- Tesla sinks after Musk tweets, again – CNBC: Tesla hares took a nosedive after CEO Elon Musk came under fire, and some see bigger losses yet, citing a corporate leader lately mired in controversy and lingering concerns about vehicle production. Investors have been here before.
- UK joins project for autonomous vehicle platform that can find potholes – Autocar: Autonomous cars could one day inform authorities of potholes Jaguar Land Rover and road authorities in West Midlands and Scotland contribute to research that will digitise roads Two UK road authorities and Jaguar Land Rover are contributing to a…
- Honda Civic Type R to be refreshed next year in hot hatch title defence – Autocar: Class-leading hot hatch will get minor exterior changes and updated infotainment to fend off new rivals Honda will respond to increasingly tough competition against the Civic Type R by refreshing the 316bhp model for 2019. Seen here testing in…
- Factbox – Likely winners and losers from a Japan-EU trade deal – Reuters: Japan and the European Union are set to sign a free-trade deal on Tuesday to remove nearly all customs duties and boost market access for Japanese car makers and European food exporters.
- Japan’s Hino Motors adds AI to hybrid trucks as rivals go all-electric – Reuters: Toyota Motor Corp’s truck-making arm is adding artificial intelligence to large diesel-electric hybrids to improve fuel efficiency, at a time when rivals are focusing on all-battery-powered models in an era of tighter emissions rules.
- EU says Volkswagen yet to guarantee emission fix does not impair cars – Reuters: European consumer authorities criticized Volkswagen on Tuesday for failing to guarantee that repairs after the Dieselgate scandal would not affect cars’ performance.
- BMW gains right to buy into Chinese battery maker CATL – FT:
- How Tesla Stacks Up Against America’s Most Productive Car Factories – Bloomberg: Elon Musk wants to be the chief executive of “a real car company.” His goal is to turn Tesla Inc. into a mass producer capable of measuring up against …
- $800 Million Says a Self-Driving Car Looks Like This – Bloomberg: Of the many self-driving car hopefuls, Zoox Inc. may be the most daring. … Instead of retro-fitting existing cars with fancy sensors and smart software, …
- Volkswagen reports record sales for first half of year – FT: Volkswagen reports record sales for first half of year … The group, which includes luxury units Porsche and Audi, delivered more than 5.5m cars … sales, led by SEAT sales climbing 17.6 per cent and Skoda sales rising 11.6 per cent.
- 2018 Mazda 6 on sale this month from £23,195 – Autocar: Updated rival to Volkswagen Passat will arrive on British road in saloon and estate forms The first examples of the latest Mazda 6 saloon and Tourer models will arrive in Britain from the 20 July, with prices for the refreshed pairing starting at…
- I know Elon Musk does good, but he’s still a bonehead – Guardian: It’s wild that Musk can act like such a bonehead. He is clearly highly intelligent and his SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch in February was genuinely …
- Porsche Taycan: orders for brand’s first EV already building – Autocar: Customers are ordering Porsche”s first all-electric car despite it not yet being revealed Customers have begun ordering the Porsche Taycan, the firm”s first all-electric vehicle, despite the production version of the car not even being revealed yet,…
- V8 Ares Land Rover Defender deliveries commence – Autocar: Land Rover Defender-based limited-run car was conceived by ex-Lotus and Formula 1 manager Dany Bahar”s design company Deliveries of bespoke Land Rover Defenders created by a Modena-based Ares Design have commenced, leading the company’s boss Dany…
- Jeep, Volvo, VW among winners as SUVs boost European demand – Automotive News: Jeep, Volvo, Jaguar, Seat and the Volkswagen marque were among brands posting double-digit growth. Sales fell at Nissan, Land Rover, Fiat, Alfa …
- Ashok Leyland first-quarter profit tops expectations – Reuters: India’s Ashok Leyland Ltd reported a better-than- expected first quarter net profit on Tuesday, driven by higher sales in its medium and heavy commercial vehicles business.
- BMW Gets Right for Potential Stake in Chinese Battery Giant – Bloomberg: BMW AG is the first overseas carmaker to get a potential toehold in Chinese electric-car battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.
- VW Group names Porsche exec as strategy chief – Automotive News: Volkswagen Group has named Porsche executive Juergen Rittersberger as its new head of strategy. Rittersberger, 46, will take up the …
- Ford’s LCV leader details strategy to build on strong sales start – Automotive News: Ford claims brand leadership over PSA Group in Europe’s van segment because of the popularity of its four-vehicle Transit model range, which …
- China’s CATL to get $420 million upfront from BMW-Brilliance battery deal – Reuters: SZ) said on Tuesday it will receive a 2.8 billion yuan ($419.29 million) prepayment from a long-term contract to supply batteries to BMW Brilliance, …
- Tesla shares fall after CEO Musk abuses British caver – Reuters: Shares of Tesla Inc fell over 3.5 percent on Monday after Chief Executive Elon Musk directed abuse on Twitter at one of the British cavers involved in the rescue of 12 Thai children last week.
- Elon Musk’s latest outburst raises doubts on leadership – Yahoo: Musk, the South African-born innovator and billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, found himself in hot water after insulting Vern Unsworth, a British diver who worked on the Thai soccer team rescue and who dismissed Musk’s plan to recover the trapped …
