With the holidays behind us, the Dailykanban reports back for duty.
- Elon Musk Wades Into Germany, UK Politics & Targets Italy SpaceX Deal – Bloomberg
- ‘Don’t feed the troll’: German chancellor responds to Elon Musk comments – Guardian
- Norway PM worried by Musk involvement in politics outside US – Reuters
- Elon Musk asks if America should ‘liberate the people of Britain’ in tirade against U.K. government – CNBC
- Italy denies SpaceX talks during Meloni-Trump meeting in Florida – Reuters
- Musk criticizes reform uk’s farage, attacks labour – Bloomberg
- Xpeng, Volkswagen to build ultra-fast charging network in China – Reuters
- Lexus’ most expensive SUV yet: The 2025 LX 700h hybrid arrives – Autoblog
- Tesla, BYD, and a two-speed global transition – FT
- Elon Musk eyes €1.5bn Italy SpaceX deal after confidante Giorgia Meloni visits Trump – Fortune
- UK new car sales rise in 2024, industry data shows – Reuters
- Kia UK boss calls for clarity on hybrid sales after 2030 – Autocar
- Genesis GV60 gets new look and refreshed interior – Autocar
- How Aptiv Plans to Make Cars Better to Drive, Prettier, Easier to Build – Motortrend
- Musk says UK’s Farage should quit as Reform party leader – Reuters
- Fuel-hungry utes and SUVs dominate Australian sales, with Corolla the only small car in top 10 list – Guardian
- Tesla posted record China sales in 2024. But this year is going to be rough as competition heats up – CNBC
- On the boil: how Toyota is paving a new hydrogen path – Autocar
- Why has Elon Musk reignited debate over the UK rape gangs scandal? – FT
- Mazda to build module pack plant in southwest Japan – Reuters
- How Uber and Lyft Are Gearing Up for the Robotaxi Revolution – Wall Street Journal
- China’s Geely Holding targets over 5 million units of annual sales by 2027 – Reuters
- China’s Pony.ai eyes robotaxi services in Hong Kong, joining Baidu – Reuters
- Toyota launches Alphard and Vellfire PHEV models – FT
- China walks the talk on humanoid robots – Chinadaily
- Porsche walks back EVs – Autoblog
- Dumping losers to buy Tesla or Palantir seems like a no-brainer. It isn’t. – CNBC
- Italy in talks over $1.5 billion SpaceX security services deal, Bloomberg News reports – Reuters
