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....
View ArticleTuesday Morning Auto News, Apr 09, 2024: Tesla settles. China car sales...
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...
View ArticleWednesday Morning Auto News, Apr 10, 2024: China’s auto sales up 10.6% in Q1....
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...
View ArticleThursday Morning Auto News, Apr 11, 2024: Tesla Sales Outlook Worsens. Tesla...
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...
View ArticleFriday Morning Auto News, Apr 12, 2024: NHTSA investigates Ford over fuel...
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...
View ArticleMonday Morning Auto News, Apr 15, 2024: Tesla to cut 14,000 jobs, 10% of...
Tesla to cut 14000 jobs as Elon Musk bids to make it ‘lean, innovative and hungry’ – Guardian Jeep on mission to reverse U.S. slide under new CEO – Automotive News General Motors Names HARMAN a 2023...
View ArticleTuesday Morning Auto News, Apr 16, 2024: E.V. sales slowing, Tesla’s...
E.V. Sales Are Slowing. Tesla’s Are Slumping. – New York Times Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029 – Washington Post Honda to launch next-generation EVs in China by...
View ArticleWednesday Morning Auto News, Apr 17, 2024: Has Tesla Peaked? The EV market is...
Has Tesla Peaked? – New York Times The EV market is in trouble: The latest sign is Tesla’s layoffs – LATimes Elon Musk’s wealth has crashed by $160 billion from its peak as Tesla’s problems pile up –...
View ArticleThursday Morning Auto News, Apr 18, 2024: Musk stakes fortune on cult. His...
Elon Musk Stakes Fortune on Cult Following Who Made Him Rich – Bloomberglaw Elon Musk’s wealth has crashed by over $160 billion from its peak as Tesla’s problems pile up – Businessinsider European...
View ArticleFriday Morning Auto News, Apr 19, 2024: Mercedes 1st in U.S. with no-hands...
Exclusive: Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that that don’t come with a requirement that drivers watch the road – Fortune Tesla to recall 3,878 Cybertrucks over...
View ArticleMonday Morning Auto News, Apr 22, 2024: Musk’s robotaxi dreams plunge Tesla...
Elon Musk’s Robotaxi Dreams Plunge Tesla Into Chaos – Bnnbloomberg China’s EV price war flares up again after Tesla drops the cost of some models – Fortune China’s state planner warns intensified EV...
View ArticleTuesday Morning Auto News, Apr 23, 2024: GM beats earnings and sales. Musk...
GM Starts the Year With a Bang, Beating on Earnings and Sales – Barrons Elon Musk hits back at Australian court order against X images of stabbing – Guardian Tesla lays off its new marketing team...
View ArticleWednesday Morning Auto News, Apr 24, 2024: Tesla income drops, shares pop....
Tesla Q1 net income drops 55% to $1.1 billion; revenue slides 9% to $21.3 billion – Automotive News Elon Musk gave a vague answer when asked if he plans to step back at Tesla in the next 3 years –...
View ArticleThursday Morning Auto News, Apr 25, 2024: Tesla stops the bleeding. Hyundai...
Tesla stops the bleeding — but not the questions – Axios Hyundai doubles down on hybrids after Q1 profit slips 2.4% – Automotive News Toyota and Nissan pair up with Tencent and Baidu for China AI arms...
View ArticleWorld’s Largest Automakers, Q1 2024: Bumpy lumpy
Mixed Q1 for world’s largest automakers. Sure, Toyota’s “sales hit records” says Bloomberg. But that was for the fiscal ending March 31, when Toyota Group sold a record 11.1 million units. In the...
View ArticleFriday Morning Auto News, Apr 26, 2024: Austin’s Texas glow fading. Tesla...
Austin’s Texas glow Is fading – Mercurynews Tesla’s recall of 2 million vehicles for Autopilot issues now being probed by NHTSA – Automotive News Hertz reports $392 million loss as it unwinds Tesla...
View ArticleMonday Morning Auto News, Apr 29, 2024: Tesla teams up with Baidu, passes...
Elon Musk’s Tesla teams up with China’s Baidu for driver assistance – FT Tesla passes data security assessment that could pave way for lifting of bars to its cars’ movements – SCMP NHTSA opens...
View ArticleTuesday Morning Auto News, Apr 30, 2024: Mercedes profits drop, sales stall....
Mercedes Profits Drop Sharply As Car Sales Stall – Barrons Tesla’s California registrations down second quarter in a row, dealer data shows – Reuters Musk dismisses Tesla senior executives in fresh...
View ArticleWednesday Morning Auto News, May 01, 2024: Musk discharges most of his...
Musk disbands Tesla EV charging team, leaving customers in the dark – Reuters VW offers €900M in buyouts to trim German payroll – Automotive News Aston Martin’s quarterly loss swells more than...
View ArticleThursday Morning Auto News, May 02, 2024: Tesla abandons gigacasting. Musk...
Tesla abandons quest for one-piece ‘gigacasting’ – Autoblog Elon Musk ‘has trouble exhibiting empathy’, says RSE Ventures Matt Higgins on Tesla layoffs – CNBC Stellantis hires engineers in Brazil,...
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