Note: due to travels to areas with patchy connectivity, there may only be spurious news, or news at odd times, or no news at all until order is restored after February 28, 2020.
- China car sales tumble by 92% as coronavirus takes toll on industry – Guardian: Earlier this week, Ralf Speth, the chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover, said the company had been forced to fly parts in suitcases from China to the …
- Nissan, Honda delay restart of some China plants due to coronavirus – Reuters: Japanese automakers delayed on Friday the restart of plants in China near the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak, complying with authorities’ directives, but raising the risk of further supply disruptions that could hit global car production.
- RPT-China’s Geely starts online auto sales as virus epidemic keeps buyers at home – Reuters: RPT-China’s Geely starts online auto sales as virus epidemic keeps buyers at home
- VW Owners Look to Disqualify Judge in Diesel-Cheating Suit for ‘Favoritism’ – Bloomberg: VW Owners Look to Disqualify Judge in Diesel-Cheating Suit for ‘Favoritism”
- Tesla gets court approval to clear forest for German Gigafactory – Reuters: Tesla Inc got approval from a German court on Thursday to continue to cut down forest near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, in a defeat for local environmental activists.
- Daimler warns of “significant adverse effects” of virus outbreak – Reuters: German luxury carmaker Daimler on Friday warned of risks for the economy and its own business from the outbreak of coronavirus that is spreading in China and around the world.
