Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
China – Widens foreign access to domestic bond market
AVs – Hands-Free Cars Take Wheel, and Law Isn’t Stopping Them
ERs – Paving the way for electric roads
China – Apr: HSBC Factory Gauge Shows Weakness; 48.9 from 49.6 / WSJ / R / AP / B *
EZ – Apr: Markit Manufacturing Sector Slows; 52.0 from 52.2 / WSJ
US – Mar: US factory orders rise for first time in 8 months; +2.1% from -0.1% / R / AP *
China – Stocks are high but can go higher FT *
China – IPO froth bubbles over FT *
China – Widens foreign access to domestic bond market FT * *
China – IMF on verge of declaring Yuan fairly valued WSJ *
China – Can’t Kick Savings Habit BW *
China – Foreign grocers struggle in retail market FT / WSJ / FT * *
China – Big Banks Show Weak Profit Gains Amid Slower Growth WSJ / B
China – Banks Run Low on Provisions WSJ *
China – Rethinks Safety Net for Its Banking System NYT / B *
China – Banks in Asia Get Pickier About High-End Clients WSJ *
China – New home prices edge down AFP
China – Beijing suburbia or your own tropical island? FT *
Autos – US: Luxury Cars Drive Sales Higher WSJ / NYT / AP / R *
Autos – US: Car Retailing Grabs Merger Spotlight WSJ *
Autos – Mexico: Steals a march on China FT
Autos – Mexico: Ford investment highlights booming sector FT * *
Autos – EU: New-Car Registrations Rise Sharply WSJ / FT / NYT / R / AFP
Autos – China: Chinese carmaker sales drop at home N * *
Autos – China: ‘The coming crash’ E *
Autos – China: Made-in-China cars steer course abroad FT * *
Autos – China: Carmakers prepare for deceleration FT / WSJ * * *
Autos – China: Buyers find discounts on luxury in gray market WSJ / AFP
Autos – China: CEO of Struggling Qoros Vows Overhaul WSJ *
Autos – China: Great Wall Has No Moat for SUVs WSJ *
Autos – Russia: Carmakers take divergent roads FT
Autos – Fiat Chrysler: Faces More Legal Hazards WSJ *
Autos – Fiat Chrysler: Hole in Brazilian Sales WSJ *
Autos – Fiat Chrysler: Exhaust-ed FT *
Autos – VW: A Game of Thrones as Chairman Quits FT / WSJ / NYT / FT * * * * * * *
Autos – Toyota: New plants to lift capacity to 11m N / WSJ / FT / R / AP *
Autos – Hyundai: New headquarters a monument to family politics N *
Autos – Electric: Won’t spread even with rapid chargers: Toyota engineer R
Autos – Hydrogen: Fuel Cell Cars Return for Another Run NYT
Batteries – Tesla Ventures Into Power Storage WSJ / FT / R / B / NYT *
Batteries – Tesla Could Power Utilities WSJ / FT / B / FT / WSJ * *
AVs – Hands-Free Cars Take Wheel, and Law Isn’t Stopping Them NYT
AVs – Connected cars: Tyred and wired FT *
AVs – Planes Without Pilots NYT
ERs – Paving the way for electric roads N *
Pharma – Is The Wedding Dance Nearly Finished? IBD
Pharma – Top 100 drugs represent 60% of total Medicare spending WSJ *
Pharma – Generic Vicodin Was a Top Medicare Drug in 2013 WSJ *
New York Galleries Start Dwarfing Museums hyper *
