- Trump Tours Teslas at White House for Purchase After Share Slump – Bloomberglaw
- ‘Oh great’: Tesla Cybertruck sinks in Ventura Harbor after botched Jet Ski launch – LATimes
- Porsche Cuts Profit Target From IPO After China Sales Slump – Bloomberg
- Porsche to cut nearly 4,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive – Automotive News
- Musk plans to give Trump’s political operation $100 million – Axios
- Porsche confirms plans for new ICE-powered SUV – Autocar
- Tesla Has a Problem: Elon Musk – The Journal. – Wall Street Journal
- Trump, Hater of EVs, Says He’s Buying a Tesla – Wall Street Journal
- A group of Democratic New York senators are asking the state pension to divest from Tesla … – Fortune
- Porsche CEO says Volkswagen ties ‘should play a role’ amid U.S. tariff threat – CNBC
- 2025 Volkswagen Golf R First Drive Review: AWD Drifting on Ice! – Motortrend
- Vandalize Tesla property and the White House will prosecute you as a domestic terrorist, Trump pledges – Fortune
- Pony.ai CEO on Tesla’s robotaxis: ‘We haven’t seen their large scale testing yet’ – CNBC
- Nissan’s next: New CEO Espinosa tackles ‘turnaround plan plus’ – Automotive News
- GM increases family plan discounts, but makes majority of them for EVs – Freep
- Porsche to cut nearly 4000 jobs in cost-cutting drive – Automotive News
- Can a longtime Nissan insider from Mexico save this Japanese company? – Automotive News
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Mar 12, 2025: Trump tours Teslas. Cybertruck drowns. Porsche cuts targets, jobs. Musk gives Trump $100 mln. More.
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Mar 11, 2025: Nissan dumps Uchida. Trump wants to buy a Tesla. Xpeng to build humanoid bots. Musk to double Doge. More.
- Nissan, Facing Mounting Challenges, Replaces Its C.E.O. – New York Times
- Donald Trump promises to buy a Tesla after electric- car maker’s shares tumble – FT
- China’s Xpeng may invest up to $13.8 billion in humanoid robots, state media reports – Reuters
- Musk plans to double DOGE staff amid federal government cuts – Axios
- Nissan Replaces CEO After Failed Honda Merger – Wall Street Journal
- Nissan taps Ivan Espinosa as new CEO, succeeding Makoto Uchida – Automotive News
- Tesla plunges, X suffers outages, on Elon Musk’s bad day – Axios
- DOGE chief Musk says he’s running his businesses ‘with great difficulty,’ as Tesla shares tank – CNBC
- Musk says juggling DOGE and CEO jobs is difficult, as Tesla shares slump – Reuters
- Elon Musk claims ‘massive cyber-attack’ caused X outages – Guardian
- Tesla loses $127 billion in one-day market bloodbath as China car group questions Musk’s … – Fortune
Monday Morning Auto News, Mar 10, 2025: Tesla flailing in China. Musk calls on U.S. to quit NATO. Ford revives EU biz. More.
- Tesla is flailing in China and the rapid rise of BYD is to blame – Fortune
- Musk calls on US to quit NATO, stop paying for defense of Europe – Fortune
- Ford revives Europe business with cash for German operations – Automotive News
- Automakers want to start banks, hoping to benefit from lighter-touch rules – Washington Post
- Elon Musk’s Politics May Hurt Tesla Sales, China Car Group Says – Bloomberg
- Austin is the new capital of the robotaxi wars – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk says he’ll never turn off the Starlink terminals in Ukraine – Businessinsider
- Ecarx Skyland Pro solution to be integrated into Geely’s G-Pilot – Businessinsider
- Who Likes Tariffs? Some U.S. Industries Are Eager for Them. – New York Times
- Ford, dealers double service tech scholarship fund to $4 million – Automotive News
- Zeekr, Geely’s premium EV unit, set to take on BMW, Mercedes in China’s SUV segment – SCMP
- GM’s relations with suppliers improving: study – Reuters
- GM’s Chief of Maps Dave Craig knows the road — and works to fix them – Freep
- Morgan Stanley Pounds the Table on 2 Self – Driving Stocks (That Aren’t Tesla) – Businessinsider
- Insight: Tesla’s stock defied gravity for years. Is Elon Musk’s EV party over? – Reuters
- VW’s Traton sees no significant impact from U.S. tariffs – Reuters
Germany BEV monthly, 2/25: Tesla sinks into oblivion as legacy VW grabs half of the BEV market, again.
Hypergrowth it is not: German BEV-buyers continued to flee Tesla in droves in February, while “legacy” automaker Volkswagen Group again claimed nearly half of the German BEV market. This according to data released by Germany’s regulator Kraftfahrt Bundesamt.
All BEV sales surged by 30.8% in February, but the rising tide did not float Tesla’s stranded ship. February Tesla registrations crashed by 76.3% YOY. “Swasticars” are not liked in Germany
Friday Morning Auto News, Mar 07, 2025: Exploding SpaceX rocket disrupts air traffic. Nissan board weighs Uchida’s future. Tesla’s reputation in rapid decline. Tariffs delayed. More.
- FAA halts flights to several Florida airports after SpaceX rocket testing failure – CNBC
- Nissan may hold board meeting Tues. with CEO Uchida’s fate in focus – Mainichi
- Tesla’s reputation in rapid decline, says leadership expert Gautam Mukunda – CNBC
- Trump delays tariffs for goods under Mexico, Canada trade deal – Reuters
- BYD mulls third plant for European market to meet growth plans – Automotive News
- Trump Moves to Restrain Elon Musk – New York Times
- Could Elon Musk’s newfound political influence help him finally crack India? – Guardian
- Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak says Tesla ‘is the worst in the world’ at improving its … – Fortune
- Porsche and Volkswagen CEO to keep dual role until restructuring complete … – Reuters
- Volvo Group executive: China offers unique space for AI innovation – Chinadaily
- No plans for Cupra or Skoda variants of Volkswagen ID 1 – Autocar
- Volkswagen to recall over 177,000 SUVs over loose engine cover, NHTSA says – Reuters
- Toyota Professional on stage at Westfield – Toyota
- Trickle-down DOGE: Republican states embrace Musk-style cuts – Axios
- Watch: SpaceX Loses Contact With Starship Spacecraft Shortly After Liftoff – Wall Street Journal
- Trump tells cabinet secretaries they, not Musk, are in charge of staff cuts – Reuters
- Tesla’s (TSLA) UK Sales Jump 21% Despite Musk’s Brand Value Decline – Businessinsider
- Toyota launches its cheapest smart EV in China, aims to up market share – Reuters