The automobile industry is facing the problem of rubber scarcity

　　Now, automakers are facing another supply chain problem: rubber supply decreases and prices rise. Chaotic shipping routes are disrupting the transportation of natural rubber, which is a key material for making tires and parts under the hood.

　　LG-Magna joint venture is "very close" to win Apple's electric car project

　　According to people familiar with the matter, LG Magna e-Powertrain, a joint venture between LG Electronics and Magna, is about to sign a contract with Apple to mass-produce its early electric vehicle models. The two parties are still discussing the details of the contract.

　　Tesla had intended to make Diss the CEO

　　According to a report from "Business Insider" on April 13, before Herbert Diess (Herbert Diess) left BMW to join Volkswagen, Tesla issued an invitation to Diess for the position of CEO in 2015 and sent it contract.

　　Pegatron will build a Tesla parts factory in Texas

　　On April 13, according to the Business Times, Pegatron had selected an address in El Paso, Texas to build a factory to supply parts to Tesla. The company said that the details of overseas factory investment, including time, location and investment amount, are still in the planning stage.

　　Due to the lack of cores, Renault's Spanish plant will be partially suspended until the end of September

　　Renault has started negotiations with the union and plans to extend the partial shutdown period of the three Spanish factories to the end of September to prevent the global semiconductor shortage from continuing into the third quarter.

　　The U.S. is investigating 750,000 General Motors for potential airbag defects

　　The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a problem with the airbag indicator lights in 749,312 General Motors vehicles, which may prevent the airbags from being deployed in an accident. The models involved include Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV.

　　After bombarding Germany for slow approval, Tesla's Berlin plant was granted a temporary permit

　　Tesla's Berlin Gigafactory once again obtained a temporary permit from the Ministry of Environment, allowing the plant to lay water and sewage pipelines and power transmission lines. The Berlin Gigafactory has not yet received final construction approval.

　　Tesla will use the new electric Semi to transport products between two U.S. plants

　　Tesla produces all battery packs and transmission systems at the Nevada plant, and then ships them to California to produce and assemble electric vehicles. The company will use its electric Semi trucks to transport products on this 260-mile route.

　　Tesla is forming Semi maintenance technical teams in the U.S. and Canada

　　Tesla seems to be working hard to ensure that its Class 8 Semi trucks are well supported after they are delivered to customers. According to the Tesla recruitment website, Tesla is hiring experienced technical service personnel for the Semi project. The recruitment locations are in California, Nevada, and Canada.

　　GM will restart Spring Hill plant production next week

　　On April 13, General Motors stated that its Spring Hill plant in Tennessee will resume production on April 19, a week earlier than expected; the company also cancelled the Chevrolet Trailblazer’s plan to stop production in Mexico.

　　Magna expects sales in 2023 to be between 43 billion and 45.5 billion U.S. dollars

　　The latest information released by Magna shows that the company expects its global sales in 2023 to rise to USD 43 billion to USD 45.5 billion, up from USD 32.6 billion in 2020. Magna expects that sales will increase by 10% to 12% annually from 2020 to 2023.

　　A large Japanese transportation company will purchase 7,200 electric vehicles made in China

　　Nikkei News learned that Sagawa Express, a subsidiary of Japan's SG holding company, has decided to purchase 7,200 low-cost electric minivans produced by China's Guangxi Automobile Group, which are mainly used for short-distance transportation of goods. Mass production is expected to begin in September at the earliest, 2022. Delivered in September 2015. This will be the first large-scale landing of electric vehicles made in China in Japan.

　　Volkswagen must refund customers who borrowed money to purchase problematic diesel cars

　　On April 13, a German court ruled that Volkswagen must pay full compensation to a consumer who bought a "diesel door" vehicle with a loan in 2013, including loan interest. "(The public) must provide buyers with everything, as if this transaction never happened."

　　Volkswagen ID.4 Pro can travel 260 miles on a single charge

　　The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stated that the Volkswagen ID.4 Pro pure electric SUV can travel 260 miles (about 418 kilometers) on a single charge. The fuel economy of the ID.4 Pro RWD is 107 MPGe for city driving and 91 MPGe for highway driving. , 99 MPGe for mixed city/road driving.

　　Polestar 2 adds two new low-cost versions to benchmark Tesla

　　Polestar will add two lower cost versions to its first production model Polestar 2 to challenge the Tesla Model 3. One of them is equipped with a single electric motor and a 64-kilowatt-hour battery. The starting price in Germany is 45,500 euros; the medium-endurance version of the single-motor Polestar 2 is priced at 48,500 euros.