Our selected Tweets (from ‘X’) this week:
Former Ford CEO Mark Fields warns that UAW president Shawn Fain may have raised his members expectations too high. The automaker made a new offer to the union on Tuesday (3 October).
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Former Ford CEO Mark Fields went on TV to talk about the strike.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) October 4, 2023
When asked about the @UAW wanting good pensions he says, "These are benefits that were done in a different time," and calls them "Excess benefits."
Mark got $17.5 million in retirement benefits when he left Ford. pic.twitter.com/AIDFj0cSl3
Hyundai becomes the latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s NACS plug. Hyundai drivers will gain access to Tesla’s Supercharger network of 12,000 chargers across North America.
Hyundai 🤝 @Tesla
— Hyundai USA (@Hyundai) October 5, 2023
In a continued effort to support our EV customers, Hyundai will officially adopt North American Charging Standard (NACS) ports starting in Q4 2024. All-new and refreshed Hyundai EVs will gain access to more than 12000 Tesla Superchargers across North America⚡️ pic.twitter.com/eLXWVmA7PV
Torsten Müller-Ötvös is to retire as CEO of Rolls-Royce on 30 November 2023. Torsten joined the automaker in 2010, and is its longest-serving CEO since Claude Johnson, who brought Charles Rolls and Henry Royce together in 1904.
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By GlobalDataTorsten Müller-Ötvös is to retire as CEO on 30 November 2023. His 14-year tenure has seen Rolls-Royce transition from pinnacle automotive manufacturer to true luxury house. He will be succeeded on 1 December 2023 by Chris Brownridge, currently CEO of BMW UK.#InspiringGreatness pic.twitter.com/y6XIxprCfc
— Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (@rollsroycecars) October 5, 2023
Volkswagen is eyeing Tesla in the EV race. Wolfsburg has also hired a former Tesla executive.
NEWS: VW has hired a former Tesla engineering director to help the company catch up in the electric vehicle software race. The new VW executive also worked at Rivian and Google’s Android Automotive division in the past. https://t.co/FnjOegbu9l
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) October 3, 2023
A debate that will run and run, with different perspectives coming through. A cautious view on China trade and European competitiveness – coming from VW.
Oliver Blume, CEO of Germany's Volkswagen Group and Porsche Group, believes that European politicians should be cautious when taking action against China's trade practices, and mentioned the words "fair competition", believing that protectionism will only lead to more The… pic.twitter.com/4r0PvORWhn
— Technology without borders (@htchpros) October 6, 2023
Is this a go’er for future urban travel?
China's trackless trams could revitalize city suburbs
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) October 6, 2023
by @wef#Automotive #Transportation #Engineering #Technology #Innovation #Tech
cc: @ronald_vanloon @ravikikan @pbalakrishnarao pic.twitter.com/lXhE3O10dK
Now this is what you call taking matters into your own hands. A Nigerian entrepreneur has been converting mini-buses into electric vehicles!
A Nigerian entrepreneur has been converting mini-buses into electric vehicles, and he's now going a step further to build battery-powered buses from scratch pic.twitter.com/CuIdW8us4c
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 5, 2023
Check your glove compartment. There may well be a disguised clutch bag in there…
reuse and recycle, but make it chic. https://t.co/iswJTWWxnY
— RenaultUK (@renault_uk) September 29, 2023
Celebs and their cars back in the 80s.
ARCHIVE: Back in the 80s, Autocar would regularly reveal the automotive taste of celebrities, including:
— Autocar (@autocar) October 5, 2023
🦋 Dame Edna Everage's BMW 325i
🏁 Sterling Moss' Peugeot 205 1.9GTi
🎥 Rowan Atkinson's Aston Martin Vantage
✈️ Gary Numan's Corvette – and WW2 Harvard plane pic.twitter.com/lPzHSzzNOc
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