2009–2016

2016 407

December 2016

1. 25 DecThe Dailykanban wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
2. 23 DecFriday morning car news roundup, December 23, 2016
3. 22 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 22, 2016
4. 21 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 21, 2016
5. 20 DecTuesday morning car news roundup, December 20, 2016
6. 19 DecMonday morning car news roundup, December 19, 2016
7. 15 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 15, 2016
8. 14 DecGM China Under Anti-Trust Investigation. Warning For Trump?
9. 14 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 14, 2016
10. 14 DecTrump’s Taiwan Remarks Could Bring General Motors Down
11. 14 DecDieselgate: EU Research Suggests Defeat Device In Brand-new Audi A3
12. 14 Dec“Playful Fun For Adults:” Toyota Finally Releases Its C-HR Compact Crossover At Home
13. 13 DecTuesday morning car news roundup, December 13, 2016
14. 12 DecReport: Volkswagen’s Dieselgate Criminal Settlement To Be Decided By Trump’s Hardliners
15. 12 DecMonday morning car news roundup, December 12, 2016
16. 9 DecFriday morning car news roundup, December 9, 2016
17. 8 DecDieselgate: EU Takes Legal Action Against Overly Accommodating Member States
18. 8 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 8, 2016
19. 7 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 7, 2016
20. 6 DecTuesday morning car news roundup, December 6, 2016
21. 5 DecAt Nissan, Cars Are Delivered By Driverless LEAFs
22. 5 DecMonday morning car news roundup, December 5, 2016
23. 2 DecFriday morning car news roundup, December 2, 2016
24. 1 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 1, 2016

November 2016

1. 30 NovAkio Toyoda Puts Himself And 3 Top Managers In Charge Of Electric Car Drive
2. 30 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 30, 2016
3. 29 NovNissan Reveals How Connected Cars Are Turned Into A Goldmine
4. 29 NovToyota And Volkswagen In Fierce Battle For World’s Largest Automaker Title
5. 29 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 29, 2016
6. 28 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 28, 2016
7. 25 NovChina To Automakers: “Make EVs, Or Die.”
8. 25 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 25, 2016
9. 24 NovToyota Makes Breakthrough Battery Discovery, Hopes To Increase EV Range By 15%
10. 24 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 24, 2016
11. 23 NovVolkswagen’s Brand Strategy: Finally, Something That Makes Some Sense
12. 23 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 23, 2016
13. 22 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 22, 2016
14. 22 NovVolkswagen CEO Matthias Müller Puts Foot In Mouth, Again
15. 21 NovVolkswagen Labor Leader Attacks Porsche/Piech Shareholder Clan
16. 21 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 21, 2016
17. 18 NovVolkswagen Unions And Electric Cars Win In Deal That Will See Elimination Of 30,000 Jobs
18. 18 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 18, 2016
19. 17 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 17, 2016
20. 16 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 16, 2016
21. 15 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 15, 2016
22. 14 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 14, 2016
23. 13 NovAnd Now, CO2gate: Audi Puts Volkswagen In Even Deeper Trouble
24. 11 NovAutomotive News Reporter Gets 88 MPG In New E-Powered Nissan Note
25. 11 NovDaimler Launches Private Car Sharing App, All Makes May Apply
26. 11 NovDieselgate: Renault Referred To Prosecutor While Volkswagen Fears Trump
27. 11 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 11, 2016
28. 10 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 10, 2016
29. 9 NovToyota Sells Tanks
30. 9 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 9, 2016
31. 8 NovBEVs To Become Part Of Toyota’s Portfolio, CFO Says
32. 8 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 8, 2016
33. 7 NovThinner Air For Tesla As Toyota Joins The BEV Fray: “A Natural Consequence”
34. 7 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 7, 2016
35. 6 NovCARB Finds New Audi Defeat Device, German Paper Digs Up Smoking Gun Document
36. 5 NovForget Culture Change: Volkswagen Is Back To Its Deceptive Ways
37. 4 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 4, 2016
38. 4 NovTesla Sued For Criminal Hacking
39. 3 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 3, 2016
40. 2 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 2, 2016
41. 1 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 1, 2016

October 2016

1. 31 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October 31, 2016
2. 28 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 28, 2016
3. 27 OctGoogle And Apple Knocking On The Car Door? ‘No, We Won’t Let Them Inside,’ Toyota Exec Says
4. 27 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 27, 2016
5. 27 OctVolkswagen And Toyota In Neck-And-Neck Race For Global Top Spot
6. 27 OctHow Tesla Tries To Keep The Media On Autopilot
7. 26 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 26, 2016
8. 25 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 25, 2016
9. 22 OctWith Lynk&Co, China’s Geely Gets Smartphone-Centric Millennials
10. 20 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 20, 2016
11. 19 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 19, 2016
12. 18 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 18, 2016
13. 17 OctWith Trump’s Implosion, U.S. Employees Of Japanese Automakers Can Breathe Easier
14. 17 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October 17, 2016
15. 14 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 14, 2016
16. 13 OctIn Europe, Diesel Falls Slowly Out Of Favor
17. 13 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 13, 2016
18. 12 OctSuzuki’s Dalliance With Toyota, A Prelude For LTR
19. 12 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 12, 2016
20. 11 OctGerman Transport Minister: ICE Ban By 2030 “Utter Nonsense”
21. 11 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 11, 2016
22. 10 OctRenault’s Ghosn Activates Legendary Disruptor Detourbet To Drive His Low Cost EV Project
23. 10 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October 10, 2016
24. 9 OctGo-slow Decree For Volkswagen’s PR Department Adds Fuel To Management Unrest, Fired Exec Castrates “Christian Klingler”
25. 8 OctGermany’s Bundesrat Resolves End Of Internal Combustion Engine
26. 7 OctTesla Model 3 Development Work Constrained By Tax Relief Program
27. 7 OctEVs In Europe: Hopes Up, Sales Down
28. 7 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 7, 2016
29. 6 OctThere Is A Lot Of EV Talk in Europe. And Very Little Buying
30. 6 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 6, 2016
31. 5 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 5, 2016
32. 4 Oct10 True Facts From Tesla’s Model 3 CAEATFA Application
33. 4 OctDocuments Show Tesla Expanding Annual Production To About Half Of 500K Goal
34. 4 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 04, 2016
35. 4 OctTesla’s Billion Dollar Problem: Who Will Sell and Service All Those Cars?
36. 4 OctChina’s Geely To Launch Global Brand In All-Out Attack On Tesla, Lexus
37. 3 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October 3, 2016
38. 2 OctRare Finds In The Woods Above Ancient Kyoto: A Volkswagen Schwarz-Gelber Renner, And More
39. 2 OctPSA: Google Translate sucks at Tesla accident analysis
40. 1 OctAux Armes, EVs : Paris Turns Into Elon Musk’s Waterloo

September 2016

1. 30 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 30, 2016
2. 30 SepModel S Crashes Make Headlines In Europe
3. 29 SepDocs Reveal: Tesla’s Production Capacity Limited To Less Than Half Of Its 500,000 Vehicle Target
4. 29 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 29, 2016
5. 29 SepRenault Beats Tesla And GM To The Punch With 250 Mile Range EV “Available Now”
6. 29 SepNissan’s Two-Pronged Attack On Obsolete Diesel
7. 29 SepWorld’s Largest Automakers 2016: Toyota Pulls Ahead Of Volkswagen — By A Hair
8. 28 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 28, 2016
9. 27 SepDefenestration Of Audi’s Top Engineer Seemingly Engineered By Labor
10. 27 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 27, 2016
11. 26 SepMonday morning car news roundup, September 26, 2016
12. 25 SepWinterkorn Behind Dieselgate Coverup, New Docs Suggest
13. 24 SepAudi, “The Mother Of All Dieselgate Cheating,” Keeps Its Oblivious CEO Rupert Stadler
14. 23 SepA Famous Tokyo Landmark Returns To Tokyo As Nissan Reclaims The Heart Of Ginza
15. 23 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 23, 2016
16. 22 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 22, 2016
17. 21 SepAudi CEO Rupert Stadler In Dieselgate Crosshairs
18. 21 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 21, 2016
19. 20 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 20, 2016
20. 19 SepReports: VW Cleanest Among Dirtiest Diesels As Collusion Between OEMs And Bureaucrats Emerges
21. 19 SepAudi’s Chief Engineer Doomed By Dieselgate, Again
22. 19 SepMonday morning car news roundup, September 19, 2016
23. 17 SepFor Tesla, Electric Car Sales Explode In All The Wrong Places
24. 16 SepMysterious Orient: Low Taxes Send Car Sales Lower In Japan
25. 16 SepEurope: Volkswagen Cars Explode In Gas Stations
26. 16 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 16, 2016
27. 15 SepVW To Unleash 20 EVs By 2020 As Dieselgate Turns Into Tesla’s Tarbaby
28. 15 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 15, 2016
29. 14 SepWho Has The World’s Biggest EV Charging Network? Trigger Warning: It Ain’t Tesla
30. 14 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 14, 2016
31. 13 SepWho Sells The Most EVs In The World? Trigger Warning: It Ain’t Tesla
32. 13 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 13, 2016
33. 12 SepAt Long Last, Hybrid Gains Cost Advantage Over Diesel, Top Electrification Guru Says
34. 12 SepMonday morning car news roundup, September 12, 2016
35. 9 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 9, 2016
36. 9 SepToyota Bets Big On Autonomous Tech, Swallows Millimeter Wave Radar Maker
37. 8 SepTesla Plans Long-Term Expansion Of Model S & Model X Capacity
38. 8 SepThis Is $TSLA’s Big Chance In China. Will It Be Blown Again?
39. 8 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 8, 2016
40. 7 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 7, 2016
41. 6 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 06, 2016
42. 5 SepMonday morning car news roundup, September 05, 2016
43. 2 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 2, 2016
44. 1 SepDieselgate Reaches Fiat-Chrysler: Proof Of Defeat Devices Exists, German Government Says
45. 1 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 1, 2016

August 2016

1. 31 AugTriple Standards: Dieselgate, The Continuation Of Industrial Policy By Other Means
2. 31 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 31, 2016
3. 30 AugVolkswagen Again Ahead Of Toyota In Race For World’s Largest Automaker
4. 30 AugUnforeseen Consequences: Dieselgate Triples The Cost Of Dying
5. 30 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 30, 2016
6. 29 AugToyota’s Top-Of-The Line Car Is So Exclusive, Most People Never Heard Of It
7. 29 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 29, 2016
8. 26 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 26, 2016
9. 25 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 25, 2016
10. 24 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 24, 2016
11. 23 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 23, 2016
12. 22 AugVolkswagen Production Torpedoed By Recalcitrant Seat Cover Maker — And VW Might Not Mind
13. 22 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 22, 2016
14. 19 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 19, 2016
15. 18 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 18, 2016
16. 17 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 17, 2016
17. 16 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 16, 2016
18. 15 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 15, 2016
19. 12 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 12, 2016
20. 11 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 11, 2016
21. 10 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 10, 2016
22. 9 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 09, 2016
23. 8 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 8, 2016
24. 5 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 5, 2016
25. 4 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 4, 2016
26. 3 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 3, 2016
27. 2 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 2, 2016
28. 1 AugTough Times At Tesla: Preorder Brouhaha Steals Gigafactory Thunder
29. 1 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 1, 2016

