Weekly Roundup 33

April 17, 2023

🚗OEM

  1. Tesla price cuts come for Europe (Link)

  2. China's Zeekr hires ex-Lexus brand veteran to helm Europe operations (Link)

  3. VW won't follow sister company Porsche into e-fuels (Link)

  4. Refreshed 2024 Porsche Cayenne teases its face (Link)

  5. Tata Motors to increase prices of its passenger vehicles, effective May 1st, 2023 (Link)

  6. Ferrari announces voting results from its Annual General Meeting 2023 (Link)

  7. VW wins Russian court case over asset freeze (Link)

  8. VW calls for Euro 7 emissions standards to be delayed (Link)

  9. BYD to launch Dolphin low-cost compact EV in Europe (Link)

  10. Thieves are now stealing cars via a headlight 'CAN injection' (Link)

  11. Rivian To Become Profitable In 2024, Launch Cheaper R2 Model A Year Later (Link)

âš¡EV

  1. Kia starts building facility for electric purpose-built vehicle (PBV) production (Link)

  2. Lamborghini's first EV will be a sports car with usable rear seats (Link)

  3. Maserati Grecale electric SUV to debut at Shanghai show (Link)

  4. Hyundai Motor Group announces $18 billion EV investment & new Kia plant (Link)

  5. StoreDot's Smaller Fast-Charging Battery Packs May Increase EV Adoption (Link)

  6. Ford invests $1.3 billion to prepare Ontario plant for EV production (Link)

  7. Volkswagen will introduce the new drive for ID family in Q4 of 2023 (Link)

  8. ZF signs multi-year-supply-agreement with STMicroelectronics for silicon carbide devices (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization, Autonomous

  1. Ferrari partners with Samsung to develop in-car displays (Link)

  2. Tesla is about to launch a big new software update with new features and UI upgrades (Link)

  3. Domino’s now lets you order pizza via Apple CarPlay (Link)

  4. Best OBD2 scanners of 2023 (Link)

  5. New Lincoln Nautilus teased with massive interior screens (Link)

  6. MINI reveals Spike, its new in-vehicle assistant (Link)

  7. TomTom: first quarter 2023 results (Link)

  8. BlackBerry’s software ambitions advance with Ivy win (Link)

  9. XPENG to Present Next-Gen Technology Architecture on April 16 (Link)

  10. Ford commits to continued CarPlay support as GM, Tesla, and Rivian face backlash for holding out (Link)

  11. Ford rolls out UK’s first hands-free driving tech and first-of-its-kind system approved in Europe (Link)

  12. GM-backed Cruise ready for next phase of growth (Link)

  13. VW's Cariad to establish software JV with China's ThunderSoft (Link)

  14. The connected car experience pivotal to attract shoppers (Link)

🛴Mobility

  1. Uber will fund an e-bike buy-back program to help combat battery fires (Link)

  2. Paris scooter ban serves as wake-up call for micromobility (Link)

✨Interesting

  1. The Next Generation of Fan-Forward Formula 1 Merch Is Here (Link)