- Intel’s Mobileye plans self-driving shuttles in 2024 – Automotive News
- Tesla’s Musk donated 5044000 shares to charity – Reuters
- Tesla May Be ‘Losing Faith’ in How Soon Self-Driving Will Arrive – Bloomberg
- New Polestar 5: supercar handling for UK-engineered EV – Autocar
- Toyota Supplier Denso Joins TSMC in Building New Chip Factory in Japan – Bloomberg
- Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer estate priced from £25,005 – Autocar
- Key supplier Marelli is in talks with lenders on debt reorganization, report says – Automotive News
- Shin-Etsu to invest $694m to boost silicone output for EVs – Nikkei
- Space Debris Heading for Moon Isn’t Elon Musk’s, It’s Chinese, Astronomer Says – Bloomberg
- 2022 Skoda Fabia gains sporty Monte Carlo model – Autocar
Archives for February 2022
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Feb 15, 2022: Tesla “Losing Faith” in How Soon Self-Driving Will Arrive; more
February 15, 2022 By
Monday Morning Auto News, Feb 14, 2022: Intel’s Mobileye to launch self-driving shuttles in U.S. ; more
February 14, 2022 By
- Intel’s Mobileye to launch self-driving shuttles in U.S. in 2024 – Reuters
- Tesla sold 59845 China-made vehicles in January – Reuters
- Rolls-Royce Says Electric Plane Could Be Ready in Three Years – Bloomberg
- NPR station accidentally ruins Mazda radios – Automotive News
- Rivian gets major investment from billionaire George Soros – Automotive News
- Polestar’s debut Super Bowl ad attacks Elon Musk, but 1 big disadvantage puts the Chinese EV brand far behind Tesla – Fortune
- Toyota will cut March output but still targets record production to recover from chip hit – Automotive News
- New Lexus EV supercar: LFA successor to launch by 2030 – Autocar
- ADQ, STV invest in Mideast Uber-like service for trucks – Reuters
- S.Korean government to create a fund to cope with supply chain challenges – Reuters
- Ambani’s Jio Plans Satellite Broadband Rivaling SpaceX, OneWeb – Bloomberg
- How Genesis hopes to take on Lexus – Autocar
- Hold That Tesla! Inflation Will Be Made of Aluminum – Bloomberg
- Canadian bridge protest unmasks another supply chain vulnerability – Automotive News
- Platforms like GM’s CarBravo could affect volume from auctions – Automotive News
- Ford EV manager is on the prowl for complainers – Automotive News
- Will feds frustrate Elon Musk’s plan to make Teslas self-driving? – Automotive News
- Tesla vs. BMW was close in 2021 — closer in 2022? – Automotive News
- Alfa Romeo wants to offer more products, reengage with dealers – Automotive News
- Toyota struggles with chip shortage while Nissan advances – Automotive News
- Auto industry targets global export growth – Chinadaily
- New Mercedes-Benz CLE to replace family of two-door models – Autocar
- Watch all the commercials from the 2022 Super Bowl – CNBC
- EV start-up Polestar takes shots at Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Volkswagen in Super Bowl ad – CNBC
Friday Morning Auto News, Feb 11, 2022: Canada truckers stop production at Toyta, GM, Ford – airfreight to the rescue; more
February 11, 2022 By
- Canadian trucker protest forces some companies to use air transport – Reuters
- GM, Toyota, Ford cut production following Canadian trucking protests – Reuters
- Honda joins Toyota, Detroit 3 in production cuts stemming from bridge blockade – Automotive News
- Ford Motor says eyeing India as export base for electric vehicles – Reuters
- Mercedes-Benz CFO sees easing of supply chain woes in H2 – Reuters
- Alfa Romeo aims for big things again, this time as part of Stellantis – Freep
- Ford, Suzuki to get incentives under India’s $3.5 bln scheme for clean fuel vehicles – Reuters
- Mercedes to post bumper earnings after prioritising higher-end models – FT
Thursday Morning Auto News, Feb 10, 2022: Tesla sued over ‘pervasive racism’; Truckers impact car production; more
February 10, 2022 By
- Tesla sued by California over ‘pervasive’ racism at Fremont EV car factory – Fortune
