2027 – Just-Auto
- Mayor Bass pushes for more testing before permitting robotaxis in Los Angeles – LATimes
- Musk’s xAI set to launch first AI model to select group – Reuters
Friday Morning Auto News, Nov 03, 2023L BYD Oct. sales surge 39%. Nio to cut workforce by a tenth. Musk says AI means eventually no one will need to work. More.
November 3, 2023 By
Thursday Morning Auto News, Nov 02, 2023: French Police raid Uber offices. China lithium boom harms fragile Tibetan plateau. Tesla’s Oct China-made EV sales fall 2.6% from Sept. More.
November 2, 2023 By
- French Police Raid Uber Offices in Paris – Wall Street Journal
- China lithium boom harming fragile Tibetan plateau: report – Japantimes
- Tesla’s Oct China-made EV sales fall 2.6% from Sept – Reuters
- Toyota Tried to Create a Tech Startup. Things Went Wrong Fast. – Wall Street Journal
- Ferrari nudges ups 2023 forecasts after beating estimates in Q3 – Reuters
- Some Tesla Workers Say They’d Never Work UAW Factory – Businessinsider
- Uber, Lyft to pay $328 million to settle New York wage theft claims – Reuters
- 2024 Aston Martin DBX to gain touchscreen in wide-reaching update – Autocar
- Aptiv says UAW strikes to impact FY sales by $180 mln – Reuters
- India’s Tata Motors smashes Q2 profit estimates on strong JLR sales – Reuters
- Ferrari has no current plans to move registered office from the Netherlands – Automotive News
- Toyota plans to trial new EV pickup in Thailand-exec – Reuters
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Nov 01, 2023: Toyota raises profit forecast 50%. Tesla valuation tumbles $145 billion on demand concerns. Tesla cost-cutting ‘huge gift’ for Ford. More.
November 1, 2023 By
- Toyota Raises Profit Forecast 50% on Weak Yen, Record Sales – Bloomberg
- Tesla valuation tumbles $145 billion on demand concerns – Bloomberg
- Tesla’s electric car cost-cutting is a ‘huge gift’ for Ford – Autocar
- Investors Rethink Strategy As Ford And GM Fail To Deliver On EV Boom Amid UAW Strikes – Businessinsider
- Aston Martin shares plunge 16% after volume target cut – CNBC
- U.A.W. Strike Gains Could Reverberate Far Beyond Autos – New York Times
- Musk says Tesla aims to make 200000 Cybertrucks a year – Reuters
- New 2023 Polestar 4 is brand’s lowest-carbon car – Autocar
- Aston Martin cuts volume target as new sports car hits production snag – Reuters
- Tata Motors rises after court awards compensation for West Bengal investment – Reuters
- Elon Musk, Prolific Tweeter, Thinks Zuck Doesn’t Post Enough on Threads – Businessinsider
- Peugeot to launch next 5008 midsize SUV in August 2024 – Automotive News
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Oct 31, 2023: Elon Musk lost $41 billion in 13 days. Usage of Musk’s X way down. Robust demand, weak yen spell big Toyota profits. More.
October 31, 2023 By
- Elon Musk has lost $41 billion in 13 days as market sours on EV – Fortune
- Usage of Elon Musk’s X is ‘down by every measure’ one year after his takeover – Businessinsider
- Toyota set to ride robust demand, weak yen to bumper profit – Reuters
- Big gains for UAW will boost many budgets but is there a domino effect? – Freep
- Stellantis says UAW, Unifor strikes cost it $3.2B in revenue – The Detroit News
- Stellantis says it is least hit by auto strikes – Reuters
- Toyota’s global sales, output climb to record – Automotive News
- Why Cruise Self – Driving Pause May Be Setback for Whole Industry – Wall Street Journal
- FirstFT: Counting the cost of the US car strikes – FT
- VW plans 2024 launch for ID7 Tourer, its first electric wagon – Automotive News
- Tesla’s enduring power is even clearer after the EV competition in Detroit falls flat – Businessinsider
- Berkshire Hathaway sells $25.8 mln worth of shares in China’s BYD – Reuters
- Volvo Cars to build EX30 in Ghent from 2025 – Just-Auto
- Stellantis plans low-cost EV brand with Leapmotor – Automotive News
- Renault had ‘friendly’ discussions with Chinese investment bank – Reuters
- How NASA plans to change moon landings with Blue Origin’s help – Washington Post
- Winners and losers of the UAW talks with GM, Ford and Stellantis – CNBC
Monday Morning Auto News, Oct 30, 2023: Toyota posts record global output, sales in April-Sept. period. Fidelity marked down Twitter/X by 65%. BYD reports record Q3 profit. More
October 30, 2023 By
- Toyota posts record global output, sales in April-Sept. period – Mainichi
- Fidelity has marked down the value of Twitter/X by 65% – Axios
- China EV maker BYD reports record quarterly profit of $1.42 bln in Q3 – Reuters
- Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover review – the billionaire is laughably grandiose at times – Guardian
- Panasonic EV Batteries Tumble to Loss on Tempered Tesla Demand – Bloomberg
- Geely’s statement on EU anti-subsidy probe on EVs – Just-Auto
- Land Rover’s EV Defender will be built in Slovakia – Just-Auto
- Jidu launches AI-based robocar in China – Just-Auto
- Toyota achieves record first-half sales, output – Automotive News
- Canadian auto union initiates national strike at Chrysler-parent Stellantis – CNBC
- California Governor Gavin Newsom Wraps Up China Trip With Tesla Factory Visit – Bloomberg
- GM’s biggest bets are running out of juice – Axios