Automotive Industry Latest News & Contents 2025 [Daily Update]
This issue features a report on the 2025 China Auto Forum, sales data for China and Indonesia, and a look at the supply chain for various ECUs.
Daily updates on the latest information for the automotive industry. We cover information directly related to your business, including vehicles, electrification, autonomous driving, sales figures, and industry reports (available in English, Japanese, and Chinese).
Table of contents
FEATURED REPORTS

2025 China Auto Forum: SAIC Group and Great Wall Motor
Electrification, intelligent technology, and globalization
- SAIC Group: Implementing technological transformation in electrification and intelligence
- Great Wall Motor: Strategic choices facing China’s auto exports
STATISTICS

China July sales increase 14.7% to 2.593M. Chery, Geely and BYD lead the SUV segment.
Various ECUs Supply Chain

NEWS
- [USA, China] U.S. and China extend pause on tariffs for 90 days
- [USA] Tesla obtains Texas license to operate robotaxi service
- [USA] U.S. DOT plans to restart NEVI EV charger funding program with revised guidance
- [Germany] IAA Mobility 2025: Maxion Wheels to present light vehicle wheel solutions
- [Germany, Canada] IAA Mobility 2025: Magna to present its vision for safer, smarter, greener mobility
- [UK] GWM to launch POER300 in double-cab pick-up in UK
- [Sweden, Norway] Kongsberg Automotive acquires Chassis Autonomy SBA AB, Sweden
- [Russia] Ural Automobile Plant, Russia resumes operations after two-week summer shutdown
- [Russia] GWM implements ONE GWM strategy in Russia
- [China] China’s July vehicle production, sales volumes increase 13.3% y/y, 14.7% y/y, respectively
- [China] Geely launches Galaxy A7 plug-in hybrid electric sedan
- [China] Chery Auto and Huawei Device sign cooperation 2.0 agreement for Luxeed brand
- [China] Wuling Motors debuts Bingo S electric sedan
- [India] OPmobility opens OP’nSOFT in India for innovation and software excellence
- [India] Uno Minda announces groundbreaking of new plant of Casting Division in India
- [India, Finland] Apollo Tyres, India to open winter and all-season testing facility in Finland
- [Brazil] Toyota to showcase Prius plug-in hybrid flex prototype at fair in Brazil
- [Nigeria] President of the African Development Bank visits Saglev EV plant in Nigeria
- [Japan] Toyoda Gosei to turn Ashimori Industry into wholly-owned subsidiary
- [Indonesia] Indonesian sales down 18.4% to 60,552 in July