February 2024 – Page 2

Ford CEO Farley says he has regrets – Freep
Lucid slashes prices of Air luxury EVs – Reuters
Volkswagen Under Pressure to Ditch Its China Joint Venture as U.S. Impounds Vehicles – Wall Street Journal
Stellantis, Renault heads play down merger speculation – Reuters
Volkswagen’s Xinjiang retreat is sign of times – Reuters
Musk’s Tesla Could Use a Buyback Pick-Me-Up – Bloomberg
Tesla and Elon Musk Show Why Governance Doesn’t Matter—Until It Does – Wall Street Journal
Volkswagen Plans to Supply EV Parts, Cells to India’s Mahindra – Bloomberg
Renault says bigger is not better as Stellantis stokes M&A talk – Automotive News
VW to supply Mahindra with electric components, battery cells – Automotive News
Mahindra to use Volkswagen electric components, battery cells – Reuters
Toyota Boshoku America Strengthens Bodies, Minds and Hope for Local Organization – FT
Chinese EV Maker BYD Exploring Mexico Factory as Entry to U.S. Market – Wall Street Journal
SpaceX rocket blasts off carrying a U.S. firm’s spacecraft on a mission to land on the moon – Fortune
Space Stock Soars on SpaceX Moon Launch. That’s Lunacy. – Barrons
Volkswagen -backed Scout Motors developing $50,000 electric SUV – Fortune
Russia using thousands of SpaceX Starlink terminals in Ukraine, WSJ says – Reuters
GM’s Cruise hardware chief resigns in latest exit after operations suspended – Reuters
Elon Musk to seek district court review of order in SEC X case – Reuters
May Mobility lays off 40 amid self-driving headwinds – Automotive News
People really don’t want to tip their Uber and Lyft drivers – Businessinsider
Detroit Three distinctly positioned for EV regulation, growing China threat – The Detroit News
Ford CEO Says Once-Good Relationship With UAW Altered by Strike – Bnnbloomberg
China’s battery strategy and disappointing Spacs – FT
2 takeaways from Ford CEO Jim Farley that boost our confidence in the automaker’s stock – CNBC
Lyft’s Extra Zero Puts Focus on Corporate Controls: Explained – Bloomberglaw
Ford Looking Outside UAW Strongholds After Strike – Wardsauto
GM’s Barra calls 2024 ‘year of execution’ as she looks to reverse regrets of 2023 – Freep
Ford’s Jim Farley says he regrets not tackling quality problems sooner as CEO – Automotive News
2024 ‘year of execution’ for GM as it scales EV production – Automotive News
Kia joint venture aims to double exports in 2024 – Automotive News
Stellantis looks to improve on 2023 after weathering UAW strike – Automotive News
Honda’s Win Upheld in Civic Air Conditioning Class Action Suit – Bloomberglaw
BMW Enters Fray in Arigna-Longford Patent Suit Funding Dispute – Bloomberglaw
Biden’s nicely loaded, built-to-order Cadillac ATS-V is up for sale – Autoblog
Ford CEO: UAW strike on Kentucky truck plant ‘changed’ relationship – Freep
Brazil sustainability rules should not make cars more expensive, Volkswagen says – Reuters
GM looking at the best path to unlock value at Cruise, CEO Barra says – Reuters
Former Stellantis exec Mark Stewart takes reins as CEO of Goodyear – Automotive News
Mercedes -Benz pivots focus to lower-priced models to drive sales in 2024 – Automotive News
GM CEO Sees Pivot to Luxury as Antidote to China Profit Slump – Bloomberg
Citroëns assembled from imported kits at Stellantis Russia plant – Just-Auto
GM, Ford chiefs open to EV partnerships to compete with China – Nikkei
Heard on the Street: Stellantis Will Return 11% Of Its Market Value in Cash – Wall Street Journal
Stellantis CEO Says He’s Aligned With Chairman on M&A – Bloomberg
Top semiconductor maker opens 2nd Japan plant with Toyota funds – Automotive News
Tesla’s new update is designed to make charging in the cold less of a headache – Businessinsider
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares seeks to ease tensions with Italy – Automotive News
Tesla update is designed to make charging in the cold work better – Autoblog
Ford CEO Says Once-Good Relationship With UAW Altered by Strike – Bloomberg
VW’s Scout EV Brand Seeks Cheap Battery in Push to Go Mainstream – Bloomberg
Car thefts and carjackings are up. Unreliable data make it hard to pinpoint why – Mercurynews
Stellantis CEO says automaker is pedal to the metal on EVs – Freep
An economist on Lyft’s extremely expensive typo – Fortune
Lotus Emeya completes final stage of test and development programme – Just-Auto
Ford CEO: Forget Tesla, ‘Pro’ unit is auto industry’s future – CNBC
Ford CEO tells Wall Street to forget Tesla, says ‘Pro’ business is the future of the auto industry – CNBC
India’s Tata Group mulls battery business spinoff – Reuters
Volkswagen “neutral” but not “silent” on UAW unionization effort – Axios
Ford CEO Jim Farley will ‘think carefully’ about future factory locations after last year’s UAW strike – Fortune
Chinese Slave Labor Allegations Hold Up VW’s Audi, Porsche, Bentley Vehicles at U.S. Ports – Motortrend
Elon Musk’s Tesla Ownership Hits 20.5%, Over $120 Billion – Businessinsider
Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year’s autoworkers strike – Washington Post

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Archives for February 2024

Tuesday Morning Auto News, Feb 20, 2024: Ukraine wants Russia to stop using Starlink. Fisker faces delisting. GM orders truck stop-sale. Nvidia dethrones Tesla. More.

Monday Morning Auto News, Feb 19, 2024: Hyundai takes over Mobis fuel cell ops. Volvo plans to be fully electric by 2030. BYD announces stock buyback. More.

Friday Morning Auto News, Feb 16, 2024: Farley has regrets. Lucid slashes prices VW pressured to exit Xinjiang. Stellantis, Renault play down merger talk. More.

Thursday Morning Auto News, Feb 15, 2024: Stainless Cybertruck rusts in rain. Uber buys back shares. Terrorists pay for blue checks. Musk demanded boost for his posts. More.

Wednesday Morning Auto News, Feb 14, 2024: Musk sides with Russia. Tesla works council broke rules. Winterkorn back in court. More.

Tuesday Morning Auto News, Feb 13, 2024: Toyota replaces Daihatsu execs. Ukraine says Russia gets Starlink via 3rd countries. Tesla worker killed in fiery crash. More.

Monday Morning Auto News, Feb 12, 2024: Crowd torches Waymo car. Russia uses Starlink, Ukraine days, Musk says no. Musk must testify in SEC probe. More.

Friday Morning Auto News, Feb 09, 2024: Biden may restrict imports of Chinese EVs. Feds gather details on Waymo crash. Tesla’s Chinese production falls. More.

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