July 2016

1. 29 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 29, 2016
2. 28 JulNever Mind The Scandals: Volkswagen World’s Largest Automaker In First 6 Months Of 2016
3. 28 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 28, 2016
4. 27 JulThe Cheap Yen Party Is Over: Nissan’s Lackluster Earnings Promise Gloom For Japanese Automakers
5. 27 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 27, 2016
6. 26 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 26, 2016
7. 25 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 25, 2016
8. 22 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 22, 2016
9. 21 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 21, 2016
10. 20 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 20, 2016
11. 19 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 19, 2016
12. 18 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 18, 2016
13. 15 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 15, 2016
14. 14 JulElon Take The Wheel
15. 14 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 14, 2016
16. 13 JulNissan’s Autonomous ProPilot: Like Tesla’s Autopilot, Very Carefully
17. 13 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 13, 2016
18. 12 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 12, 2016
19. 11 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 11, 2016
20. 8 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 8, 2016
21. 7 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 7, 2016
22. 5 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 5, 2016
23. 4 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 4, 2016
24. 1 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 1, 2016

June 2016

1. 30 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 30, 2016
2. 29 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 29, 2016
3. 28 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 28, 2016
4. 27 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 27, 2016
5. 24 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 24, 2016
6. 23 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 23, 2016
7. 22 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 22, 2016
8. 21 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 21, 2016
9. 20 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 20, 2016
10. 17 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 17, 2016
11. 16 JunBring In The BEVs: Volkswagen Tries To Change The Dieselgate Narrative
12. 16 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 16, 2016
13. 15 JunToyota’s Prius Chief Engineer Signals Shift Towards Battery Electric Vehicles
14. 15 JunNo, Germany Did Not Issue A Death Sentence For Fossil-Fuel Cars
15. 15 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 15, 2016
16. 14 JunKampai: Nissan’s Alcohol-Powered System Answers The Big Fuel Cell Question
17. 14 JunOne Out Of Ten Cars Coming Down The Line Is A Reject, Tesla Says
18. 14 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 14, 2016
19. 13 JunHaughty Tesla Brought The PR Disaster Upon Itself
20. 13 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 13, 2016
21. 13 JunThe Salt Is Real
22. 13 JunDeclarations Under Penalty Of Perjury Re Tesla Motors
23. 12 JunThere Is More Than 4 Million Kilometers Of Dirt Road In Tesla’s Largest Markets
24. 10 JunTesla Scares Customers With Worthless NDAs, The Daily Kanban Talks To Lawyers
25. 10 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 10, 2016
26. 9 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 9, 2016
27. 9 JunToyota Employees To Work Mostly From Home. Or Not
28. 8 JunTesla Suspension Breakage: It’s Not The Crime, It’s The Coverup
29. 8 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 8, 2016
30. 7 JunGM’s Opel Unfazed By New Dieselgate Revelations While Brussels Ponders “Amnesty”
31. 7 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 7, 2016
32. 6 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 6, 2016
33. 3 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 3, 2016
34. 2 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 2, 2016
35. 1 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 1, 2016

May 2016

1. 31 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 31, 2016
2. 30 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 30, 2016
3. 30 MayOutselling Toyota, Volkswagen World’s Largest Automaker In The First 4 Months. Now, Let’s See
4. 27 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 27, 2016
5. 26 MayWhy Carmakers Suddenly Invest Into Taxi Apps And Uber, And It’s Not What People Tell You
6. 26 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 26, 2016
7. 25 MayDieselgate Hits Home: German Automakers Lose Trust And Market Share
8. 25 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 25, 2016
9. 24 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 24, 2016
10. 24 MayVolkswagen Strategy 2025, And The Secret Master Plan For An Apple Takeover
11. 23 MayInsiders: Opel Likely To Get Away With Dieselgate Cheating, Fiat Won’t
12. 23 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 23, 2016
13. 23 MayDieselgate: Why Volkswagen’s Geheime Konzernpolizei Can’t Find Cooperative Witnesses
14. 20 MayDieselgate Turns CO2gate: Huge Amounts Of Cheating Revealed
15. 20 MayDieselgate 3.0: Fiat Chrysler Snubs Berlin, Leaves It With The Nuclear Option
16. 20 MayJapan’s Design Enfant Terrible Launches Car Of The Cloth
17. 20 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 20, 2016
18. 19 MayOpel’s Dieselgate Triggers A Revolutionary Suggestion: Automakers, Try The Truth
19. 19 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 19, 2016
20. 18 MayDieselgate 2.0: Opel’s Counterattack Stalls, And Why There Are No Illegal Defeat Devices In The EU
21. 18 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 18, 2016
22. 17 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 17, 2016
23. 16 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 16, 2016
24. 16 MayVW, Daimler, Nissan, Mitsubishi, GM: Can We Finally Agree That Dieselgate Is An Industry Problem?
25. 13 MayGM’s Fuel Economy “Misprint” Somehow Shows Up At EPA Website
26. 13 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 13, 2016
27. 13 MayApple Invests In Didi, Gets A Share Of My Chinese Driver Matthias
28. 12 MayNissan Joins 10 Million Club, Gets The Entry Fee At Deep Discount
29. 12 MayDieselgate At GM: Defeat Devices Claimed To Be Found In Opel Cars
30. 12 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 12, 2016
31. 11 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 11, 2016
32. 10 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 10, 2016
33. 9 MayWhy Are These Teslas Gathering Dust?
34. 9 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 9, 2016
35. 9 MayCareful For What You Wish For, France: If Pushed, Ghosn Might Go
36. 8 MayQatar and Unions “Hopping Mad.” Volkswagen Board: “No English, We Are German.”
37. 6 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 06, 2016
38. 5 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 05, 2016
39. 5 MayTesla’s Elon Musk Ignorant Of Hoerbiger Experience And Basic Facts Of Car Production
40. 4 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 4, 2016
41. 3 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 3, 2016
42. 2 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 2, 2016

April 2016

1. 19 AprDailyKanban Behind The Great Firewall of China
2. 18 AprMonday morning car news roundup, April 18, 2016
3. 15 AprFriday morning car news roundup, April 15, 2016
4. 14 AprThursday morning car news roundup, April 14, 2016
5. 13 AprClass Struggle At VW, And A Long List Of Open Questions
6. 13 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 13, 2016
7. 12 AprTuesday morning car news roundup, April 12, 2016
8. 11 AprMonday morning car news roundup, April 11, 2016
9. 8 AprFriday morning car news roundup, April 8, 2016
10. 7 AprThursday morning car news roundup, April 7, 2016
11. 6 AprTesla’s Unbelievable Model 3 Pre-Order Mirage: Be Careful What You Wish For
12. 6 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 6, 2016
13. 5 AprTuesday morning car news roundup, April 5, 2016
14. 4 AprMonday morning car news roundup, April 4, 2016
15. 1 AprTesla’s Model 3 Is A Challenge That Has Only Just Begun
16. 1 AprFriday morning car news roundup, April 1, 2016

March 2016

1. 31 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 31, 2016
2. 30 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 30, 2016
3. 29 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 29, 2016
4. 28 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 28, 2016
5. 28 MarDespite Dieselgate, Toyota And Volkswagen In Dead Heat
6. 27 MarVolkswagen’s Matthias Müller Loses Face And A Friend, VW Unions Victorious
7. 25 MarFriday morning car news roundup, March 25, 2016
8. 24 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 24, 2016
9. 23 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 23, 2016
10. 22 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 22, 2016
11. 21 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 21, 2016
12. 18 MarFriday morning car news roundup, March 18, 2016
13. 17 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 17, 2016
14. 16 MarAre Volkswagen’s Sales Lagging, Or Does VW Suddenly Cheat Less?
15. 16 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 16, 2016
16. 15 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 15, 2016
17. 14 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 14, 2016
18. 13 MarAt Volkswagen, A Disastrous Dieselgate Week Promises To Become The New Normal
19. 11 MarWhere’s The Outrage Over GM & Chrysler?
20. 11 MarVolkswagen Workers To Lose Their Shirts
21. 11 MarFriday morning car news roundup, March 11, 2016
22. 11 MarDieselgate 2.0: Volkswagen Improves Cheater Code Well After Being Caught
23. 10 MarWhy Did Michael Horn Leave Volkswagen? Try Jail Time
24. 10 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 10, 2016
25. 9 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 9, 2016
26. 8 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 8, 2016
27. 7 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 7, 2016
28. 5 MarJapan Releases (Nasty) Diesel Test Results, Germany Sits On Them
29. 4 MarFriday morning car news roundup, March 4, 2016
30. 4 MarToyota Launches A Wooden Car
31. 3 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 3, 2016
32. 2 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 02, 2016
33. 1 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 1, 2016

February 2016

1. 29 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 29, 2016
2. 29 FebVolkswagen World’s Largest Automaker — In January, At Least
3. 26 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 26, 2016
4. 25 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 25, 2016
5. 24 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 24, 2016
6. 23 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, February 23, 2016
7. 22 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 22, 2016
8. 19 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 19, 2016
9. 18 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 18, 2016
10. 17 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 17, 2016
11. 16 FebEU New Passenger Car Market Grows 6.2% In January
12. 16 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, February 16, 2016
13. 15 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 15, 2016
14. 12 FebCaterham’s Unlikely Export Hit: Kei Cars To Japan
15. 12 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 12, 2016
16. 11 FebTesla Will Get Trampled by the Mass Market
17. 11 FebAssured Mutual Disruption: The Battle Of Datsun And Renault’s $3,850 Cars
18. 11 FebGhosn Hints At Very Low Cost EVs: “People Want Them To Be Cheap.”
19. 11 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 11, 2016
20. 10 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 10, 2016
21. 9 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, February 9, 2016
22. 8 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 8, 2016
23. 5 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 5, 2016
24. 4 FebCarlos Ghosn’s Reluctant Global Giant
25. 4 FebToyota’s Scion Is Dead, Long Live Toyota’s GAZOO
26. 4 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 4, 2016
27. 3 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 3, 2016
28. 2 FebDieselgate Reaches Daimler: A Defeat Device By Another Name
29. 2 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, February 2, 2016
30. 2 FebHow Volkswagen Really Blew It: The Lost Low-Cost Roots
31. 1 FebLarge Number Of Chinese EV Sales Fake, Investigators Say
32. 1 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 1, 2016
33. 1 FebMini Vehicles A Big Pain In Japan, Drag Down January Registrations

January 2016

1. 31 JanHow To Buy A New, Imported Land Rover Defender Without Getting Arrested
2. 30 JanExploding Steel Mill Disrupts Toyota
3. 29 JanHow Volkswagen Really Blew It: It Was China, Not Dieselgate
4. 29 JanToyota Has Big Plans For Small Cars
5. 29 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 29, 2016
6. 28 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 28, 2016
7. 28 JanDespite Brussels Proposals, EU Carmakers And Regulators Continue To Live In Sin
8. 27 JanWill Toyota And Suzuki Create A Mini Vehicle Giant?
9. 27 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 27, 2016
10. 27 JanNice Try VW: Toyota Again World’s Largest Automaker
11. 26 JanNo, There Won’t Be A Made In China Tesla Anytime Soon
12. 26 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 26, 2016
13. 26 JanFord Surrenders To Japan
14. 25 JanAutonomous Car Core Technology A State Monopoly in China
15. 25 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 25, 2016
16. 25 JanThe secret history of GM’s Chinese bailout
17. 25 JanDieselgate Cover-up Runs Into Opposition
18. 23 JanCrown witness confirms Hallway Radio reports: #Dieselgate cheating open secret at VW
19. 22 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 22, 2016
20. 21 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 21, 2016
21. 20 JanVW’s Unions Don’t Want “Effing Freeh”
22. 20 JanDieselgate Now Officially An Industry-Wide Problem As Cancer Worries Mount
23. 20 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 20, 2016
24. 19 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 19, 2016
25. 18 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 18, 2016
26. 16 JanJapan still has a lot of skin in the car show game
27. 16 JanDiesel As Dangerous As Asbestos, But Europe Looks The Other Way
28. 15 JanEurope’s New Car Sales Up In 2015, Down In Future
29. 15 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 15, 2016
30. 14 JanFears of #dieselgate contagion hammer shares of EU automakers
31. 14 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 14, 2016
32. 13 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 13, 2016
33. 12 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 12, 2016
34. 11 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 11, 2016
35. 8 JanToyota again world’s largest automaker as Volkswagen concedes
36. 8 JanRoger Penske Bets Big On “Closed Market” Japan
37. 8 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 8, 2016
38. 8 JanAnonymous allegations of deception by Tesla
39. 7 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 07, 2016
40. 6 Jan#dieselgate, economic warfare, and $TSLA
41. 6 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 6, 2016
42. 5 JanHousekeeping: Minor changes at the Dailykanban
43. 5 JanSlowly, the sun sets over the Japanese car market
44. 5 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 5, 2016
45. 4 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 4, 2016

