- Audi to Build Electric Cars Geared to Chinese Buyers From 2024 – Bloomberg: Audi to Build Electric Cars Geared to Chinese Buyers From 2024
- Is Tesla gearing up to buy LG Chem’s battery division? – Just-Auto: South Korea-based LG Chem has recently overtaken China’s CATL and Japan’s Panasonic to become the world’s largest supplier of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs).
- Audi to launch new EV joint venture with China’s FAW Group – Reuters: Audi to launch new EV joint venture with China’s FAW Group
- Honda calls on government to support hybrids, reduce EV focus – Autocar: Honda Europe senior vice president claims EVs are “not a silver bullet”
- Tesla cuts prices of Model S variant in United States, China – Reuters: Tesla cuts prices of Model S variant in United States, China
- Honda appoints Gordon Brothers to sell Swindon factory equipment – Just-Auto: Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, said it had been appointed exclusive asset selling agent of Honda of the UK Manufacturing’s machinery and equipment from its automotive manufacturing plant in Swindon, England.
- Toyota to start Japan FCEV heavy truck trials in spring 2022 – Just-Auto: Beers, parcels and car parts are to be hauled emissions free in a Japanese road test programme for a new hydrogen fuelled heavy duty truck.
- Audi to launch new electric vehicle venture with China’s FAW – Reuters: Audi to launch new electric vehicle venture with China’s FAW
- Appeals court: Ford committed fraud by selling defective Super Duty trucks – Freep: Appeals court: Ford committed fraud by selling defective Super Duty trucks
- Hyundai’s New Singapore Hub May Make Up to 30000 Electric Cars a Year – Bloomberg: Hyundai Motor Group will invest S$400 million ($294 million) in a new innovation center in Singapore
- Seat starts work on Spain battery laboratory – Just-Auto: Seat has started work on the future EUR7m (US$8.3m) Test Centre Energy (TCE), the new automotive battery lab that will be located at the manufacturer’s plant in Martorell.
- Hyundai begins building electric vehicle hub in Singapore – Reuters: Hyundai begins building electric vehicle hub in Singapore
- The new Porsche Targa: is this the greatest 911 yet? – FT: So Porsche launched its “safety cabriolet” in the form of a 911 with a removable roof panel supported at the rear by a sturdy rollover hoop.
- Audi meets Mexican officials after plant dispute, says it is open to audit – Reuters: Audi meets Mexican officials after plant dispute, says it is open to audit
- New 2020 Seat Leon: pricing for plug-in hybrid announced – Autocar: Seat reveals prices and specs of Leon e-Hybrid and mild-hybrid e-TSI model