This 1938 Lesovsky-Offy from the Ray Evernham collection will be offered at this month’s Mecum Indy sale. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.
Today’s Headlines:
+ Subaru plans build a dedicated electric vehicle plant in Japan by the end of the decade as part of a $1.9 billion response to surging demand in the North American market. More at Autoblog.
+ Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis are returning to company-supplied masks for workers at a number of plants in Michigan due to a flareup of the COVID-19 virus. More at The Detroit News.
+ Tesla has tabled its plans to market its electric cars in India, abandoning a search for showroom space and reassigning personnel after failing to secure lower import tariffs. More at Reuters.
+ According to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, the recent resurgence of Ferrari is good for the sport, saying, “It’s good for Formula 1 to have Ferrari competitive.” More at CNN.
+ Bentley is lobbying the European Union for an increase in weight limits to accommodate its increasingly heavy vehicles, including the 7165-lb Bentayga SUV. More at The Drive.
+ Google has updated its Andriod Auto mobile app with support for multiple display sizes and a revised split-screen view to enable access to multiple features at once. More at Motor Authority.
+ In the first quarter of 2022, electric vehicle registrations in the USA shot up 60 percent even as the market slipped 18 percent, signaling that the EV boom is accelerating. More at Car and Driver.
+ NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief and television personality Ray Evernham will offer a portion of his extensive historic race car collection at this month’s Mecum Indy sale. More at Hemmings Daily.
+ IndyCar’s safety aeroscreen, first adopted in 2020, drew mixed reviews from drivers in this past weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix due to poor visibility in the unusually heavy rain. More at Racer.
+ The independent monitor appointed to oversee the United Auto Workers has set the rules for the upcoming direct election of the union’s top officers, the first such election in its history. More at the Detroit Free Press.
Photo courtesy of Mecum Auctions.
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