Wow, so where to begin this week’s newsletter. Some of you contacted me wondering about last week’s newsletter so let me first apologize for not getting one ...

With most of the US and EU under some form of isolation in order to ‘flatten the curve’ and try to prevent the coronavirus from spreading in those regions, t...

A lot going on in the US over the last couple of weeks into the last few days and now it seems Americans are finally ‘waking up’ to the coronavirus hitting A...

There was a lot of news packed into this cycle so up top there’s a quite a bit to chew on. I’ve added a small section where I’ll highlight some notable produ...

Attended the MICHauto Summit in Detroit a couple of days ago where Governor Whitmer signed two executive orders that will create a council on future mobility...

Not a lot up top this week, so let’s get right to it. BTW, that prototype SUV in the above picture I am guessing is the Suburban version of the Escalade that...

The PR machine is working OT for the manufacturers in China. With announcements that some manufacturers are starting to fire back up, there are pockets of Ch...

Officially, much of China is back to work although most are prohibited from going into the office and are working remotely. I am also working remotely, just ...

Happy Year of the Rat! I was able to make it to Detroit to celebrate with my family and am now camped here for the foreseeable future. More on that in a bit....

This is a travel week for me so let’s get right to it. I spent a few days last week in Guangzhou visiting a couple of up and coming EV/AV startups and will d...

With CES this week there was a lot of noise coming from Vegas but not that many interesting announcements. Many of the Chinese companies that would have norm...

Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! 新年快乐! Happy new year / decade all! May 2020 and beyond be filled with success, excitement, adventure and lots of laughs for all of you! It...

I can NOT believe we are T -1 week from X-Mas, boy oh boy has this year flown by! Still a bit behind so will give you all a reprieve next week on the newslet...

Received some good feedback on the new format since there’s more meat in short form on top for readers to browse. Still trying to keep it interesting and res...

Trying out a new format since I received some feedback so will try to summarize every week a couple noteworthy items in the intro. Still have deep dive topic...

Another travel week in the books, so playing catch up with a few things, including with all that’s going on in China and the US. Big news this week was all t...

For those who still haven’t gotten the memo that the global automakers are ‘ALL IN’ on electric vehicles (EVs), please take note of all the product introduct...

The big news this week were the October auto sales numbers coming out of China. The sector, both ICEs and EVs, continues to struggle with both markets still ...

Not a lot up top today, let’s get right to it. — This weekly newsletter is a collection of articles I feel best reflect the happenings of the week or importa...

Back in Shanghai for some meetings and wanted to open things up with my thoughts on the current EV environment in China, specifically as it relates to the Ch...