This week Andrew’s away, so Alan is joined instead by Alex Grant.
FOLLOW UP: WINTERKORN TO PAY DAMAGES TO VW
The ex-Volkswagen Group CEO, Martin Winterkorn is to pay €10 million in damages to Volkswagen. You can read more from Business Insider here.
FOLLOW UP: GHOSN APPEALS AND INVESTORS SUE NISSAN
As Andrew predicted last week, Carlos Ghosn is appealing the rejection of his wrongful dismissal case in the Netherlands. Also, overseas investors are suing Nissan for the share price plunge after Ghosn’s arrest. More here from Just Auto.
FOLLOW UP: DAIMLER TO PAY NOKIA PATENT FEES
Daimler has settled its patent licensing fight with Nokia, joining other manufacturers in paying the fees. More from Auto News Europe here.
BIRMINGHAM CLEAN AIR ZONE INTRODUCED
The Birmingham Clean Air Zone was introduced on 1st June, but with a “soft launch” meaning that nobody will be charged until 14th June because of issues with the payment systems. More from Autocar here.
NISSAN GIGAFACTORY
The Financial Times has broken the news that Nissan is in talks to build a huge EV battery factory at its Sunderland site, joining the recently announce Britishvolt facility nearby. The BBC story is here.
MPs ASK ABOUT EV BUYING CHOICES
In a very brief survey, linked here, the Transport Committee are looking to find out what would make you buy and electric car. Be very quick though as the survey ends on 2nd June. The full story from Motoring Research is here.
UK ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING INDUSTRY AVOIDS PROBE
The results of a study into the UK public charging infrastructure by the Competition and Markets Authority has ended, concluding that while there are issues then they have ways to deal with them. Read more here.
NUMBER OF CAR THEFTS FALL IN 2020
In a story that will surprise nobody, the number of car thefts fell significantly in 2020. A separate study also showed that keyless car theft accounted for 93% of stolen cars last year. You can read more here.
