- Tesla mulls potential factory locations in Germany – Automotive News: Two German states are competing to be the location for a Tesla factory to fulfill electric-car demand in Europe, which is projected to be the world’s second-largest driver of EV growth.
- Tesla to raise prices in China on August 30 as trade war escalates – CNBC: Tesla plans to raise prices in China on Friday and could hike them again in December should Chinese tariffs on U.S.-made cars take effect.
- Profit Drops at China`s Top SUV Maker as Market Gloom Continues – Bloomberg: Great Wall Motor Co., China’s biggest maker of sport utility vehicles, reported a 59% drop in first-half profit after offering discounts and boosting development …
- Tencent launches WeChat for drivers – Reuters: Tencent Holdings on Monday unveiled a version of its popular social media app WeChat tailor-made for drivers with state-backed Chinese carmaker China Chang’an Automobile Group, marking a further foray into transportation solutions.
- Chinese city’s taxi toplights to display drivers’ credit level – Xinhuanet: Chinese city’s taxi toplights to display drivers’ credit level … have rolled out measures for tightening management of taxis and ride-hailing services.
- Chinese Driverless Startup Pony.ai Strikes Pact With Toyota – Bloomberg: Chinese Driverless Startup Pony.ai Strikes Pact With Toyota … Toyota aims to become “a mobility company firmly rooted in China” and will accelerate …
- How much the China, US trade war will cost BMW, Daimler and US automakers – Automotive News: … Trump’s trade war with an extra 25 percent tariff on U.S.-made cars in mid-2018, the move cut the number of vehicles exported from America by half.
- Trump Risks Big Fight With US Business Over Quit China Order – Bloomberg: Apple designs and sells most of its products in the U.S., but imports them from … China is Tesla’s biggest market after the U.S. and the world leader in …
- BMW, Mercedes, Ford are most at risk from new China tariffs – Automotive News: With no signs of the Trump administration’s trade war with China ending soon, experts say automakers need to be prepared for volatility and added costs.
- German business morale falls as ‘export boomerang’ hits – Reuters: German business sentiment deteriorated more than … a broader shift away from combustion engines toward electric cars.
- Infiniti gets new design chief in latest upheaval at brand – Automotive News: The Japanese stylist responsible for Infiniti’s QX Inspiration and Prototype 10 concept vehicles, Taisuke Nakamura, will be the premium brand’s new global …
- Tesla to raise prices in China on Aug. 30, may increase again in Decemb – Reuters: U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc will raise prices in China on Friday, earlier than planned, and is considering increasing prices again in December should Chinese tariffs on U.S.-made cars take effect, people familiar with the matter said.
- Great Wall Motors exports secondhand vehicles – Xinhuanet: China’s largest SUV and pickup maker Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. said that its first batch of secondhand vehicles departed …
- Smart China Expo kicks off in Chongqing – Xinhuanet: International competitions, including self-driving vehicle challenge, international drone racing competition, big data open innovation application …
- Australian gov’t to spend 10 million USD on fast chargers for electric vehicles – Xinhuanet: The chargers will be capable of adding 100 km of range to an electric vehicle (EV) within 15 minutes. Taylor told Nine Entertainment newspapers that …
- Franklin Park, Northlake police: Driver left car running at gas station, woman hopped in, drove it away – Chicago Tribune: Police said the owner left the door of the car unlocked and running with keys in the ignition to go into the gas station when Tyszko got in and pulled …
- Should Toyota make the Supra more powerful or give it a manual? – Autocar: Toyota’s new Supra has been praised and criticised in roughly equal measure since its official debut earlier this year. But Toyota has promised more …
- Construction on FCA Mack plant races to stay on timeline – The Detroit News: Although some major projects in Detroit are facing delays, industry experts say Fiat Chrysler Automobiles should be able to meet its …
- Volvo tweaks subscription service, adding crossovers, vehicles on lot – Automotive News: The revamped Care by Volvo program has shortened the time it takes dealers to qualify, approve and get subscription customers into vehicles.
- Teaming with Autoliv, Honda sees promise in next-gen airbag – Automotive News: A “next generation” passenger-side airbag – created by Honda and Swedish supplier Autoliv – is intended to lower the probability of injury by securing the …
- Ford Explorer launch required major revamp of aging Chicago plant – Automotive News: More than 11,000 workers transformed the Chicago Assembly Plant in just 30 days in preparation for the redesigned Explorer.
- Honda doubles down on CPO sales strategy – Automotive News: Honda and Acura are rebranding their certified pre-owned sales strategy, creating a second tier of certification at Honda and extending the warranty coverage period at Acura.
- For automakers, EV battery life is a business opportunity – Automotive News: Extending the life of EV batteries is not only environmentally beneficial, it’s a new business opportunity for automakers.
- Auto industry scandals born out of fear – Automotive News: The spate of scandals in the auto industry of late underscores the difficulty within large segments of the industry in coping with major change without cheating.
- Nissan’s Infiniti names new design chief as another non-Japanese… – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co’s premium brand Infiniti said it has named Taisuke Nakamura as its new design chief, replacing Karim Habib who resigned from the post.
- Lessons learned from the computer glitch that crashed Nissan – Automotive News: The power went out at Nissan’s Denver data center and the automaker’s North American retail business was stymied for four days. Many are wondering how …
- GM should stick with diesel options – Automotive News: Kudos to General Motors for engineering the most fuel-efficient half-ton … Until electric vehicles gain widespread acceptance, GM should continue to …
- Shares of Japanese automakers, South Korean chipmakers fall on escalating trade fears – CNBC: China said Friday it will be resuming 25% duties on U.S. autos, and a further 5% on auto parts and components.
- Britain trails behind in key technology battle – FT: the term for large lithium-ion battery factories such as the one built by Tesla Motors in the US to power its electric vehicles.
- Audi yanks heartstrings with new Avant ad – Autocar:
- Exclusive: Ride-hailing firm Grab plans major investment in Vietnam – top executive – Reuters: Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab is set to invest “several hundred million dollars” in Vietnam where the company sees its next major growth market, just weeks after it unveiled a $2 billion plan in Indonesia.