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Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry (insideevs.com)

Tesla Model 3 replaces Dacia Logan as least reliable car in TÜV Süd data (www.tuvsud.com)

FTC: Car manufacturers "do not have the free license to monetize people’s information" (www.ftc.gov)

Car manufacturers—and all businesses—should take note that the FTC will take action to protect consumers against the illegal collection, use, and disclosure of their personal data.

Apple Car may not be cancelled as Apple discusses partnership with Rivian (appleinsider.com)

Tesla lays off 'more than 10%' of its global workforce (electrek.co)

Ford EV Drivers Will Get Free Tesla Supercharger Adapters (www.thedrive.com)

Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs (www.theguardian.com)

Ford Software update bricks car (nitter.net)

VW, Stellantis will take over German govt's share of EV subsidies (europe.autonews.com)

Volkswagen brand and Stellantis said they will take over the German government’s share of an environmental bonus for electric vehicles after the state’s subsidy program was ended prematurely following the adoption of a revised 2024 budget.

Volkswagen says its core VW brand is ‘no longer competitive’ (edition.cnn.com)

“With many of our pre-existing structures, processes and high costs, we are no longer competitive as the Volkswagen brand,” Thomas Schaefer told staff during a meeting at the German carmaker’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, according to a post on the company’s intranet site seen by Reuters.’

Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025 (www.theguardian.com)

Tesla braces for its first trial involving Autopilot fatality (www.reuters.com)

Tesla faces two trials in quick succession, with more to follow.

Robotaxi haters in San Francisco are disabling the AVs with traffic cones (techcrunch.com)

The “Week of Cone,” as the group is calling the now-viral prank on Twitter and TikTok, is a form of protest against the spread of robotaxi services in the city, and it appears to be gaining traction with residents who are sick of the vehicles malfunctioning and blocking traffic. The protest comes in the lead-up to a hearing...

Carmakers Will Give Your Location to Police Without a Warrant, Senators Say (www.thedrive.com)

Stellantis CEO: electric vehicle tariffs are a trap (www.reuters.com)

Self-driving vehicles set to be on UK roads by 2026 as Automated Vehicles Act becomes law (www.gov.uk)

SAIC, Audi formally sign tie-up deal, 1st jointly developed EV due to hit market in 2025 (cnevpost.com)

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VW and Renault end talks to develop affordable EV, sources say (www.reuters.com)

Ford recalls hybrids over software issue putting them in limp mode (www.greencarreports.com)

In these vehicles, the Hybrid Powertrain Control Module (HPCM) may errantly shift the drivetrain into neutral, keeping the vehicle on but cutting drive power to the wheels, according to the NHTSA. In this condition, the vehicle will coast to a stop and automatically shift into park. Once shifted back into drive, vehicles will...

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