- Subaru to idle two Japan plants in July due to chip shortage – Automotive News
- Lordstown Motors Executives Sold Stock Ahead of Reporting Results and Before Troubles Came to … – Wall Street Journal
- By ‘land, sea and air,’ GM plans to expand fuel-cell business beyond EVs – CNBC
- Porsche to decide soon on Bugatti future – CEO – Reuters
- Volvo Car partners with Northvolt to make batteries, start gigafactory – Reuters
- New 2022 Mercedes – AMG SL drops disguise as reveal nears – Autocar
- Biden’s top tax rate on capital gains, dividends would be among highest in developed world – CNBC
- Ethereum cofounder Charles Hoskinson hopes Elon Musk’s call to upgrade dogecoin will give it more real-world use and prevent a collapse in value – Businessinsider
Archives for June 2021
Monday Morning Auto News, Jun 21, 2021
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Friday Morning Auto News, Jun 18, 2021
June 18, 2021 By
- Subaru to temporarily shut its plant in July due to chip shortage – Reuters
- GM eyeing ‘viable’ markets for fuel cells: locomotive and aerospace – The Detroit News
- U.S. safety agency probes 10 Tesla crash deaths since 2016 – Reuters
- Why the CEO of a BMW- and Ford-backed battery startup thinks his $1.2 billion SPAC deal will help revolutionize EVs – Businessinsider
- Testing the Tesla Model S Plaid: Milestones, Records, and Other Geeky Factoids – Motortrend
- Joyson finds falsified seat belt test data at former Takata plants – Automotive News
- Renault agrees deal with unions on remote working – Reuters
- Ferrari, Amazon’s AWS enter agreement on data – Reuters
Thursday Morning Auto News, Jun 17, 2021
June 17, 2021 By
- Lordstown Motors says it has no binding purchase orders from customers – Reuters
- VW readies ‘massive’ realignment to U.S. plans on Biden’s EV shift – Automotive News
- Musk-Touted CureVac Loses 50% of Value After Vaccine Setback – Bloomberg
- Japan’s Mazda aims to launch 13 electrified car models by 2025 – Reuters
- Ford to pay $495 mln to Brazilian state of Bahia -report – Reuters
- Rolls-Royce outlines plans for net zero emissions by 2050 – Reuters
- Mazda aims to launch 13 electrified vehicles by 2025 – Automotive News
- Chip shortage prompts Volvo Cars to halt Belgian output for a week – Reuters
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Jun 16, 2021
June 16, 2021 By
- SpaceX threatened with arrests as local authorities in Texas warn it may have committed a crime – Businessinsider
- New 2022 Polestar 3 will be US-built electric performance SUV – Autocar
- Lincoln to introduce four new battery-electric vehicles starting next year – The Detroit News
- Ford’s luxury Lincoln brand aims for half of sales to be electric vehicles by 2026 – CNBC
- It’s Too Early to Focus on Electric Cars Only, Toyota Says – Bloomberg
- Elon Musk is now a homeless billionaire – Thetimes
- Only Volkswagen, Volvo doing enough to electrify in Europe – study – Reuters
- Lordstown Motors Claims 18 Months of “Confirmed” Truck Orders – Detroit Bureau
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Jun 15, 2021
June 15, 2021 By
- A ProPublica journalist explains how Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and other billionaires avoid taxes in a … – Businessinsider
- Ford starts shipping Bronco SUVs from Michigan assembly plant – Reuters
- Opel will miss Munich show in blow to organizers – Automotive News
- VW CEO Chides G-7 Leaders for Failing to Set Coal Phase-Out Date – Bloomberg
- Toyota Shares Top 10,000 Yen for First Time, Extending Highs – Bloomberg
- Lexus IS300 Limited – limited appeal? – Autocar
- BMW -Backed Solid Power Seals SPAC Deal at $1.2 Billion Valuation – Bloomberg
- Saddle up: Michigan Assembly Plant resumes Ford Bronco production after 25 years – The Detroit News
- Lancia gets design lift from longtime PSA executive – Automotive News
Monday Morning Auto News, Jun 14, 2021
June 14, 2021 By
- Goldman double downgrades Ferrari to sell on likely costly transition to the electric vehicle era – CNBC
- Elon Musk Says He’s Putting Last Remaining House on the Market – Bloomberg
- Americans Plead Guilty in Japan to Aiding Carlos Ghosn’s Escape – New York Times
- Electric-truck maker Lordstown Motors says CEO, CFO resign – Reuters
- New NX – the first Lexus plug-in hybrid – Just-Auto
- Elon Musk says Tesla will accept Bitcoin payments again once miners use 50% clean energy – Businessinsider
- New 2021 Range Rover: long-wheelbase prototype spotted – Autocar
- Scania publishes life cycle assessment of battery electric vehicles – Businessinsider
Friday Morning Auto News, Jun 11, 2021
June 11, 2021 By
- In 1953 a scientist predicted a man titled ‘Elon’ would lead humans to Mars and crown himself … – Businessinsider
- German environmental groups file objection against Tesla gigafactory permit – Reuters
- Apple boosts its ‘Project Titan’ electric car plan by hiring the cofounder of EV startup Canoo, who … – Businessinsider
- VW, Daimler and partners to work on ‘sustainable lithium mining’ – Just-Auto
- Toyota will aim to make its factories carbon neutral by 2035, says exec – Reuters
- VW sees ‘triple-digit-millions’ in sales as it rolls out over-the-air upgrades – Automotive News
- Why Elon Musk Has a Lower Tax Rate Than You – New York Times
- Volkswagen, Ford to exit auto finance business in India – Reuters
- Uber said it would help pay drivers’ healthcare – then withdrew the offer 2 weeks later, calling it a ‘mistake’ – Businessinsider
- Saudi Arabia Takes Bullish Oil Message Straight to Wall Street – Bloomberg
Thursday Morning Auto News, Jun 10, 2021
June 10, 2021 By
- German car authority KBA starts probe against Porsche for false fuel consumption data – Reuters
- Volkswagen Project Trinity: interior is key focus for 2026 EV flagship – Autocar
- Peugeot Is Latest Auto Maker Charged in French Emissions-Fraud Probe – Wall Street Journal
- Tesla’s Splashy Event May Underwhelm as Battery Questions Loom – Bloomberg
- Elon Musk said he’d sell all his houses to fund colonizing Mars — but he’s kept one in California … – Businessinsider
- Stellantis joins VW, Renault facing French charges over diesels – Automotive News
- Peak Internal Combustion Engine May Already Be Years Behind Us – Bloomberg
- Self-driving Ford Mondeos roll out in Birmingham for government-backed project – Autocar
- Bugatti increases Chiron performance with $3.9M Super Sport version – Automotive News