Chery selects Omoda C4 for South African production – report
Chery Group will begin South African vehicle production with the Omoda C4 crossover SUV, with commercial sales due to start …
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Honda, Mitsubishi Motors sign MoU for Triton-based ASEAN pickup
Honda Motor and Mitsubishi Motors have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a Triton-based pickup for the ASEAN …
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Tesla’s Q3 profit falls 43% as operating costs rise
Tesla’s net income attributable to common stockholders fell 42.7% year-on-year to $787m in the third quarter of 2026, from $1.37bn …
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HCLTech introduces Nvidia-based automotive software testing suite
Indian tech firm HCLTech has launched an automotive software testing platform using Nvidia simulation and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for …
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Michelin sales edge down in first nine months of 2026
French tyre manufacturer Michelin's sales for the first nine months of 2026 totalled €19.18bn ($21.55bn), down 0.5% year-on-year but 1% …
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Canada and Ontario pledge C$2.5bn to back automotive manufacturing
Canada and Ontario plan to provide an additional C$2.5bn (US$1.78bn) over two years for automotive capital projects, as part of …
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Global Light Vehicle selling rate breaks growth momentum in September
The global Light Vehicle (LV) selling rate broke its growth trend in September, falling to 89 mn units/year. This brought …
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China’s Chery to enter Japanese hybrid market in 2027 – report
Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile plans to launch a hybrid model in Japan in 2027, following rival BYD into the market, …
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Toyota to start Thai hydrogen Hilux production in 2027
Toyota Motor plans to begin Thai manufacturing of a hydrogen fuel cell Hilux pickup in December 2027, with initial output …
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MicroVision, Blue-Band partner on ITS LiDAR infrastructure
US-based MicroVision and Blue-Band have agreed to work together on “smart infrastructure solutions” powered by LiDAR for the intelligent transportation …
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Waymo plans driverless service launch in Spain in 2027
Waymo, owned by Google’s parent Alphabet, is preparing to launch its driverless ride-hailing service in Spain, with plans to carry …
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General Motors narrows 2026 EBIT guidance, approves $20bn share repurchase
General Motors (GM) has narrowed its 2026 adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) guidance to $14.5bn to $15.5bn from …
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Upward ASEAN 2026 sales revision
ASEAN Light Vehicle (LV) sales rose by 11% year-on-year (YoY) in January–August, as the market expanded by 12% YoY in …
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ECARX’s Flyme acquisition to strengthen its position in SDV market
The automotive technology market is shifting toward software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures, where cockpit operating systems, centralized computing, over-the-air updates, …
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Polestar 5 comes with Bcomp bio-based materials
Bcomp, a Swiss company specialising in high-performance flax composites, has partnered with Polestar to bring its lightweight bio-based materials into …
