On October 27, Mobase Electronics Co., Ltd. and UltraSense Systems announced the production ramp of a solid-state infotainment touch bar now shipping on a high-volume global SUV platform. The program pairs UltraSense’s Force HMI Controller with in-plane piezoelectric force sensing, localized haptics, and capacitive t

On October 30 during a Q3 analysts briefing, Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said that the SUV mentioned as part of the coming USD 13 billion investment in the U.S. will be a full-size Ram product, which will compete with the Ford Expedition (based on F-150), Toyota Sequoia (based on Tundra) and Chevrolet Suburban (bas

On October 31, Hyundai Motor Group and NVIDIA announced they are deepening their collaboration to accelerate innovation in autonomous vehicles (AVs), on-device semiconductor advancements, smart factories and robotics with a new AI factory, powered by NVIDIA Blackwell AI infrastructure. 
In addition, in support of the

In Tesla’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk laid out plans to begin production soon on the driverless Cybercab, saying the company plans to build millions of these two-seat EVs at Gigafactory Texas starting in 2026, each priced under USD 30,000, that have no steering wheels and pedals. Tesla has now admitted it may ha

On October 22 during Tesla’s Q3 2025 earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed new details about the company’s next-generation AI5 chip, describing it as “an amazing design” that will be manufactured under a dual manufacturing strategy with both Samsung and TSMC, with production based entirely in the U.S.
“By some

On October 28, Aurora Innovation announced the rapid expansion of its commercial operations by launching a second driverless route from Fort Worth to El Paso, Texas. This comes as the company surpasses 100,000 driverless miles with five driverless trucks on public roads and shares its plan to deploy hundreds of drive

On October 30, BorgWarner announced it has solidified an agreement with Stellantis to supply its 50 mm variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharger for the OEM’s all-new Hurricane 4 Turbo 4-cylinder gasoline engine, which will debut on the 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee (late availability). 
Additionally, BorgWarner will s

On October 30, BorgWarner announced that, building on previous collaboration, it has secured two additional dual inverter programs with Great Wall Motor, with mass production expected to begin in 2026.
BorgWarner’s dual inverter adopts a highly integrated design, enabling the synchronous control and drive of two moto

On October 30, Solid Power, U.S. developer of solid-state batteries, collaborated with Samsung SDI and BMW to develop and test a demonstration vehicle powered by all-solid-state battery (ASSB) technology. The partnership is an important step toward bringing ASSB technology to market, combining the strengths of all th

On October 28, Rochester Electronics announced that it is supplying readily available, authorized Nexperia semiconductor products to ensure manufacturers get an uninterrupted supply. Rochester Electronics is an original manufacturer and stocking distributor. The company offers an inventory of 2.9 billion active and e

On October 20, Nexar launched BADAS (Beyond ADAS). Built on the largest open dataset of real‑world driving events ever assembled, BADAS delivers measurable gains in incident prediction accuracy and behavioral foresight. It is the first foundation model designed to learn from real‑world driving at a global scale conti

On October 22, Pensana Plc signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG (VAC), a leading manufacturer of advanced magnetic solutions, rare-earth permanent magnets, and inductive components.
VAC, through its eVAC Magnetics facility in South Carolina (eVAC), is strengthening domestic rare-

Norsk Hydro ASA (Hydro) has collaborated with the University of Michigan to launch the Center for Recycling, Extrusion and Aluminum Technology (CREATe) partnership, investing USD 2.5 million over five years for this research initiative.
The project aims to advance aluminum recycling and extrusion alloy development wh

On October 30, the U.S. Senate voted 51-47 to stop the Trump administration’s broad tariffs imposed on imported goods from around the world. The move was part of a series of votes on Trump’s tariffs during the week. On October 28, five Republicans joined Democrats to pass a resolution canceling the 50% tariffs on goo

On October 30, Stellantis announced its Q3 2025 results, reporting a 12.9% year-over-year increase in Net revenues to EUR 37.2 billion, driven by growth in North America, Enlarged Europe and Middle East & Africa, while South America had a moderate decrease. 
Consolidated shipments totaled 1.3 million units, marking a

Stellantis announced earlier in October that investing USD 13 billion in U.S. production plants over the next 4 years, including USD 400 million to build a new mid-size pickup at the Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio that was originally scheduled for the plant in Belvidere, Illinois.
New details have come to light rega

On October 28, Honda announced it has reduced production at some U.S. facilities, including its Marysville and Anna, Ohio plants, as uncertainty in the supply of semiconductor supply chain surrounding Nexperia continues.
“We are currently managing an industrywide semiconductor supply chain issue, making strategic adj

On October 30, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it has launched separate investigations into about 708,369 Honda vehicles over potential defects involving rear seatbelt warnings and inadvertent airbag deployments.
NHTSA is examining 441,002 units of the 2018-2022 Honda Odyssey

On October 28, Lucid Group, Inc. announced a collaboration with NVIDIA that positions Lucid to deliver one of the world's first privately owned passenger vehicles with Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE AV platform. 
In addition, Lucid aims to deploy a unified AI factory to build smar

On October 28 and 29, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga have voted to authorize a strike, if necessary, according to a UAW press release, against the company as negotiations drag on over the UAW’s first labor contract at the Tennessee plant. A strike deadline has not been set and the UAW bargaining committee has cont