- 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
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Aug 08, 2023: Tesla CFO out, stock down. US agency opens probe into 1.1 million Ram pickups. More.
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 … ]
Monday Morning Auto News, Aug 07, 2023: Musk says he may need surgery, Zuckerberg claims he’s ready to wrestle Musk “today.” More.
- Musk Says He May Need Surgery, Will Get MRI on Back and Neck – Bloomberg
- Zuckerberg Says He’s Ready to Fight Elon Musk ‘Today’ – Businessinsider
- German SpaceX customer OHB to delist as KKR takes minority stake – Reuters
- AI ‘Watermarking’ Tools Emerging to Tag Machine-Made Content – Bloomberglaw
- Rivian poised to report Q2 earnings as EV price war heats up – Automotive News
- Signal: Bosch leads in automotive machine learning hirings – Just-Auto
- San Francisco drives tech; will it drive away robot taxis? – Reuters
- China’s WeLion plans IPO by 2025 – Automotive News
- Volkswagen California T7: PHEV campervan confirmed for 2024 – Autocar
- Lucid Cuts Prices on EV Models. It’s Following in Tesla’s Footsteps. – Barrons
- What the UAW Wants From Its Fight With the Big Three – Bloomberg
- Tesla camouflages Cybertruck prototype as Ford F-150 – Automotive News
- Elon Musk Says He’s 300 Pounds, Zuck May Win on Endurance – Businessinsider
- Beijing WeLion, Chinese maker of 1000km EV battery, plans IPO by 2025 – SCMP
- ‘Baby Defender’ to join JLR’s compact SUV lineup by 2027 – Autocar
- US trucking firm Yellow files for bankruptcy after loading up on debt – Reuters
- High-end electric car sales lag as buyers favour ‘ultimate’ ICE models – Autocar
- Under the skin: autonomous cars still have a long way to go – Autocar
- Elon Musk wants to avoid another ‘rock tornado’ next time Starship launches. SpaceX just … – Fortune
- Zuckerberg Pressures Musk to Set Date for ‘Cage Match’ – New York Times
- SpaceX Ignites Engines on Starship, Tests Water Deluge System – Bloomberg
- Daimler Truck finance chief dies in “tragic incident,” company says – Washington Post
Friday Morning Auto News, Aug 04, 2023: Lawsuit accuses Tesla of exaggerating driving range to boost EV sales. German BEV sales jump 69%. More.
- Lawsuit accuses Tesla of exaggerating driving range to boost EV sales – Washington Post
- German market rose 18% in July, boosted by EV demand – Automotive News
- Fisker slashes annual production forecast as supply chain issues linger – Automotive News
- Fisker’s loss narrows as EV deliveries begin despite supplier snags – CNBC
- Lucid to report Q2 earnings as deliveries falter – Automotive News
- Fisker Alaska revealed as ‘world’s lightest EV pick – Autocar
- EU approves $1.6B French state aid for ProLogium EV batteries R&D – Automotive News
- Cadillac’s $300,000 Celestiq Electric SUV Is Aimed at Rolls-Royce – Bloomberg
- Fleets drive best July for UK’s new car sales since 2020 – Autocar
- India’s Mahindra Q1 profit nearly doubles on higher SUV sales – Reuters
- Study suggests this is Michigan’s most dangerous intersection – The Detroit News
- Toyota, Pony.Ai to set up robotaxi JV with $139 mln investment – Reuters
- Rivian’s board adds former Waymo CEO John Krafcik – Automotive News
Thursday Morning Auto News, Aug 03, 2023: Tesla’s China-made EV sales in July down 31%. GM’s Cruise reaches union agreements for its driverless cars. More
- Tesla’s China-made EV sales in July down 31% mth/mth – Reuters
- GM’s Cruise says it’s reached the robotaxi industry’s first union agreements – Reuters
- So What Do We Call Twitter Now Anyway? – New York Times
- A Chinese SUV Was Sweden’s Best-Selling Electric Vehicle in July – Bnnbloomberg
- The real reason Tesla beat its rivals in the charging wars – Fortune
- Taiwan sales surge in July – Just-Auto
- Toyota Land Cruiser diesel will add hybrid tech – Automotive News
- Mahindra EV unit raises $145m from Temasek at $9.8bn valuation – Nikkei
- Tesla faces California class action on its EV range claims – Reuters
- Deal focus: Volkswagen takes 5% stake in Xpeng – Just-Auto
- Indonesian minister to meet elon musk on ev investments – Bloomberg
- Stellantis’ all-new Citroën e-C3 in final stages – Just-Auto
- Tesla Offers $420 Shopping Vouchers to Lure Shanghai Car Buyers – Bloomberg
- FAW boosts H1 exports – Just-Auto