- Exclusive: Nissan to pull out of venture fund with Renault in cost-cutting drive, sources say – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co is likely to pull out from a venture capital fund it runs with alliance partners Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors, as part of the Japanese automaker’s drive to cut costs and conserve cash, two sources said.
- U.S. jury awards $100,000 in punitive damages to drivers of four Volkswagen vehicles – Reuters: A U.S. jury in California on Monday awarded the drivers of four Volkswagen AG vehicles a total of $100,000 as punitive damages for being sold diesel vehicles that emitted excess pollution, although the amount awarded was a fraction of what was sought.
- Elon Musk worries SpaceX won’t get to Mars before he dies – LATimes: An exhausted-looking Elon Musk said Monday he’s unsure his rocket company SpaceX will accomplish its foundational mission — getting to Mars …
- PSA switches Ellesmere Port plant to four-day week – Autocar: Troubled Vauxhall factory will move to a four-day week later this month in response to reduced …
- New Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport images leak on forum – Autocar: Images of what appears to be reborn 4×4 icon and its soft-roader sibling are posted online …
- Fiat Chrysler: Italian factories still operating despite restrictions – Autocar: . US-Italian car giant says it…
- Elon Musk says Tesla has now produced 1 million electric vehicles – CNBC: Musk’s announcement comes at a time when several large automakers are making moves into the electric vehicle sector. Last week, the BMW Group …
- Peugeot’s Vauxhall UK car factory cut to four-day week – Reuters: Peugeot’s Vauxhall UK car factory cut to four-day week
- Uber’s challenge to balance driver safety with customer privacy – Reuters: Margaret Bordelon can still feel the hands of the drunk man who tried to pull her in for a kiss at the end of his Uber ride last September in Lafayette, Louisiana.
- China urges Tesla to keep products consistent as buyers complain about computers – Reuters: China’s industry ministry said on Tuesday it has urged Tesla Inc to keep its China-made vehicles consistent after some Chinese customers complained the U.S. electric vehicle maker put less advanced computer chips in their cars.
- Tesla plans to expand car parts production capacity in Shanghai – govt document – Reuters: Tesla Inc plans to increase its production capacity for certain car parts at its $2 billion factory in China, according to a government document seen by Reuters, as it pushes to localise its supply chain in the world’s biggest auto market.
- Ford announces all-new electric Transit – Autocar: Ford announces all-new electric Transit NZ
- Elon Musk says college is ‘for fun’ and not for learning, echoing PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel – CNBC: At the Satellite 2020 conference on Monday, Elon Musk told the audience that “you don’t need college to learn stuff.”
- Ford warns against WiFi interference in talking cars – Axios: Ford warns against WiFi interference in talking cars Axios
