Announced on June 13, 2025, Hyundai has officially launched the all-new Palisade Hybrid, a midsize SUV, in Indonesia, priced from IDR 1.105 billion (OTR Jakarta). It is available in Signature, Calligraphy, and Calligraphy AWD variants.
This HEV is powered by the 2.5L Smartstream G2.5T Hybrid engine, combining a turbo

The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 16.2% YOY to 225,710 units in May 2025.
Vehicle sales in May consisted of 167,547 passenger cars; 47,059 light commercial vehicles; 9,161 trucks; and 1,943 buses.
Of th

On June 4, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced that new vehicle registrations of 105,285 units in May 2025 represented a decrease of 5.2% over the last May. New vehicle sales of 486,302 units in the first five months of the year represented a 5.2% decrease YoY.
Passenger car sales of 14,166 units i

On May 22, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced that the May 2025 retail sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) and New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) are estimated at 1.85 million units (up 8.5% year-over-year) and 980,000 units, respectively. NEV penetration r

The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) decreased 5.5% YOY to 208,704 units in April 2025.
Vehicle sales in April consisted of 152,133 passenger cars; 15,025 light commercial vehicles; 9,345 trucks; and 2,201 buses.
Am

On May 5, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced that new vehicle registrations of 90,614 units in April 2025 represented a decrease of 6.8% over the last April. New vehicle sales of 381,017 units in the first four months of the year represented a 5.1% decrease YoY.
Passenger car sales of 12,573 units

The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 4.2% YOY to 195,536 units in March 2025.
Of the newly registered vehicles, locally manufactured vehicles rose 0.5% yoy to 157,909 units, while imported vehicles jumped

On April 3, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced that new vehicle registrations of 108,606 units in March 2025 represented a decrease 0.9% over the last March. New vehicle sales of 290,403 units in the first three months of the year represented a 4.6% decrease YoY.
Passenger car sales of 14,163 unit

On April 1, Stellantis’ FCA US LLC reported total U.S. sales of 293,225 vehicles in the first quarter of 2025, representing a decline of 11.8%. While fleet sales were hit by market uncertainty, retail sales for the company remained level year over year.
Jeep brand sales declined 10.5% to 140,583 units in Q1 
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The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 11.9% YOY to 184,960 units in February 2025.
Vehicle sales in February consisted of 134,828 passenger cars; 39,214 light commercial vehicles; 8,967 trucks; and 1,951 bu

On March 5, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced that new vehicle registrations of 94,993 units in February 2025 represented a decrease 9.6% over the last February. New vehicle sales of 181,797 units in the first two months of the year represented a 6.7% decrease YoY.
Passenger car sales of 12,787 u

On February 27 at the annual MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers event, Marlo Vitous, North America purchasing chief of Stellantis, said that the OEM will consider supplier requests for pricing relief, marking a reversal of a “no more claims” policy announced at the same event a year ago.
Vitous told supplier executive

On February 20, Mercedes Benz Group announced its financial results for 2024.
For 2024, the Mercedes-Benz Group reported revenue of EUR 145.6 billion (down 4.5% YoY), EBIT of EUR 13.6 billion (down 30.8% YoY), and net profit of EUR 10.4 billion (down 28.4% YoY).
At Mercedes-Benz Cars, vehicle sales were down 3.0% YoY

After a record-breaking year for the Australian LV market, Trump's protectionist trade policies and China’s slowdown are risks to the import-dependent market.
2024 was a record-breaking year for the Australian Light Vehicle (LV) market. Total sales in the country reached an all-time high of 1.21 mn units, representin

On February 11, Carrar announced that it had received a USD 4.6 million grant from the Israel Innovation Authority as part of its ongoing fundraising round. This funding will accelerate development efforts, expand customer projects, and help establish the first battery system production line. Carrar develops battery

On February 5, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced that new vehicle registrations of 86,804 units in January 2025 represented a decrease 3.3% over the last January. 
Passenger car sales of 12,783 units in January represented a 22.2% decrease from the same period in 2024, SUV sales of 52,748 units r

The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 6.0% YOY to 171,248 units in January 2025.
Vehicle sales in January consisted of 123,407 passenger cars; 36,647 light commercial vehicles; 9,410 trucks; and 1,784 buses

The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automotores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian new vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) in December increased 3.6% year-over-year (y/y) to 257,431 units and full-year sales of 2,634,904 vehicles in 2024 were up 14.1% from 2023’s accumulated total.
For all of 2

On January 6, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced that new vehicle registrations of 95,895 units in December 2024 represented a decrease 2.7% over the last December. New vehicle sales of 1,220,607 units of the full year 2024 represented a 0.3% increase YoY. 
Passenger car sales of 203,384 units in

On January 3, Stellantis’ FCA US LLC reported that overall U.S. sales declined by 7% to 320,743 vehicles in Q4 2024, and were down 15% to 1,303,570 vehicles for full-year 2024.
•Jeep sales were down 9% to 138,576 units in Q4 and for 2024 were down 9% to 587,725 units 
•Ram sales were down 4% to 129,321 units in Q4, a