- Thai rescue mission diver mulls legal action after Elon Musk calls him ‘pedo guy’ – CNBC: A British diver involved in the mission to save 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach is considering legal action against Elon Musk after the Tesla boss labeled him “pedo guy.” Spelunker Vernon Unsworth had called a submarine crafted by a team of Musk’s …
- RPT-Rebates protect Canada’s auto industry from retaliatory tariffs – Reuters: Canadian government customs provisions are expected to soften the blow on the country’s powerful automotive industry from retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel, according to trade lawyers and industry leaders bracing for higher costs.
- Transport experts call for tougher rules to slow petrol and diesel sales – Autocar: The government must introduce stricter regulations on sales of petrol and diesel cars to meet its 2040 pollution pledge, say industry figures Stricter action to slow the sale of new combustion-engined cars will be needed if the government is to hit…
- Tesla Is Getting a Sales Bump in Russia – Bloomberg: Svyaznoy, co-owned by Usmanov’s wireless carrier MegaFon PJSC, said it received orders for 236 vehicles in June, the first month it started sales jointly with importer Moscow Tesla Club. This compares with about 300 Teslas registered in the country …
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- ‘The Last Bet-the-Company Situation’: Q&A With Elon Musk – Bloomberg: Elon Musk has been tweeting a lot over the past few months. As Tesla Inc. lurched toward a Musk-imposed deadline to build 5,000 Model 3 electric …
- 2018 BMW 8 Series lands at Goodwood ahead of November sales launch – Autocar: Production of all-new two-door coupe?, which is designed to serve up 911 performance with S-Class luxury, has begun in Germany BMW has begun production of the new 8 Series Coupe at its Dingolfing plant in Germany, meaning the first customer cars are…
- 2018 Ford Mustang Bullitt tackles Goodwood with original film car – Autocar: Special edition Mustang pays homage to film”s most famous Pony Car. It’s limited-run, boosted in power, and now over here at Goodwood with its dad Ford has confirmed that the 475bhp Mustang Bullitt will go on sale in the UK, with deliveries expected…
- 630bhp Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door Coupe makes UK debut – Autocar: AMG”s latest model can cover 0-62mph in 3.2sec and hit 196mph; it’s at Goodwood ahead of its September sales launch Mercedes-AMG’s new GT 4-door Coupe? has made its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where it has demonstrated its 630bhp…
