All articles by Frankie Youd

Frankie Youd is the Senior Reporter for Just Auto. She has a background in Journalism with a BA Hons degree from The University of Sussex.

Chinese global vehicle sales rise 12% in November

Global sales of Chinese-made vehicles rose by almost 12% to a record monthly high of 3.316 million units in November…
Honda to pull out of robotaxi partnership with GM

Honda Motor Company confirmed that it will no longer participate in a self-driving taxi partnership with General Motors Company (GM),…
Nissan announces new senior executive appointments

Nissan Motor Corporation announced a number of new senior executive appointments for next year, as it looks to strengthen its…
Vietnam vehicle market jumps 50% in November

Vietnam’s new vehicle market continued to surge in November 2024, by 50% to 39,608 units from 26,439 units a year…
Posco and Hancock sign lithium processing partnership agreement

South Korea’s steel and battery materials producer Posco Holdings Inc signed a preliminary agreement with Australian mining company Hancock Prospecting…

Hozon targets overseas growth as domestic vehicle sales slow

Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer Hozon New Energy Automobile Company said it aims to sell 50% of its vehicles…
South Korea: vehicle import sales fall 4% in November

Sales of imported light passenger vehicles in South Korea fell by 4% to 23,784 units in November 2024 compared with…
FAW Jiefang opens new truck engine plant in Dalian, China

FAW Jiefang Automobile Company Ltd, the commercial vehicle unit of the Chinese state-owned automaker FAW Group, has begun operations at…
Jinbei, Farizon develop methanol-hydrogen NEVs for cold temperatures

Chinese automaker Shenyang Jinbei Automotive Company Ltd this week began production of two new energy vehicle (NEV) models at one…
China passenger vehicle retail sales surge 18% in November

Retail sales of passenger vehicles in China rose by 18% year-on-year to 2.45 million units in November 2024, according to…