- From the hutong to high politics: a Beijing driver`s journey – FT: Over 24 years at the FT, Liu Chaowei has enjoyed a front-seat view of changing China.
- Tesla races to boost service in Germany – Automotive News: Subpar service could be a barrier to Tesla making a bigger impact in Germany, where exacting owners value painstaking vehicle care. Tesla is poised to double the number of service centers in the country to 17.
- Trump intervention triggered EPA’s surprise biofuel waiver decision – Reuters: A phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump last week ended a nearly two-month-long review of the nation’s biofuels program, three sources familiar with the matter said, with the White House siding in favor of oil refiners over corn growers.
- Aston Martin Should Install Some James Bond Armor – Washington Post: The company behind Aston Martin should take the plunge and raise some equity while it can. Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc doesn’t need …
- 2020 Ram 1500 to charge almost $5K for heavy-towing, fuel-saving diesel – Freep: 2020 Ram pickup’s new diesel generates loads of power, class-leading towing capacity, and piles of cash.
- FCA announces pricing for 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel – Freep: FCA says the engine “leads the half-ton pickup truck segment in torque with 480 lb.-ft. and diesel towing capability of 12,560 pounds.”
- Ram prices 2020 EcoDiesel truck from $38,585 – Automotive News: The third-generation EcoDiesel engine, available for the first time across all Ram trims for 2020 , including the off-road Rebel, produces 480 pound-feet of torque, a 14 percent increase from the previous engine. Horsepower increases 8 percent to 260 hp.
- We know where we’re going: London’s women black cab drivers – FT: Like Britain’s wider identity, the black taxi is in a time of flux – under threat from ride-hailing apps, change abounds. On a recent Tuesday morning on …
- Volkswagen debuts T-Roc convertible – Autocar: NZ Autocar
- Tesla (TSLA) Breakdowns Lead to Rivals at BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar – Bloomberg: Stefan Moeller began this year with an ambitious target: to make his car-rental company Nextmove the biggest Tesla Inc. customer in Germany by adding 100 …
- Car nut has been to every Woodward Dream Cruise except first – The Detroit News: Top Hat John Jendza is well known at the Dream Cruise, as he should be given the fact he has attended the event every year except one