2015 474

December 2015

1. 21 DecThe Dailykanban wishes you all a happy you-know-what
2. 21 DecMonday morning car news roundup, December 21, 2015
3. 18 DecFriday morning car news roundup, December 18, 2015
4. 17 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 17, 2015
5. 16 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 16, 2015
6. 15 DecTuesday morning car news roundup, December 15, 2015
7. 14 DecMonday morning car news roundup, December 14, 2015
8. 11 DecFriday morning car news roundup, December 11, 2015
9. 10 DecVW’s #dieselgate presser: Let bygones be bygones, and dump that Airbus
10. 10 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 10, 2015
11. 9 DecVW’s dieselgate chief engineers are being disposed off
12. 9 DecVolkswagen: “CO2-gate? Just kidding you.”
13. 9 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 9, 2015
14. 8 DecBernstein: Germans disrupt $TSLA, $TSLA too slow to fight back
15. 8 DecHallway Radio expects more heads to roll at Volkswagen’s top
16. 8 DecTuesday morning car news roundup, December 8, 2015
17. 7 DecMonday morning car news roundup, December 07, 2015
18. 6 DecHallway Radio: Union brother beats blonde for VW HR chief slot
19. 4 DecFriday morning car news roundup, December 4, 2015
20. 3 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 3, 2015
21. 2 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 2, 2015
22. 1 DecTuesday morning car news roundup, December 1, 2015
23. 1 DecJapanese car sales slump in November, brought down by kei cars and statistics

November 2015

1. 30 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 30, 2015
2. 29 NovPaper: VW execs knew of CO2 cheating more than a year ago
3. 27 Nov#dieselgate: VW’s cheap fix called “nonsense”, “placebo” – lobby group sues
4. 27 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 27, 2015
5. 27 NovWorld’s Largest Automakers: Toyota outdistances Volkswagen
6. 26 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 26, 2015
7. 25 NovTesla’s NOx Problem: Model X Delay Explained?
8. 25 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 25, 2015
9. 25 NovVolkswagen’s Hallway Radio: Return of the head-huntress ignites rebellion in ranks
10. 25 NovHallway Radio: Audi’s Stadler next #dieselgate victim, replacement ready
11. 24 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 24, 2015
12. 24 Nov#Dieseldämmerung: DUH tests Renault Espace with “frightening” results
13. 23 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 23, 2015
14. 23 NovNew diesel cheater to be exposed
15. 20 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 20, 2015
16. 19 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 19, 2015
17. 18 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 18, 2015
18. 18 NovOwn battery cell production stupid idea, automakers say
19. 18 NovUnresolved mysteries of the 4th gen Prius
20. 17 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 17, 2015
21. 17 Nov#dieselgate costs VW market share. Does it really?
22. 16 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 16, 2015
23. 16 Nov#Dieseldämmerung: Reveal of industry-wide diesel cheating impending, sources claim
24. 13 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 13, 2015
25. 13 NovVolkswagen institutes short-lived witness protection program with no real protection
26. 13 NovLarge investment fund follows Hallway Radio suggestions, demands heads of VW’s Müller and Pötsch, Stadler also in cross-hairs
27. 12 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 12, 2015
28. 11 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 11, 2015
29. 11 NovUncheatable real world emissions testing was torpedoed by EPA and industry
30. 10 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 10, 2015
31. 10 NovWant a career in luxury cars? Work at Nissan
32. 10 NovHallway Radio: Frosty Meetings at Volkswagen freeze decision-making
33. 9 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 9, 2015
34. 8 NovHallway Radio: More bad news, and Volkswagen’s Mueller is out. Really bad news, and Ghosn is in
35. 8 NovGM under renewed #dieselgate suspicions
36. 8 NovCheat, or get fired: Scared Volkswagen engineers pour diesel in gasoline cars to fool CO2 tests
37. 7 NovThe drip goes on: Defeat devices not limited to VW diesel cars
38. 6 NovToyota’s new autonomous drive czar worried about “those crazy cars driven by human beings.”
39. 6 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 6, 2015
40. 5 NovThe race for World’s Largest Automaker just got a tiny bit more interesting
41. 5 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 5, 2015
42. 4 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 4, 2015
43. 3 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 3, 2015
44. 2 NovWeak kei cars continue to dampen Japanese new car registrations
45. 2 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 2, 2015
46. 2 NovHallway radio abuzz about new VW scam in Touareg: 7 gears for the price of 8

October 2015

1. 30 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 30, 2015
2. 29 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 29, 2015
3. 28 OctAutomakers worried reckless Musk could set back autonomous drive
4. 28 OctPetite WSJ reporter tells off big bad VW flack
5. 28 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 28, 2015
6. 28 Oct2nd gen Leaf expected 2018: 60kWh NMC battery, 300 mile range, autonomous, CFRP
7. 27 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 27, 2015
8. 27 Oct“Are Stackmann and Stadler clueless?” the hallway radio asks
9. 27 OctRamen for reporters: Volkswagen cancels Media Night, tonight, and for the future
10. 26 OctGM’s worst strategist now top strategist at Volkswagen
11. 26 OctWhy Chinese auto exports still suck, using the Tokyo Motor Show as an example
12. 26 OctDailykanban declares Toyota World’s Largest Automaker 2015
13. 25 OctHallway radio beats BILD and Spiegel: Prime dieselgate suspect found
14. 25 OctGot a #dieselgate TDI? VW may take it back
15. 25 Oct#dieselgate: Plans for North America chief scuttled, Horn left in the cold, all by himself
16. 23 OctDieselgate 2.0, the exit scenarios
17. 23 OctDespite Barra’s Denials, GM Diesel Test Results Indicate VW-Style Cheating
18. 23 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 23, 2015
19. 22 OctThe man who could have prevented #dieselgate. VW recalls him
20. 22 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 22, 2015
21. 22 OctToday’s #dieselgate casualties, hallway radio special report
22. 21 OctVW’s North America biz could be run from China
23. 21 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 21, 2015
24. 20 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 20, 2015
25. 20 OctNissan plans for breakthrough battery, 10% of its cars EVs before the end of the decade
26. 19 Oct#Dieselgate, widespread management blight at VW, and a rise of the blissfully ignorant
27. 19 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October 19, 2015
28. 18 OctLies, damned lies, and EU new car sales
29. 16 OctEU new car buyers unfazed by #dieselgate, and we are not surprised
30. 16 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 16, 2015
31. 15 OctWhy Vahland really threw in the towel (hint: Ingrid didn’t make him do it.)
32. 15 Oct8.5 million and more Volkswagen diesels to be recalled in Europe and elsewhere
33. 15 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 15, 2015
34. 14 Oct#dieselgate could cause serious collateral damage in China
35. 14 OctReport: More than 30 managers involved in #dieselgate, more heads likely to roll
36. 14 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 14, 2015
37. 13 OctAllegedly leaked S-FR specs “total bullshit,” Toyota manager says
38. 13 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 13, 2015
39. 13 OctToyota lifts the hood of the 4th gen Prius, and there is a lot underneath
40. 12 OctAbout those mysterious Toyota SF-R specs
41. 12 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October 12, 2015
42. 12 Oct#Dieselfloodgates: VW to cool its jets & more
43. 11 Oct#dieselgate can kill WEC
44. 11 OctHacki Hackenberg: “I am a victim of circumstance!” VW’s chief controller #dieselgate embroiled
45. 9 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 9, 2015
46. 9 OctHorn at the hearings, and a hint of a terror regime in Wolfsburg
47. 8 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 08, 2015
48. 8 OctNo shitstorm this time: Toyota S-FR and Kikai target younger demographics
49. 7 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 7, 2015
50. 7 OctToyota trucks to ISIS: America’s wrongest reporter strikes again. Cui bono?
51. 6 OctDon’t Feed The “Ban Driving” Trolls
52. 6 OctI was Toyota’s autonomous drive test dummy, and I am alive to write this
53. 6 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 6, 2015
54. 5 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October 05, 2015
55. 5 OctApproachable, connected: JP OEMs rise up to the young driver challenge
56. 5 OctUK Radical will sell this in Japan while Detroit can’t stop bitching about closed markets
57. 4 Oct#Dieselgate: Hackenberg in the crosshairs, engineers talk
58. 3 OctLarge number of VW managers involved in #dieselgate, FAZ says
59. 3 OctDid Carlos Ghosn blame Detroit for #dieselgate exploitation? The Times was fooled, we have the real letter
60. 2 Oct#dieselgate: After too much emissions, VW PR continues to blow smoke
61. 2 OctBehind The Volkswagen Scandal, A “Car Cold War” Simmers
62. 2 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 2, 2015
63. 2 OctJapan’s new car registrations brought down big by mini mobiles
64. 2 OctVolkswagen September sales were whatever you want them to be
65. 1 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 1, 2015
66. 1 Oct#Dieselgate: France’s Economy Minister points fingers at Detroit, Bloomberg suppresses story

September 2015

1. 30 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 30, 2015
2. 30 Sep#Dieselgate: Nobody will go to jail
3. 29 Sep#Dieselgate: Volkswagen will recall 11 million diesel cars (eventually), makes you think it’s only 5 million
4. 29 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 29, 2015
5. 29 SepFleeting glory: Volkswagen solidly world’s second-ranked automaker
6. 29 Sep#dieselgate: BKA agents raid VW R&D, preparations for mass manager exodus, withdrawal from soccer and racing possible, hallway radio says
7. 28 SepFinally, Monday morning car news roundup, September 28, 2015
8. 27 Sep#Dieselgate: What did they know (lots), and when did they know it (2007)
9. 26 Sep#Dieselgate: Time for us to do our jobs. Start asking questions
10. 25 SepJeff Kuhlman out at Nissan, heads home
11. 25 SepWinterkorn stepped down? Not exactly
12. 25 SepCarlos Ghosn on truth
13. 25 SepDiesel debacle central, Friday very early edition
14. 24 SepShoes drop in diesel debacle: In the EU, BMW X3 worse than Passat, other cars affected, more heads to roll
15. 24 SepDiesel Debacle Central, Thursday early edition
16. 23 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 23, 2015
17. 22 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 22, 2015
18. 22 SepVW diesel debacle: Shenanigans in 11 million engines, stock crashes, WiKo in peril
19. 21 SepVW’s Diesel Shenanigans: Bigger headaches yet to come
20. 21 SepMonday morning car news roundup, September 21, 2015
21. 18 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 18, 2015
22. 17 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 17, 2015
23. 16 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 16, 2015+
24. 15 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 15, 2015
25. 15 SepEU car sales up 11 percent in August
26. 14 SepMonday morning car news roundup, September 14, 2015
27. 11 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 11, 2015
28. 10 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 10, 2015
29. 9 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 9, 2015
30. 8 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 08, 2015
31. 7 SepNews from Volkswagen’s hallway radio: Piech frustrates Winterkorn, Stadler becomes CFO
32. 7 SepMonday morning car news roundup, September 7, 2015
33. 4 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 4, 2015
34. 3 SepWinterkorn? Pötsch? Piech? Listen to Volkswagen’s hallway radio for answers
35. 3 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 3, 2015
36. 2 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 02, 2015
37. 1 SepWeak kei cars keep dragging down Japanese new car sales in August
38. 1 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 01, 2015

