- Former VW exec Vahland joins Volvo’s board – Automotive News: Former Volkswagen Group executive Winfried Vahland will join Volvo’s board of directors, succeeding Carl-Peter Forster.
- Trump Calls on GM to ‘Bring Jobs Home’ After Ohio Plant Closing – Bloomberg: President Donald Trump said he wants an immediate start to talks between General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers, extending to a third day his calls …
- Investors underwhelmed by Tesla’s Model Y reveal – Axios: Investors have never responded as negatively to a debut of a new Tesla product as they did after last week’s Model Y event. Shares fell 5% on Friday …
- Henrik Fisker plans electric SUV priced under $40,000 – Automotive News: Automotive designer Henrik Fisker, who tried to start his own car company more than a decade ago, is taking another shot – this time with an electric SUV he says will be priced starting under $40,000.
- California Inc.: Peele brings scares to box office again with ‘Us’ – Latimes: Tesla SUV: Elon Musk unveiled the latest addition to Tesla’s lineup – a small sport utility vehicle based on the Model S sedan – at the car maker’s LA …
- Axios Markets – Axios: Behind the scenes: In conversations on Air Force One and in the White House, Trump has acted out scenes of self-driving cars veering out of control …
- GM Lordstown workers face tough choices with far-flung job offers – Automotive News: The automaker expects to have 2,700 job openings by early 2020 at other thriving plants, enough to absorb nearly all of those displaced in plants in Maryland, Ohio and Michigan willing or able to uproot for work hundreds of miles away.
- BMW Reassigns Key Management Responsibilities – Detroit Bureau: It sends out a clear signal that our organization is lean and efficient throughout the company,” said Harald Krüger, chairman of the BMW AG Board of …
- Tesla shares are about to take a turn for the worse: Piper Jaffray – CNBC: Tesla shares have taken a wrong turn. The stock has tumbled more than 17 percent this year with losses accelerating last week following a mediocre …
- Lyft Aims to Raise Up to $2.1 Billion in Year’s Biggest US IPO – Bloomberg: 2 U.S. ride-hailing giant is offering 30.8 million shares at $62 to $68 each, … with Uber Technologies Inc., the world’s biggest ride-hailing company.
- Millennials Bucking the Automotive Trend With Driving Choices – Detroit Bureau: Millennials may be content to spend big money on electronics, it appears that … (Texas millennials spending big on cars – with auto loans to match.
- Trump asks Barra to sell GM’s Ohio plant or ‘do something’ – Automotive News: “I am not happy that it is closed when everything else in our Country is BOOMING,” President Donald Trump said in a tweet Sunday after he said he had just spoken to GM’s CEO about the plant.
- Lyft expects to raise as much as $2 billion in IPO – Reuters: Ride-hailing platform Lyft Inc said on Monday it would raise as much as $2 billion in initial public offering.
- BMW, Varta apply for funds in battery cell push for EVs – Automotive News: BMW and Varta have both applied for state funding aimed at cutting Germany’s reliance on Asian battery suppliers and protect jobs at home …
- Far-flung job offers pose tough choices for GM Ohio workers – Reuters: General Motors Co built the final Chevrolet Cruze small car at its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant on March 6, despite demands from President Donald Trump, Ohio political leaders and the United Auto Workers union not to close the plant and leave nearly…
- FOCUS-Far-flung job offers pose tough choices for GM Ohio workers – Reuters: General Motors Co built the final Chevrolet Cruze small car at its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant on March 6, despite demands from President Donald Trump, Ohio political leaders and the United Auto Workers union not to close the plant and leave nearly…
- BMW meets German deadline for battery funding – Automotive News: Germany wants to cut reliance of its automakers on Asian battery suppliers and protect jobs at home that may be at risk from a global shift away from …
- US Automakers Risk Being Distracted by Trump’s Tweets – Bloomberg: The auto industry needs to make sure that fear of Trump doesn’t derail necessary restructuring.
- JPMorgan Says Tesla Options Understate Risks in SEC Vs. Elon Musk – Bloomberg: Tesla Inc. is facing multiple legal events and rising key-man fears regarding billionaire CEO Elon Musk that aren’t being adequately priced into options …
- Nissan governance panel sees no need to overhaul alliance agreement – Reuters: … the all-encompassing power wielded by ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn before his November arrest in Japan on financial misconduct charges.
- Singtel signs deal to expand mobile wallet alliance to Japan – Reuters: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd said on Monday it has signed a partnership to enable the use of its cross-border mobile wallet platform in Japan, as the telecom operator moves ahead with its digital payments expansion.
- Mazda PH, AAP Renew Commitment to Driver Development – Yahoo: Bermaz Auto Philippines (BAP), the exclusive distributor of Mazda vehicles and parts in the country, and the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP), the …
- How to Get the Most Out of Your New Porsche Convertible – Bloomberg: Better a car that causes a polarized reaction than no reaction at all. … now: “What will the other guys say when they see it at my Sunday cars ‘n’ coffee?