- Ford says Detroit/Windsor bridge disruption impacting Canadian plants – Reuters
- How Uber is planning to impress Wall Street after Q4 profits surge – Automotive News
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 gains bigger battery and new technology – Autocar
- Tesla recall: Can make sounds obscuring pedestrian warnings – The Detroit News
- Lyft slumps after omicron saps ridership, with fallout into 2022 – Automotive News
- Hyundai and Kia Quietly Seize Share as Europe Goes Electric – Bloomberg
- Car sharing and better algorithms – how Uber plans to impress during its investor day – Reuters
- Volvo’s EV startup Polestar is going to the Super Bowl with a ‘no cliché’ approach – Automotive News
- Ford Pushes Boundaries with Bronco Everglades Edition – Detroit Bureau
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Feb 09, 2022: Another Tesla recall, another Tesla lawsuit, 40 SpaceX sats dead; more
February 9, 2022 By
- Tesla recalls 26,681 U.S. vehicles over windshield defrosting software – Reuters
- Tesla says California plans to sue over alleged discrimination, harassment – Reuters
- Tesla Expects California Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination – Bloomberg
- Toyota and Honda upbeat on profits as customers pay more for scarce cars – Reuters
- SpaceX to lose up to 40 Starlink satellites after geomagnetic storm – Guardian
- Toyota’s armour plating takes some ill-timed dents – Reuters
- Xpeng shares jump as much as 11% as EV maker is added to mainland China stock trading link – CNBC
- Elon Musk: Petition for Biden to Mention Tesla ‘Made a Difference’ – Businessinsider
- Tesla Crash Emails Show Elon Musk’s Empathy for Father of Teen Driver Riley – Bloomberg
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Feb 08, 2022: Tesla cuts steering component, braces for race discrimination lawsuit, Musk hits out at media; more
February 8, 2022 By
- Elon Musk hits out at the media’s ‘relentless hatestream’ of bad news in a week of setbacks for Tesla – Fortune
- Tesla cut steering component from some cars to deal with chip shortage – Reuters
- Tesla braces for a possible race discrimination lawsuit from California’s civil rights agency – CNBC
- Tesla owns its service centers — a unique business model that may be reaching its limit – CNBC
- Park outside: Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles due to fire risk – The Detroit News
- New 2022 Alfa Romeo Tonale leaked hours ahead of reveal – Autocar
- Hyundai tries again to crack Japan with electric, high-tech, online strategy – Automotive News
- Ford’s Kansas City plant begins deliveries of all-electric E-Transit cargo van – The Detroit News
- Ford begins shipping 2022 E-Transit vans to customers – Automotive News
- UK one of the most expensive countries to buy a car, study says – Autocar
Tesla suffers terrible hangover as dinosaurs dominate Deutschland’s BEVs
February 7, 2022 By
After pumping every available car into the German market in December, Tesla suffers a terrible new-year-hangover. With only 419 units registered in January, Tesla lands at the bottom of the list. Meanwhile, the legacy automakers Tesla sought to disrupt continue to dominate Germany’s booming BEV market.
Monday Morning Auto News, Feb 07, 2022: Tesla sits on $2bln worth of bitcoin; more
February 7, 2022 By
- Tesla’s bitcoin holdings worth nearly $2 bln – Reuters
- Internet of things innovation among automotive industry companies has dropped off in the last year – Just-Auto
- Volvo launches UK’s first online approved used car sales platform – Autocar
- Subaru’s quarterly profit hit by chip crisis as production, sales fall – Automotive News
- Uber’s Mideast business Careem looking to fill over 200 jobs, LinkedIn post says – Reuters
- New Gordon Murray T33: all 100 examples of V12 supercar sold – Autocar
- Electric Vehicles From Hummer to Rivian to Ford Are Getting Heavier. Why? – Bloomberg
- Bentley’s CEO Adrian Hallmark on the bright future ahead – Autocar