- NHTSA opens investigation into certain Ford SUV recall over fuel leaks – Reuters
- Lexus line-up goes electrified only as LC and RC F retired – Autocar
- Renesas, Denso Hit With Semiconductor Patent Suit Over Car Parts – Bloomberglaw
- Denso gets grant for redundant communication apparatus for determining and transmitting data – Just-Auto
- Kia to launch Tasman pickup next year – Just-Auto
- Renault SA Patent: Navigation Device for Automatic Driving Control – Just-Auto
- General Motors gets grant for system for human-machine teaching for vehicle operation – Just-Auto
- AB Volvo gets grant for powertrain for mild hybrid vehicle with gear reduction mechanism – Just-Auto
- India Car Sales Jump With Demand for Electric, SUVs Behind Rise – Bloomberg
- Ford stock can go higher by taking a page of out Detroit rival GM’s playbook – CNBC
- February GDP report to show if UK economy is escaping recession – Guardian
- GM China joint venture sees soaring vehicle export in Q1 – Chinadaily
- BYD received €3.4B in Chinese aid to dominate EVs, study says – Automotive News
- Why we’re seeing more robots inside auto plants – The Detroit News
Friday Morning Auto News, Apr 12, 2024: NHTSA investigates Ford over fuel leaks. Lexus goes electrified only. Renesas, Denso hit with patent suit. More.
Thursday Morning Auto News, Apr 11, 2024: Tesla Sales Outlook Worsens. Tesla Is Struggling in China. Volkswagen to test ID Buzz robotaxi. Home.
- Tesla Sales Outlook Worsens With Two Analysts Seeing 2024 Drop – Bloomberg
- Tesla Is Struggling in China. It’s Hurting the Stock. – Barrons
- Volkswagen to test ID Buzz robotaxi with passengers in Hamburg – Automotive News
- Tesla union contradicts Musk over ongoing Sweden strike – Automotive News
- Elon Musk Picked the Wrong Fight in Brazil – Bloomberg
- Toyota Ventures raises $300 million more for early-stage investments – Automotive News
- Elon Musk Meets His Match in Twitter Fake News Fight With Brazil’s Supreme Court – Bloomberg
- Musk’s starlink profits are more elusive than thought – Bloomberg
- Analysts Assess China’s Challenge to U.S. EV Makers – Wardsauto
- VW aims for better quality, higher sales with the updated 2024 ID4 – Automotive News
- Stellantis CEO warns: Chinese EV plant in Italy poses threat, ‘we are ready and we will fight’ – Fortune
- EV maker Polestar posts 40% slump in Q1 deliveries – Reuters
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Apr 10, 2024: China’s auto sales up 10.6% in Q1. BMW EV sales defy electric slowdown. Volkswagen Q1 deliveries up. More.
- China’s auto sales up 10.6% in Q1 – Chinadaily
- BMW EV sales defy electric slowdown to surge in first quarter – Automotive News
- Volkswagen Q1 deliveries up – Reuters
- Chinese firm obtains country’s first passenger-drone production certificate – SCMP
- China has been closing idled auto output capacity, industry body says – Reuters
- Could BYD’s rise create a German Rust Belt? – Fortune
- Tesla Reaches Settlement Over Autopilot’s Involvement in Fatal Crash – Wall Street Journal
- The future Toyota EVs that could trump Tesla – Just-Auto
- Anything but Tesla: US shoppers want more EV options – Businessinsider
- Tesla May Face a Potential Back-to-Back Sales Decline – Bloomberg
- Toyota Puts $300 Million Into VC Funds for Climate, Science Startups – Bloomberg
- 2025 Porsche Taycan GT First Drive Review: ‘Holy hell!’ – Autoblog
- Toyota Aims to Beat Hyundai and Ford With Its All-New 4Runner – Bloomberg
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Apr 09, 2024: Tesla settles. China car sales rebound. Volkswagen can’t expect ‘utopian’ dreams in China, CEO says. More.
- Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over a Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot – New York Times
- China Vehicle Sales Rebound – Wall Street Journal
- Volkswagen Can’t Expect ‘Utopian’ Dreams in China, CEO Says – Wardsauto
- How Tesla Planted the Seeds for Its Own Potential Downfall – New York Times
- The Black Market That Delivers Elon Musk’s Starlinks to U.S. Foes – Wall Street Journal
- Musk Gives Away Some Blue Checkmarks for Free – Bloomberg
- Elon Musk returns to Tesla’s ‘master plan’ favoring robotaxi over cheap EV – Automotive News
- Hyundai Ioniq 6 N primed as performance brand’s second EV – Autocar
- New Citroen C3 gains sub-£15k hybrid – Autocar
- Elon Musk says he is ‘guilty of many self-inflicted wounds’ in defamation lawsuit – Fortune
- This Chinese Company May Be Emulating Elon Musk’s Tesla Playbook – Businessinsider
- JLR sales up 22% as Defender and Range Rover sales soar – Autocar
German BEV sales, 3/24: Tesla craters, out-sold by 141 year-old dinosaur
Not a good March for German BEV sales. They dropped 28.9% on a share of just 11.9%. BEV-pioneer Tesla did worse: Its German registrations plunged a whopping 55% YOY, on sales of just 3,878 units. Imagine, Tesla sales crater in the last month of the quarter, when Tesla usually goes all-out.
