- Developers at Elon Musk’s X test possible NSFW content and communities feature – Fortune
- UAW membership hits lowest point since Great Recession – The Detroit News
- Geely Targeting 1243-mile Range for New BEV – Wardsauto
- Tesla’s stock wraps up one of its worst quarters on record as global dominance wanes – CNBC
- Tesla’s Terrible Quarter Catches Some Analysts Asleep at the Wheel – Wall Street Journal
- Some 2022 Ram trucks being probed in U.S. for K1 snap ring transmission failures – Automotive News
- Toyota Has Become an Anti-Tesla. It’s Paying Off. – Barrons
- Fisker Ocean reservation cancellations top 40,000 – Businessinsider
- Tesla appears unlikely to nix US suit alleging bias against Black workers – Reuters
- Kia Telluride recall involves 427,000 SUVs over rollaway risk – Autoblog
- 2025 Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid starts at $192,995 – Autoblog
- Regulators to investigate transmission issues in 2022 Ram Heavy Duty – Autoblog
- Tesla Dives Into Advertising After Years of Resistance – Wall Street Journal
- I drove BYD’s Seal electric car and Elon Musk may be grateful you can’t buy one in the US – Businessinsider
Archives for March 2024
Friday Morning Auto News, Mar 29, 2024: Xitter goes porn. UAW membership bottoms. Geely targets 1243 mile BEV. More.
World’s Largest Automakers 2024: Treading water, mostly.
Sales of #1 Toyota Group, down 4.1% for the year, were impacted by an extended production halt of its kei-car subsidiary Daihatsu after a major safety testing scandal. Worldwide Daihatsu sales were down a whopping 65.5% in February. Sales of Toyota-branded vehicles including Lexus rose 1.4% in the first two months of 2024.
#2 Volkswagen Group continues to impress and confuse. The group is the only member of the top three with a solid (6.1%) rise in sales for the first two months. Nevertheless, top management won’t stop ringing alarm bells. Volkswagen’s Thomas Schaefer, head of the group’s “core brands,” is cutting costs and head count.
Sales of #3 Hyundai Group were mostly flat in the first 2 months.
Thursday Morning Auto News, Mar 28, 2024: Tesla deliveries hit by soft demand. Ford cuts jobs at F-150 Lightning plant. Tesla tosses assembly line. More.
- Tesla deliveries face hit from China slowdown, soft demand – Reuters
- Ford cuts jobs at F-150 Lightning plant in Dearborn, MI as EV sales slow – Autoblog
- Tesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly Line – Bnnbloomberg
- Tesla’s (TSLA) New Unboxed Manufacturing Process Aims to Cut Costs 50% – Bloomberg
- EVs Are Splitting the Auto World Into Two: Made in China, or Not – Wall Street Journal
- Tesla Stock Price Could Crash 33%, Few Upside Catalysts in Outlook: Bernstein – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk got special favors and access from China that could leave him exposed, report says – Businessinsider
- Joint Nissan and Renault India Trip Confirms BEV Investment – Wardsauto
- Xiaomi’s New SU7 to Launch in China’s EV Market, Aims to Rival Tesla, BYD – Bloomberg
- How Nissan plans to get its fight back with advanced next-gen EVs – Automotive News
- Nissan taps Southeast Asia chief to lead Dongfeng JV – Automotive News
- Toyota Kirloskar Motor to hike prices on select vehicles from April 1 – Businessinsider
- UK car production up 14.6% in February – Just-Auto
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Mar 27, 2024: Fisker stock implodes. Starlink kits sold on black market. Collapsed bridge affects Ford, VW escapes. More.
- Fisker stock implodes, gets delisted from NYSE – Businessinsider
- Starlink Terminals Are Reaching the Wrong Hands – Bloomberg
- Volkswagen: local operations unaffected by Baltimore bridge collapse – Reuters
- Ford Will Reroute Parts in Wake of Bridge Collapse: CFO – Bloomberg
- Hyundai boosts investment in EVs, software-defined vehicles – Automotive News
- BYD’s Earnings Miss Triggers Worst Stock Selloff in Two Months – Bloomberg
- Why Elon Musk Needs China – New York Times
- A Pivot to China Saved Elon Musk. It Also Binds Him to Beijing. – New York Times
- Starlink Internet Service Is a Target for a Growing Black Market – Bloomberg
- Elon Musk’s High-Speed Internet Starlink Kits Are Circulating on Black Market – Bloomberg
- Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals are falling into the wrong hands – Japantimes
- Musk’s X Corp loses lawsuit against hate speech watchdog – Reuters
- Volvo produces its last car with a diesel engine – Autocar
- Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD targets 20% jump in annual sales – Reuters
- Ford sees opportunity for Mustang as competitors abandon V8 engines – CNBC
- Nissan will invest in Renault EV unit even though IPO scrapped, CEO says – Reuters
- GM, Ford See Big Profits and Brisk Sales in ’24 – Wardsauto
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Mar 26, 2024: BYD made its 7 millionth NEV. Musk orders FSD taste test. Musk’s SLAPP suit tossed. More.
