On July 14, Ionic Rare Earths Limited (IonicRE) announced that its subsidiary, Ionic Technologies, has received UK Government funding for the next three years through the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK’s (APC) Collaborate programme. This funding will help build a sustainable and independent UK supply chain for rare ea

The Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) announced that Turkish vehicle sales of 122,508 units in June 2025 represented a 12.0% increase over June 2024.
According to the data from Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), VW sales were 10,526 units in June (8.9% market share), Fiat sales were 10,032 units (8.5

On July 11, the General Works Council along with IG Metall announced that they had secured a protection package for all employees of Ford-Werke GmbH at the Cologne site. The agreement, approved by Ford Motor Company management in the USA, ensures job security for over 10,000 employees through the end of 2032.
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On July 8, Superior Industries International, Inc., whose customers have included Ford and General Motors, announced it has entered into definitive agreements to be acquired by a group of its term loan investors, including Oaktree Capital Management. 
Superior Industries disclosed to investors in May that in addition

On July 7, IAV announced that it has established a test chamber at the Gifhorn site that is hermetically shielded from radio networks. Vehicles up to the size of medium-duty vehicles, such as the largest version of a VW Crafter or Ford Transit, can fit in the "shielding chamber." It is part of the Cybersecurity Lab. 

On July 9, Ford Motor Co. announced it is recalling 850,318 vehicles in the U.S. due to a potential low-pressure fuel pump failure, which could cause an engine stall.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that a faulty fuel pump can reduce fuel flow from the tank to the engine, causing

On July 9, Euro NCAP announced that it has revealed safety shortcomings in several family cars through its latest round of crash tests.
In crash tests, a flaw was found in the curtain airbag of the TIGGO 7, which also affects the three-row TIGGO 8. The airbag failed to deploy properly, reducing protection for childr

According to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) report issued on July 10, automobile sales (including imported vehicles of non-VAMA manufactures' sales) in Vietnam were up 20.3% year-over-year to 31,977 units in June . CKD volume was 14,355 units and CBU volume was 17,622 units.
VAMA members (20

On July 8, Ford Motor Co. said it will continue building its USD 3 billion battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, after President Trump’s newly enacted USD 3.4 trillion budget legislation retained key production tax credits that an earlier proposal by Congress would have eliminated.
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On July 3, Environment Minister Benoit Charette said the Quebec government is broadening its definition of zero-emission vehicles to include hybrids, dramatically softening the compliance requirements for OEMs under the province’s ZEV mandate and benefitting models such as the Ford Maverick Hybrid XLT, Toyota RAV4 an

OEMs with manufacturing operations in Mexico exported 331,517 light vehicles in June 2025, a 14.0% increase compared to the 290,706 units shipped in June 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
OEMs with increased exports in June included GM with a 56.4% increase to 72,324 units

OEMs built 361,047 light vehicles in Mexico in June 2025, resulting in a 4.9% increase compared to the 344,206 units built in the same month of 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
OEMs with production increases in June included GM with an increase of 6.5% to 70,399 units; Fo

The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) decreased 0.6% YOY to 212,932 units in June 2025.
Vehicle sales in June consisted of 159,119 passenger cars; 43,339 light commercial vehicles; 8,511 trucks; and 1,963 buses.
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Within the big beautiful spend-and-tax bill passed under President Trump’s July 4 deadline were a number of automotive related items, including:
   •    Both the USD 7,500 federal EV tax credit for new lease or purchased electric vehicles will end on September 30, 2025, which is also true of the USD 4,000 credit for

UK passenger car sales increased 6.7% to 191,316 units in June 2025, marking the second consecutive month of growth, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 4. Year-to-date sales increased 3.5% with 1,042,219 cars registered in the first six months of 2025.
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Reported on July 3, 2025, Ford Thailand expects to sell 21,000 vehicles in 2025, on par with 2024 figures despite a sluggish market. The company reported sales of 9,401 units in H1 2025.
Ford attributed the market slowdown to weak economic conditions, rising household debt, and tighter loan approvals, which have part

On July 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 212,897 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in June 2025, a decrease 0.6% compared to June 2024 and a decrease of 5.7% from May 2025.
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On July 3, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced that new vehicle registrations of 122,509 units in June 2025 represented an increase of 2.4% over the last June. New vehicle sales of 608,811 units in the first six months of the year represented a 3.7% decrease YoY.
Passenger car sales of 15,190 units

On July 1, it was reported that BYD officially launched prototype testing at its Camaçari plant in Bahia, Brazil, while requesting a 10 percent import tax rate for SKD units for a period of 12 months. Currently, SKD units are taxed at the same rate as fully imported electrified vehicles, with the rate set at 30% for

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.
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