- Tesla hit by new lawsuit alleging racial abuse – Guardian
- New NHTSA boss: Agency not holding back on industry regulation – Automotive News
- Volvo Cars to build electric-only plant in Slovakia – Reuters
- Mercedes prepares aggressive EV rollout – Automotive News
- 2023 Aston Martin DBX707: An SUV That Drives Like a Super Coupe – Wall Street Journal
- Tesla Braces for Delivery Slump on China Plant Shutdown – Bloomberg
- Chinese automaker Nio reports record EV sales in June as Covid wave fades, but still lags XPeng and Li Auto – CNBC
- Jaguar Land Rover names Bergmeier as industrial operations chief – Reuters
Friday Morning Auto News, Jul 01, 2022: Tesla hit by new racial abuse lawsuit. NHTSA ‘not holding back.’ More.
Thursday Morning Auto News, Jun 30, 2022: Musk goes silent on Twitter, Volkswagen goes all-out on China. More
- Tesla May Be Driving Itself Out of the Running – Washington Post
- Volkswagen CEO says German economy needs China – Reuters
- Elon Musk’s Disappearance From Twitter Highlights His Twitter Celebrity – Bloomberg
- Volkswagen Pulls Out All the Stops to Address China Challenges – Bloomberg
- I just got laid off from my dream job at Tesla without warning. I feel like my life got uprooted … – Businessinsider
- Tesla Stock’s (TSLA) $350 Billion First-Half Wipeout Opens Door for the Brave – Bloomberg
- BYD recall confusion clouds EV maker’s image – Automotive News
- BMW to start $2B share buyback program in July – Automotive News
World’s Largest Automakers, May 2022: Hyundai Group kicks Alliance off the podium
It finally happened: The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, the auto group that missed becoming world’s largest automaker by a very thin hair in 2017, has been kicked off the podium. It has been removed from the Top 3 by a very resilient Hyundai Motor Group, i.e. Hyundai and Kia.
Ever since a cabal of Nissan executives toppled its erstwhile savior, the autocratic, but highly efficient Carlos Ghosn, the Alliance has been paying the price of infighting and palace intrigue paired with a big dose of nationalism. Leaders usually become endangered when luck is no longer on their company’s side. But it takes a special kind of stupidity to stick knives into your leader just when he led you from near-death to the top of the world. And while we are on nationalism, it must be especially disheartening for a proud Japanese to be outranked by a Korean. [ There is more … ]
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Jun 29, 2022: Mercedes readies EV plants. Musk stops tweeting. EU to ban gas cars by 2035. More
- Mercedes readies plants to produce electric vehicles – Reuters
- Elon Musk stops tweeting – Axios
- Europe car rules: EU to eliminate CO2-emitting cars by 2035 – Fortune
- Volkswagen boss says new factories will ‘take strength out of’ Elon Musk – Businessinsider
- German manufacturers see materials shortages extending into 2023 – Reuters
- Nio Says Short-Seller Claims of Padded Sales ‘Without Merit’ – Bloomberg
- SpaceX urges Starlink users to petition FCC and US senators amid its … – Businessinsider
- New Citroen e-C4 X is fastback with 224-mile range – Autocar
- EV battery output bigger challenge than EU combustion engine ban, says VW – Reuters
- 2023 MG 4 is new electric rival to Volkswagen ID 3 – Autocar
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Jun 28, 2022: Elon Musk drowns in “firehose” Twitter data. Hyundai, Kia raided in Germany. More.
- Tesla brings back ‘Enhanced Autopilot’ driver assistance – Automotive News
- Hyundai, Kia raided in Germany over suspected diesel defeat devices – Automotive News
- Elon Musk Has Twitter’s Data, but Getting Answers on Spam Accounts May Be Tougher – Wall Street Journal
- Tata Motors to increase price of its commercial vehicle segment from July 1 – Businessinsider
- Siemens to invest in Volkswagen’s N.American charging network – Reuters
- Ford Urges UK to Keep EU Trade Deal Intact or Risk Investments – Bloomberg
- Uber, Lyft Drivers Switch to Teslas as High Gas Prices Squeeze Profit – Bloomberg
- Red Bull RB17 is radical 1250bhp hybrid hypercar for 2025 – Autocar
- 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 First Look Review: A Striking, Swoopy Electric Car – Motortrend