- Elon Musk’s Policy Changes Boost Kremlin’s X Visibility: NATO StratCom – Businessinsider
- BYD calls on China automakers to unite, ‘demolish the old’ in global push – Reuters
- Is trash-talking Elon Musk getting cold feet about his Zuckerberg cage duel? – Fortune
- What happens if Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg get seriously injured in cage fight? – Fortune
- Congress may let jet owners like Elon Musk block flight info – Axios
- China EV backlash is a replay of Japan fears 40 years ago – Autocar
- Rise of NEV sector gives China edge in auto market – Chinadaily
- Waymo and Cruise win quest for expansion in San Francisco – Automotive News
- Regulators Agree to Expansion of Driverless Car Services in San Francisco – New York Times
- Elon Musk accuses Australia’s ABC of embracing censorship after it shut down Twitter/X accounts – Guardian
- Elon Musk’s X Is Auctioning Off Twitter Signs and Decorations – Businessinsider
- Alphabet, GM Get Green Light for Robotaxi Fleets in San Francisco – Barrons
- Tesla licenses UK charge plug supplier – Just-Auto
- Iveco battery swaps could be key to electric vans – Autocar
Friday Morning Auto News, Aug 11, 2023: Musk’s policy changes boost Kremlin’s X visibility, NATO says. BYD calls on China automakers to unite. More.
Thursday Morning Auto News, Aug 10, 2023: Tesla sales in China tumble, price cuts hit a wall. China car sales down in July. More.
- 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe First Look: Working From Back to Front – Motortrend
- BYD’s 5 millionth NEV rolls off assembly line – Chinadaily
- Cadillac Escalade IQ Electric SUV World Debut: Specs, Photos, Price, Range – Bloomberg
- Cadillac Escalade IQ is £100,000 mega-SUV with 450-mile range – Autocar
- California agency to vote on San Francisco robotaxi expansion amid heavy opposition – Reuters
- Carmakers Are Playing Catch-Up With Tesla on Air Filtration – Bnnbloomberg
- China EV brand Zeekr to launch its first luxury sports car – Reuters
- China’s output, sales of passenger cars down in July – Chinadaily
- China/Geely: high-end electric cars pose challenge to European rivals – FT
- Chinese carmakers will ‘upend’ the global auto industry, says BYD founder Wang Chuanfu … – SCMP
- Elon Musk’s Twitter fined over Trump documents – Fortune
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Aug 09, 2023: Exclusive Tesla footage suggests reasons for Autopilot crashes. Chinese EVs now cheaper than gasoline cars. More.
- Watch: Exclusive Tesla Footage Suggests Reasons for Autopilot Crashes – Wall Street Journal
- Chinese EVs Are Now Cheaper Than Gasoline Cars – Bloomberg
- V2I connectivity is finally changing America’s streets – Automotive News
- Japanese Carmakers See Next Few Years as Fight for Survival in China – Wall Street Journal
- Ford Shuts Brazil Electric-Car Factory as Lula Turns to China’s BYD – Bloomberg
- Three Trends to Watch in Electric – Bloomberg
- Honda profits surge in latest quarter on booming U.S. sales – Automotive News
- Lyft Stock Drops. New CEO’s Reset Plan Doesn’t Look Like a Threat to Uber Yet. – Barrons
- Honda More Than Doubled First-Quarter Net Profit as Car Business Recovered – Wall Street Journal
- Honda posts 78% jump in Q1 operating profit – Reuters
- Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink inputs $280M – Axios
- Should Ford Team Up With Tesla? There’s a Better Plan. – Barrons
- Tensions rise in United Auto Workers contract talks with Stellantis as strike threat looms – Washington Post
- Xpeng CEO hails win-win technological cooperation with Volkswagen – Chinadaily
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Aug 08, 2023: Tesla CFO out, stock down. US agency opens probe into 1.1 million Ram pickups. More.
