- Nissan to offer partial driving automation standard on new cars – Nikkei
- Tesla owner says he butt-dialed a $4,280 Autopilot upgrade — and is still waiting on a refund – CNBC: For Tesla customers, accidental “butt-dial” purchases have been at least an occasional problem since January 2020.
- Mercedes-Benz CEO denies Aston Martin buyout rumours – Autocar: Mercedes and Aston Martin have been technical partners since 2013 Stuttgart is not planning to…
- New VW ID.3 model equipped with Continental technologies – Just-Auto
- BMW On Track to Meet 2020 Financial Targets, CFO Peter Says – Bloomberg
- BMW says Brexit could cost auto industry 10-11 billion euros – Reuters
- First ride: 2021 Audi E-tron GT prototype – Autocar
- Tesla aims to produce 500000 cars, or 72 per cent of stated capacity – FT
- British Gas, Lotus Cars agree green energy supply deal – Reuters: British Gas, Lotus Cars agree green energy supply deal
- Nikola races to convince investors of value before share lock-up ends – FT
- Vatican used charity funds to buy Hertz credit derivatives – FT: The Vatican invested some donations for the poor and needy in derivatives that bet on the creditworthiness of Hertz
- New Audi RS 6 ‘flippers’ trying sell cars for huge mark-up – Autocar: The 2020 Audi RS 6 Avant has been a global performance phenomenon for a few reasons.
- Musk says Tesla to use new batteries, tech at Berlin factory; flags production risk – Reuters
- Supreme Court struggles over broad jurisdictional rule in Ford crash cases – Reuters: During oral arguments Wednesday in a pair of product liability … after they were injured in crashes involving second-hand Ford vehicles.
- Ex-Tesla exec Straubel aims to build world’s top battery recycler – Reuters
- Italian motorcycle maker Ducati says rising sales in China helped boost record sales in 3rd quarter – Xinhuanet: The company is owned by Italian sports car maker Lamborghini, which is owned by German carmaker Audi, which is part of Volkswagen
- Lexus ceases UK imports of CT, IS and RC – Autocar: Lexus has stopped importing new versions of its IS saloon, RC coupé and CT hatchback as the models are withdrawn from the UK market, with no direct replacements planned.
- Jeep Grand Wagoneer: 2021 SUV seen in near-production form – Autocar: Disguised prototypes reveal visual changes from the original concept