Weekly Roundup #19

🚗OEM

1. An electric Volkswagen pickup? New global head says not this decade

2. Tata Motors joins hands with HDFC Bank for Electric Vehicle Dealer Financing Program

3. Mercedes offers 'Acceleration Increase' — as a $1,200 subscription

4. Macron hosts BMW and Volvo execs as they consider moving operations to the U.S.

5. Tesla reportedly places massive order of next-gen self-driving chips with TSMC

6. Carmakers Tipped To Build 4.4 Million Fewer Vehicles This Year Over Chip Shortages

7. Mazda: New partnerships for the development and production of electric drive units

8. Scania issues green bond to finance further investment in electrification

9. Polestar 7 could be brand's first Europe-made car, CEO says

10. Stellantis looks to India for EVs for Europe, amid competition from China

11. Tesla Semi completes first 500-mile trip with a full load

12. VW’s New CEO Admits Its New Infotainment Is Bad, Vows To Fix It ASAP

13. Tesla adds another recall to a ‘Total Recall’ year

14. Stellantis: Developing a New Retailer Model in Europe with Our Dealer Network to Enhance Customer Experience

15. Jaguar Land Rover cuts output at UK factories due to chip shortage

⚡EV

1. LG Chem to invest $3.2B to build battery cathode plant in Tenn.

2. EVs are disrupting the automotive industry—here’s how

3. Tesla now has 40,000 Superchargers around the world

4. Abarth 500e REVEALED as Abarth’s ‘Hot’ take on the Fiat 500 Electric

5. NIO supplier WeLion sees 1st solid-state battery cell roll off line

6. Chinese battery makers rush to IPOs as lithium price more than doubled

7. Caterpillar presents massive electric dump truck

8. Mazda updates electrification strategy with $10.6 billion investment

9. Peugeot To Unveil All-Electric Inception Concept At CES This January

🤖Autonomous Driving

1. Waymo shows off its next truly driverless prototype car

2. Stellantis to buy software developer aiMotive in autonomous driving push

3. Nvidia Mercedes Spotted in Frankfurt

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization

1. Car companies want to make billions by charging subscription fees for features like heated seats

2. Sweden launches Europe’s most advanced Hub for Automotive Cyber Security

3. Dolby Atmos Surround Sound Is Coming To Tesla Cars

4. Honda and Sony's joint cars could have PlayStation 5 baked in

5. Magna mirror on the lookout for distracted, drowsy drivers

6. LG Wants to Transform Every Surface In Your Car's Interior Into a Speaker

7. Harman Kardon and Renault continue their partnership with the all new Austral revealing all the nuances of finely tuned sound and award-winning design

8. 3 ways sensor data is transforming the auto Industry

🛴Mobility

1. Ultraviolette F77 delivery details revealed

✨Interesting

1. Automobili Pininfarina’s Battista hyper GT races across these world speed records in Dubai

2. Ferrari Vision GT Teased For Gran Turismo 7, Debuts November 27th

3. 30,000 People a Month Think Kia's Logo Says “KN”

4. Why Are Highway Signs Green?