- UK’s Nissan Brexit letter still too confidential to release two years on – FOI – Reuters: A British government letter to Nissan two years ago offering reassurances about Brexit, which helped secure a major investment from the Japanese carmaker, is still considered too sensitive to release, a Reuters freedom of information request revealed.
- Toyota advances plans to replace Takata airbags in 65,000 vehicles – Automotive News: Toyota said it is advancing by a year plans to replace Takata airbags in about 65,000 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the United States it had previously replaced.
- Elon Musk, the say anything CEO – Washington Post: The most stunning thing Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in Sunday’s “60 Minutes” interview may have been that “I do not respect the SEC,” pointedly …
- China’s auto sales in 2019 to roughly match 2018: industry association – Reuters: China’s auto sales in 2019 to roughly match 2018: industry association ReutersChina, the world’s biggest car market, expects to sell 28 million vehicles in 2019, roughly level with 2018, its Association of Automobile Manufacturers said on …
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- VW expects new EV platform to give it an edge over rivals – Automotive News: Volkswagen says the MEB platform that will underpin its I.D. electric-vehicle family will be even more scalable than the MQB architecture used for 80 percent of the group’s combustion engine cars.
- Ghosn seen as liability as French president battles elitist image – Automotive News: As Renault’s largest shareholder, the French government might be expected to stand up for Carlos Ghosn as he fights charges in Japan that he underreported tens of millions of dollars.
- Daimler buys €20bn worth of battery cells for electric car onslaught – Autocar: Mercedes-Benz aims to have 130 electrified model variants on sale by 2022, alongside electric vans, buses and trucks Daimler has taken a major step forward in its electrification strategy by ordering “more than 20 billon euros” worth of battery cells…
- Nissan expands Ghosn probe to European affiliates – Automotive News: Nissan plans to widen its probe to investigate possible misconduct at its Alliance joint venture entity with Renault and a host of subsidiaries, people familiar with the matter said, in a move that could trigger more criminal charges after the…
