- Outspoken Tesla chief Elon Musk faces $1 billion trial, test of temperament – Reuters: Elon Musk is expected to defend a $2.2 billion deal in court next week criticized by shareholders as benefiting Musk at the expense of Tesla Inc , and the outcome may depend as much on the chief executive’s temperament as on the facts of the case.
- Lamborghini closes Italian factory due to coronavirus – Autocar: Sant’Agata Plant to remain shut until 25 March to help contain Covid-19 Lamborghini has temporar…
- BMW Group increases profitability and EBIT again in fourth quarter – targets for 2019 achieved – Just-Auto: BMW Group increases profitability and EBIT again in fourth quarter – targets for 2019 achieved
- Toyota to resume normal operations at Guangzhou in China next week – Reuters: Toyota to resume normal operations at Guangzhou in China next week
- Automakers scale back public events due to virus risk – Just-Auto: A Skoda event scheduled for Crete was moved at the last minute to the Czech Republic and then cancelled completely when that country abruptly …
- Tesla’s Musk is mum about coronavirus impact, except to say panic is ‘dumb’ – LATimes: Keep extrapolating & virus will exceed mass of known universe! – Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 8, 2020. The company’s stock price has dived with …
- Peugeot GTi sub-brand will live on, hot 208 likely – Autocar: Peugeot GTi sub-brand will live on, hot 208 likely
- LEVC VN5: name confirmed for taxi-based range-extender delivery van – Autocar: LEVC VN5: name confirmed for taxi-based range-extender delivery van
- Toyota develops new paint atomizer | Automotive Industry News – Just-Auto: Toyota develops new paint atomizer | Automotive Industry News
- New Hyundai i20 N: 2021 hot hatch seen with production body – Autocar: New Hyundai i20 N: 2021 hot hatch seen with production body
- Volvo XC40 Recharge: prices revealed for electric SUV – Autocar: Recent Budget change means new EV version of popular compact SUV won’t qualify for the UK plug-in…
- Auto industry 1, Coronavirus 0: Honda restarts production in Wuhan – Freep: Honda production “resumed with limited volume after a long suspension and may take time to recover to full” output, a spokesman said. The production …
- VW Sticks to E-Car Shift Despite Oil Price Slump – Bloomberg: VW Sticks to E-Car Shift Despite Oil Price Slump
- Buffett-backed Chinese EV maker BYD says making 5 million masks daily to fight virus – Reuters: Buffett-backed Chinese EV maker BYD says making 5 million masks daily to fight virus
- Chinese Electric Car Maker Says It’s World’s Biggest Mask Maker – Bloomberg: BYD Co., the Chinese electric-carmaker backed by Warren Buffett, said it is now the world’s biggest face-mask maker after starting …
- Tata Motors At Lowest In A Decade As Virus Stalls JLR’s Nascent Recovery – Bloomberg: Tata Motors At Lowest In A Decade As Virus Stalls JLR”s Nascent Recovery
- Tesla Alone Can’t Fulfill China’s Electric Car Dreams – Bloomberg: Tesla Alone Can”t Fulfill China”s Electric Car Dreams
- Fiat Lets Office Workers Go Remote But Keeps Factories Running – Bloomberg: Fiat Lets Office Workers Go Remote But Keeps Factories Running
- VW’s Lamborghini Shuts Italian Factory Amid Coronavirus Outbreak – Bloomberg: VW”s Lamborghini Shuts Italian Factory Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
- Holden dealers unite to negotiate better compensation deal from GM – Autocar: Holden dealers in Australia have appointed law firm HWL Ebsworth and forensic accountants KPMG to n…
- Ford takes aim at Jeep with new Bronco SUVs – Reuters: Ford takes aim at Jeep with new Bronco SUVs
- Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant will remain open – Reuters: Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant will remain open
- UAW confirms first-known coronavirus case of Fiat Chrysler auto plant worker – CNBC: The first-known employee of a Detroit automaker to be diagnosed with the coronavirus in the U.S. is a worker at a Fiat Chrysler plant in Indiana, company and union officials confirmed Thursday.