August 2015

1. 31 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 31, 2015
2. 28 AugWorld’s Largest Automakers: Toyota back on top
3. 28 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 28, 2015
4. 27 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 27, 2015
5. 26 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 26, 2015
6. 25 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 25, 2015
7. 24 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 24, 2015
8. 21 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 21, 2015
9. 20 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 20, 2015
10. 19 AugToyota shatters own thermal efficiency goals with new diesel mill
11. 19 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 19, 2015
12. 18 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 18, 2015
13. 17 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 17, 2015
14. 14 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 14, 2015
15. 13 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 13, 2015
16. 12 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 12, 2015
17. 11 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 11, 2015
18. 10 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 10, 2015
19. 7 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 07, 2015
20. 6 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 6, 2015
21. 5 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 5, 2015
22. 4 AugWorld’s Largest Automakers: Toyota beats Volkswagen – in the forecasts, at least
23. 4 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 4, 2015
24. 3 Aug1 second analysis: Who is most exposed to the Chinese contagion?
25. 3 AugJapanese new car registrations dragged down by kei cars in July
26. 3 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 03, 2015

July 2015

1. 31 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 31, 2015
2. 30 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 30, 2015
3. 29 JulChinese car market worsens in July, Volkswagen scales back global goals
4. 29 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 29, 2015
5. 28 JulToyota outpaced by Volkswagen? Not if you deduct UBAR
6. 28 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 28, 2015
7. 27 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 27, 2015
8. 24 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 24, 2015
9. 23 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 23, 2015
10. 22 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 22, 2015
11. 21 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 21, 2015
12. 20 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 20, 2015
13. 17 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 17, 2015
14. 16 JulGhosn says car of the future will be zero emission, connected, self-driving, and developed in India
15. 16 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 16, 2015
16. 16 JulEU passenger car registrations up strongly in June, even in Greece
17. 15 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 15, 2015
18. 14 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 14, 2015
19. 13 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 13, 2015
20. 10 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 10, 2015
21. 9 JulThe end of bland: Toyota launches exciting minivan, the Sienta
22. 9 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 09, 2015
23. 8 Jul“Things are not the same all over the world.” Hamp out of jail, Toyota’s diversity drive “set back for decades”
24. 8 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 8, 2015
25. 7 JulJulie Hamp to be released tomorrow, no indictment, free to go
26. 7 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 7, 2015
27. 6 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 06, 2015
28. 3 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 03, 2015
29. 2 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 2, 2015
30. 1 JulDrop in Japanese new car registrations levels off, keis still suffer
31. 1 JulJapan’s major automakers support hydrogen society. Some more, some less
32. 1 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 01, 2015
33. 1 JulThe beginning of the end-game: Julie Hamp resigns. Exit from Japan next?

June 2015

1. 30 JunConnecting the dots: Volkswagen’s low cost car, the Great Wall affair, Piech’s ouster, and Nissan
2. 30 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 30, 2015
3. 29 JunLooks like Toyota will be world’s 2nd largest automaker, VW 1st
4. 29 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 29, 2015
5. 26 JunJulie Hamp to stay in Tokyo jail until July 8 – at least
6. 26 Junhttps://dailykanban.com/2015/06/26/477171/
7. 25 JunHump suspect update: Julie Hamp’s Japanese water torture
8. 25 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 25, 2015
9. 24 JunCarlos Ghosn promises Nissan shareholders EV with better-than-ICE range
10. 24 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 24, 2015
11. 23 JunTesla Battery Swap: CARB’s Bridge To Nowhere
12. 23 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 23, 2015
13. 23 JunNissan shareholders question executive pay, extend Ghosn’s contract by a landslide
14. 22 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 22, 2015
15. 20 JunJulie Hamp did not require pain medication, reports say
16. 19 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 19, 2015
17. 19 JunToyota PR Chief Julie Hamp faces years in prison, if convicted
18. 18 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 18, 2015
19. 18 JunToyota spokesperson Julie Hamp in Japanese jail on suspicions of drug smuggling
20. 17 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 17, 2015
21. 16 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 16, 2015
22. 16 JunEU new car market goes sideways again
23. 15 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 15, 2015
24. 12 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 12, 2015
25. 11 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 11, 2015
26. 10 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 10, 2015
27. 9 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 09, 2015
28. 8 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 8, 2015
29. 5 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 5, 2015
30. 4 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 04, 2015
31. 3 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 3, 2015
32. 2 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 2, 2015
33. 1 JunMini vehicle hangover brings Japanese car sales down
34. 1 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 1, 2015

May 2015

1. 29 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 29, 2015
2. 28 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 28, 2015
3. 28 MayWorld’s Largest Automaker 2015: Either Toyota, or Volkswagen
4. 27 MayTesla Battery Swap Unused Over Busy Holiday Weekend
5. 27 MayTesla And Its Customers Find It’s Not Easy Being Green
6. 27 MayAnalysis: Understanding Tesla’s Potemkin Swap Station
7. 27 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 27, 2015
8. 26 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 26, 2015
9. 25 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 25, 2015
10. 22 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 22, 2015
11. 21 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 21, 2015
12. 20 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 20, 2015
13. 19 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 19, 2015
14. 19 MayEurope’s new car sales April: The awakening
15. 18 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 18, 2015
16. 15 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 15, 2015
17. 14 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 14, 2015
18. 13 MayThe Chinese car market, explained for mere mortals. By Carlos Ghosn
19. 13 MayToyota to Mazda: I want to hold your hand
20. 13 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 13, 2015
21. 12 MayEveryone’s A Bad Driver (Except Me And My Autonomous Car)
22. 12 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 12, 2015
23. 11 MayIs China Merging Its “First” and “Second” Auto Works Into A Car Kaiju?
24. 11 MayToyota’s Julie Hamp submits to peer pressure, fades to black
25. 11 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 11, 2015
26. 8 MayToyota’s record gains, and Piech’s shattered dreams
27. 8 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 8, 2015
28. 7 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 7, 2015
29. 6 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 6, 2015
30. 5 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 5, 2015
31. 4 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 4, 2015
32. 1 MayJapan new car sales, April 2015: Pulled-forward Kei cars pull sales down
33. 1 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 1, 2015

April 2015

1. 30 AprThursday morning car news roundup, April 30, 2015
2. 29 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 29, 2015
3. 28 AprPiech vs. Winterkorn: Finally, a motive emerges
4. 28 AprTuesday morning car news roundup, April 28, 2015
5. 27 AprShanghai Auto Show 2015: No babes, more chaos
6. 27 AprMonday morning car news roundup, April 27, 2015
7. 26 AprWinterkorn wins, Piech pouts, departs. But why?
8. 24 AprVolkswagen board members demand Piech’s head
9. 24 AprFriday morning car news roundup, April 24, 2015
10. 24 AprWorld’s Largest Automakers 2015: No change in position, no edging
11. 20 AprFCA Feels The Crunch
12. 20 AprTTAC And The Golden Years of Car Blogging
13. 17 AprWinterkorn survives, with a concussion
14. 17 AprFriday morning car news roundup, April 17, 2015
15. 16 AprNHTSA Shrugged
16. 16 AprThursday morning car news roundup, April 16, 2015
17. 16 AprEU new passenger vehicle registrations up strongly in March, except for GM
18. 15 AprToyota breaks the suspense with 1.5 new, lean TNGA plants
19. 15 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 15, 2015
20. 14 AprTuesday morning car news roundup, April 14, 2015
21. 13 AprMonday morning car news roundup, April 13, 2015
22. 10 AprFriday morning car news roundup, April 10, 2015
23. 9 Apr7,000 meters under the sea, Nissan develops the all-seeing car, to emerge commercially in 3 years
24. 9 Apr2015 Shanghai Auto Show: First, no babes. Now, no babies
25. 9 AprThursday morning car news roundup, April 9, 2015
26. 8 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 8, 2015
27. 7 AprDutch double dipping: EVs save taxes at home, and then again abroad
28. 7 AprTuesday morning car news roundup, April 7, 2015
29. 7 AprNissan makes self driving tech a standard feature across all segments
30. 6 AprMonday morning car news roundup, April 6, 2015
31. 6 AprToyota turbocharges its Auris. But what about the Corolla?
32. 4 AprHere is what change agent Julie Hamp will change at Toyota
33. 3 AprFriday morning car news roundup, April 3, 2015
34. 2 AprModel S sales data, or: Statistics in insane mode
35. 2 AprThursday morning car news roundup, April 2, 2015
36. 1 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 1, 2015
37. 1 AprTesla’s China Syndrome: Who knew what, and when did they know it?
38. 1 AprJapan’s new car hangover continues in March

March 2015

1. 31 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 31, 2015
2. 30 MarToyota delivers Tesla-like tech package, with software, for 1/10 of the price, and nobody blinks an eye
3. 30 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 30, 2015
4. 27 MarToyota’s TNGA is TPS 2.0
5. 27 MarFriday morning car news roundup, March 27, 2015
6. 27 MarTesla’s China problems continue – at least until there is China production
7. 26 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 26, 2015
8. 25 MarAs the global car market plateaus, Toyota will unveil a new system to cope with it
9. 25 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 25, 2015
10. 24 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 24, 2015
11. 23 MarAuto Industry 101.5: Takeover prices. (Prepare to be disappointed.)
12. 23 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 23, 2015
13. 23 MarSo Tesla is taking our advice, and does a Chinese JV. Or so they say
14. 20 MarFriday morning car news roundup, March 20, 2015
15. 19 MarAuto Industry 101.4: Selling EVs to China. A how not to
16. 19 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 19, 2015
17. 18 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 18, 2015
18. 17 MarAuto Industry 101.3: The trouble with China
19. 17 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 17, 2015
20. 17 MarEU car sales are up, longterm, the market is trending down
21. 16 MarAuto Industry 101.2. Today: Whither the growth?
22. 16 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 16, 2015
23. 15 MarAuto Industry 101. Today: How big?
24. 14 MarSaturday morning car news roundup, March 14, 2015
25. 13 MarFriday morning car news roundup, March 13, 2015
26. 12 MarNorwegian EV party to end in May – Tesla already a wallflower
27. 12 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 12, 2015
28. 12 MarToyota recalls all RAV-4 EVs made with Tesla due to problems with Tesla’s powertrain
29. 11 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 11, 2015
30. 10 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 10, 2015
31. 10 MarVolkswagen February Car sales a further indicator of global slowdown
32. 9 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 9, 2015
33. 9 MarTesla said to eye South Korea as dumping ground for unsold Chinese Model S
34. 8 MarSunday morning car news roundup, March 8, 2015
35. 7 MarSaturday morning car news roundup, March 7, 2015
36. 7 MarCommunication of Japan’s largest automakers in the hands of the Americans
37. 6 MarFriday morning car news roundup, March 06, 2015
38. 5 MarElon Musk is flattered in China
39. 4 MarThis man is the less obvious (but possibly most important) side of Toyota’s diversity drive
40. 4 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 4, 2015
41. 3 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 3, 2015
42. 3 MarAnnual warning: Don’t read too much into Chinese numbers this time of the year
43. 2 MarChrysler Is Still Waiting For Its Quality Turnaround
44. 2 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 2, 2015
45. 2 MarJapan’s new car sales down again in February, and they will drop some more
46. 1 MarSunday morning car news roundup, March 1, 2015
47. 1 MarDon’t get gaga over the Apple Watch. It’s about to repeat 13 year old sins of Volkswagen

