- Volkswagen welcomes German government’s scheme to support low-emission cars – Reuters: Volkswagen welcomes German government’s scheme to support low-emission cars
- Panasonic, Equinor, Hydro consider battery production in Norway – Reuters: The potential business could supply cylindrical batteries to Tesla Inc’s new electric-car plant in Germany, a Panasonic spokeswoman said.
- US judge dismisses part of diesel criminal case against Fiat Chrysler engineer – Reuters: Emanuele Palma was charged in September 2019 with making and causing Fiat Chrysler to make misstatements to U.S. regulators about diesel engines
- GM ups effort to safeguard parts supplied for its full-size pickup, SUV plants – Freep: GM ups effort to safeguard parts supplied for its full-size pickup, SUV plants
- Could battery tech save British car industry from decline? – Just-Auto: As the UK government prepares to bring forward a complete ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030, former CEO of Aston Martin, Andy Palmer said “investment in pioneering battery technology could offer the key to saving Britain’s car industry from decline”.
- GM will announce boosted spending plans for EVs on Thursday: sources – Reuters:
- Exclusive: GM warns labor unrest making South Korea untenable – Reuters:
- Scania puts EUR15.5m into Sweden battery lab facility – Just-Auto: Scania is investing EUR15.5m (US$18.4m) in a new battery laboratory at its research and development facilities in Södertälje, Sweden.
- Tesla supplier Panasonic to make big battery bet in Europe – FT:
- Electric-SUV Maker Nio to Add Sedans as Tesla Rivalry Heats Up – Bloomberg: The Shanghai-based manufacturer has said it plans to launch one vehicle each year.
- Nissan’s UK business tough to sustain without Brexit trade deal – COO Gupta – Reuters:
- New 2022 Honda Civic prototype revealed in saloon form – Autocar: The 11th generation Civic will go on sale next year
- More details confirmed for Audi e-tron GT supercar eater – Autocar:
- Nio Loss Narrows After Electric-Car Demand in China Picks Up – Bloomberg:
- Utilities, Tesla, Uber create US lobbying group for electric vehicle industry – Reuters:
- Lordstown Motors is in a race to bring shuttered GM plant ‘back to life,’ CEO says – CNBC: “We’re in a race to bring this back to life and, you know, come out with the first electric pickup truck in the United States,” CEO Steve Burns said on CNBC.
- Hyundai faces lawsuit over EV fires as GM launches recall – Reuters:
- Factbox: Battery fires put automakers in hot seat over EVs – Reuters:
- Hyundai faces lawsuit over EV fires as GM launches recall – Reuters: Hyundai Motor Co 005380.KS is being sued over a string of battery fires in its electric vehicles (EVs)
- Tesla Has a New Public Competitor in Power Storage – Barrons:
- Former UAW exec and GM board member sentenced to 30 months in prison for taking kickbacks – Reuters: