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US light vehicle market grows in September, but pace slows after red-hot August

According to preliminary estimates, US Light Vehicle sales grew by 5.5% year-on-year in September, to 1.32 mn units.

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From Hong Kong to Honduras – what affordable electrification actually means

In a diverse world automotive market, there is no single global EV consumer.

Thailand bets on local production as its EV subsidy era ends

For nearly four years, Thailand ran one of the most aggressive Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption experiments in Southeast Asia, and it worked almost too well.

Hyundai to invest US$500m in hybrid production in Alabama

The plant will produce the all-new Tucson Hybrid and Santa Fe EREV.

Renault eyes further EV investment in France if conditions allow – report

CEO Provost said the carmaker, which is 15% owned by the French state, had committed €13bn over the past five years to increasing EV production in its home market.

Geely to show Monjaro EM-i at Paris Motor Show

Geely Auto’s first global plug-in hybrid D-SUV Monjaro EM-i will make its European debut in Paris next week.

BMW Group starts battery output at new plant to supply Neue Klasse models

Plant Irlbach-Straßkirchen to supply German vehicle plants with high-voltage batteries for the Neue Klasse.

Denso to end spark plug business transfer to Niterra

The business transfer agreement, signed on 1 September 2025, covered its spark plug and exhaust gas sensor operations, including oxygen sensors and air-fuel ratio sensors.

JAC to assemble its T9 pickup truck in Malaysia

Assembly of the PHEV variant to begin in November.

Taiwan vehicle sales rise 15% in September

The market was driven higher by strong BEV demand.

Volvo Cars issues profit warning on slower sales

Company cites deteriorating market in China and slower than expected US sales.