February 2015

1. 28 FebSaturday morning car news roundup, February 28, 2015
2. 27 FebWho makes the most cars in North America? Who has the largest auto factory in the U.S.? Don’t be embarrassed, few get it right
3. 27 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 27, 2015
4. 27 FebVolkswagen develops 5 splitting headaches
5. 26 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 26, 2015
6. 26 FebNext exit Toyota: World’s largest automakers start the year with the foot on the brake
7. 26 FebModel S charges for free in China’s countryside, Tesla doesn’t like it
8. 25 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 25, 2015
9. 24 FebWhat does the congressional grilling of Akio Toyoda have to do with the Mirai FCV? More than we imagine
10. 24 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, February 24, 2015
11. 23 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 23, 2015
12. 23 FebHeads roll at Honda: Ito out, Hachigo in
13. 22 FebSunday morning car news roundup, February 22, 2015
14. 22 FebZai jian China, we look back at the final years of Chinese auto shows with female characteristics
15. 21 FebSaturday morning car news roundup, February 21, 2015
16. 21 FebRequiem for the scantily clad girl: We revisit the golden years of the Chinese car show
17. 20 FebChina succumbs to capitalist running dogs, outlaws “scantily clad models” at car shows. Sex and cars with Chinese characteristics, a nostalgic look back
18. 20 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 20, 2015
19. 19 FebLies by proxy: Record Model S sales utterly bogus, small blog reveals
20. 19 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 19, 2015
21. 18 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 18, 2015
22. 17 FebThe Nissan Leaf will keep its $7,500 tax credit long after 200,000 sales. And Bidnessetc wins a new prize
23. 17 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, February 17, 2015
24. 17 FebEurope’s new car sales were up in January. Were they really?
25. 16 FebPeak cars?
26. 16 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 16, 2015
27. 15 FebSunday morning car news roundup, February 15, 2015
28. 14 FebAmerica’s best-selling car brand is not American
29. 14 FebSaturday morning car news roundup, February 14, 2015
30. 13 FebVolkswagen’s growth slows to a trickle
31. 13 FebThe Ballad Of Dirty Harry
32. 13 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 13, 2015
33. 12 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 12, 2015
34. 12 FebYamaha “essentially” wants to enter auto business, but isn’t sure when and how
35. 11 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 11, 2015
36. 10 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, February 10, 2015
37. 10 FebIt’s (Not Even) About Ethics In Automotive Journalism
38. 9 FebJapan’s accidental ally: The strong dollar
39. 9 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 9, 2015
40. 6 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 6, 2015
41. 6 FebSouth Korea drowns in imports
42. 5 FebNew data show Model S sales down 33% in January, Tesla reaches new lows
43. 5 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 5, 2015
44. 4 FebWorld’s Largest Automakers 2014, all six of them
45. 4 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 04, 2015
46. 4 FebToyota reports lower sales, higher earnings, and the DailyKanban gets a coupon. As for new factories:
47. 3 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, February 03, 2015
48. 2 FebJapan’s new car market takes nose-dive in Jan. Here’s why

January 2015

1. 30 JanGM brings on the strippers
2. 30 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 30, 2015
3. 29 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 29, 2015
4. 28 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 28, 2015
5. 28 JanThe Truth About Japanese Import Quotas: There are none
6. 28 JanTa-ta: Toyota now finally, officially, really, honestly World’s Largest Automaker 2014
7. 27 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 27, 2015
8. 26 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 26, 2015
9. 26 JanWith Toyota’s new minivans, a new management strategy is revealed
10. 23 JanToday, very heavy hints of a range-doubling Nissan Leaf by 2016
11. 23 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 23, 2015
12. 22 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 22, 2015
13. 22 JanList of carmakers poisoned by Russia’s toxic market
14. 21 JanToyota remains world’s largest, thinks global car market has peaked
15. 21 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 21, 2015
16. 20 JanTata Motors on Bolt vs. Bolt
17. 20 JanGM’s “Award-Winning” PR Strategy
18. 20 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 20, 2015
19. 19 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 19, 2015
20. 16 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 16, 2015
21. 16 JanEU new car market sputters back to life, but still requires life support. “GM Group” replaced by “Opel Group”
22. 16 JanWorld’s Largest Automakers 2014: GM officially in place 3, bull’s eye for the Daily Kanban
23. 15 JanSo You Want To Be A Mobility Company?
24. 15 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 15, 2015
25. 14 JanMusk blames Chinese customers for Tesla debacle. Wait until you read this
26. 14 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 14, 2015
27. 13 JanToyota, the giant that may want to grow after all, maybe, perhaps , kamo shirerai
28. 13 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 13, 2015
29. 12 JanAbout those U.S. Tesla sales numbers: None of them are true
30. 12 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 12, 2015
31. 12 JanHow Japan, “the most closed market in the world,” managed to import 360,000 foreign cars
32. 12 JanDone. VW crosses 10 million mark in 2014, stays #2 worldwide, #1 in China
33. 10 JanThe girls of the 2015 Tokyo Auto Salon, in 38 exclusive pictures
34. 9 JanWhy CES Scares Auto Writers
35. 9 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 9, 2015
36. 8 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 8, 2015
37. 7 JanVolkswagen NOT world’s largest automaker, at least not yet
38. 7 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 7, 2015
39. 6 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 6, 2015
40. 5 JanGM Korea: The Twilight Empire
41. 5 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 5, 2015
42. 5 JanJapanese new car market closes the year on an up note. Keis surprise

2014 438

December 2014

1. 30 DecWe wish you happy holidays, and we take them
2. 26 DecMachine mimics man: Automakers fight car obesity, weight wins
3. 24 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 24, 2014
4. 24 DecWorld’s largest automakers, November 2014: Toyota, Volkswagen, GM
5. 24 DecCadillac boss writes CTS-V copy, trolls former team at Infiniti. Team speechless
6. 23 DecGood News: The Tesla hype appears to ebb – it’s true, I read it on Google
7. 23 DecTuesday morning car news roundup, December 23, 2014
8. 22 DecMonday morning car news roundup, December 22, 2014
9. 19 DecRenault’s Zoe gets range-stretching engine – but what about the Nissan Leaf?
10. 19 DecFriday morning car news roundup, December 19, 2014
11. 18 DecChart of the day: Tesla’s hot air superiority
12. 18 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 18, 2014
13. 17 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 17, 2014
14. 16 DecEU new car market runs out of steam in November, self-registrations and discounts very high
15. 15 DecMonday morning car news roundup, December 15, 2014
16. 13 DecSwag the dog: The shitstorm that could stop all junkets
17. 12 DecFriday morning car news roundup, December 12, 2014
18. 11 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 11, 2014
19. 11 DecTesla under water soon? Company looks for “diver support system” experts
20. 11 Dec“Mahindra buys Saab brand.” No, it doesn’t
21. 10 DecTesla’s Tough Road Ahead
22. 10 DecTesla’s game-changing, lane-changing Autopilot? “Currently, there is no radar on the market that can achieve that,” Toyota engineer says
23. 10 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 10, 2014
24. 9 DecBlack Friday Deals Behind The Chrysler 200’s Hot Sales
25. 9 DecEU powerhouses France and Germany say death to diesel, all hail EV
26. 9 DecTuesday morning car news roundup, December 9, 2014
27. 8 DecBonus $$$TSLA story: Tesla finally catches up with technology, will have satnav in China, some time next year. Supplier: The Chinese government
28. 8 DecMusk’s pants on fire: September was a record high? Definitely not in terms of Model S sales
29. 8 DecMonday morning car news roundup, December 8, 2014
30. 8 DecClosed market edition: EU ships more cars to South Korea than what’s going the other way. America mostly AWOL
31. 7 DecToothless Tesla: Norway’s record-breaking car is breaking in record numbers
32. 6 DecJapan’s minivehicles get bigger and bigger – in importance
33. 5 DecFriday morning car news roundup, December 5, 2014
34. 5 DecGhosn’s spokeswoman, and Bertel’s travel agent, appointed Japan’s ambassador to Uruguay
35. 4 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 4, 2014
36. 3 DecWhile EV sales rise, JATO counts 4,000 fewer Model S than Tesla
37. 3 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 3, 2014
38. 3 DecTakata says no to nationwide recall, Nissan says no to industry-wide testing
39. 2 DecTuesday morning car news roundup, December 2, 2014
40. 1 DecDown 9 percent in November, Japan’s new car market is alive and well
41. 1 DecMonday morning car news roundup, December 01, 2014
42. 1 DecBattery-breakthrough: Nissan poised to take range off the table

November 2014

1. 30 NovThe Silverstone grudge match is official: Andy Palmer vs. Darren Cox vs. John Hindhaugh
2. 28 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 28, 2014
3. 27 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 27, 2014
4. 27 NovWorld’s largest automakers 2014: No change, and none expected
5. 26 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 26, 2014
6. 26 NovQuick: Who’s the world’s most successful electric car maker? Bzzzzzzzt!
7. 25 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 25, 2014
8. 24 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 24, 2014
9. 21 NovDriving Impressions: Toyota Mirai
10. 21 NovBig spender Volkswagen pours money into its hunt for #1 Toyota
11. 21 NovCadillac chief de Nysschen evades arrest for hot ass remark
12. 21 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 21, 2014
13. 20 NovToyota’s Mirai Brings Hydrogen Technology Back Into Focus
14. 20 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 20, 2014
15. 19 NovThe things I learned while not test driving the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai
16. 19 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 19, 2014
17. 18 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 18, 2014
18. 18 NovEU car market on the mend
19. 18 NovToyota unleashes fuel cell vehicle named “Mirai”
20. 17 NovTesla’s Musk: “We don’t have inventory.” Consumer Reports: “Yes, you do.” Musk: “Making cars is really hard.”
21. 17 NovToyota leads competition with first commercial launch of fuel cell vehicle, named Mirai
22. 17 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 17, 2014
23. 14 NovAudi turns electricity into oil. You’ve read right
24. 14 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 14, 2014
25. 13 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 13, 2014
26. 12 NovBrokerage: Tesla could be sitting on 3,000 unsold cars
27. 12 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 12, 2014
28. 11 NovDouble standards: 5 Star rated Chinese cars would have failed Euro NCAP rules
29. 11 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 11, 2014
30. 10 NovMonday morning car news roundup, November 10, 2014
31. 7 Nov“What’s so wrong with hypocrisy?” Max Mosley’s crash and burn
32. 7 NovFriday morning car news roundup, November 7, 2014
33. 6 NovThursday morning car news roundup, November 6, 2014
34. 6 NovToyota gives pornstars a second chance as contributors to Gazoo website
35. 6 NovAxle problems in China could become “dangerous” for Volkswagen
36. 5 NovWednesday morning car news roundup, November 5, 2014
37. 5 NovJapan’s major automakers trim global sales forecasts
38. 4 NovDispatches from behind the Chinese Firewall
39. 4 NovTuesday morning car news roundup, November 4, 2014
40. 4 NovOctober new car sales in Japan: Looks can be deceiving

