- Toyota suspends all domestic factory operations after suspected cyber attack – Reuters
- Daimler Truck suspends business activities in Russia – Reuters
- Volkswagen temporarily suspends deliveries of cars already in Russia to dealerships, RIA says – Reuters
- Panasonic to begin mass producing new Tesla battery by end-March – Reuters
- Toyota gears up its first EV with safer, longer-lasting battery – Reuters
- Volvo Cars to suspend shipments to Russia – Reuters
- New 2022 BMW 2 Series Coupe priced from £34,980 – Autocar
- Toyota to Halt Japan Plants After Parts Supplier’s System Outage – Bloomberg
Archives for February 2022
Monday Morning Auto News, Feb 28, 2022: Cyber attack makes Toyota halt production; Russian attack makes Western OEMS close shop; more
February 28, 2022 By
Thursday Morning Auto News, Feb 24, 2022: Nothing important, focus on Ukraine
February 24, 2022 By
- Tesla Model Y Wins EV Award but Don’t Forget Ford’s Mustang Mach E – Barrons
- Toyota to partner with EVgo, offer bZ4X buyers one year free charging – Automotive News
- What a Porsche IPO would mean for Germany’s most powerful automobile family – Fortune
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Net Worth Falls Below $200 Billion – Bloomberg
- Ford recalls more than 330,000 Mustangs in U.S. for camera malfunction – Automotive News
- Over 1.7M Hondas probed for unexpected automatic braking – The Detroit News
- EXCLUSIVE Tesla plans new Shanghai plant to more than double China capacity – Reuters
- Mercedes-Benz expects 2 pp headwind from raw materials – Reuters
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Feb 23, 2022: Stellantis workers profit from strong profit; Tesla hit with yet another racism suit; more
February 23, 2022 By
- Stellantis employees to get up to $14,670 in profit sharing – The Detroit News
- Why Tesla’s German Gigafactory needs more water than Berlin has to offer – Fortune
- Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant claims vs. reality – Fortune
- Tesla hit by another lawsuit over racism by ex-worker – Reuters
- Elon Musk is still upset that Biden is ignoring Tesla—but promises he won’t embarrass the president if they meet – Fortune
- Lexus and RCA reveal design concepts for ‘future of luxury mobility’ – Autocar
- Tesla to expand parts production in Shanghai to meet export demand – Reuters
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Feb 22, 2022: German Tesla plant opening hit by legal challenge over water; possible Porsche IPO; more
February 22, 2022 By
- Volkswagen AG in ‘advanced discussions’ about Porsche IPO – Reuters
- Tesla plant opening hit by legal challenge over water – Automotive News
- Ford ponders separating EV arm to unlock Tesla -like value – LATimes
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk accuses SEC of leaking information from federal probe – CNBC
- Tesla postpones German plant expansion, report says – Automotive News
- Bankers Love Porsches. Finally, VW Sees the Logic of an IPO – Bloomberg
- Russia’s top carmaker Avtovaz looks to secure chip supplies amid sanctions threat – Reuters
- A sneak look inside GM’s vision for Cadillac’s self-driving cocoon – Axios
Monday Morning Auto News, Feb 21, 2022: Germans on Musk’s “Autopilot” case; burning batteries hamper ship salvage; more
February 21, 2022 By
- Tesla’s Autopilot feature is reportedly being investigated by German regulators – CNBC
- Burning Electric-Vehicle Batteries Complicate Efforts to Fight Fire on Drifting Ship in Atlantic Ocean – Wall Street Journal
- New 2022 Tesla Model Y: meeting the SUV’s first UK buyers – Autocar
- Elon Musk reportedly dating Australian actress Natasha Bassett – Businessinsider
- Inflation Shows Warren Buffett Was Right About Pricing Power. Just Ask Mercedes – Bloomberg
- Elon Musk’s Tesla will now start accepting Dogecoin as payment at its Supercharging station … – Businessinsider
- Toyota seeks patents for faux stick-shift EV – Automotive News
Friday Morning Auto News, Feb 18, 2022: 4,000 Volkswagen Group vehicles on fire, adrift in the sea; Musk deletes tweet, changes ads; more
February 18, 2022 By
- Container ship carrying Volkswagen vehicles catches fire near Azores – Reuters
- Tesla’s Latest Challenge? Consumer Reports Cut the Brand’s Ranking. – Barrons
- Tesla changes S.Korea ads after antitrust probe faulted batteries – Reuters
- Elon Musk and Tesla accuse SEC of ‘harassment campaign’ – FT
- Elon Musk tweets, then deletes, meme comparing Trudeau to Hitler – Reuters
- Analysis: Tesla software updates allow quick fixes – Reuters
- Renault swings to 2021 profit of almost €1 billion – Just-Auto
- U.S. Approval of Smart Headlights Has a Catch: They Can’t Be Too Bright – New York Times
- Mitsubishi, Petronas to exit Myanmar Yetagun gas project – Reuters
- Tesla accuses the SEC of trying to ‘chill’ Elon Musk’s right to free speech on Twitter – Fortune
Thursday Morning Auto News, Feb 17, 2022: Tesla faces yet another NHTSA probe while Musk tweets Hitler memes; more
February 17, 2022 By
- U.S. investigates 416000 Tesla vehicles over unexpected braking reports – Reuters
- Elon Musk criticizes Justin Trudeau with Hitler comparison – Automotive News
- Volkswagen in talks with Huawei on autonomous driving unit – Reuters
- Italy will support Stellantis battery plant with $420M, minister says – Automotive News
- Ship carrying Porsche and Volkswagen vehicles catches fire – Autocar
- New 2022 Mazda CX-60: 300bhp PHEV spotted ahead of debut – Autocar
- Toyota and Yamaha developing hydrogen-fueled 449bhp V8 – Autocar
- Jeep Grand Cherokee PHEV arrives as brand ditches combustion – Autocar
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Feb 16, 2022: Impending Electric Air Taxi, not by Tesla; More
February 16, 2022 By
- German startup Volocopter aims to have electric air taxis in Singapore in 2024 – Automotive News
- Tesla Front-Runs Another Regulator, This Time in a Race Case – Bloomberg
- Renault-Nissan has become ‘small and fragile,’ Ghosn says – Automotive News
- India Wants Tesla to Buy $500 Million of Local Auto Parts – Bloomberg
- Volkswagen expects chip shortage to ease later in 2022 – Reuters
- Volkswagen works council sees Q1 decision on new Wolfsburg plant – Reuters
- VW Warns of Output Cuts Amid Tensions Over Electric Shift – Bloomberg
- New 2022 Mazda 2 Hybrid goes on sale from £20,300 – Autocar
- Stellantis gets creative on cutting French jobs in EV shift – Automotive News