Alfa Romeo will produce 33 limited-edition 4C Spider 33 Stradale Tributo cars inspired by the 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. 

Today’s Headlines:

+   A study by BloombergNEF predicts that battery costs will fall to $101 per kilowatt hour by 2023, eliminating the price gap between electric and fossil-fuel vehicles. More at Car and Driver. 

+   General Motors is the leading investor in a second funding round for Yoshi Inc., a Silicon Valley start-up that provides on-demand gas and other automotive services. More at The Detroit News. 

+   For the 10th year in a row, white is the most popular new car color, followed by black, gray and silver, according to the most recent report from paint supplier Axalta. More at Autoblog.

+   Next year’s Long Beach Grand Prix has been moved from its traditional April date to September 25-26 and will serve as the 2021 season finale for the NTT IndyCar Series. More at Racer. 

+   Undercover police officers of the Riverside, California Police Department dressed as Santa Claus and a Santa’s helper captured and arrested three alleged auto thieves. More at The Drive. 

+   Ford is stockpiling several thousand new F-150 pickups around Detroit Metropolitcan Airport for addtional quality checks before sending them on to dealers and customers. More at the Detoit Free Press. 

+  As it ends the 4C’s sales run in the USA, Alfa Romeo will produce 33 limited-edition 4C Spider 33 Stradale Tributo models inspired by the 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. More at Motor Trend. 

+   Volkswagen officials have chilled a power struggle between CEO Herbert Diess and labor chief Bernd Osterloh, allowing the company’s electric vehicle plans to move forward. More at Reuters. 

+   Electric vehicle start-up Canoo unveiled its new MDPV delivery van this week in advance of its public debut next week on the NASDAQ and production sometime in 2022. More at CNBC. 

+   NASCAR completed the first superspeedway test of its next-generation 2022 race car at Daytona this week with Chris Buescher of Roush Fenway Racing at the wheel. More at NBC Sports. 

Photo courtesy of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. 

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