Tesla is again in the headlines in China – the world’s biggest EV market – due to a recall of over 120,000 vehicles in China, but it’s another over-the-air software update fix. Lately, Tesla has had to issue a lot of recalls, but most of them were minor issues that were fixed by simple over-the-air… Continue reading Tesla ‘recalls’ another 120,000 vehicles in China, but it’s another software update fix
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How Tesla is reinventing car production with its “giga presses”
Posted Apr 7, 2022, 1:30 PM Elon Musk is not content with simply revolutionizing the automobile. The global electric car pioneer is also becoming a noted industrial innovator: it has been using ‘giga presses’ to build its cars for the past two years – a breakthrough carefully studied by many manufacturers, including Mercedes and Volvo.… Continue reading How Tesla is reinventing car production with its “giga presses”
German Manager Magazine: Audi, McLaren, Sono Motors, Traton, Daimler Truck: manage:mobility from manager magazin001678
The talks have been going on for months, and the Formula 1 dreams of Audi boss Markus Duesmann (52) seemed crazy at times, like a set of slicks on the final lap. But the frustration is gone, the Volkswagen Group Supervisory Board could already give the go-ahead this Thursday. Duesmann offers a lot of money… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Audi, McLaren, Sono Motors, Traton, Daimler Truck: manage:mobility from manager magazin001678
German Handelsblatt: Electric car ranking: Tesla outperforms the competition, delivery problems weigh on VW: The ten most popular electric cars 2022004098
After the car market in Germany recovered slightly in the first two months of this year, it plummeted again in March. Around 241,330 new cars came onto the roads last month, around 17.5 percent fewer than in March 2021, as the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) announced on Tuesday Number of new registrations declining: around… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electric car ranking: Tesla outperforms the competition, delivery problems weigh on VW: The ten most popular electric cars 2022004098
Ford and Chevy’s supply chain woes are affecting the cool cars now
Ford and Chevrolet are reportedly halting production on their respective flagship performance cars, the Mustang and the Camaro, for a week thanks to supply chain issues (via Jalopnik). While the pauses probably won’t make it that much harder to get a muscle car, they are just the latest in a string of automotive delays caused… Continue reading Ford and Chevy’s supply chain woes are affecting the cool cars now
Cadillac Lyriq Starts Production, Expanding G.M.’s Electric Lineup
General Motors on Monday started production of an electric Cadillac sport utility vehicle that could soon become the company’s top-selling E.V. The model, the Lyriq, is being produced in Spring Hill, Tenn. It is the company’s third electric model, with a starting price of $59,000. G.M. will start taking firm orders for the vehicle on… Continue reading Cadillac Lyriq Starts Production, Expanding G.M.’s Electric Lineup
No more radar for Tesla EVs headed for Europe, Middle East
Tesla will start delivering Model Y and Model 3 vehicles without radar to customers in Europe and the Middle East, a continuation of the company’s plans and CEO Elon Musk’s desire to only use cameras combined with machine learning to support its advanced driver assistance system and other active safety features. Tesla first started to… Continue reading No more radar for Tesla EVs headed for Europe, Middle East
Tesla now expects Gigafactory Shanghai shutdown to extend to at least Friday – missing out on over 24,000 EVs
Tesla says that it now doesn’t expect to be able to restart production at Gigafactory Shanghai until at least Friday, and even that could be difficult amid a citywide lockdown that is extending longer than planned. Last week, we reported on Tesla having to shut down Gigafactory Shanghai due to a citywide lockdown in the… Continue reading Tesla now expects Gigafactory Shanghai shutdown to extend to at least Friday – missing out on over 24,000 EVs
Toyota joins Tesla in developing self-driving tech with low-cost cameras, article with gallery
San Francisco, April 6 (Reuters) – Toyota Motor (7203.T) unit Woven Planet has joined Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) in trying to advance self-driving technology without expensive sensors such as lidars. Woven Planet told Reuters it is able to use low-cost cameras to collect data and effectively train its self-driving system, a “breakthrough” that it hopes will… Continue reading Toyota joins Tesla in developing self-driving tech with low-cost cameras, article with gallery
Analysis-Tesla’s Musk may add to U.S. SEC ire with late report about Twitter stake
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK, April 5 (Reuters) – Did Elon Musk break U.S. securities laws again? Former securities officials and professors said Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) chief executive may have missed a key disclosure deadline and filed the wrong paperwork when he bought 9% of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), a platform regularly used by the outspoken billionaire. Securities… Continue reading Analysis-Tesla’s Musk may add to U.S. SEC ire with late report about Twitter stake