- Ex-Audi CEO facing court over ‘dieselgate’ – Just-Auto: Ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has become the first top VW executive to be put on trial in Germany.
- Volkswagen CEO says will announce important strategic steps this year – Reuters: Volkswagen CEO says will announce important strategic steps this year
- Volvo Parent to Bring Car-Sharing Subscription Service to Europe – Bloomberg: Volvo Parent to Bring Car-Sharing Subscription Service to Europe
- VW reviewing high performance brands – Just-Auto: Volkswagen is reviewing the future of high performance brands Lamborghini, Bugatti and Ducati as part of a broader quest for more economies of scale as it shifts to mass producing electric cars, senior executives have told Reuters.
- Tesla to roll out China-made Model 3 cars with cobalt-free LFP batteries: sources – Reuters: Tesla to roll out China-made Model 3 cars with cobalt-free LFP batteries: sources
- Citroen boss wants to sell quirky Ami two-seater in the UK – Autocar: Electric quadricycle is leased with a £2200 deposit and payments of £17 per month
- Ford cuts price of 2021 Mustang Mach-E: Here’s the breakdown – Freep: It is not typical to cut prices on a new vehicle a company has touted for its strong demand. Ford alerted dealers to lower prices in a memo Tuesday
- FAW Iveco talks on hold – report – Just-Auto:
- Vauxhall boss: “We need to make vehicles with greater appeal” – Autocar: New Mokka kickstarts design overhaul for the brand Vauxhall has given its designers free remit
- Jeep has a legendary reputation, but a growing number of rivals – CNBC: Jeep has a heritage and reputation other automakers would beg, borrow and steal for. Being solely a maker of SUVs and now a pickup truck, it is in a great position for today’s market. But rivals are growing, and Jeep is trying to stay ahead.
- Honda embraces work from home in Japan – Just-Auto: Honda Motor is introducing work from home allowances and rearranging its office spaces in the latest sign that large Japanese companies confronting COVID-19 are making gradual but permanent revisions to their corporate cultures, a media report said.
- Lynk&Co enters Europe with unique membership model for 01 SUV – Autocar: Hybridised Volvo XC40 sibling is available to rent on a single-use or month-by-month basis
- Dongfeng to launch first Voyah upmarket EV in 2021 – Just-Auto: Dongfeng Motor announced at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition it planned to begin production of the first model under its Voyah (Lantu) premium electric vehicle brand in 2021.
- Programming artificial intelligence for object recognition made easy – by the BMW Group – Just-Auto: Programming artificial intelligence for object recognition made easy – by the BMW Group
- Great Wall doubles investment in its Russian plant – Just-Auto: Great Wall Motors this week announced plans to invest CNY3.7bn (US$542m) to upgrade its vehicle production operations in the Russian city of Tula, located 200km (120 miles) south of Moscow.
- VW Group confirms positive financial outlook for 2020 – Autocar: CEO Herbert Diess claims European market hit more severely than others, but market share has incr…
- VW CEO Expects September Delivery Growth to Continue – Bloomberg: VW CEO Expects September Delivery Growth to Continue
- VW’s Scandals Haunt EV Effort Investors Are Eager to Get Behind – Bloomberg: VW”s Scandals Haunt EV Effort Investors Are Eager to Get Behind
- Warren Buffett-backed Chinese car maker announces strong demand for its new luxury electric … – CNBC:
- Seattle approves minimum pay rate for Uber and Lyft drivers – Reuters:
