Note: due to travels to areas with patchy connectivity, there may only be spurious news, or news at odd times, or no news at all until order is restored after February 28, 2020.
- China car sales tumble by 92% as coronavirus takes toll on industry – Guardian: Earlier this week, Ralf Speth, the chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover, said the company had been forced to fly parts in suitcases from China to the …
- Nissan, Honda delay restart of some China plants due to coronavirus – Reuters: Japanese automakers delayed on Friday the restart of plants in China near the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak, complying with authorities’ directives, but raising the risk of further supply disruptions that could hit global car production.
- RPT-China’s Geely starts online auto sales as virus epidemic keeps buyers at home – Reuters: RPT-China’s Geely starts online auto sales as virus epidemic keeps buyers at home
- VW Owners Look to Disqualify Judge in Diesel-Cheating Suit for ‘Favoritism’ – Bloomberg: VW Owners Look to Disqualify Judge in Diesel-Cheating Suit for ‘Favoritism”
- Tesla gets court approval to clear forest for German Gigafactory – Reuters: Tesla Inc got approval from a German court on Thursday to continue to cut down forest near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, in a defeat for local environmental activists.
- Daimler warns of “significant adverse effects” of virus outbreak – Reuters: German luxury carmaker Daimler on Friday warned of risks for the economy and its own business from the outbreak of coronavirus that is spreading in China and around the world.
- Chung Mong-koo to step down from Hyundai Motor – Just-Auto: Chung Mong-koo to step down from Hyundai Motor
- Volvo Buses launches all-new double-decker for express operations – Just-Auto: Volvo Buses launches all-new double-decker for express operations
- Refreshed Volvo S90 and V90 gain mild hybrid powertrains – Autocar: Refreshed Volvo S90 and V90 gain mild hybrid powertrains
- Toyota plans partial output resumption at all four China plants – Reuters: Toyota plans partial output resumption at all four China plants
- UK factory output hits 10-month high – business live – Guardian: … of February and 92% down across the first half of the month – come days after Jaguar Land Rover revealed it is currently making no sales in China.
- Honda delays plans to restart operations at Wuhan plant to March 11 – Reuters: Honda delays plans to restart operations at Wuhan plant to March 11
- Easy rider: compare which rideshare app offers passengers and drivers the best deal – Guardian: Didi is one of four major players in the Australian ride hailing market, alongside American giant Uber, Indian-based Ola and Estonian company Bolt, …
- General Motors launches new electric vehicle in China – Xinhua | English.news.cn – Xinhuanet: General Motors launches new electric vehicle in China
- Lucid Motors Can Coexist with Tesla, Need to Raise More Funding: CEO Rawlinson – Bloomberg: Lucid Motors Can Coexist with Tesla, Need to Raise More Funding: CEO Rawlinson
- In ‘Whistleblower,’ Susan Fowler reveals the toll of speaking out against Uber – LATimes: Hours after Susan Fowler received her company laptop at Uber, a chat message popped up from her boss. He wasn’t offering her a friendly welcome …