This rare 1933 Rolls-Royce Shooting Brake is expected to bring $80,000 to $120,000 in a one-day online auction this week. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.
Today’s Headlines:
+ India’s largest automaker, Maruti Suzuki India, has extended a scheduled maintenance shutdown until May 16 due to the COVID-19 outbreak currently raging there. More at Reuters.
+ Porsche will introduce an all-electric version of the best-selling Macan SUV in 2023 based on VW Group’s PPE architecture and offering more range than the Taycan. More at Car and Driver.
+ Under a new hybrid work policy called “New Era of Agility,” Stellantis expects salaried employees to work remotely 70 percent of the time and spend 30 percent in the office. More at CNBC.
+ In response to Joey’s Logano’s airborne crash at Talladega last month, NASCAR may enact rules to slow the Cup cars at the regular season finale at Daytona in August. More at Jayski.
+ Mort Harris, noted Detroit philanthropist and co-founder of American Axle and Manufacturing, a major supplier to the automakers, has passed away at 101. More at The Detroit News.
+ The Electrify America EV charging network will invest $200 million in charging station infrastructure and education in California this year as part of a 10-year, $800 plan there. More at Autoweek.
+ A 1933 Rolls-Royce Shooting Brake that spent decades in a reclusive private collection will be offered in an online auction by Liveauctioneers.com on Wednesday, May 12. More at The Drive.
+ The one-of-one SSC Tuatara high-speed supercar was damaged when the truck carrying it to a record run in Utah overturned, but the company says it will be repaired. More at Autoblog.
+ NBC Sports has added seven-time NASCAR champion and current part-time IndyCar driver Jimmie Johnson to the broadcast team for the 2021 Indianapolis 500. More at Racer.
+ A 42-acre estate in Southampton, New York built by Henry Ford II and ex-wife Anne McDonnell Ford was listed for sale at $145 million and now has a buyer, reportedly. More at the Detroit Free Press.
Photo courtesy of Liveauctioneers.com.
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