On July 14, Daimler Truck North America announced it will lay off around 2,000 employees at five sites across the U.S. and Mexico due to the weak and uncertain freight market caused by tariffs and trade problems that spill over to affect domestic industries.
“As we navigate a challenging economic environment, we’ve s

On July 16, Aeva, a Mountain View, California provider of next-gen sensing and perception systems, announced an expanded partnership with Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) to advance the commercialization of autonomous vehicles through enhanced production of Aeva’s state-of-the-art 4D LiDAR technology.
As part of th

On July 15, XPeng AeroHT closed a Series B financing worth USD 250 million. The proceeds will be used to secure the smooth R&D, mass production, and commercialization of the company’s flying cars.
XPeng AeroHT is sparing no effort to accelerate the mass production of the Land Aircraft Carrier modular flying car. The

Cummins launched the 3rd-generation technology platform for F-series engines in Beijing.
The F series is the world’s first Cummins light-duty engine series, with 2 million units supplied to global customers. The newly launched platform has the following features. It adopts a 2,000-bar ultra-high-pressure common rail

In response to U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles, Nissan is now considering bringing some production of the body-on-frame Nissan Armada and Infiniti QX80 SUVs from Kyushu, Japan to Canton, Mississippi to meet increasing North American demand for the models, a source with knowledge of the matter said. The Armada, sold

On July 11, Mercedes-Benz India announced the retail sale of 4,238 new cars during the April to June 2025 quarter, marking a 10% yoy increase compared to the previous quarter. The sales were driven by the top-end luxury segment, which includes the S-Class, Mercedes-Maybach, EQS product range, and AMG performance vehi

On July 11, Infineon presented the third generation of the XENSIV 3D magnetic Hall-effect sensor family, comprising three product series: TLE493D-W3B6-Bx, TLE493D-P3B6, and TLE493D-P3I8. In automotive applications, they enable control in the interior and under the hood, leveraging three-dimensional measurement functi

On July 10, ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) announced that it is bringing its Steer-by-Wire technology to the European market for the first time with Mercedes-Benz. Series production of Europe’s first Steer-by-Wire vehicle is set to begin in 2026. steer-by-wire eliminates the mechanical connection between the steering whe

On July 9, Volkswagen announced the launch of the ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE, a limited-edition electric hatch developed in collaboration with luxury sportswear brand BOGNER FIRE+ICE. 
The ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE is offered with two powertrains: 210-kW and 240-kW, both producing 545 Nm of torque. The most powerful version accelerat

On July 9, Mercedes Benz announced that its subsidiary Accumotive has started series production of the latest drive batteries for the all-electric CLA in the Kamenz plant, Germany. Since this year, it has been supplying these batteries to the Rastatt plant, where the new CLA is built. Electric drive units and axles c

On July 9, BMW announced that it will ramp up the production of the high-voltage batteries for its Neue Klasse vehicles.
Before mass production, BMW tests and develops the batteries at its pilot plants in Parsdorf, Hallbergmoos, and at the Research and Innovation Centre (FIZ) in Munich.
BMW is setting up five battery

On July 4, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, launched its new BharatBenz construction and mining vehicle lineup, comprising the HX and Torqshift series. These new models were validated through field testing, with over 150 trucks deployed across various high-demand constructio

On July 3, BMW Group India reported that it sold 7,774 BMW and MINI vehicles, along with 2,569 motorcycles under BMW Motorrad during the January–June 2025 period. BMW accounted for 7,477 units and MINI for 297 units.
The electric vehicle (EV) sales stood at 1,322 units, marking a 234% yoy increase over the same perio

On July 3, Calterah Semiconductor announced a new office in Munich to enhance on-site engineering support and address the needs of European OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers in the automotive sector. Calterah has already cooperated with several European Tier-1 players, with radar chips supplied for different vehicle models.

On July 3, Ford announced it is introducing a new high-capability all-wheel drive (AWD) model into its electric E-Transit Custom van line-up in the EU, suiting customers requiring enhanced traction, such as businesses in the Nordic, Alpine and Highlands regions or leisure vehicle users.
Ford engineers created the adv

On July 2, Nota AI announced a collaboration with Renesas Electronics Corporation to deliver an optimized driver monitoring system (DMS) on Renesas' RA8P1 MCU (Microcontroller Unit). Powered by NetsPresso, Nota AI's proprietary AI model optimization platform, the company delivers lightweight, deployment-ready models

ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has started series production of its Smart Chassis Sensor for Cadillac’s all-electric Celestiq luxury sedan.
Permanently integrated into ball joints of all four-wheel suspensions, two in the front wishbones and two in the rear wishbones, the Smart Chassis Sensor eliminates the need for a co

According to a Foton Motor press release dated June 30, Beijing Cavan New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd. (Cavan Auto), a subsidiary, recently released an announcement on the progress of capital increase and share expansion.
Cavan Auto successfully closed a Series Pre-A financing. The total proceeds exceed CNY 1.2 billion,

On July 1, Ford Motor Company announced it has accelerated well ahead of the U.S. industry in Q2 2025.
Q2 2025 results:
   •    Total U.S. sales: 612,095 (+14.2% from Q2 2024)
   •    Market share: estimated 14.3% (+1.8 ppts quarter over quarter)
   •    Total pickups (F-Series, Ranger, Maverick): 288,564 (+15.1%)