- BYD’s 7 millionth NEV rolls off production line – Chinadaily
- Tesla to give one month driver -assist technology trial for customers – Reuters
- Judge accuses Musk’s X of trying to intimidate hate speech researchers – Washington Post
- Automakers beware: BYD can still afford to cut prices – FT
- Elon Musk is changing how Tesla delivers cars to customers – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk requires ‘FSD’ demo for every prospective Tesla buyer in North America – CNBC
- Mercedes-AMG G63 gets hybrid boost and Active Ride Control – Autocar
- Mercedes G-Class revamp brings hybrid power and touchscreen – Autocar
- How BYD grew from battery maker to electric vehicle juggernaut, overtaking Tesla – CNBC
- Toyota plans to mass produce battery Hilux pickup truck by 2025 – Reuters
- China’s EV Exports to EU Slump at Start of Year Amid Probe – Bloomberg
Monday Morning Auto News, Mar 25, 2024: Volkswagen Group warns of slowing sales in 2024. CATL working on fast-charging cells for Tesla. China-based Canadian stole Tesla secrets. More.
- Volkswagen Group Warns of Slowing Sales in 2024 – Wardsauto
- Electric Cars: CATL Is Working on Fast-Charging Cells for Tesla – Bloomberg
- Elon Musk Says the US Needs a ‘Red Wave’ to Save It – Businessinsider
- China’s Xiaomi will price its Tesla EV rival under $69,400, CEO says ahead of Thursday launch – CNBC
- Punching In: Labor Board’s New Test for Work Rules Takes Shape – Bloomberglaw
- BMW CEO Zipse warns on boosting China EV tariffs in Europe – Automotive News
- WardsAuto Podcast: Can New Generation of Products Revive Lincoln? – Wardsauto
- VinFast in India, supplier jobs lost, global sales up, diesel flatlining – Just-Auto
- Hybrid cars now have ‘very few compromises’ says Ford executive — and sales are booming – Businessinsider
- Biden’s EPA is slow-walking EV rules. California must get tougher – LATimes
- Nissan to launch 30 new models by 2027 and boost global sales volumes – Japantimes
- Two men have been accused of using stolen Tesla trade secrets – Businessinsider
- Cathie Wood’s Ark Doubles Down On Tesla Despite Dip, But Dumps $56M In Bitcoin.. – Businessinsider
- Nissan aims for EV-ICE cost parity in new business plan – Automotive News
Friday Morning Auto News, Mar 22, 2024: Tesla trims output in China. Warren calls on SEC to investigate Tesla, Musk. More.
Thursday Morning Auto News, Mar 21, 2024: Tesla has a Musk problem. Angela Chao was drunk when she drowned. Pickup slowdown. More.
- Tesla Seems to Have an Elon Musk Problem – Barrons
- US CEO Angela Chao was drunk when she drove Tesla into pond and died, police say – SCMP
- Pickup slowdown: 5 key trends from January EV registration data – Automotive News
- How Tesla’s Bulletproof Cybertruck Became so Expensive and so Delayed – Businessinsider
- Angela Chao’s BAC Was Three Times the Legal Limit – Businessinsider
- Hyundai, Kia and Genesis EVs recalled for damaged charging control unit – Autoblog
- Big investment in Seat brand brings revamped Ibiza and Arona – Autocar
- Renault CEO calls for post-World War II style ‘Marshall Plan’ to halt BYD onslaught – Fortune
- VW ID Buzz California unlikely to arrive until late 2020s – Autocar
- Nio to develop long life batteries with CATL – Just-Auto
- Ford Ranger Raptor owners will learn off-road secrets at new school – Freep
- Li Auto Stock Drops as Chinese EV Maker Lowers Delivery Estimates – Barrons
- Japan’s Isuzu Motors to produce EV pickup trucks in Thailand – Reuters