- BYD June sales hit new high with boost from deals, price cuts – Automotive News
- Musk takes over Tesla’s Europe, U.S. sales after Afshar’s exit – Fortune
- Xpeng defies China’s EV price war with steady sales as Tesla and local rivals try to keep pace – CNBC
- Tech Stocks Fall, Led by Tesla, and the Market Slips From All-Time High – Wall Street Journal
- Showpiece Hyundai-Genesis store opens on busy Toronto retail corridor – Automotive News
- Hyundai will preview small electric SUV at Munich show – Automotive News
- Porsche 911 Carrera 4S update brings more power and stronger brakes – Autocar
- Lexus starts construction on EV plant in Shanghai – Automotive News
- ‘A billion people backing you’: China transfixed as Musk turns against Trump – Guardian
- 2026 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Models Bring Back AWD, Add More Power for 992.2 Generation – Motortrend
- All-wheel-drive 911 Carrera 4S returns to Porsche lineup – Automotive News
- Tesla’s sales recovery hinges on low-cost car running behind schedule—‘without a new model, things will only get worse’ – Fortune
- NHTSA opens recall query into about 299,000 Stellantis vehicles – Reuters
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Jul 02, 2025: BYD sales hit new high. Musk takes on sales job. Xpeng defies China’s EV price war. More.
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Jul 01, 2025: Renault to report $11.2 billion loss on Nissan stake. Musk and Trump are at it again. Nissan to delay supplier payments. More.
- Renault to report $11 billion loss on Nissan stake in first half – Reuters
- Elon Musk renews criticism of Trump spending bill, calls for new political party – Reuters
- Nissan seeks to delay supplier payments to free up cash, company emails show – Automotive News
- Drone Maker Baykar Completes Deal for Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace – Bloomberg
- New Kia EV4 hatchback brings 388-mile range for £37,695 – Autocar
- New Kia Sportage offers 236bhp hybrid for £34,425 – Autocar
- Skoda to preview possible Octavia electric wagon at Munich show – Automotive News
- S&P 500 Futures Drop in Premarket Trading; AeroVironment, Tesla Lag – Barrons
- Houston-area family sues Tesla over deadly Cybertruck inferno – Axios
- Tesla shares sink as Trump-Musk feud heats up, risking subsidies – Axios
- BYD June Sales Inch Up 10% After Month of Heavy Price Discounts – Bloomberg
- New Tesla sales in Spain rise 61% in June – Reuters
- Hyundai sales rise, Kia slips, closing out solid Q2 amid uncertain market – Automotive News
- Tesla Stock Falls as Trump, Musk Clash Again. Why the Feud Could Drag Shares Even Lower. – Barrons
- Tesla’s Elon Musk trades barbs with Trump over budget bill, renewing social media feud – Automotive News
- Exclusive: DOGE now targeting SEC policy, eyes SPAC rules, sources say – Reuters
- Hyundai seeks to ride Chinese coat tails to grab market share in Europe – FT
World’s Largest Automakers, May 2025: Toyota steps on the – yes – gas.
Toyota Group clocked in yet another record sales month in May, which brought the Jan-May total to 4,607,634 units, up a stout 8.4% compared to the same period last year. Imagine, analysts and pundits around the world notoriously predicted that the BEV-skeptic would be in rusty ruins by now. Toyota is powered by a global trend towards – hybrids.
Quarterly-reporting Volkswagen Group is AWOL again. Fresh numbers in a month.
Third-ranked Hyundai Group managed a small 0.9% gain due to strong sales of the junior partner Kia, up 2.3%, which more than made up for the tiny 0.2% decrease at mother Hyundai.
Caveat: All sales data as reported by the respective automaker. Note that “sales” can be an elastic term, some OEMs report hard registrations, some “sales to wholesale,” which can mean cars placed on dealer lots, or transferred to the OEM’s sales organization. Methods may differ from region to region. Some report “deliveries,” which can be nothing more than cars moved out of the factory door, some report hard registrations tabulated by government entities. Even those numbers can be skewed by “self-registrations” performed by dealers and OEMs alike.
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Friday Morning Auto News, Jun 27, 2025: Afshar out at Tesla. Record sales at Toyota. Xiaomi’s SUV takes on Tesla. More.
- Longtime Musk Aide and Fixer Omead Afshar Leaves Tesla – Wall Street Journal
- Toyota’s global sales hit May record, but production dips – Reuters
- Xiaomi Takes Aim at Tesla With New SUV – Wall Street Journal
- Mexican regulator takes over running of banks hit by US fentanyl sanctions – Reuters
- Bentley’s New V-8 SUV is the Best Bentayga Yet: Review – Bloomberg
- Uber and…Travis Kalanick? And a robotaxi company? – Fortune
- Mercedes EQS launched ’10 years too early’, says design chief – Autocar
- China’s Geely appoints new chair of European business, replacing founder Eric Li – Reuters
- Xiaomi shares hit record as EV orders soar, raising pressure on Tesla – Reuters
- Why the Chrysler Crossfire is not a dog’s dinner – Autocar
- VinFast signs dealer financing cooperation agreement with BCA – FT
- Lighter, cheaper, better: Why Lucid is “doing it all” to improve EVs – Autocar
- How Gernot Döllner got Audi back on track – Autocar
- British cars are being stolen and shipped within a day, fueling a multi-billion-pound crime bill – CNBC
- Hyundai N performance division not restricted to electric cars – Autocar
Thursday Morning Auto News, Jun 26, 2025L Robotaxi makes many mistakes. Trump’s tariffs could upend the auto industry. Nissan’s shareholders aren’t impressed, More,
- Tesla’s robotaxi peppered with driving mistakes in Texas tests – Reuters
- How Trump’s Tariffs Could Upend the Auto Industry—and Raise the Price of Your Next Car – Barrons
- Nissan’s Shareholders Aren’t Impressed by Its New CEO – Autoblog
- Amazon Intensifies Battle for Health Care in India – Bloomberg
- Inside Renault’s radical laboratory on wheels – Autocar
- India mulls easing fuel efficiency norms for small cars sought by Suzuki, sources say – Reuters
- Editorial: Unionizing Uber and Lyft drivers may speed up their robotic replacement – Chicago Tribune
- Tesla robotaxis get mixed reactions in Austin – Reuters
- Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Shows Google’s Waymo Is Worth More Than $45 Billion – Wall Street Journal
- Tesla Stock Ticks Higher. Why Robo-Taxi Excitement Is About to Be Tested Again. – Barrons
- Bosch remains top supplier in Europe, while Schaeffler, OPmobility gain with M&A, Tesla ties – Automotive News
- Mercedes-AMG to axe four-cylinder PHEV for straight six and V8 – Autocar
- 2026 Cadillac Optiq-V: Coming Soon (Prices and Specs) – Consumerguide
- NEV buying season to charge up rural sales – Chinadaily
- Access Motors rolls out first official shipment of Land Rover vehicles – FT
- Huawei- Chery joint brand Luxeed offers $2794 cash subsidies – Reuters
- Inside an 8-ton pod, Renault’s future models take their final shape – Automotive News
- BMW, Mercedes, Stellantis rush to unlock next-gen battery tech – Automotive News
- Why Uber’s Upfront Pricing Could Be the Secret to Its Turnaround – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk promised a “major rebound” in Tesla sales. But angry Europeans still aren’t … – Fortune
- Hertz Is Using AI to Scan Your Rental Car for Damage—and Fast-Tracking Repair Estimates – Motortrend
- Ford orders salaried workforce to in-office work four days per week – The Detroit News