Hey, Your Top Automobile News for August 12, 2021

Your Daily Automobile updates From Around The World [  The Automobile News]( You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](    [Apple Car Seeking Friendship In South Korea](  Apple has been in the headlines all week over changes to its policy that is introducing a image detection system that effectively allows the company to scan the iCloud to see if you have any illegal photos on there. While framed primarily as a way for the company to root out pedophilia, it’s gotten the company in trouble with an increasingly privacy savvy public that’s convinced the next step is generalized surveillance. But while the technology company has been busy trying to improve optics, issuing assurances that its new security protocols won’t overlap with government action and claims that its actions are no worse than what its chief rivals are already doing, the latest on the Apple Car is going unaddressed. The off-and-on-again vehicle program is reportedly making moves with South Korean suppliers to ensure its got a lock on components. Curious, considering we were under the impression that the automobile was nowhere near completion. [Read Full Article](  Recommended products:  [Live Web Chats ](    [See the power of lead magnet funnel](   [Tennessee Nissan Plant To Close For 2 Weeks Due To Chip Shortage]( Nissan says its huge factory in Smyrna, Tennessee, will close for two weeks starting Monday due to computer chip shortages brought on by a coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia. The shutdown is among the longest at any U.S. auto plant of this size since the semiconductor shortage, which has hobbled auto production worldwide, started to hit late last year. Nissan said Tuesday that it ran short of chips due to a COVID-19 outbreak at a chip factory in Malaysia. It expects production to resume Aug. 30. The 6 million-square-foot Tennessee factory employs 6,700 people and makes six Nissan models, including the Rogue small SUV, the company’s top-selling U.S. vehicle. [Read Full Article](  [China’s July NEV Sales Rise To 271,000 Vehicles]( In July, a total of 271,000 new energy vehicles were sold in China – an increase of 164.4 per cent compared to July 2020. BYD led the manufacturers, but the best-selling model for the eleventh month in a row was the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV. The joint venture between SAIC and General Motors sold 30,706 units of the mini electric car in July. Once again, no other model came close to the sales of the 20 kW Wuling Hongguang Mini EV in July. BYD, on the other hand, led the manufacturers: 50,057 New Energy Vehicles from BYD were sold in July, specifically 24,996 battery-electric cars and 25,061 plug-in hybrids. While in previous months BYD’s BEV share was higher than that of PHEVs, in July both drive types accounted for quite exactly half of NEV sales. Battery electric cars increased by 139 per cent, plug-in hybrids by 650 per cent. [Read Full Article]( You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](     Connect with the automobile news on social media [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( You received this email because you operate or create content for a website/service and based on your website it seemed like this could be important information to you and your users. This newsletter is managed by [Postbox Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd](.C-4/5, IBD Emporia, Kolar Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA, 462042 Want to change how you receive these emails? [Update your preferences]( or [Unsubscribe](