On September 25, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) announced new passenger car registrations for August 2025. Passenger car sales in the European Union (EU), European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and the United Kingdom (UK) increased 4.7% year-on-year to 791,349 units in August, while year-to

On September 18, Green NCAP tested 12 popular cars under its new whole-life assessment rating, showing the wide differences in environmental impact. The new system looks at real-world use, including car weight, efficiency in warm and cold weather, and hidden emissions from tyres and brakes. Most importantly, it now f

On September 18, Flex-N-Gate announced that it has designed and industrialized the main exterior components for Mitsubishi’s new generation SUV, the Eclipse Cross. It includes front and rear bumpers, rear panel, technical front end, and spoiler. 
These components will be produced at its French sites in Marles-les-Min

On September 18, Mitsubishi Motors announced that Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V., will begin a sequential launch of the all-new Eclipse Cross battery electric vehicle (BEV) for the European market before the end of 2025. Its world premiere event will take place in Brussels.
The all-new Eclipse Cross is a compact SUV b

On September 16, Visteon Corporation announced that it supplies the all-new cockpit with advanced technology, including a 10.25″ digital cluster for clear driving information and a V-shaped 10.1″ central display for the new Renault Clio.
Based on Visteon Corporation social media update

On September 17, Nissan Motor announced a strategic realignment of its 7 global design operations to 5 as part of its Re:Nissan plan. Nissan will better align resources while embedding technology at the core of the design process - enabling faster decision-making, deeper creative collaboration, and more agile respons

On September 16, CEOs of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors marked the first visit to Ampere Douai plant, as well as attended Alliance Board with newly appointed CEO of Renault Group, alongside Chairman. The meeting underscored the Alliance's commitment to delivering cutting-edge electric vehicles tailored to European cust

The Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) announced that Turkish vehicle sales of 104,893 units in August 2025 represented a 11.6% increase over August 2024.
According to the data from Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), Renault sales were 10,563 units in August (10.4% market share), Fiat sales were 9,464

On September 4, Renault Group announced that the usage of AI has increased performance in plants by improving speed, agility, and reliability. Nearly 90% of production lines are connected, generating more than 100,000 data points per second, equivalent to 5 billion data points per day across all plants.
These data fe

On September 9, Euro NCAP announced that its experts had tested 16 new models, assessing aspects such as passive safety and the performance of the latest driver assistance systems.
The two models from Togg, the electric family saloon T10F and the electric SUV T10X, achieved five-star ratings. The T10F scored 95% for

On September 8, the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, Spain, awarded Inobat a EUR 54 million grant and a EUR 456,000 loan to implement a battery gigafactory in Valladolid, through the third call for proposals for the Electric and Connected Vehicle PERTE (Perte), in its battery section.
Inobat's project to develop the

On September 8, IAA Mobility 2025 opened in Munich, Germany. The event is open to the press on September 8 and to the public on September 9-14.
From local German manufacturers, BMW unveiled the new BMW iX3 – the first model based on the Neue Klasse platform. Mercedes-Benz will also debut the new electric version of i

On September 8, Renault announced the launch of the all-new sixth-generation Clio, presented at the IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, Germany.
Built on CMF-B platform, the all-new Clio is 4,116 mm long, 1,768 mm wide, 1,451 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,591 mm.
The sixth-generation Clio is powered by a renewed range of e

On September 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 225,348 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in August 2025, a decrease of 5.1% compared to August 2024 and a decrease of 7.3% from July 2025.

Five Korean automakers announced domestic new vehicle sales in August. New vehicle sales in South Korea rose 5.2% year-on-year to 110,961 units. Exports struggled amid changes in the trade environment, including U.S. tariffs. Even so, supported by a recovery in the domestic market, overall sales remained steady and e

On September 1, the automobile manufacturers association of Spain (ANFAC) announced that passenger car registrations of 61,315 units in August 2025 represented an increase of 17.2% over August 2024.
Passenger car sales of 769,452 units in the first eight months of the year represented a 14.6% increase from the same p

Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (PFA) announced that August new passenger car sales in France of 87,850 units increased 2.2% over the same month last year. Group Stellantis sales of 23,040 units increased 1.7% (26.2% share) while Renault Group sales of 21,579 units increased 2.3% (24.6% share).
Volkswagen Group s

On August 28, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) announced new passenger car registrations for July 2025. Passenger car sales in the European Union (EU), European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and the United Kingdom (UK) increased 5.9% year-on-year to 1,085,356 units in July, while year-to-date

On August 29, Renault Argentina announced the opening of pre-sales of the new Renault Koleos in the country.
This is the brand’s first full hybrid SUV in the country, offered in two versions: The Esprit Alpine full hybrid E-Tech combines a 1.5-liter turbo engine with two electric motors, a DHT Pro automatic transmiss