- Once hacked, twice shy: How auto supplier Harman learned to fight cyber carjackers – Reuters: When researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee in 2015, slowing it to a crawl in the middle of a U.S. highway, the portal the hackers used was an …
- Why some UAW workers think electric truck will save GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant – Freep: That extension, numerous informed rumors and talk of an electric pickup … in downtown Detroit could have a second act as an electric truck plant.
- GM strike rumbles on; talks continue – Just-Auto: Reports in the US point to some progress in talks between General Motors and the UAW, as GM’s first strike in twelve years continued this week.
- Uber’s London License is Running Out Next Week. Investors Shouldn’t Worry. – Barrons: Uber Technologies has no lack of headaches. It laid off 8% of its staff last week, and a recent California law is pushing the gig company to treat its …
- Skoda expects 15,000 annual sales for Superb plug-in hybrid – Automotive News: Skoda says the production start of the Superb plug-in hybrid, its first electrified car, is a milestone as important to the automaker as its founding or its purchase by …
- GM and Ford Trucks Are a Great Business. Why Their Stocks Don’t Reflect It. – Barrons: No one wants to buy auto stocks these days. That reluctance could cause investors to overlook one of the most-profitable niches in the global car market: U.S. …
- GM Korea union restarts strike action after wage talks fail – Just-Auto: Now General Motors is dealing with strike action in South Korea as well as in the US.
- Oracle’s Larry Ellison on Uber, Tesla, Autonomous Driving, and More – Barrons: No one has more to say about almost everything than Oracle (ORCL) founder Larry Ellison. And this was Larry Week in San Francisco, as thousands …
- Uber and Lyft Drivers Gain Labor Clout, With Help From an App – New York Times: “From the beginning, they’ve been the voice of ride-share drivers not just in California but nationwide,” Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, the bill’s …
- FAW readies electric SUV offering Level 4 autonomous driving – Automotive News: FAW Group plans to launch a full-electric SUV capable of Level 4 autonomous driving next year in China as part of efforts to grow its Hongqi luxury brand.
- PSA, Renault labor talks could be complicated by CO2 goals – Automotive News: The two automakers are seeking to renew three-year, nationwide pacts covering wages and other working conditions that may be overshadowed by union fears …
- GM Strikes Now Have A Rap Song – Bloomberg: GmacCash used to work in the car industry. His new rap song supports @UAW workers striking at General Motors #GMStrike (Source: TicToc) …
- Bugatti building mini replica of its 1935 GP racer – Autocar: Bugatti and The Little Car Company have partnered to build the coolest Christmas present ever, an electric three-quarter scale version of the 1924 …
