This 1961 Aston Martin DB4 was among the top sellers at the Artcurial Le Mans Classic auction, bringing $522,096. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.
Today’s Headlines:
+ After struggling with COVID-related issues in the previous month, the Tesla plant in Shanghai, China delivered 78,906 vehicles in June, a record volume for the facility. More at Reuters.
+ The European Union has mandated an anti-speeding technology called Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) and made vehicle data recorders mandatory for all new vehicles. More at Autoblog.
+ For unspecified reasons, Stellantis is suspending production for one week at the Windsor, Ontario plant where the Pacifica minivan is produced, idling 4,300 workers. More at The Detroit News.
+ Andretti Autosport IndyCar driver Colton Herta will test in McLaren’s 2021 Formula 1 car at Portimao, Portugal this coming week as part of his testing program with the team. More at Racer.
+ Republican North Carolina State Representative Ben Moss has introduced a bill that would ban free public EV chargers unless free gasoline and diesel fuel are also offered. More at The Drive.
+ Mazda is preparing a Skyactiv D 3.3-liter turbo-diesel inline six with 251 hp that will be coupled to a 48-volt mild hybrid system and offered in the 2023 CX-60 crossover. More at Autoweek.
+ Ford reports it sold 120,000 vehicles in China in the second quarter, a 22 percent decline over last year and the company’s worst quarter there since the pandemic began. More at CNBC.
+ Dave Alpern, president of Joe Gibbs Racing, confirmed that the team fully intends to have driver Kyle Busch continue in the No. 18 Toyota for the 2023 Cup Series season. More at Jayski.
+ After a four-year hiatus on the classic car auction calendar, the Artcurial Le Mans Classic recorded more than $12 million in total sales and a 75 percent sell-through rate. More at Sports Car Digest.
+ A Cadillac dealer in Novi, Michigan just outside Detroit has receieved the first 2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric crossover along with the strict instructions, “Don’t touch it.” More at the Detroit Free Press.
+ Formula 1 drivers Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, and Lewis Hamilton have each received a suspended €10,000 fine for a parc ferme violation at the Austrian Grand Prix. More at Motorsport.com.
Photo courtesy of Artcurial.
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