- Tesla’s China sales slow as price-cut boost wanes – Reuters
- Tesla pauses rollout of driving-assist software – Automotive News
- Germany requests e-fuel exemption from EU’s 2035 ICE ban – Autocar
- How Toyota’s new CEO Koji Sato plans to get real about EVs – Automotive News
- ChatGPT is helping Fiat sell cars – Axios
- Volkswagen AG Fills Key Communications Positions – Volkswagenag
- Audi will not cut EV prices to follow Tesla’s lead – Reuters
- Lancia readies reinvention as EV brand with nods to past icons – Autocar
- Ford to shrink European retail network in agency shift – Autocar
- Citroen eC3 vs Tata Tiago EV comparison: Price, features and more – Businessinsider
- Volkswagen Defends Xinjiang Plant Despite Uyghur Concerns – Bloomberg
Archives for February 2023
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Feb 28, 2023: Tesla’s China sales slow. Tesla pauses FSD rollout. Germany requests e-fuel exemption. More.
World’s Largest Automakers 2023: And they are off!
First round in the fight for World’s Largest Automaker 2023. This year, we won’t be distracted by the sorry showing of the “by name only” Alliance of Nissan/Mitsubishi and its estranged former French white knight. They are off the screen, and we will no longer watch their mutual minimization. World’s biggest battery-skeptic still tops the leader board. World’s noisiest all-battery automaker has big and loud aspirations, that’s all.
Toyota starts the year with sales down slightly, but with production up, or, in the words of the press release, “in January 2023, global sales were down year-on-year due to the impact from the spread of COVID-19 and the tight supply of semiconductors. Global production was up year-on-year in Japan and overseas as the result of a rebound from decreased production due to impact from the spread of COVID-19 and the tight supply of semiconductors in the previous year.” Wakarimasu ka?
Volkswagen’s deliveries are down 12% compared to an already very lousy January 2022. They really have to get their act together, unless they want to be overtaken by the Hyundai Group, which hit the new year running.
Monday Morning Auto News, Feb 27, 2023: Musk fires hard-core loyalists. Toyota production up in Jan, sales down. Nissan targets more EVs. More.
- Elon Musk lays off more Twitter employees, including hard-core loyalists – Fortune
- Toyota’s vehicle production up by 8.8% in January, still short of plan – Reuters
- Nissan Speeds Up Electric Transition Plans With New Targets – Bloomberg
- Elon Musk accuses media of racism after newspapers drop ‘Dilbert’ cartoon – Reuters
- How Elon Musk Ruined Tesla, Let Other Car Companies Catch up on EVs – Businessinsider
- Tesla Owners Stay Loyal Through Elon Musk’s Many Controversies – Bloomberg
- How Tesla overtook Ford in annual brand loyalty awards – Automotive News
- Musk’s plan for a cheap Tesla car is what fans hope to hear this week – Reuters
- New Lotus Type 133 luxury saloon tackles snow before 2023 reveal – Autocar
- Nissan to qualify for full EV tax credits in U.S. from 2026 – Automotive News
- Li Auto First-Quarter Sales Forecast Soars on Expanded EV Lineup – Bloomberg
- Australian battery firm buys Britishvolt for undisclosed fee – Autocar
Friday Morning Auto News, Feb 24, 2023: Audi plans U.S. EV factory. Geely launches upscale EV brand. Tesla, Musk face slew of investigations and lawsuits. More.
- Audi plans EV factory in U.S. due to Inflation Reduction Act, CEO says – Automotive News
- Geely unveils high-end NEV series to stay competitive – Chinadaily
- Tesla, Elon Musk faces slew of investigations and lawsuits – Automotive News
- Musk’s Secret, Secret Master Plan for Tesla Is So Obvious – Bloomberg
- Tesla’s latest crash highlights regulatory and legal challenges – Automotive News
- China’s Geely to launch seven electrified models under new brand Galaxy – Reuters
- New car discounts return ahead of March numberplate change – Autocar
- Mercedes plans to sell auto driving assistant “Drive Pilot” in China – Reuters
- MNC execs share optimism in Chinese market – Chinadaily
- China’s Ford Edge L Three-Row SUV Revealed With, Uh, Edgy Look – Motortrend
- Exclusive: Hyundai to divest Alabama subsidiary following child labor revelations – Reuters
- Ducati North America CEO Talks Record 2022 Sales Amid Constrained Supply – Bloomberg
Thursday Morning Auto News, Feb 23, 2023: Cobee steps down. Tesla establishes global engineering center in CA. Mercedes goes with Google. More.
