- VW targets Tesla with long-range EV battery technology – Automotive News
- Automakers push for federal help on cusp of ‘transformative moment’ – The Detroit News
- Ford wants some Tesla buzz as all-electric Mach-E Mustang hits showrooms – CNBC
- Tesla: 1 year free supercharging for Model 3, Y buyers – Business Insider – Businessinsider
- Volkswagen shares gain as CEO gets backing from supervisory board – Reuters
- China’s Baidu considers making its own electric vehicles: Reuters, citing sources – CNBC
- GM spending $76m at two US plants – Just-Auto
- Skoda configures iV plug-in hybrids for UK emergency services – Autocar
- Talks for Ssangyong GB to take over Mitsubishi’s UK arm fail – Autocar
- Tata reports growing sales for Nexon EV – Just-Auto
- Hyundai Motor Group launches HTWO dedicated fuel cell system brand – Just-Auto
- Maruti Suzuki India has discounts up to ?68,000 lined up for the 2020 year ending sale – Businessinsider
- Volkswagen factories in US and Mexico to link up with industrial cloud – Just-Auto
Archives for December 2020
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Dec 15, 2020
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Monday Morning Auto News, Dec 14, 2020
December 14, 2020 By
- Mercedes-Benz: six new EQ electric model launches by 2022 – Autocar
- VW supervisory board to meet Monday to discuss leadership crisis -sources – Reuters
- Volkswagen to cut output at Wolfsburg – Just-Auto
- Germany’s Daimler to produce fully electric compact SUV in Hungary – Reuters
- Mercedes starts global EV production rollout – Automotive News
- Toyota’s Tacoma Pickup Takes On All Comers and Remains on Top – Bloomberg
- 2021 Ford Bronco Sport buyers see unexpected stardom; ‘I just had no idea’ – Freep
- Proton steps up overseas expansion – Just-Auto
- Wall Street Is Obsessed With EV Stocks NIO, XPeng, and Li Auto. Here’s Why. – Barrons
- Mercedes Ala. plant to build 2 EVs as part of global push – Automotive News
- Ford trends report: 2020 brought more stress than ever, but people found ways to adapt – The Detroit News
- Toyota’s faith in cars: ‘There’s margin to be made’ in shrinking segment – Automotive News
- Ban on gasoline-only vehicles could jump-start Japan’s EV bid – Automotive News
- Hyundai fuel cells for rail, auto, air cargo – Automotive News
- Breakingviews – Robots drive Hyundai from humdrum to high tech – Reuters
- Peugeot 2022 Le Mans hypercar to use 670bhp hybrid V6 – Autocar
- Former GM top negotiator Art Schwartz dies of COVID – Freep
- Lamborghini boss wants combustion engine to hang around “as long as possible” – Autocar
- Honda’s UK output to resume on Monday after parts delays – Reuters
Friday Morning Auto News, Dec 11, 2020
December 11, 2020 By
- VW to build EVs at third China plant – Automotive News
- Tesla, GM and Toyota ‘best-placed for 2021 recovery’ – Just-Auto
- Jefferies downgrades Tesla, says it doesn’t believe electric carmaker can dominate auto industry – CNBC
- EV maker Nio joins race for cash with share sale – Automotive News
- Toyota investment plan to boost EV ecosystem in Indonesia – Just-Auto
- 2021 F-150 hybrid rated 25 mpg combined, topping gas-powered pickups – Automotive News
- Chrysler’s great-grandson worries about fate of automaker as merger with Stellantis looms – Freep
- New 2021 Hyundai Tucson priced from £28,495 – Autocar
- Hyundai unveils revised medium term new technology plans – Just-Auto
- Former VW supplier to sue auto-giant for $500 million in damages – Businessinsider
Thursday Morning Auto News, Dec 10, 2020
December 10, 2020 By
- Toyota’s game-changing solid-state battery en route for 2021 debut – Nikkei
- QuantumScape battery cells can charge faster than Tesla, company says – Businessinsider
- Court rejects bid to stop Tesla felling trees for German plant – Reuters
- Millions of Americans will soon have a stake in the success of Elon Musk’s Tesla. They just don’t know it yet. – Washington Post
- VW to build new EV plant in China following JV takeover – Just-Auto
- VW inaugurates R&D centre for e-mobility in China – Just-Auto
- South Korea investigates fatal crash of Tesla Model X – Reuters
- Toyota Bets On a Hydrogen Future With New Fuel-Cell Car – Bloomberg
- Why Ford is exploring making its own electric vehicle battery cells – The Detroit News
