- Tearing down a Model 3: Profit potential huge, but ‘this body is their single biggest problem’ – Automotive News: DETROIT – The manufacturing analysts who spent 6,600 hours inside a warehouse north of Detroit picking apart a Model 3 have good news and bad news for Tesla Inc. The company now boasts the best technology of any electric car, with potential profit …
- Facelifted Lexus RC: prices and specs announced – Autocar: Lexus’ updated Audi A5 rival will go on sale on 1 November, priced from £38,800 After its public reveal at the Paris motor show, Lexus has released UK pricing and spec details for the updated RC coupe. Due to go on sale on 1 November, the BMW 4 Series…
- Volkswagen to overhaul dealer sales model in 2020 – Autocar: VW will refresh its sales network with new online sales channel ahead of ID brand launch Volkswagen has announced sweeping organisational changes to its dealership and sales network throughout Europe as it prepares for the launch of its ID electric…
- Tesla Advances in China, Buying Land Purchase for a Factory – WSJ: Elon Musk”s electric-vehicle maker is speeding up construction of a plant in Shanghai in response to the U.S.-China trade dispute.
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- The dirt on ‘clean’ electric cars is just under the hood – Automotive News: Every major carmaker has plans for electric vehicles to cut greenhouse gas emissions, yet their manufacturers are, by and large, making lithium ion batteries in places with some of the most polluting grids in the world.
- Elon Musk says Tesla owners who ordered full self-driving EVs to get chip upgrade – Automotive News: A new chip that improves Autopilot features will be available six months in advance to people who ordered the full self-driving version of the electric cars.
- Uber proposals value the company at $120 billion in a possible IPO: WSJ – CNBC: Uber Technologies recently received proposals from Wall Street banks valuing the company at as much as $120 billion in an initial public offering that …
- Ford’s new Territory crossover part of plan to regain lost ground in China – Automotive News: Ford, while unveiling its new Territory crossover, said its plan to release a spate of new models will help turn around tumbling sales in the world’s top auto market from the start of next year.
