Chrysler sends dealers 40,000 cars they didn’t order

Filed under “this is fine”, we have this news from Bloomberg reporter Gabrielle Coppola: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has been manufacturing more cars and trucks than its U.S. dealers are willing to accept, at one point creating a nationwide stock of about 40,000 unordered vehicles and stoking tension with some of its retailers. Bloomberg No […]

Daimler Profits will be hit by pollution compliance costs

Interesting story over at Automotive News this morning: Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler has discreetly warned financial analysts that CO2 compliance costs and market headwinds for next year would be much larger than previously thought and asked them to reduce their earnings estimates for the automaker by billions of euros Automotive News “Hey guys we saw your […]

Apple to release AR Headset in 2022, Glasses in 2023

Boom. Apple is aiming to release an augmented-reality headset in 2022 and a sleeker pair of AR glasses by 2023, The Information has learned. The Information God damn leakers… 🤬 Apple’s headset, code-named N301, will offer a hybrid of AR and VR capabilities, according to people familiar with the device. It resembles the Oculus Quest, […]

Tip to get software updates faster

The range and performance update is now is in wide release. Here’s a little tip on how to get it faster (unverified by me) Just found a new TESLATIP for an update! If you press advanced 5 times in the software menu it checks for updates then it works. Had 3 friends and me test […]

Tesla Short Sellers covering like crazy

Tesla short sellers are buying shares to cover their short positions like crazy — but the short burn hasn’t even begun. Tesla is the most shorted stock on the market. With the drop from around 45 million shares shorted to around 30 million shorts have decreased the size of their position by about a third, […]

Der Spiegel: Will Tesla kill the German Car?

Oh man, this is just too good. If you read one article today, make it this one. In this amazing feature length cover story for German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel Germany begins to wake up and ask itself: Is it too late to save the German auto industry? You can read the full article […]