Automotive Industry News & Contents 2026 [Daily Updates]
EV Power Semiconductors: rise of Chinese companies / Audi Q9 / Supply chain: Leapmotor C10, wire harness
Updated daily with the latest information for the automotive industry. Coverage (Japanese/English/Chinese) of information directly related to business, including complete vehicles, EVs, automated driving, sales figures, and industry reports.
EV Power Semiconductor Market

- The power semiconductor industry and the rise of Chinese companies
- Nexperia: semiconductor supply chain issues
- Japanese suppliers' trends in power semiconductors
- Gap in perception between the semiconductor industry and the automotive Industry
Harness / Switch / Connector / Other Electronics Supply Chain
Supply chain: Leapmotor C10 (China)
Production plant for Leapmotor C10
Leapmotor's Jinhua First & Second Plant (China)
Leapmotor's suppliers in China (including indirect transactions)
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News
- [Canada] Unifor chooses Ford as lead OEM for Canadian 2026 labor contract negotiations
- [Mexico] Mexican auto production increase 2.1% in April 2026
- [Mexico] Mexican auto exports up 11.4% in April 2026
- [EU, Taiwan, Japan] EU Commission approves Foxconn and Mitsubishi Fuso Bus joint venture in bus segment
- [Germany, USA] Tesla increases investment, capacity for battery cell production at Gigafactory Berlin
- [Germany] Audi reveals interiors of new Q9 model
- [Germany, China] Schaeffler - ThunderSoft to jointly develop central vehicle computing platforms
- [Germany] Deutz unveils new global brand identity
- [UK] BYD and DENZA to present 7 models at SMMT Test Day 2026 in UK
- [Austria] Magna ends production of BMW Z4 and Toyota Supra at Graz plant, Austria
- [China] Lotus Technology unveils “Focus 2030” business strategy
- [China] China’s April vehicle production, sales volumes decrease by 1.7% y/y, 2.5% y/y, respectively
- [Egypt] General Motors and Al Mansour Automotive relaunch Cadillac in Egypt
- [Japan] Toyota’s all-new RAV4 with Arene enables both software and hardware upgrades, signaling shift away from traditional one-time sales model
- [Japan] Autobacs Seven to sell EVs in Japan in 2027 via JV with China-based Chery, and other partners, including Anest Iwata
- [Japan] Japanese government begins accepting applications for autonomous truck support project
- [Japan] NSK and NTN to integrate businesses, establish joint holding company in 2027
- [Indonesia] Indonesian sales up 55% to 80,776 in April
- [Vietnam] Hyundai Vietnam sales down 12.7% YoY in April 2026 to 3,904 units



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