October 2014

1. 30 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 30, 2014
2. 29 OctImpending service outage
3. 28 OctHonda hits headwinds
4. 28 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 28, 2014
5. 27 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October 27, 2014
6. 27 OctWorld’s largest automakers 2014: Better luck next year
7. 24 OctWomen to the front: Nissan practices the diversity others preach
8. 24 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 24, 2014
9. 23 OctToyota’s LatAm Chief confirms Toyota mantra: Make cars, not plants
10. 23 OctToyota’s LFA Works brought out of mothballs to make RC F carbon fiber parts
11. 23 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 23, 2014
12. 22 OctWho’s Afraid Of Direct Sales?
13. 22 OctManager Magazin: Tesla to be disrupted by Mercedes, Porsche, and Audi
14. 22 OctDaimler isn’t the only high-profile investor that has lightened-up on TSLA stock
15. 22 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 22, 2014
16. 21 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 21, 2014
17. 20 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October 20, 2014
18. 20 OctNo, GM did not slide to third place. Yes, VW may be number one – next year
19. 17 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 17, 2014
20. 17 OctEU Market shows signs of life – how long will it last?
21. 16 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 16, 2014
22. 15 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 15, 2014
23. 13 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October 13, 2014
24. 10 OctNo steering wheel, BFD. This new Toyota has no wheels at all!
25. 10 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 10, 2014
26. 9 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 9, 2014
27. 8 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 8, 2014
28. 7 OctInsiders tell why Sproule follows Palmer to Aston Martin
29. 7 OctTuesday morning car news roundup, October 7, 2014
30. 6 OctMonday morning car news roundup, October6, 2014
31. 3 OctUS Market Peak Heralds A New, Nervous Normal
32. 3 OctFriday morning car news roundup, October 3, 2014
33. 2 OctThursday morning car news roundup, October 2, 2014
34. 1 OctWednesday morning car news roundup, October 1, 2014
35. 1 OctJDM skates through 2014

September 2014

1. 30 SepDe Nysschen leaves headroom for über-Cadillacs, goes right über Jonny Lieberman’s head
2. 30 SepWe apologize for the absence of last Monday’s Morning News, but …
3. 30 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 30, 2014
4. 28 SepCadillac-boss Johan de Nysschen: “Detroit fans – don’t mess with me.”
5. 26 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 26, 2014
6. 25 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 25, 2014
7. 24 SepInfiniti squashes human centipede
8. 24 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 24, 2014
9. 23 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 23, 2014
10. 22 SepMonday morning car news roundup, September 22, 2014
11. 19 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 19, 2014
12. 18 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 18, 2014
13. 17 SepEuropeans trade-in Daimler for Dacia
14. 17 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 17, 2014
15. 16 SepWarburton declares French Renaissance. Could be followed by a revolution.
16. 16 SepToyota: Read my lips, no new plants
17. 16 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 16, 2014
18. 15 SepNo news today …
19. 12 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 12, 2014
20. 11 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 11, 2014
21. 10 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 10, 2014
22. 10 SepInfiniti gets daredevil CEO, Asia remains in focus
23. 9 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 9, 2014
24. 8 SepMonday morning car news roundup, September 8, 2014
25. 7 SepKeep climbing down: Delta Air holds bags of Cadillac CEO hostage
26. 5 SepFriday morning car news roundup, September 5, 2014
27. 4 SepThursday morning car news roundup, September 4, 2014
28. 3 SepWednesday morning car news roundup, September 3, 2014
29. 2 SepTuesday morning car news roundup, September 2, 2014
30. 1 SepJapan’s new car sales develop delayed headache
31. 1 SepMonday morning car news roundup, September 1, 2014

August 2014

1. 29 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 29, 2014
2. 28 AugSubprime Auto Fights Back
3. 28 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 28, 2014
4. 27 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 27, 2014
5. 26 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 26, 2014
6. 25 AugDon’t throw away your old shoes: The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 returns to Japan
7. 25 AugConcise history of the Toyota Land Cruiser, in 16 exclusive pictures
8. 25 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 25, 2014
9. 24 AugReuters crack auto reporter Klayman struck by #IceBucketChallenge virus, deemed insane by his boss
10. 22 AugNissan’s Shiga accepts Akio’s #IceBucketChallenge, gets wet for the cause
11. 22 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 22, 2014
12. 21 AugWill Cadillac defect Detroit, and take Manhattan? GM says it’s “possible.”
13. 21 AugAkio accepts Ice Bucket Challenge, calls out Nissan’s Shiga. Nissan readying bucket brigades
14. 21 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 21, 2014
15. 20 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 20, 2014
16. 19 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 19, 2014
17. 18 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 18, 2014
18. 15 AugFriday morning car news roundup, August 15 , 2014
19. 14 AugThursday morning car news roundup, August 14, 2014
20. 13 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 13, 2014
21. 12 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 12, 2014
22. 11 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 11, 2014
23. 9 AugSorry, you have been lied to about the next-gen LFA, and here is the proof. Now, about that LF-LC …
24. 8 AugNo Friday morning car news roundup, August 8, 2014
25. 7 AugNo Thursday morning car news roundup, August 7, 2014
26. 6 AugWednesday morning car news roundup, August 6, 2014
27. 6 AugThat hurts: Chinese government punishes Audi and Chrysler for price fixing. More fines to come
28. 6 AugA peek at Toyota’s not-so secret 2014 sales and production plans
29. 5 AugToyota prepares for sanctions in Russia. Other makers would be harder hit
30. 5 AugTuesday morning car news roundup, August 5, 2014
31. 4 AugMonday morning car news roundup, August 4, 2014
32. 3 AugFord is scared
33. 1 AugJapan new car sales, July 2014: Down slightly, which is good
34. 1 AugFriday morning car news roundup,August 1, 2014

July 2014

1. 31 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 31, 2014
2. 30 JulWorld’s largest automakers 2014: Toyota first, Volkswagen second, GM third. And this is how the year is going to end – probably
3. 30 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 30, 2014
4. 29 JulJapanese automakers: The currency party is over
5. 29 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 29, 2014
6. 28 JulChamps Tesla and Google are chumps in China: Model S sans sat nav, China closed to self-driving cars
7. 28 JulNissan’s currency gains in Japan evaporate in Russia
8. 28 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 28, 2014
9. 25 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 25, 2014
10. 24 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 24, 2014
11. 23 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 23, 2014
12. 22 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 22, 2014
13. 21 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 21, 2014
14. 18 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 18, 2014
15. 17 JulEurope in June: Passenger vehicle market tiptoeing out of the hole
16. 17 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 17, 2014
17. 17 JulVolkswagen wants to buy Fiat/Chrysler – Italian owners car-sick
18. 16 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 16, 2014
19. 15 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 15, 2014
20. 14 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 14, 2014
21. 11 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 11, 2014
22. 10 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 10, 2014
23. 9 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 9, 2014
24. 8 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 8, 2014
25. 7 JulTesla’s chances of making their China number improve, ever so slightly
26. 7 JulMonday morning car news roundup, July 7, 2014
27. 4 JulFriday morning car news roundup, July 4, 2014
28. 3 JulThursday morning car news roundup, July 3, 2014
29. 2 JulYamaha introduces a $3,300 lean-machine. Will it light a fire under the micro-cars of Nissan, Toyota, Honda?
30. 2 JulWednesday morning car news roundup, July 2, 2014
31. 1 JulTuesday morning car news roundup, July 1, 2014
32. 1 JulJapanese car sales, June 2014: The crash that wasn’t

June 2014

1. 30 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 30, 2014
2. 27 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 27, 2014
3. 26 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 26, 2014
4. 25 JunToyota launches fuel cell car in earnest, and with a few puns
5. 25 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 25, 2014
6. 24 JunJapan’s automakers exploit their CEOs
7. 24 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 24, 2014
8. 23 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 23, 2014
9. 20 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 20, 2014
10. 19 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 19, 2014
11. 18 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 18, 2014
12. 17 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 17, 2014
13. 17 JunEU in the second-worst year in recent car sales history
14. 16 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 16, 2014
15. 15 JunTesla’s patent give-away: Worthless junk, or freebie marketing to fill the gigafactory?
16. 13 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 13, 2014 – it’s your unlucky day!
17. 12 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 12, 2014
18. 12 JunReporters banned from tweeting during GM’s shareholders conference, can tweet freely at Nissan’s
19. 10 JunChina in May: Market up, passenger vehicles up a lot, commercial vehicles down, foreigners up, Chinese down, GM and Volkswagen in dead heat
20. 10 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 10, 2014
21. 9 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 9, 2014
22. 9 JunNissan introduces blue-collar EV, takes jabs at competition
23. 6 JunFriday morning car news roundup, June 6, 2014
24. 5 JunPhony Car War With China Gets Real In Canada
25. 5 JunThursday morning car news roundup, June 5, 2014
26. 4 JunWednesday morning car news roundup, June 4, 2014
27. 3 JunTuesday morning car news roundup, June 3, 2014
28. 2 JunMonday morning car news roundup, June 2, 2014
29. 2 JunJapan’s May surprise: JDM fails to crash, midgetmobiles save the day

May 2014

1. 30 MayThe buff-books are dying, and the car blogs are right behind them
2. 30 MayGoogle, you can’t drive my car
3. 30 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 30, 2014
4. 30 MayJapan’s automakers join ranks to ease grid anxiety
5. 29 MayWorld’s Largest Automakers 2014: Slight edge for Volkswagen while Toyota hunkers down
6. 29 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 29, 2014
7. 28 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 28, 2014
8. 27 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 27, 2014
9. 26 MayGallery of rare Nissan Skylines shows: The path to Audi’s success was long and arduous. Surprisingly, Nissan is already halfway there
10. 26 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 26, 2014
11. 23 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 23, 2014
12. 22 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 22, 2014
13. 22 MayMichigan Chevy dealer turns recall-profiteer: “Let your problem be our problem.”
14. 21 MaySAAB out of cash again – exporting EVs to China still lunacy
15. 21 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 21, 2014
16. 20 MayToyota sees 10 percent better mileage with a new transistor
17. 20 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 20, 2014
18. 19 MayThis map shows why Tesla will not make its 5,000 unit target in China anytime soon. Sorry, I was wrong
19. 19 MayThat car-filled test track actually was empty, each time Google came checking
20. 19 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 19, 2014
21. 19 MayThe Mystery Of The Unsold Cars
22. 16 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 16, 2014
23. 16 MayIn a grey market in Tianjin, proof why Tesla will easily sell its 5,000 cars in China
24. 16 MayEU April new car registrations up 4.6 percent. The shift from premium to budget accelerates
25. 15 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 15, 2014
26. 14 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 14, 2014
27. 14 MayVolkswagen’s (not really) low-cost line approved for Chinese market. Branding will hint at Volkswagen’s commitment
28. 13 MayThe Car, The Phone And The Platform
29. 13 MayNissan lays out plans for a recapture of Chinese market share, thinks government EV plans are too optimistic
30. 13 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 13, 2014
31. 12 MayGhosn gives Nissan’s performance a “satisfactory,” does not expect a whole lot of growth this year
32. 12 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 12, 2014
33. 9 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 9, 2014
34. 8 MayWhy BMW won’t buy more of Brilliance – at least not now
35. 8 MayToyota, the giant that refuses to grow
36. 8 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 8, 2014
37. 7 MayWednesday morning car news roundup, May 7, 2014
38. 6 MayGM’s April sales indicate China not ready to roll over
39. 6 MayJapanese plan another attack on China – sales-wise
40. 6 MayTuesday morning car news roundup, May 5, 2014
41. 5 MayMonday morning car news roundup, May 5, 2014
42. 2 MayFriday morning car news roundup, May 2, 2014
43. 1 MayExpectedly, Japan’s April car sales are down, but not as much as feared – yet. Tiny kei cars continue to grow
44. 1 MayThursday morning car news roundup, May 1, 2014

