- SEC Investigates Elon Musk’s Twitter Stake Disclosure: Report – Businessinsider
- ‘The most dumb thing’: Elon Musk dismisses hydrogen as tool for energy storage – CNBC
- Japan’s Nissan returns to profit despite chips shortages – Washington Post
- 2022 Rolls-Royce Phantom gets new look and options – Autocar
- This Pristine 2004 Toyota Tacoma With Low Options Is All Awesome – Motortrend
- Mobilize Duo: Renault Twizy successor confirmed for UK in 2023 – Autocar
- Uber and Lyft’s pool of rideshare drivers has shrunk. Temporary bonuses may not lure them back. – Businessinsider
- JLR Owner Posts Surprise Loss as Chip Crunch Hits Sales – Bloomberg
Thursday Morning Auto News, May 12, 2022: SEC investigates Musk; Musk disses hydrogen (one more time); Nissan returns to profit; more
Wednesday Morning Auto News, May 11, 2022: China vehicle sales drop 48% in April, Russia’s crater by 79%; more
- China vehicle sales plunge 48% but EVs strong as BYD gains – Reuters
- Russian Car Sales Drop Record 79% – Bloomberg
- Uber has agreed to a civil rights audit, but will the results lead to any social change? – Fortune
- Stellantis names new global purchasing boss, shuffles key Europe posts – Automotive News
- EV Stocks Face a Long Road to Redemption – Wall Street Journal
- ‘Beyond a joke’: Uber and taxi drivers plead for relief as petrol prices rise again – Guardian
- Russia Car Sales Drop Record 79% in April Amid Automaker Exodus – Bloomberg
- BMW targets 30% drop in battery prices to take on Tesla – Automotive News
- EV startup stocks Rivian, Lordstown plunge as Ford F-150 Lightning nears – Axios
- Ford sells shares in EV maker Rivian for $214 million – Reuters
Tuesday Morning Auto News, May 10, 2022: Tesla stutters in Shanghai, issues big recall in U.S.; Toyota slashes production; more
- Toyota to slash production plan, suspend some domestic operation due to COVID lockdown in China – Reuters
- Tesla recalls 130000 vehicles in U.S. on touchscreen display malfunction – Reuters
- Tesla stutters under Shanghai lockdown; Beijing keeps hunting COVID – Reuters
- New Bentley Bentayga EWB replaces Mulsanne as flagship – Autocar
- Geely to acquire stake in Renault Korea – Chinadaily
- Breakingviews – Renault’s Russia exit plans mix logic and delusion – Reuters
- EV maker Lucid to launch in Europe this year – Automotive News
- VW, Skoda, Cupra entry-level EVs ‘well under way,’ Diess says – Automotive News
- Stellantis pledges to preserve jobs throughout transformation plan – Autocar
- Ukraine bomb shelters help Leoni keep VW, BMW supplied – Automotive News
- Stellantis CEO Says Supply Issues Risk Derailing Electric Shift – Bloomberg
Monday Morning Auto News, May 09, 2022: Musk’s procreation tweets cause anger; Diess has doubts about catching up with Musk; Uber cuts costs; more
- Musk tweet on Japan doomed by low birthrate provokes anger – Reuters
- Volkswagen CEO sees tight race with Tesla for e-car crown by 2025 – Reuters
- Uber to cut costs, slow down hiring, CEO tells staff – Reuters
- Rivian stock plummets as Ford plans to offload 8 million shares of EV start-up – CNBC
- Buffett-backed BYD’s shares drop after launch of pollution probe – FT
- Volvo CEO pledges next-level connectivity to attract young buyers – Autocar
- Tesla, Polestar Could Crack Tough South Korean Auto Market – Bloomberg
- Hyundai eyes Georgia for new U.S. EV plant, report says – Automotive News
- German sales fell 22% in April on supply shortages – Automotive News
- Volkswagen Group CEO: shift to EVs can’t be accelerated yet – Autocar
BEVs in Germany: Spot the Teslas
Why aren’t we surprised anymore? A month after Tesla dethroned Volkswagen in terms of monthly German BEV registrations, the Californian carmaker has crashed into the also-rans on the BEV leaderboard. To be fair, Tesla came in at the top of the also-rans, besting powerhouses such as Volvo, or MG Roewe by some 100 cars. By now, car counters should be intimately familiar with Tesla’s ups and downs: By the end of the quarter, everything that is halfway salable is pushed to customers (occasionally, with customers providing free labor) and a month thereafter, it’s cold turkey-time. Then, by the end of that quarter …
At 8,045 units, German March deliveries were high even by Tesla’s yo-yoing standard. Of course, April followed with a royal dud: Only 650 Teslas were registered in Germany in April, most likely reflecting the few that didn’t get to their local Strassenverkehrsamt (DMV) in time to register their bought-in-March Tesla.
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