- Audi appoints Abraham Schot as interim CEO to replace Rupert Stadler – Reuters: Audi on Tuesday said it has suspended Chief Executive Rupert Stadler and appointed sales executive Abraham Schot as an interim replacement with immediate effect, a day after Stadler’s arrest in connection with a diesel probe.
- Want to Rent Out Your Car? You Might Be Regulated – WSJ: Is a private car rented through an app a rental car? The answer to that question, which is popping up in state legislatures and courts around the country, could determine whether peer-to-peer car-sharing services get regulated the same way as…
- Tesla probing ‘extensive” sabotage by rogue employee – Detroitnews: The worker did “quite extensive and damaging sabotage” to Tesla”s operations, Elon Musk wrote in the memo
- Former Uber turnaround exec Bozoma Saint John: ‘It’s on its way to being great. It’s not there yet.’ – CNBC: Saint John had been slated to speak at the annual advertising conference in Cannes, France.
- MOVES-Muzinich names top Italian Treasury official as senior exec – Reuters: Investment firm Muzinich & Co on Tuesday named Fabrizio Pagani as global head of economics and capital market strategy.
- UK mayors to call for 2030 petrol and diesel car ban – Autocar: Cross-party city leaders are joining forces to encourage the end of pure-combustion car sales City mayors across the UK are joining forces to encourage the introduction of a ban on pure petrol and diesel cars from 2030 in a bid to cut emissions…
- Jailed Audi CEO Pledges to Cooperate With Emissions-Cheating Probe – WSJ: The CEO of Volkswagen”s luxury brand Audi, jailed Monday in a probe into his alleged role in the car maker”s diesel-emissions cheating scandal, has pledged to cooperate with prosecutors and could be released within days, a Munich prosecutor said.
- Audi supervisory board suspends CEO, installs interim chief – source – Reuters: The supervisory board of Audi has suspended Chief Executive Rupert Stadler and appointed executive Bram Schot as an interim replacement, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk accuses employee of sabotage – CNBC: Live TV …
- VW, Audi resume crisis talks after Audi CEO arrest – sources – Reuters: Volkswagen bosses were locked in a second day of hastily convened meetings to address a leadership crisis sparked by the arrest of the head of the carmaker’s Audi brand, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
- Mitsubishi ahead of midterm targets for car sales and profit margin, COO says – Automotive News: It has been a year and a half since Nissan took a controlling stake in Mitsubishi and installed hard-charging British executive Trevor Mann as its chief …
- Arrested Audi boss Rupert Stadler could be replaced this week – Autocar: Brand chief executive is being held due to risk that he could withhold evidence The Volkswagen Group could replace Audi chairman Rupert Stadler with the brand’s sales and marketing boss, Bram Schot, while the former is under arrest for matters…
- Renault’s styling boss on designing for an autonomous future – Automotive News: As head of corporate design at Renault, Laurens van den Acker is the executive overseeing the styling of future driverless cars. In an interview with …
- Audi to resume crisis talks after CEO arrest: sources – Reuters: Audi’s board of directors will resume talks on Tuesday to address a leadership crisis at Volkswagen’s most profitable brand, sources familiar with the matter said, following Audi chief Rupert Stadler’s arrest.
- The Retro Volvo Everyone Forgot Could Be the Best One to Buy Now – Bloomberg: Then again, Volvo (now owned by China’s Geely Holding Group) has stood the test of time for nearly 100 years. It’s bound to have ups and downs.
- Nissan searching for the fastest Gran Turismo gamers – Nissan-global: Nissan is looking for the next generation of fast PlayStation gamers with a new program that gives thousands of racers the chance to compete in an official FIA championship.The top Nissan drivers in the FIA-certified Gran Turismo Manufacturers Series…
- Young at heart? Mercedes cultivates its aging workforce – Reuters: Too slow, inflexible, forgetful, always off sick. Those are some attitudes about older workers that carmaker Mercedes-Benz is trying to dispel as Germany grapples with the challenges of an aging society.
- Ford rolls out plans for train station – Detroitnews:
- Akebono Develops New Electric Parking Brakes With High Clamping Force for Trucks – Japanautomotivedaily: Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd. (TYO:7238) announced on June 14 that it has developed the world”s first electric parking brake []
- Isuzu Aims to Boost Commercial Vehicle Sales in ASEAN Market – Japanautomotivedaily: Isuzu Motors Ltd. (TYO:7202) is looking to grow its annual sales of commercial vehicles in the ASEAN region to 83,000 []
- CEO Musk emails staff alleging employee ‘sabotage’ – Reuters: Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday in an email to staff that an unnamed Tesla employee had conducted “extensive and damaging sabotage” to the company’s operations including allegedly making unspecified code changes to its manufacturing…
- Mercedes-Benz EQ C: future Model X rival kick-starts brand’s EV campaign – Autocar: Purpose-built EV from Mercedes will be revealed next year with twin-motor set-up Mercedes-Benz has followed suit of Audi by using development cars for its upcoming EQ C as rolling billboards for its electric programme. Mercedes’s first standalone…