- New Volkswagen ID 4 electric SUV production begins – Autocar: Volkswagen ID 4 First examples of second model in ID line-up roll off production lines
- VW Chairman Poetsch Settles Another Market-Manipulation Case – Bloomberg: VW Chairman Poetsch Settles Another Market-Manipulation Case
- Toyota snubs electric vehicle trend with plug-in hybrid 2021 RAV4 Prime, but will it work? – Freep: As automakers like GM and VW switch to all-electric vehicles, Toyota’s best-selling RAV4 swims against the current with a plug-in hybrid
- Indian car maker in pact with premier management institute to incubate start-ups in mobility space – Xinhuanet: India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki announced its partnership with India premier management institute
- Chinese EV maker Nio launches battery leasing service, eyes global market – Reuters: Chinese electric vehicle (EV) … more customers of gasoline cars will consider electric vehicles,” Nio’s chief …
- GM sets out electrification push for China – Just-Auto: General Motors has set out its technology rollout plan for electrification, intelligent driving and connectivity in China and said that over 40% of new product launches in China will be electrified over the next five years.
- Subaru taps Xilinx for key chip in driver-assistance system – Reuters: Subaru taps Xilinx for key chip in driver-assistance system
- Uber and Lyft may shut down this week in California. What you should know – LATimes: Uber and Lyft have been tight-lipped about what the future will look like if or when they are forced to comply with AB 5.
- New 2020 Volkswagen Golf R estate spotted for the first time – Autocar: Estate version of flagship hot hatch will send 329bhp to all four wheels and gain a new torque ve…
- China cautious on hitting back at US companies after Huawei sanctions – FT: “If they go after General Motors, it would likely hurt [its Chinese partner] SAIC Motor too,” said Tu Le, founder of consultancy Sino Auto Insights.
- Tesla in clash of titans with China’s Pinduoduo over discounted sales – Nikkei:
- California Resists Delay for Uber-Lyft Driver Pay Mandate – Bloomberg: Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., A160706, California Court of Appeals (San Francisco).