April 2014

1. 30 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 30, 2014
2. 29 AprTuesday morning car news roundup, April 29, 2014
3. 28 AprMonday morning car news roundup, April 28, 2014
4. 25 AprFriday morning car news roundup, April 25, 2014
5. 24 AprThursday morning car news roundup, April 24, 2014
6. 24 AprDoes Beijing-Shanghai Tension Spell Trouble For GM and VW?
7. 23 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 23, 2014
8. 22 AprTuesday morning car news roundup, April 22, 2014
9. 21 Apr“Car Guys Versus Bean Counters” Is A Crock Of Shit
10. 19 AprIt’s the rickshaw again: New frugality in China could spell trouble around the world
11. 17 AprThursday morning car news roundup, April 17, 2014
12. 17 AprEU car sales rebound in March at second-lowest level in a decade. Cheap chic in, luxury lags
13. 17 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 16, 2014
14. 15 AprTuesday morning car news roundup, April 15, 2014
15. 14 AprMonday morning car news roundup, April 14, 2014
16. 11 AprFriday morning car news roundup, April 11, 2014
17. 10 AprToyota’s shows the engines of the future. They run on gasoline and diesel
18. 10 AprThursday morning car news roundup, April 10, 2014
19. 9 AprNever Mind The Part Number, GM’s Ignition Sign-Off Had No Purchase Order
20. 9 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 9, 2014
21. 8 AprTuesday morning car news roundup, April 8, 2014
22. 7 AprGM Recall: Answers Hiding In Plain Sight?
23. 7 AprMonday morning car news roundup, April 7, 2014
24. 4 AprFriday morning car news roundup, April 4, 2014
25. 3 AprWhat car market is dominated by Toyota? Try Africa
26. 3 AprThursday morning car news roundup, April 3, 2014
27. 2 AprWednesday morning car news roundup, April 2, 2014
28. 1 AprNiedermeyer Tackles GM Recall Regulation At Road & Track
29. 1 AprTuesday morning car news roundup, April 1, 2014
30. 1 AprNew car sales Japan, March 2014: All downhill from here

March 2014

1. 31 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 31, 2014
2. 27 MarWhat’s Good For General Motors
3. 27 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 27, 2014
4. 26 MarLawyers want to drive GM back into bankruptcy, but analyst thinks GM might get away with $2 – 3 bln black eye
5. 26 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 26, 2014
6. 25 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 25, 2014
7. 24 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 24, 2014
8. 21 MarTesla Fights The Good Fight
9. 21 MarFriday morning car news roundup, March 21, 2014
10. 21 MarVolkswagen’s low cost cars: Too much, too late
11. 20 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 20, 2014
12. 19 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 19, 2014
13. 18 MarEU Sales up 8 percent in second worst February in written history
14. 18 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 18, 2014
15. 17 MarSimon Sproule, the sequel: Misreported reports
16. 17 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 17, 2014
17. 14 MarWhat awaits and who replaces Simon Sproule at Nissan and Tesla
18. 14 MarFriday morning car news roundup, March 14, 2014
19. 13 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 13, 2014
20. 12 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 12, 2014
21. 11 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 11, 2014
22. 10 MarChinese auto sales up 10.7 percent in the first two months
23. 10 MarMonday morning car news roundup, March 10, 2014
24. 7 MarChrysler’s Canadian Breakdown
25. 6 MarThursday morning car news roundup, March 6, 2014
26. 5 MarIs Private Surveillance Behind Crazy Car Loans?
27. 5 MarWednesday morning car news roundup, March 5, 2014
28. 3 MarWho will lose the war in the Ukraine? Renault, Hyundai, GM, and Volkswagen
29. 3 MarTuesday morning car news roundup, March 3, 2014
30. 3 MarJapan in February 2014: The boomlet continues, with a crashlet not far
31. 2 MarSometimes, I am glad The Daily Kanban doesn’t have a comment section

February 2014

1. 28 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 28, 2014
2. 27 FebThursday morning car news roundup, Thursday February 27, 2014
3. 26 FebThe Great Auto Safety Crash, Or, Why You Need To Be A Lawyer To Do An Automotive Journalist’s Work
4. 26 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 26, 2014
5. 25 Febhttps://dailykanban.com/2014/02/25/36058/
6. 24 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 24, 2014
7. 21 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 21, 2014
8. 20 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 20, 2014
9. 19 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 19, 2014
10. 18 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, January 18, 2014
11. 18 FebWhy The UAW’s Loss At Chattanooga Was Good For Autoworkers
12. 18 FebEurope in January 2014: Leveling off at a low level
13. 17 FebGeely stops re-badging insanity, and why whole China should follow
14. 17 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 17, 2014
15. 14 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 14, 2014
16. 13 FebA day in Aichi, where a plugless plug-in is upstaged by a powder-blue power monster
17. 13 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 13, 2014
18. 12 FebGovernment Motors 2.0: The Re-Politicization Of GM (From The Left)
19. 12 FebThe Daily Kanban Newsbot, born from a lack of funds, and no lack of stupidity
20. 12 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 12, 2014
21. 12 FebThree China predictions you MUST take seriously, especially if you are GM or Volkswagen
22. 11 FebAuto Sales in China accelerating
23. 11 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, February 11, 2014
24. 10 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 10, 2014
25. 10 FebYawn: Nissan delivers steep profit gain
26. 10 FebStrong Australian dollar kills its domestic car industry, while Ford kills the truth and the American farmer
27. 7 FebFriday morning car news roundup, February 7, 2014
28. 7 FebThe giant in hiding
29. 6 FebThursday morning car news roundup, February 6, 2014
30. 5 FebDatsun’s redi-GO CONCEPT is not a concept, and the news aren’t new
31. 5 FebSold for cash and left for dead, Mazda and Mitsubishi return to profitability
32. 5 FebWednesday morning car news roundup, February 5, 2014
33. 4 FebWorld War Car: Send In The Hedge Funds
34. 4 FebTuesday morning car news roundup, February 4, 2014
35. 4 FebToyota looking at record profits – but what will it do with all the money it makes?
36. 3 FebMonday morning car news roundup, February 3, 2014
37. 3 FebJapan’s January car sales best since 1997 – will deflate when new taxes kick in
38. 2 FebHedge fund sues Ferdinand Piëch and Wolfgang Porsche, using what some say is NSA information

January 2014

1. 31 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 31, 2014
2. 31 JanRosy revenues, cloudy outlook: Honda’s quarterlies set the scene for Japanese peers
3. 30 JanGM third-largest automaker in 2013 global sales
4. 30 JanThis is NOT the joint Toyota/BMW sports car
5. 30 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 30, 2014
6. 29 JanThe New, New, New Chrysler: Half Time In A Dutch-based UK Tax Domicile
7. 29 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 29, 2014
8. 29 JanToyota produced more than 10 million units in 2013
9. 28 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 28, 2014
10. 27 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 27, 2014
11. 24 JanThe Facebook Wars, Detroit vs Detroit, rich against poor: Should Indians be allowed to drive cars, or told to take a walk?
12. 24 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 24, 2014
13. 23 JanToyota remains World’s Largest Automaker. Ranks 2 and 3 a cliffhanger, 2014 a knife fight.
14. 23 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 23, 2014
15. 22 JanThis little Datsun is the car to watch – ultra low cost car to be shown in Delhi in February for a 2015 market launch
16. 22 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 12, 2014
17. 21 JanFiat Closes Chrysler Deal A Day Late, And Other Sobering Thoughts
18. 21 JanPSA, Europe’s second-largest carmaker, taken over by two governments
19. 21 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 21, 2014
20. 20 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 20, 2014
21. 17 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 17, 2014
22. 16 JanDetroit Auto Show: Signs Of Trouble Ahead
23. 16 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 16, 2014
24. 16 JanDead cat bounce in European car market: Read why the long term trend in Europe is still down, and what can be done about it
25. 15 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 15, 2014
26. 14 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 14, 2014
27. 14 JanDetroit’s Japan bashing has one aim: To protect obscene pick-up profits at home.
28. 14 JanTen Burning Questions For The Detroit Auto Show
29. 13 JanToyota releases pictures of daring sportscar concept
30. 12 JanThe girls of the 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon in 33 exclusive pictures
31. 12 Jan2014 Tokyo Auto Salon: Here come the krazy kei kars
32. 12 Jan2014 Tokyo Auto Salon: I heart cars, in a waku-doki kinda way
33. 12 Jan2014 Tokyo Auto Salon: The $702 socket set, show special, reduced to $492
34. 11 JanTomorrow: The girls of the 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon
35. 11 Jan2014 Tokyo Auto Salon: Japan Super Cars Ladies’ Owners Meeting – It’s no garden club
36. 11 JanTokyo Auto Salon: Big Beautiful Benz
37. 11 JanTokyo Auto Salon: Very green skunk-works project
38. 11 JanVolkswagen sells 9.7 million units in 2013 – GM’s #2 rank endangered
39. 10 Jan2014 Tokyo Auto Salon: Hachi-Roku mania abating, ever so slowly
40. 10 JanTokyo Auto Salon attracts car kichi mobs, Detroit AWOL
41. 10 JanLook for Dailykanban’s Tokyo Auto Salon coverage
42. 10 JanFriday morning car news roundup, January 10, 2014
43. 10 JanAutocar: Back off, Yanks, Nissan has British DNA
44. 10 JanVolkswagen trounces GM in China
45. 9 JanChinese buy 22 million cars in 2013 – the countryside powers a new car boom, while cities suffocate. DetN says it’s not true
46. 9 JanThursday morning car news roundup, January 9, 2014
47. 8 JanNissan’s Hackney Carriage Triggers Hackneyed Headlines
48. 8 JanWednesday morning car news roundup, January 8, 2014
49. 7 JanTuesday morning car news roundup, January 7, 2014
50. 7 JanThe Chinese are coming! The Chinese are coming! Again?
51. 6 JanMonday morning car news roundup, January 6, 2014
52. 6 JanSaved by Kei cars and imports, Japanese car market ends 2013 flat

2013 167

December 2013

1. 20 DecThe Daily Kanban wishes you all Happy Holidays, whatever they may be
2. 20 DecFriday morning car news roundup, December 20, 2013
3. 20 DecToyota disbands Driving Pleasure Dept
4. 19 DecTesla in China: A car with no name is just the beginning of the troubles
5. 19 DecHere are America’s safest cars. Never mind that most aren’t American
6. 19 DecSuzuki ships plum of its export business to India
7. 19 DecThursday morning car news roundup, December 19, 2013
8. 18 DecSo the EU car market is on the mend? Hold the Champagne, read here what they don’t tell you elsewhere. (Chevy fanbois, take a Valium)
9. 18 DecWednesday morning car news roundup, December 18, 2013
10. 17 DecReport from China: If the propaganda war with Japan turns real, GM and Volkswagen will lose
11. 17 DecTuesday morning car news roundup, December 17, 2013
12. 16 DecGeneral Motors Ushers Australia Into The Post-Industrial Age
13. 5 DecReader Mail
14. 3 DecUS Car Sales On Fire… But Who Is Doing The Buying?
15. 2 DecIran Auto industry Conference: France Goes Back Alone?