- Tesla CFO Kirkhorn quits after 13 years – Bloomberg
- Tesla Stock Drops After EV-Maker Says Finance Chief Stepped Down – Wall Street Journal
- US agency opens probe into 1.1 million Ram 1500 pickup trucks – Reuters
- So-far unfixable problem with 2023 Ford Explorer cameras frustrates customers, dealers – Freep
- Aston Martin to reveal new sports car next week – Autocar
- South Korea’s Hyundai to launch more EVs in India – Reuters
- Cruise, Waymo await decisions on self-driving service in San Francisco – Automotive News
- Lucid’s Q2 net loss widens to $764.2 million as EV price war rages – Automotive News
- Elon Musk Calls Cybertruck Tesla’s ‘Best Product Ever.’ Here Comes the Test. – Wall Street Journal
- Tesla (TSLA) CFO Vaibhav Taneja Now Has Two Jobs Under Elon Musk – Bloomberg
- China’s Li Auto Expects to Deliver Over 100,000 EVs This Quarter – Bloomberg
- Elon Musk Wonders If Chinese Doppelgänger Is Real or a Deepfake – Businessinsider
- Nissan Titan to be dropped after 2024 – Just-Auto
- Mazda CX-90, CX-50 help automaker swing to $207M profit in latest quarter – Automotive News
- Republicans may have overestimated how much voters care about ‘woke CEOs’ – Fortune
- Suzuki Motor gains bigger stake in Maruti Suzuki after plant sale – Nikkei
- Working 13 Years for Elon Musk Like ‘Working 50 Years for Anyone Else,’ Gene Munster Says – Businessinsider
- Mazda to Expand Electric Lineup After Weak Car Sales in China – Bloomberg
- Musk’s First Few Dates With Grimes Included Driving With Eyes Closed – Businessinsider
- India’s Maruti Suzuki approves issue of shares to parent Suzuki Motor Corp – Reuters
- Citroen C3 Aircross vs Maruti Suzuki Ertiga – the fight of the entry-level 7-seaters – Businessinsider
- Jeep Avenger: why it’s our 2023 Best Small Car – Autocar
- Tesla Cybertruck’s Frunk: Not Much Room for Junk – Motortrend
- Editorial: Elon Musk’s X marks what kind of spot now? – Chicago Tribune
- Tesla CFO considered a successor to Elon Musk has left – Fortune
- Lucid (LCID) Shares Rise on Vow to Produce 10,000 Electric Cars – Bloomberg
- Why did Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn unexpectedly step down? 3 theories – Fortune
- Apple Tests M3 Max Chip, Setting Stage for Most Powerful MacBook Pro Yet – Bloomberg
- EV firm Proterra files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection – Reuters
- Mystery of Daimler CFO death – Just-Auto
- Tesla CFO Resigns and Stock Falls. Investors Recall Other Management Volatility. – Barrons
- China Deflation Threat Grows as Companies Cut Prices to Survive – Bnnbloomberg
- Lucid Cuts Vehicle Prices, Reports Q2 Earnings – Detroit Bureau
- Want a Cheaper Used Car? Wait a Little Bit for Prices to Drop. – Barrons
- Tesla Accused of Infringing Electric Vehicle Charging Technology – Bloomberglaw
- Li Auto Earnings Are Coming. Watch for Delivery Guidance. – Barrons
- UAW, GM Talks Heat Up Quickly – Detroit Bureau
- Li Auto Earnings Are Coming. Watch for Delivery Guidance. – Barrons
- Lucid’s Q2 net loss widens to $764.2 million as EV price war rages – Automotive News
- Lucid misses revenue estimates as Tesla’s price war hurts sales – Reuters
- Cathie wood on bitcoin etf, tesla and china market – Bloomberg
- Tesla Names New CFO as Kirkhorn Ends 13-Year Career at EV Maker – Bnnbloomberg
German BEV registrations soar even higher in July – except for Tesla
A month after Tesla took the 2nd spot in German BEV registrations in June. the Californian (Texan?) carmaker dropped to the bottom of the ladder in July. The price of cramming everything into the last month of the quarter usually is a massive hangover a month later.
Germany, not Norway, is the place to watch when it comes to EU BEV sales. In Europe’s largest auto maker, BEV sales were up a massive 69% YOY in July, besting the 64% jump in the previous month. One fifth of all passenger vehicles registered in Germany in July was battery-operated. [ There is more … ]