- Vincent Cobee steps down as Citroen CEO – Autocar
- Tesla to establish global engineering hqs in california – Bloomberg
- Mercedes enlists google’s help in hunt for software billions – Bloomberg
- TikTok featured as new app in 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class – Axios
- New Rolls-Royce boss says more to come after profit beat – Reuters
- SpaceX Raises Starlink Prices for Some Subscribers – Wall Street Journal
- 2023 Nissan Sentra Is Unchanged, and so Is Its Price – Motortrend
- Tesla Investor Event Is Coming. What Elon Musk Needs to Keep the Stock Moving. – Barrons
- Volkswagen to Revisit India Amid China Geopolitical Uncertainty – Bloomberg
- Cathie Wood: Tesla Primed to Win Autonomous Taxi Market – Bloomberg
- Sunrun Solar Installations Topple Record Set by Tesla’s SolarCity – Bloomberg
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Feb 22, 2023: Toyota, Honda offer workers biggest pay hikes in decades. Stellantis buys back $1.5 bln Shares. Musk to open-source Twitter algo, allegedly. More.
- Toyota, Honda offer workers biggest pay hikes in decades – Automotive News
- Stellantis to Buy Back $1.5 Billion Shares After Record Year – Bloomberg
- Elon Musk: Twitter Will Open Source Its Algorithm Next Week – Businessinsider
- Nio to build factory in China for budget EVs – Reuters
- The big bet on hydrogen vehicles – FT
- China’s Leading Electric Carmaker Has Arrived in Germany – New York Times
- Tesla Board Misrepresented Musk’s $55 Billion Pay Package, Judge … – Bloomberg
- Faraday Future Sets Date for Production to Start – Detroit Bureau
- Stellantis 2022 earnings strong despite logistics, chip problems – Automotive News
- SK On resumes US battery cell production for Ford – Just-Auto
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Feb 21, 2023: German court case could take 10 million vehicles off the streets. Toyota to build BEV SUV in U.S. More.
- Volkswagen Diesel Emission Software Faulty, German Court Rules – Bloomberg
- Toyota will start electric SUV production in US as early as 2025 – Reuters
- Volkswagen faces possible recalls after environmental NGO wins emissions software lawsuit – Reuters
- Tesla Undercuts Average US Car by Almost $5000 in EV Shakeout – Bloomberg
- Heavily updated Volkswagen ID 3 to be revealed on 1 March – Autocar
- China’s Nio to build factory for budget EVs – Reuters
- Elon Musk wants Tesla to be the biggest car company ever by 2030. Experts say there’s no way. – Businessinsider
- EV maker Nio to build 1,000 battery-swap stations in China in 2023 – Reuters
- Another Tesla Driver Killed in Collision with Fire Truck – Detroit Bureau
- Judge to hear final arguments in trial over Musk’s $56 bln Tesla pay – Reuters
- Jaguar Land Rover to test autonomous cars at three new sites – Autocar
- CNBC Pro Talks: Veteran investor Mark Hawtin talks tech, Tesla and calling the bottom – CNBC
- Rio Tinto enters agreement with BMW to provide hydro-produced aluminum – Reuters
- Inside the industry: What have price cuts done to Tesla? – Autocar
- Zeekr model chosen as official vehicle for Hangzhou Asian Games – Chinadaily
Monday Morning Auto News, Feb 20, 2023: Porsche Cayenne battery-driven by 2026. Tesla plows into fire-engine, kills driver. China Daily: ‘Limited lineup a problem for Tesla.’ More.
- Porsche Cayenne to gain all-electric power in 2026 – Autocar
- ‘Limited lineup a problem for Tesla ‘ – Chinadaily
- Tesla driver killed after car plows into fire truck shielding crew working on another accident – Fortune
- VW ID Buzz buyers offered to change orders to cut 18-month backlog – Autocar
- VW’s China JV with SAIC names Jia Jianxu as its new head – Reuters
- Ford CEO Jim Farley fights corporate dysfunction, $8 billion disadvantage – Automotive News
- Uber to introduce 25000 EVs in India amid clean car push – Reuters
- EV latecomers hope to win over consumers with software expertise – Chinadaily
- Mercedes to rev up electric campaign in China – Chinadaily
- Under Elon Musk, Twitter Faces Suits Claiming Over $14 Million in Unpaid Bills – Wall Street Journal
- Carmaker Stellantis upbeat about future of German brand Opel, Automobilwoche reports – Reuters
- VW, Mercedes-Benz urge Berlin to accelerate EV charging network expansion, report says – Reuters
- Ex- Tesla CEO says the company’s culture might be ‘nicer’ if he had stuck around – Businessinsider