- Fireball engulfs SpaceX’s Starship SN8 rocket – video – Guardian
- China’s Great Wall plans new electric, smart vehicle brand – sources – Reuters
- Honda hopes to resume UK car output on Monday after parts shortage – Reuters
- BMW partner Great Wall plans upscale EV brand, report says – Automotive News
- CBI/Ford team on battery research – Just-Auto
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Dec 09, 2020
December 9, 2020 By
- Honda halts UK production due to parts shortage – Reuters
- Toyota targets renewed interest in hydrogen with new Mirai – FT
- VW explores fixed-price sales model for EVs in China – Automotive News
- Volkswagen explores new sales model for electric models in China – Reuters
- Elon Musk Says He Has Moved to Texas – Wall Street Journal
- Maybe Tesla Really Needs All That New Stock Money – Bloomberg
- Tesla Equity Sale Comes at a Good Time for Index-Fund Trackers – Bloomberg
- Volvo to invest $83 million to make e-motors in Sweden – Automotive News
- Hyundai unveils Genesis GV70 midsize SUV – Just-Auto
- Toyota to trial fuel cell delivery trucks in Japan – Just-Auto
- Volvo Cars to invest 700 million SEK in e-motor production at Skovde plant – Reuters
- Toyota unveils new fuel cell car in fresh push on hydrogen technology – Reuters
- GM, Ford and Most Airlines Seen Lagging Paris Climate Target – Bloomberg
- A 2CV for 2020: Driving the Citroen Ami EV on UK roads – Autocar
- Jaguar F-Type Heritage 60 Edition marks 60 years of the E-Type – Autocar
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Dec 08, 2020
December 8, 2020 By
- VW’s Battery Bet Reveals Data Showing Tech Could Top Tesla – Bnnbloomberg
- Tesla launches second $5 billion share sale since September – Reuters
- Ford gets ready to build VW Transporter van in Turkey, helped by $2.6B investment – Automotive News
- Tesla ordered to suspend tree clearance at German factory: Tagesspiegel – Reuters
- Why Tesla faces recruitment problems at its new German factory – Automotive News
- Uber sells ATG self-driving business to Aurora at $4 billion – Reuters
- VW’s Battery Bet Reveals Data Showing Tech Could Top Tesla – Bloomberg
- Ford to Offer Off-Road Edition of Cash-Cow F-150 – Bloomberg
- Ford F-150 Tremor expands off-road capabilities to land between FX4 and Raptor – Freep
- Special program for Costco members shaves cash off a GM vehicle – Freep
Monday Morning Auto News, Dec 07, 2020
December 7, 2020 By
- BMW’s Zipse to lead industry lobby group ACEA – Automotive News
- Toyota and Japan’s mega banks join body to fund hydrogen projects – Nikkei
- Toyota’s first new-generation electric model will be an SUV – Automotive News
- Toyota to reveal new European-focused electric SUV in 2021 – Autocar
- Audi A3 line-up expanded with 242bhp plug-in hybrid option – Autocar
- Mitsubishi: Eclipse Cross PHEV and gasoline options now available in Japan – Just-Auto
- Lexus shows new EV drivetrain – Just-Auto
- Analyst: Ford Bronco supply chain problem points to removable tops – Freep
- New Ford Bronco may have broad appeal with its off-road chops and on-road comfort – CNBC
- Mercedes sets 2039 date for CO2 neutral supply chain – Just-Auto
- Toyota to “preview” battery electric SUV – Just-Auto
- VW completes majority acquisition of JAC-VW – Just-Auto
Friday Morning Auto News, Dec 04, 2020
December 4, 2020 By
- VW warns disrupted chip supplies could impact China’s overall auto production – Reuters
- Toyota prices Mirai fuel cell sedan to win EV buyers – Automotive News
- China’s car production may face disruptions from chip shortage- VW says – Reuters
- Renault/Faurecia Clarion launch repair partnership – Just-Auto
- Aston Martin shareholders approve 125-mln-pound capital injection – Reuters
- Uber asks US CDC to consider ride-hail drivers essential for COVID-19 vaccine distribution – Reuters
- Tesla Stock Closed at a Record. But Is Something Holding It Back? – Barrons
- Germany is buying more electric cars than California. That’s good news for Tesla. – Businessinsider
- Zeng Yuqun, Friend to Tesla’s (TSLA) Elon Musk in China: Bloomberg 50 2020 – Bloomberg
- Tesla bear Chanos reduces size of his short bet – Bloomberg News – Reuters
- Cadillac backtracks from Super Cruise ad claim – Automotive News
- Long-time Tesla bear Jim Chanos reduces his short in the company and says his position has been ‘painful’ – Businessinsider