Weekly Roundup 41

🚗OEM

1. VW investors want rigorous human-rights investigation of China plant (Link)

2. VW in talks with SAIC on audit of Xinjiang plant (Link)

3. Nissan investigates claims CEO put COO Gupta under surveillance (Link)

4. A new US-India joint venture will spend $1.5B to build US solar factories (Link)

5. Nissan announces 90th anniversary initiatives (Link)

6. VW Group CEO Blume outlines how Audi will be revived (Link)

7. Abu Dhabi pours $738.5M into China’s Tesla challenger Nio (Link)

8. Ex CEO Carlos Ghosn suing Nissan for $1 billion (Link)

9. Automotive players can profit by a shift to circular mode (Link)

10. Tesla & BYD Search For New European Factories (Link)

11. Why are other automakers chasing Tesla's 'Gigacasting'? (Link)

12. Tesla unveils new Giga Laboratory concept (Link)

⚡EV

1. Hyundai $80 Billion E-Mobility Strategy Based On All New EV Platform (Link)

2. Volkswagen is confident it can deliver an affordable EV (sub-$27K) and profitably (Link)

3. BYD reveals Europe-spec Dolphin EV (Link)

4. Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet EV demand (Link)

5. VW's EV battery effort keeps its execs up at night (Link)

6. Ford receives $9.2 billion government loan for EV battery factory projects (Link)

7. Panasonic explores EV battery partnership with Mazda (Link)

8. How EV shift has changed Autoliv's airbags (Link)

9. Volkswagen’s breakthrough could spark a battery manufacturing gold rush (Link)

10. Ford Continues EV Expansion In Cologne (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization, Autonomous

1. Stellantis and Foxconn announce joint venture to produce next-generation EV semiconductors (Link)

2. Porsche sets new division to create software-defined vehicles with ‘highly automated driving functions’ (Link)

3. Google's in-car tech sales face German antitrust crackdown (Link)

4. Polestar forms $200M software JV with Geely unit (Link)

5. VW maps out profit push with brands getting more autonomy (Link)

6. Toyota will use AI to maximize future EV range (Link)

7. Volkswagen CEO Admits It Was A Mistake To Abandon Buttons And Other Physical Controls (Link)

8. Mercedes-Benz Recalls EQE, EQS, EQS SUV EVs For Faulty Software (Link)

9. Premium EV manufacturer XPeng chooses access to provide in-vehicle infotainment (Link)

10. OBIGO Launches Automotive AppStore for AAOS (Link)

🛴Mobility

1. Change of name: EvoBus becomes Daimler Buses – the company will benefit from brand awareness in the future (Link)

2. The multi-billion-dollar mobility insurance market arrives (Link)

3. Scania, Mercedes-Benz, MAN The Only EU Truck Brands On Track To Decarbonise — New Study (Link)

✨Interesting

1. Intel to invest $33B in two German chip plants (Link)