- Under the skin: how technology is improving limited-slip differentials – Autocar: The latest LSDs have electronically activated clutches instead of mechanical ramps which compress the plates and lock the differential We take a look inside the crucial component in any performance car’s drivetrain One of the great unsung heroes in…
- Southeast Asia hastens 5G shift to close development gap – Nikkei: … as the technology is critical to innovations such as autonomous driving and digital medical services. … its Eastern Economic Corridor, hoping to propel innovations in fields such as self-driving cars and remotely controlled robots.
- Renault-Nissan must streamline decision-making: Renault’s Senard – Reuters: Renault and Nissan must streamline decision-making in the car-making alliance and boosting the companies’ cross-shareholding is not currently in their plans, Renault’s chairman said in comments published on Sunday.
- BUZZ-Maruti Suzuki India slips on report of production cut by a quarter – Reuters: Shares of India’s top-selling car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd fall as much as 4.3 pct; mark their biggest daily percentage loss since Jan 25. ** Maruti …
- Can Ghosn get a fair trial? – Automotive News: It’s not often that we get to see Japanese justice quite as vividly as we have now in the way the Japanese have been treating Carlos Ghosn. I’m not …
- Mercedes will build Maybach SUV at its US plant – Automotive News: Mercedes-Benz plans to build an ultraluxury Maybach SUV for global markets at its U.S. plant in Alabama. The SUV, based on the all-new third-generation GLS …
- Mercedes hands U.S. plant an ultra-luxury mission – Automotive News: Mercedes plans to transform its Maybach brand with a new $200,000 SUV and source it globally out of Alabama.
- Troubled Tesla hopes Y will be the answer – Automotive News: The reveal of the Model Y, signaling Tesla’s eventual entry into the hot crossover segment, might have been the most conventional move yet from an automaker that’s anything but.
- Will Saikawa’s signature undermine case against Ghosn? – Automotive News: Concern is mounting at Nissan that the trial could turn an embarrassing spotlight on the CEO.
- How U.S. tariffs could benefit German brands – Automotive News: A breakthrough in eliminating trade barriers would help the Germans more than the Detroit 3, a top VW executive says.
- Lynk & CO’s Visser to speak at Europe Congress – Automotive News: Lynk & CO hopes to shake up the traditional retail and ownership model with a no-initial-payment subscription plan, no-haggle pricing, online shopping and …
- Mazda CX-30: A bit bigger than the CX-3 – Automotive News: Mazda, racing to ramp up crossover sales, is adding a nameplate — a rare move for the resource-strapped Japanese carmaker.
- Karma Automotive’s Shanghai silhouette – Automotive News: Karma Automotive’s partnership with Pininfarina is starting to bear fruit. The Chinese-owned green-car company is preparing to show a concept …
- Cadillac’s CTS sedan gets a refresh and new name – the CT5 – Detroitnews: The car formerly known as the CTS now carries the CT5 badge, another … (Torque is the low-end pulling power of a motor). … GM is abandoning that strategy for an all-electric future paced by its first EV crossover targeted for 2022.
- Toyota dealer on disruptions, downturns and dodging ‘dangerous’ stair-step programs – Automotive News: Former Marine Buddy Espinosa says potential tariffs and new competitors could disrupt the industry. But one issue the Toyota dealer doesn’t have to …
- KC Auto show boots the Teslas – Automotive News: Ken Smiley, president of a local Tesla owners club, wonders why the Teslas were singled out. “There was a Noble there, a couple Ariel Atoms, …
- Fix the GAP hole in the Military Lending Act – Automotive News: More than a year after a Pentagon ruling on the MLA made financing guaranteed asset protection to service members unviable, military members, car …
- Cadillac CT5 reveal on social media bucks the SUV trend – Freep: To prove it, the General Motors luxury brand is bringing two new sedans to … Cadillac revealed the new 2020 CT5 sport sedan online March 18, 2019. … GM has invested $211 million at the Lansing plant to build the CT5 there. A Cadillac top designer…
- Drop-top Aston Martin Vantage here by end of 2019 – Autocar:
- ‘In the Twitching Subway Light, a Band Swung Into Our Car’ – New York Times: A dance on the No. 1, a delicious snack on York Avenue and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
- Japan’s exports slump again on weak external demand, puts BOJ on notice – Reuters: Japan’s exports fell for a third month in February in a sign of … In February, Japanese auto exports to the United States rose just 0.5 …
- Farmers not plowing ahead with self-driving tractors – Detroitnews: Not all farmers are ready to give up control of their tractors even though fully autonomous technology has arrived. There’s still work to be done …
- Tlaib bill would prohibit use of credit scores to set car insurance rates – Detroitnews: “If you have a low credit score, you’re low-income, if you’re financially burdened, does that make you less of a safe driver? No,” Tlaib said.
- Lotus to introduce brand new car in 2020 – Autocar:
- Trump Again Criticizes GM’s Plant Closure on Twitter – WSJ: President Trump targeted General Motors for a second straight day on Sunday, criticizing Chief Executive Mary Barra in a tweet for the recent closure of an Ohio …
- The Latest: Trump talks to GM CEO about Ohio plant closure – Washington Post: The Latest on President Donald Trump’s efforts to get General Motors to reopen its Lordstown, Ohio plant (all times local):. 8:30 p.m..