Adding insult to injury, Tesla was out-sold in March by world’s most senior carmaker, 141 year-old Daimler Group. The #1 spot remains in possession of an 87 year-old automaker, Germany’s Volkswagen Group.
Monday Morning Auto News, Apr 08, 2024: Brazil judge on Musk’s case. Musk vows to defy Brazil. Ford delays new EVs.
- Brazil judge opens inquiry into Musk for obstruction involving social media company X – Reuters
- Elon Musk Vows to Defy Brazil Order to Block Some X Accounts Amid Fake-News Clampdown – Wall Street Journal
- Ford delays new EVs – Axios
- Tesla pulls a U-turn on affordable vehicle plans – Chinadaily
- Musk Calls For Ouster Of Brazil Supreme Court Judge – Barrons
- Autonomous Vehicles are proving a hard nut to crack – Just-Auto
- Tesla to Unveil a Robotaxi. This Is What It’s Worth. – Barrons
- Chinese eye Thai pickup segment with EVs – Just-Auto
- Toyota’s Daihatsu to develop EV minicars amid low-cost focus – Automotive News
- New 2024 Skoda Kodiaq ramps price up to £36,645 – Autocar
- Tesla Trial to Size Up Cause of Fatal Autopilot Crash: Driver or Tech – Wall Street Journal
- Ferrari Opens Cell Lab as Electric Supercar Competition Heats Up – Bloomberg
- GM’s EV batteries move closer to moon landing – Automotive News
- Tesla is headed to trial over deadly 2018 Autopilot crash – Businessinsider
- Slovakia wins EU nod for $289 mln aid to Volvo’s EV plant – Reuters
- Mercedes-Benz and BYD show new Denza model – Just-Auto
- Car sales accelerate in March – Chinadaily
Friday Morning Auto News, Apr 05, 2024: Discount cars pile up in Tesla’s inventory. China loses its love for EVs. Free ticks. More.
- Tesla heavily discounts cars piling up in its inventory – Automotive News
- China seems less in love with electric cars too — and that’s bad news for Elon Musk – Businessinsider
- Dismay as X’s most-followed accounts given blue ticks for free – Guardian
- Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas says Tesla $100 bear case may be ‘in play’ – CNBC
- Tesla can turn around its ‘trainwreck’ quarter if Elon Musk stops his distractions – Businessinsider
- Tesla could ‘go bust’ because it’s too vertically integrated, bear warns – Fortune
- Manual transmission cars are becoming hard to find – Freep
- Stellantis output in Italy down 10% in Q1, trade union says – Reuters
- Hyundai Leads Latest Ranking of Most-Seen Auto TV Ads – Wardsauto
- Hyundai’s Genesis brand is a dark horse in U.S. luxury vehicle market – CNBC
- Chery to build EV plant in Vietnam – Just-Auto
- How does Porsche’s Active Ride system work? – Autocar
Thursday Morning Auto News, Apr 04, 2024: Ford Motor delays launch of new EV. Why hybrid sales surge as EV sales flatten. More.
- Ford Motor Delays Launch of New EV to Let Market Further Develop – Wall Street Journal
- Why hybrid sales surge as EV sales flatten – CNBC
- Blue checks on Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, restored for influential users – Washington Post
- Ford and Allego join up for ultra-fast charging in EU – Just-Auto
- BYD and other Chinese manufacturers will take on Europe – Fortune
- Volvo Cars Sales Climb In March, Q1; Stock Rises – Businessinsider
- China’s BYD to launch first electric pickup truck this year in latest challenge to Tesla, Ford – CNBC
- Canoo Spent Twice As Much on CEO’s Jet As It Brought in Last Year – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk and X sued by ex-Twitter GM Nick Caldwell over millions in unpaid severance – CNBC
- Ford to delay all-electric SUV to focus on offering hybrid vehicles across its lineup by 2030 – CNBC
- Ford will delay some North American EV production – Reuters
- Ford delays EV pickup, utilities as it expands hybrid options – Automotive News
- OpenAI wants Tesla staff, so Musk is poaching them first – Fortune