- Inflation Tesla-style: Elon Musk unveils record price hike for unfinished self-driving software – Fortune
- Tesla Law Department Exits Leave Musk With Thinned Legal Bench – Bloomberglaw
- Hino Motors emission falsification includes small trucks – Reuters
- Toyota unit Hino halts light truck shipments as data scandal widens – Automotive News
- Faraday Future FF91: 1050bhp EV production may finally begin – Autocar
- Volkswagen Lines Up Tariff-Friendly Battery Supplies in Deal With Canada – Bloomberg
- Amazon and Uber among the big winners coming out of earnings season, Goldman Sachs says – CNBC
- BYD, Tesla’s Chinese Rival, Is Coming Into Its Own – Wall Street Journal
- Porsche sets high target for electric Macan sales – Automotive News
- Toyota GR Yaris H2: hydrogen hot hatch shown in action – Autocar
Archives for August 2022
Monday Morning Auto News, Aug 22, 2022: Emissions scandal at Toyota’s Hino widens. Tesla wants $15K for unfinished FSD. More
August 22, 2022 By
Friday Morning Auto News, Aug 19, 2022: usk speaks at right-wing Republican event. NHTSA wants in-car-camera info from Tesla. More.
August 19, 2022 By
- Elon Musk spoke at a Republican event hosted by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy – Fortune
- U.S. seeks information from Tesla on cabin camera in Autopilot probe – Reuters
- Tesla seeks hearing on California regulator Autopilot allegations – Reuters
- Tesla will regain EV tax credit in 2023 — but may not need it – Automotive News
- Porsche tests hydrogen combustion with promising results – Autocar
- GM Stock Gains After Reinstating the Dividend – Barrons
- GM Reinstates Dividend, Share Buybacks After Two-Year Hiatus – Bloomberg
- Geely Said to Weigh Hong Kong IPO for Ride-Hailing Firm Cao Cao – Bloomberg
- Hyundai Mobis to split manufacturing into two subsidiaries – Just-Auto
- Uber’s push into patient transport renews calls for gig economy reform – Guardian
Thursday Morning Auto News, Aug 18, 2022: Chinese factories ordered shut to save power. Tesla asks Chinese government for help. More
August 18, 2022 By
- Chongqing orders factories to shut to save power during heat wave – Nikkei
- Tesla Asks Chinese Government to Help Secure Power to Suppliers – Bloomberg
- Why BMW, Audi face risks in China as political tensions grow – Automotive News
- Musk envisions ties with China partners – Chinadaily
- Tesla denies that legal chief who conducted internal probe has left – Automotive News
- Manchester United, Elon Musk and the bored squillionaires club – Guardian
- Tesla shortens delivery waiting time for Model Y in China to 4-8 weeks – Reuters
- Analysis: Musk’s ‘joke’ ManU tweet unlikely to land him regulator’s red card – Reuters
- Toyota and Foxconn hit as drought leads to record low Yangtze River – FT
- Drought Threatens Tesla, EV Production. Blame It on Climate Change. – Barrons
- New NEV model fuels Geely sales growth – Chinadaily
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Aug 17, 2022: Toyota and CATL run out of power in Sichuan, close plants. More.
August 17, 2022 By
- Toyota and CATL Shut Plants in Sichuan as Power Crisis Worsens – Bloomberg
- Subsidy blow for Elon Musk raises questions over orbital broadband – FT
- BMW reveals quad-motor M EV prototype – Autocar
- China’s Li Pledges to Keep Favorable EV Policies in BYD Visit – Bloomberg
- EXCLUSIVE China’s EVE to supply BMW with large Tesla-like cylindrical batteries in Europ – Reuters
- Want a Deal on Tesla Stock? Become an Employee. – Barrons
- Mercedes and Ferrari’s Edge in the Electric Age: High-End Motors – Bloomberg
- Musk says he was joking about buying Manchester United – Reuters
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Aug 16, 2022: Toyota Chengdu runs out of power, shuts down. NHTSA opens Ford brake hose query. BMW confirms fatal crash, says no self-driving. More.
