Weekly Roundup 54

🚗OEM

1. Tesla's $2 Billion Investment In India Hinges On Import Tax Cuts For EVs: Report (Link)

2. Cheaper Volkswagen EV Coming For China (Link)

3. Stellantis Opens “Circular Economy Hub” in Turin, Italy (Link)

4. Volkswagen Confirms New Entry-Level, China-Specific EV Platform (Link)

5. Toyota is still greenwashing after change in leadership (Link)

6. VW's Scout EVs to be developed by Magna Steyr, report says (Link)

7. Volkswagen increases pace of innovation in China for China: tech company in Hefei launches electric platform for entry-level segment in just 36 months (Link)

8. Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions (Link)

9. Hyundai Unveils Its Factory Of The Future In Singapore (Link)

10. The UK automotive industry receives £2bn funding from the government (Link)

11. Leapmotor to commence vehicle delivery in Europe in Q3 2024 (Link)

12. Stellantis recalls 45,000 Jeep Wrangler plug-in SUVs after 8 fires (Link)

13. Volvo shares plunged as Geely sells 3.4% of its shares (Link)

14. Tesla Offers Its Own Insurance And It Is Trash: Report (Link)

15. BMW Ends Combustion Engine Production In Germany (Link)

⚡EV

1. New Porsche Panamera e-Hybrid Arrives With 91 km All-Electric Range (Link)

2. VW Group launches high-voltage battery system. Production in China (Link)

3. Nissan to lead £2bn investment in UK electric car plant (Link)

4. The 5 Countries Producing The Most EV Batteries (Link)

5. Chinese-Slovak venture signs deal for battery plant in Slovakia (Link)

6. Toyota’s Solid-State Battery Revolution Will Start With Just A Few Thousand EVs (Link)

7. Stellantis and CATL Sign Strategic MoU for the Local Supply of LFP Batteries for European Market (Link)

8. Northvolt develops state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery validated at 160 Wh/kg (Link)

9. Chinese automaker GAC aims to use solid-state battery by 2026 (Link)

10. Changan Auto and NIO partner on battery swapping (Link)

11. Desten Launches Ultra-Fast Charging Lithium Iron-Phosphate Battery (Link)

12. Volkswagen's APP550 Electric Motor Bottleneck Spreads In Europe (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization, Autonomous

1. Tesla starts releasing to employees FSD v12 – a critical update to self-driving effort (Link)

2. Digital skills conversion programme helps JLR troubleshoot global supply challenges and deliver multi-million pound results (Link)

3. Autonomous trucks: MAN wins “Truck Innovation Award 2024” (Link)

4. JLR updates security to combat Range Rover thefts (Link)

5. Skoda Adds Fueling to In-Car Payment App (Link)

6. Stellantis Car Sharing Service Free2Move Is Leaving Portland Permanently (Link)

7. Aptiv to build high-voltage connector plant in Wuhan (Link)

8. SDVs’ Greater Connectivity Equals Greater Cybersecurity Risk? (Link)

🛴Mobility

1. Scania turns green supply target into requirements (Link)

2. Harley-Davidson’s e-bike company sold off in surprise deal, planning US production (Link)

3. The two biggest problems with electric bikes aren’t even about e-bikes (Link)

4. Scania receives big new order for hybrid buses (Link)

5. Bosch eBike Systems expands theft protection and refines eBike navigation (Link)

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

✨Interesting

1. Digital, more luxurious, more efficient: the new Panamera (Link)

2. Which Mercedes Cars Does Taylor Swift Own? (Link)

3. Here's what the limos of 8 world leaders look like (Link)

4. Screensharing mistake gets Nvidia sued over alleged stolen trade secrets (Link)

5. Lamborghini: Beyond design, mastering the air (Link)