November 2013

1. 27 NovThe Auto Bailout As Redistribution Of Wealth
2. 25 NovWhy GM Isn’t Trying To Sell The Chevy SS (And Why It Matters)
3. 23 NovThe Daily Kanban, now with much less BS
4. 22 NovCarlos Ghosn: Due to the late arrival of infrastructure, there will be a slight delay in the success of the EV. Fuel cell cars remain grounded
5. 22 NovBlankenship Departure Underlines Tesla Retail Issues
6. 21 NovConcepts galore: Around the world of notional cars, in two long Tokyo days
7. 21 NovWhere Detroit sees a closed market, Tesla sees open-minded Japanese customers
8. 21 NovLiberated by China, Sweden’s Volvo returns to Japan, where imports boom
9. 20 NovLive pictures of Toyota’s hydrogen-powered fuel-cell car
10. 20 NovYoung people lost their appetite for cars? Nissan has a cure
11. 20 NovThis Porsche Panamera is a bit of a stretch
12. 20 NovAudi sees red. At Mazda. Mazda sees red. At Audi.
13. 20 NovNew GT-R record shines light on messy Nürburgring business
14. 20 NovLexus LFA Works demoted to bicycle making
15. 18 NovLexus RC-300 breaks cover at Tokyo pre-party
16. 17 NovDue to auto show scheduling nightmares, the Daily Kanban remains closed for most of the week
17. 15 NovGM losing out to VW in China
18. 15 NovFriday morning car news roundup Nov. 15, 2013
19. 14 NovVolkswagen Chattanooga: VW management believed to be split over UAW
20. 14 NovThursday morning car news roundup Nov. 14, 2013
21. 13 NovDecision day: “Future Lexus RX,” or “re-sheet-metaled” Harrier?
22. 13 NovWednesday morning car news roundup Nov. 13, 2013
23. 12 NovChart: Volkswagen Hits The Wall Again In The US Market
24. 12 NovChinese buy a quarter of all cars built globally – for starters
25. 12 NovJ.D.Power sees “tremendous growth in Gen Y buyers” after sales increases stall
26. 12 NovDemonstration of accident-prevention system lands two people in hospital – Mazda suspends test drives
27. 12 NovTuesday morning car news roundup Nov. 12, 2013
28. 11 NovAuto sales in China up 20.3 percent in October
29. 11 NovThe Nissan Skyline isn’t dead at all, it lives on as a crossdresser
30. 11 NovMonday morning car news roundup Nov. 11, 2013
31. 9 NovAbe beats Obama in game of chicken – Japan’s METI behind driverless car development
32. 9 NovHeard any good jokes lately? Meet the man who knows how to bring Cadillac to global glory, “easily.”
33. 8 NovPorsche unveils three new models at three awkwardly timed auto shows
34. 8 NovFriday morning car news roundup Nov. 8, 2013
35. 8 NovNissan’s Tokyo Motor Show line-up: An electric Blade Runner, and more
36. 7 NovProfits THAT high – but what will Toyota do with all the money it earned?
37. 7 NovThursday morning car news roundup Nov. 7, 2013
38. 6 NovFrance: GM Officials Meeting With Iran
39. 6 NovUK market up again, but ingrate FT can’t get enough
40. 6 NovToyota has record quarter, expects to end the year at pre-carmageddon levels, and with more than 10 million units sold
41. 6 NovWednesday morning car news roundup Nov. 6, 2013
42. 5 NovWho Will Kill The Autonomous Car?
43. 5 NovGM’s China sales indicate strong overall October
44. 5 NovGasping for air, Beijing declares war on cars
45. 5 NovTuesday morning car news roundup Nov. 5, 2013
46. 5 NovLe Comeback: Renault returns to America, under Mitsubishi cover
47. 5 NovToyota’s Tokyo Motor Show lineup
48. 4 NovOctober car sales up 2.3 percent in Germany
49. 4 NovThe sudden explosion of Japanese car sales in China is just a flash in the pan
50. 4 NovLexus lifts kimono on RC sports coupe
51. 4 NovMonday morning car news roundup Nov. 4, 2013
52. 1 NovJapanese new car sales up 17.4 percent in October
53. 1 NovGhosn reshuffles Nissan management, himself excluded
54. 1 NovFriday morning car news roundup Nov. 1, 2013

October 2013

1. 31 OctJ.D.Power: “Chinese domestic brands achieve tremendous improvement.” Beat Buick, Chevrolet, Ford, Nissan, Honda in IQS
2. 31 OctNew breed of car enthusiasts loves cars so much, they live in them
3. 31 OctThursday morning car news roundup Oct. 31, 2013
4. 30 OctLooking for a Christmas present for the lady? How about a Nürburg Ring?
5. 30 OctRepent, the end of the kei car is near
6. 30 OctWednesday morning car news roundup Oct. 30, 2013
7. 29 OctTuesday morning car news roundup Oct. 29, 2013
8. 28 OctWorld’s largest automakers 2013, Daily Kanban prediction: #1 Toyota, #2 GM, #3 VW
9. 28 OctMonday morning car news roundup Oct. 28, 2013
10. 27 OctBeijing drag queen BYD Qin finally dethroned by BMW X5M – Films at 11!
11. 27 OctGuess who’s the auto industry’s most revered CEO? Hint: He lost $6.7 billion last year
12. 27 OctOptimistic Musk sees 10,000 Teslas per year in Germany. Let’s look a little closer
13. 25 OctFive Rules For Writing About Millennials And Cars
14. 25 OctFriday morning car news roundup Oct. 25, 2013
15. 24 OctWithout the Corsa, GM’s deal with PSA is dead
16. 24 OctSource of teen auto apathy found: “It looks like teens just can’t afford to drive”
17. 24 OctThursday morning car news roundup Oct. 24, 2013
18. 23 OctIf that’s the future of car ownership, then I’ll walk
19. 23 OctWednesday morning car news roundup Oct. 23, 2013
20. 22 OctBlind Spot: You Meet The Nicest People In A Jobless Recovery
21. 22 OctIn Chattanooga, flashbacks of the Volkswagen Westmoreland suicide series
22. 22 OctTuesday morning car news roundup Oct. 22, 2013
23. 22 OctEU court says VW law is legal
24. 21 OctThe Internet shills: Automotive News confirms GM’s war on words, visits its command center
25. 21 OctWhile Detroit pouts, EU carmakers are about to grab a very big small car share in Japan
26. 21 OctMonday morning car news roundup
27. 18 OctGM brings Opel on the road to profitability – with a Russian shell game
28. 18 OctRed haired Dutchman opens a window into China’s wild and sexy car culture
29. 18 OctFriday car news round-up: Fiat heir sexually abused – PSA/Dongfeng deal stalled – S-Class flying off the shelves – more
30. 17 OctVolkswagen Chattanooga: Why VW execs love the NLRB complaint
31. 17 OctThursday morning car news round-up
32. 16 OctWednesday morning car news round-up
33. 16 OctTurn-around or dead cat bounce? EU car market up in September
34. 15 OctTuesday morning car news round-up
35. 15 OctToyota’s lean-machine: Daily Kanban drives the i-ROAD
36. 14 OctMonday morning car news round-up
37. 14 OctUPDATED: September new car sales around the world
38. 14 OctAfter the company went into Hong Kong exile, Infiniti cars might come home to Japan
39. 14 OctPSA and Dongfeng: Beware of Chinese dragon stories
40. 11 OctMazda’s Secret Weapon: The CNC Motor Factory
41. 11 OctGM no longer China’s largest carmaker
42. 10 OctDaily Kanban drives Toyota’s 2015 fuel cell car, talks to its father
43. 10 OctThursday morning car news roundup
44. 9 OctWednesday morning news round-up
45. 9 OctHonda cars to come with built-in valet parking
46. 8 OctBlind Spot: Ripples In The Pond
47. 8 OctChinese rumors: Dongfeng ready to pay 10 billion for 30 percent of PSA – in Chinese money
48. 8 OctFord’s growth causes dropped jaws in China
49. 8 OctUPDATED Tuesday morning news round-up
50. 8 OctHundred years after its invention, the assembly line needs to be reinvented.
51. 8 OctSubaru and Toyota working on joint hybrid SUV
52. 8 OctToyota takes a whack at side swipes
53. 7 OctUPDATED Monday morning car news round-up
54. 7 OctWhy American cars don’t stand a chance in Japan
55. 4 OctNews you should have read today
56. 4 Oct“The big registration lie” – large parts of EU car sales never happen
57. 2 OctAs the world spins: The mystery of the missing sales

September 2013

1. 30 SepObama’s union coddling claims another victim: Cooper tires goes to India
2. 27 SepGM won’t object to PSA/Dongfeng tie-up, does not expect a big EU turn-around, has no idea about Bochum cost
3. 26 SepVolkswagen Chattanooga Card Check: Does the UAW play tricks with two sets of cards?
4. 25 SepThe Once And Future Cherokee
5. 25 SepBad news for Japanese makers: Volkswagen bulks up capacity in China’s South
6. 25 SepNext GM CEO could be picked in a hail Mary move
7. 25 SepYou think EU car sales are bad? They will get worse, much worse
8. 25 SepChinese car reaches for the stars: 5 from Euro NCAP
9. 23 SepA week after: GM responds to serial shilling allegations, while car blogs remain silent
10. 21 SepFormer TTAC moderator comes forward, says he witnessed on-line shilling by GM, other OEMs
11. 20 SepMQB: Run-away costs instead of outrageous savings?
12. 19 SepThe RenCen Commmentaries: How to keep your on-line trolling undetected. An 8 step program with 4 bonus pro tips
13. 18 SepEU car market having the worst year in written history
14. 18 SepThe RenCen Commentaries: Three Car Monte, and how the game is played
15. 17 SepThe RenCen Commentaries: A smear campaign in Wikipedia, and mating with monkeys
16. 16 SepThe RenCen Commentaries: How GM staffers subvert the blogosphere
17. 16 SepThe RenCen Commentaries: Background and Analysis
18. 15 SepEmerging markets for Dummies: Why India won’t be the next China anytime soon
19. 13 SepBlind Spot: The Chattanooga Two-Step
20. 12 SepEmerging markets for Dummies: How to identify a high growth market for cars
21. 2 SepStart of Daily Kanban delayed due to some technical issues. UPDATED

August 2013

1. 29 AugToyota’s computer still down after June attack, may never fully recover
2. 28 AugBlind Spot: The Coming Of The “Digital Car”
3. 26 AugMercedes C-Class kills young Hitler in viral video, Daimler not amused
4. 25 AugToyota takes steps towards mainstreamification of hybrids, in a small town called Ohira
5. 25 AugU.S. barriers to entry caught on CBP video
6. 20 AugWhile ACEA is on vacation, here the complete European auto sales data July 2013
7. 19 AugAutomotive News to Detroit: Stop whining about the weak yen
8. 19 AugEuropean car sales up in July, but will be down for the year(s)
9. 17 AugWhile Europe tanks, Volkswagen beats GM in China – race for World‘s Largest Automaker tight
10. 16 AugAfter two lost decades, Japanese flock to pricey imports
11. 15 AugBlind Spot: Un-Hyping The Hyperloop
12. 13 AugChinese Government Probe Could Spell End Of High Profit Margins On Auto Sales
13. 13 AugNeumann’s Epiphany: Opel’s Biggest Problem Is Opel
14. 9 AugToyota Builds New R&D Center In China While Enthusiasm Fades
15. 7 AugToyota Sells Turbocharged Vitz
16. 7 AugBMW Takes Wraps Off i8
17. 6 AugToyota Launches Hybrid Corolla, Keeps It In Japan
18. 5 AugMajor Construction Project Joins Portland With Tokyo

May 2013

1. 15 MayInside The Industry: How To Get In

April 2013

1. 30 AprWelcome to General Tso’s Motors (SWWE)

2012 2

November 2012

1. 2 NovInside The Industry: The Missing Etymology Of Passat, Golf, Scirocco, Polo
2. 2 NovRomney’s Plan Would Also Have ‘Saved’ Detroit (SWWE)

2010 2

December 2010

1. 15 DecA Green Detroit? No, a Guzzling One (SWWE)

July 2010

1. 29 JulG.M.’s Electric Lemon (SWWE)

2009 6

November 2009

1. 30 NovTaking Taxpayers for a Ride

June 2009

1. 21 JunAutobiography of BS©: How Car Catalogs Killed Creatives
2. 7 JunAutobiography of BS©: How I Lied About The Golf

May 2009

1. 31 MayAutobiography of BS©: How I Violated the One China Principle
2. 24 MayAutobiography of BS©: The World’s Most Elaborate Duck Trap
3. 17 MayAutobiography of BS©: How I Invented Interactive Video