August 16, 2022 By
- Toyota suspends operations at China plant due to power shortage – Automotive News
- BMW confirms fatal crash, says car wasn’t self-driving – Reuters
- NHTSA Opens Brake Hose Query; Could Result in Recall of 1.7M Ford Vehicles – Detroit Bureau
- Hydrogen fuel cells are not as ‘dumb’ as Elon Musk says. Here’s how they could improve the EV market – Fortune
- Polestar will launch a hot new electric roadster — but not until 2026 – CNBC
- Polestar 6 emerges as a $200,000 rival to Porsche 911 – Automotive News
- New 2026 Polestar 6 confirmed as 874bhp evolution of O2 concept – Autocar
- SAIC Motor’s robotaxi unit raises 1 billion yuan in Series B funding – Reuters
- In Las Vegas, your Lyft driver could soon be a robot – Axios
- Skoda to unveil Vision 7S electric seven-seater concept on 30 August – Autocar
Monday Morning Auto News, Aug 15, 2022: Musk writes op-ed for Chinese censor, promotes his bot to solve population crisis. Weak yen aids Toyota. More.
August 15, 2022 By
- Elon Musk wrote an op-ed for China’s internet regulator, seeking ‘like-minded Chinese partners’ and pitching Tesla Bot as an aid in its population crisis – Fortune
- Now Musk Is Telling China’s Censors About His Vision for the Future – Bloomberg
- Weak Yen Aids Toyota, Other Big Japanese Companies – Wall Street Journal
- Volvo ready to begin multiple EV, hybrid rollouts – Automotive News
- Mahindra Unveils Five Electric SUVs to Fast Track EV Shift – Bloomberg
- New Aston Martin DBR22 is £1.5m, V12 speedster – Autocar
- SpaceX: Researchers Can Earn up to $25K to Hack Starlink, Find Bugs – Businessinsider
- Mahindra shows five UK-designed EVs for global sale – Autocar
- Nio, UNDP join hands in ecological conservation – Chinadaily
Friday Morning Auto News, Aug 12, 2022: 1 dead, 1 in custody after fight at GM Orion. Car detailing contractors involved in shooting Hyundai dealer. More.
August 12, 2022 By
- 1 dead, 1 in custody after fight between workers at GM’s Orion plant – The Detroit News
- Car detailing contractors involved in shooting at Georgia Hyundai dealership – Automotive News
- Tesla’s breakthrough 4680 battery rollout slower than predicted – Automotive News
- Work on two sub-£20k Hyundai electric cars to begin next year – Autocar
- EV startup Fisker explores higher production in 2023, U.S. manufacturing – Reuters
- Tesla and Nikola Big Rigs Race for Up to $40000 US Incentives – Bloomberg
- U.S. opens probe into 1.7 million Ford vehicles over brake hose recall – Reuters
- Europe eyes Musk’s SpaceX to replace Russian rockets – CNBC
- Musk’s SpaceX to Launch Top Secret Spy Satellites for US Gov: Report – Businessinsider
- Mazda, stung by China’s COVID lockdowns, seeks parts elsewhere – Automotive News
Thursday Morning Auto News, Aug 11, 2022: Toyota sticks to 9.7mln for the fiscal. Didi EV JV goes bust. China July car sales +30%. More
August 11, 2022 By
- Toyota keeps plan to build 9.7M vehicles despite factory stoppages – Automotive News
- China’s Didi EV joint venture with Li Auto applies for bankruptcy – Reuters
- China’s July vehicle sales jump 30% as COVID curbs ease – Automotive News
- Work on two sub-£20k Hyundai electric cars to begin next year – Autocar
- Hyundai i10 EV successor primed for 2024 launch – Autocar
- Volvo Dangles Hefty New-Bond Premium That Has Buyers Piling In – Bloomberg
- Rivian earnings: Q2 focus on ‘cash burn’ – Automotive News
- Rivian Leads EV Slump After Investors Shun Money Losers – Bloomberg
- EV maker Nikola names Michael Lohscheller as next CEO – Automotive News
- Ford, DTE energy deal to cut emissions, boost state’s solar capacity – The Detroit News
- Tesla needs nickel to dominate the car industry. It just signed a $5 billion deal with the metal’s largest source – Fortune