- Amid climate change concern, GM rolls out big new Chevy SUVs – Washington Post: Global concerns about climate change are not stopping General Motors … GM on Tuesday rolled out the next generation of its big truck-based SUVs … The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban will come out in the middle of … with entries from Chevrolet and GMC, which will introduce its versions later.
- Tesla’s German plant to produce 500,000 cars a year: Bild – Reuters: Tesla plans to build 500,000 electric vehicles a year at its new factory on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported on Wednesday.
- Tesla plans increasing imported Model 3 prices in China from January – Reuters: U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc plans to increase prices of imported Model 3 vehicles in China in January, sources briefed with the matter said.
- Barra confirms electric pickup plan, is vague about hiring at Detroit-Hamtramck plant – Freep: GM will build an electric pickup for sale in 2021 at Detroit Hamtramck, but it’s remains unclear if UAW workers will get their jobs back there.
- Argo takes different road with VW, Ford to skirt self-driving challenges – Automotive News: Self-driving systems developer Argo is at the center of a multibillion-dollar bet by Ford and VW that autonomous vehicle technology must be good for more than replacing taxi drivers.
- BMW makes reversing easy in new 1 series – Automotive News: BMW makes reversing easy in new 1 series
- DTE to implode Conners Creek plant in Detroit, clearing land for FCA Jeep project – Freep: The implosion of the defunct power plant will take place at 9 a.m. Friday, DTE said.
- Lawyer: GM suit against FCA will cost automakers hundreds of thousands of dollars – Freep: A former GM corporate lawyer weighs in on GM’s lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles saying there may be ulterior motives to GM’s allegations.
- Laws to protect Uber drivers could put freelance journalists out of business – Washington Post: In 2003, I walked away from my full-time, $80,000-a-year job as the executive editor of a national magazine. I had no other job lined up; I just had a …
- Toyota and Denso form JV for advanced semiconductors – Just-Auto: Denso and Toyota are forming a joint venture that will conduct research and advanced development of next-generation in-vehicle semiconductors. It will be established in April 2020 and called MIRISE Technologies.
- Insight: How Uber drains carmaker profits in Latin America’s biggest market – Reuters: Like many Uber drivers in Sao Paulo, the ride-hailing app’s busiest city in the world, Augusto Caio Pereira does not actually own or lease the car he nudges through the city’s notorious traffic jams every day.
- Bentley completes speedy turnaround following profit-robbing ‘perfect storm’ – Automotive News: Bentley was given an ultimatum in January to become profitable — fast. The message came from Wolfgang Porsche and Hans Michel Piech, two …
- Bosch launches eCall solution in India – Just-Auto: Bosch already delivers this service for Daimler in more than 50 countries in 18 languages and is now expanding its services to the rest of the world.
- Quanergy, Geely partner on smart city, AV plans – Just-Auto: Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart sensing solutions, has announced that the company was selected as a LiDAR partner for Geely Automotive Group.
- Toyota’s next Aygo could go electric – Automotive News: Toyota’s development partners for the current Aygo, Peugeot and Citroen, have indicated that any replacement for their minicars will need to be …
- Porsche’s electric Taycan draws interest from 30,000 buyers – Handelsblatt – Reuters: Porsche has taken down payments from 30,000 customers in Europe for its Taycan, the luxury car maker’s first fully electric model, CEO Oliver Blume told Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper.
- GM Is Learning How to Navigate Trump’s Washington – Bloomberg: GM Is Learning How to Navigate Trump’s Washington
- Honda begins business jet deliveries to China – Nikkei: <?xml encoding=”UTF-8″><?xml encoding=”UTF-8″>
- Satellites Are Crowding Space, and It’s Time for a Cleanup Plan – Bloomberg: In the coming decade, tens of thousands of new satellites are scheduled for launch as billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard …
- China Electric-Car Startups NIO, Xpeng Team Up in Charging – Bloomberg: Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers NIO Inc. and Xpeng Motors agreed to share charging stations as well as related services and data, seeking to …
- As Ford, Chevy exit sedan market, Asian makers gain share – The Detroit News: Hyundai, for example, saw sales of its Elantra compact car increase 102% this November over last year. The brand has also introduced an all-new …
- GM’s Maven Is Betting on Autonomous and Electric Vehicles, But Obstacles Lie Ahead – Fortune: GM”s Maven Is Betting on Autonomous and Electric Vehicles, But Obstacles Lie Ahead Fortune
- GM, Doubling Down on Big SUVs, Unveils Longer Chevy Tahoe, Suburban – New York Times: GM’s Detroit rivals, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, are also expanding their large SUV lineups, even as they promise more …
