Weekly Roundup 53

🚗OEM

1. Guangzhou Auto Show roundup: BEV debuts from XPeng, ZEEKR, Li Auto, BYD, and more (Link)

2. LA Auto Show: The tech, EVs and cars that got our attention (Link)

3. Sports carmaker Alpine wants to reinvent itself, and Geely might help foot the bill (Link)

4. Tires are saving us — and killing us, too (Link)

5. Volvo Cars shares drop to record low as Geely trims stake (Link)

6. Private equity firm acquires stake in Aston Martin F1 valuing team at $1bn (Link)

7. Volkswagen is recalling nearly 24,000 ID.4 EVs in the US over non-fire retardant material (Link)

8. iPhone 15 owners are having wireless charging issues in GM vehicles, too (Link)

9. Even the Vatican is going all-electric after VW scores deal to replace entire fleet with EVs (Link)

10. Tesla’s back seat audio update keeps the kids’ content quiet (Link)

11. Warren Buffett's Berkshire ditches GM along with some other big names (Link)

12. BMW halts its ICE production, in Germany at least (Link)

13. Digital and sustainable: Audi forges ahead with construction of its new EV factory in China (Link)

14. Dongfeng Motor, Nissan Motor to jointly develop new energy vehicles under new cooperation strategy (Link)

15. Rivian brings on former Stellantis exec to aid in scaling EV production (Link)

16. Hyundai’s New $1.58 Billion South Korea Plant To Produce 200,000 EVs Annually (Link)

17. ZEEKR’s first European Showroom Opens in Stockholm (Link)

⚡EV

1. Volkswagen's Largest EV Plant Slows Down Again Due To Weak Demand (Link)

2. Renault publishes first images of upcoming small electric car (Link)

3. Lucid Gravity Has 440 miles and 3 Rows! (Link)

4. Porsche upgrades Zuffenhausen plant for future electric Boxster and Macan EV (Link)

5. A Standard Diagnostic Connector For EVs Is In The Works (Link)

6. Toyota signs deal to buy recycled battery components from Redwood Materials (Link)

7. GM buys gigacasting company with Tesla ties (Link)

8. Mercedes-Benz launches first EV charging hub in US with 400kW piles from ChargePoint (Link)

9. Renault targets €10 billion in revenue for Ampere EV brand (Link)

10. Pricing Is Still The Biggest Barrier For EV Buyers, Study Reveals (Link)

11. The new fully electric EM90 premium MPV further expands Volvo Cars’ portfolio (Link)

12. GM Back in Magnet Business, This Time for BEVs (Link)

13. Valeo to supply electric powertrain for Mahindra & Mahindra’s electric vehicle program (Link)

14. The Volkswagen ID.7 Is The Electric Passat VW Needs (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization, Autonomous

1. Tesla starts pushing new Full Self-Driving Beta update with improvements (Link)

2. CoPilot Reinvents Digital Car Shopping With First Comprehensive AI-Assisted Shopping App (Link)

3. AutoTech Europe: The Software-Defined Vehicle (Link)

4. Hyundai and Amazon partner to deliver innovative customer experiences and cloud transformation (Link)

5. Hyundai Becomes First Brand To Sell Cars On Amazon (Link)

6. Tesla Could Be Preparing to Software Lock Heated Seats Behind Paywall (Link)

7. Mercedes-Benz Achieves Milestone With 10 Million Vehicles Featuring Pedestrian Emergency Braking System (Link)

8. Rivian fixes infotainment software bug via OTA, around 3% affected (Link)

9. UPDATE: Rivian’s ‘Fat Finger’ OTA Software Update Soft-Bricks R1T and R1S (Link)

10. Volvo CEO Jim Rowan thinks dropping Apple CarPlay is a mistake (Link)

11. Einride’s drone truck has its first full-time job moving GE appliances around (Link)

12. ECARX achieves 50% YoY surge in Q3 2023 revenue (Link)

13. Cruise testing self-driving cars in Japan, Dubai, even as they're parked in U.S. (Link)

🛴Mobility

1. Air taxi maker Joby gets $10M California pre-production AAM grant (Link)

2. Dubai Tram achieves record-breaking 52 million rides milestone (Link)

✨Interesting

1. The Lucid Gravity Offers 'Guided Meditations' With Lucid Sanctuaries (Link)

2. Candela’s electric hydrofoiling ferry takes flight (Link)

3. Domino’s to use this flashy new delivery electric bike with a built-in pizza oven (Link)

4. HiPhi A is a 1287 HP tri-motor electric hypercar (Link)

5. Andretti’s F1 effort boosted by General Motors plan to supply engines starting in 2028 (Link)

6. Taylor Swift Saved Public Transport And Now She's Fixing Airlines Too (Link)