- Mitsubishi, NTT to buy 30% stake in digital mapping company HERE – Reuters: Digital mapping company HERE Technologies sold a 30% stake to Mitsubishi Corp and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) , diluting German carmakers’ stake to 54% amid uncertainty about the profit potential from autonomous cars.
- Renault’s Senard: Nissan capital change is ‘last thing on my mind’ – Nikkei:
- Australian watchdog sues Volkswagen unit for lapses while providing loans – Reuters: Australia’s corporate watchdog said on Friday it had begun civil penalty proceedings in court against a unit of Volkswagen AG for allegedly not making appropriate checks while providing consumer loans.
- This SoftBank-Backed Startup Sought to Disrupt the Car Market. Instead, It Became a Poster Child … – Fortune: We’ve come to “liberate” the employees from “prison” of Ford Motor Co., Scott Painter declared to the room. It was July 2019, and Painter was …
- Mercedes downplays 75% AMG range restriction claims – Autocar: Flagship GT63 is one of Mercedes-AMG’s most powerful models Strict CO2 fleet targets could for…
- Chrysler Discounts Are Biggest in a Decade – Bloomberg: Chrysler Discounts Are Biggest in a Decade
- Boeing successfully launches astronaut capsule from Cape Canaveral – Reuters: Boeing Co successfully launched its new astronaut capsule on Friday on an unmanned debut journey to the International Space Station, a milestone test for the U.S. aerospace firm that is vying with SpaceX to revive NASA’s human spaceflight capabilities.
- GM customers rage as automaker struggles with strike-related parts delay – Freep: GM customers lament months of waiting for repairs as GM goes into emergency status and maximum overtime to return its parts business to normal.
- Delivered as promised: Half a million electrified BMW Group vehicles – Just-Auto: Delivered as promised: Half a million electrified BMW Group vehicles
- Hyundai to buy electric vehicle batteries from SK Innovation – report – Reuters: Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) and affiliate Kia Motors (000270.KS) have decided to secure electric vehicle batteries from SK …
- Mahjong, cartoons coming to Tesla car screens in China next year – Reuters: Tesla Inc said on Friday it will offer its Chinese customers more video and gaming content next year, marking the first time the automaker will offer internet-connected games in its vehicles.
- Airbnb Is a Tech Company, But Uber Is a Taxi Company – Bloomberg: Plenty of companies have raised billions of dollars by selling themselves as tech unicorns rather than firms in traditional businesses – for example, …
- FCA to sell Teksid cast iron unit to Brazil’s Tupy for 210 million euros – Reuters: FCA to sell Teksid cast iron unit to Brazil’s Tupy for 210 million euros
- Tesla launches first European V3 Superchargers in London – Autocar: American EV firm”s Park Royal station opens with eight ultra-fast Superchargers Tesla has …
- China’s Great Wall revs up for India as rivals hit the brakes – Reuters: China’s Great Wall revs up for India as rivals hit the brakes
- Can Uber Ever Recover After Its Disappointing IPO? – Bloomberg:
