On May 8, it was reported that Volkswagen do Brasil resumed vehicle exports to Africa with an initial shipment of 200 units of the New T‑Cross SUV to Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Madagascar, Rwanda, and Senegal.
The T‑Cross is produced at the São José dos Pinhais plant and shipped through the Port of Paranaguá, wher

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.
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On May 7, the African Development Bank announced that its USD 80 million credit line to the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) for businesses in Botswana will help Delta Automotive Technologies to expand its operations. 
Delta Automotive makes wiring harnesses for Volkswagen's Polo Vivo and Polo 270, and Nissan's

On May 5, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 208,661 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in April 2025, a decrease 5.5% compared to April 2024 and an increase of 6.7% from March 2024.
Vehicle

On April 23, Numeros Motors announced a strategic research collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar to develop and evaluate non-magnet or rare earth-free (RE-free) motor topologies for electric vehicles. The two-year initiative aims to reduce reliance on rare earth elements commonly use

On April 23, Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) announced that it will present its latest semiconductor, software, and tooling solutions at PCIM Europe 2025 (5/6-8 Nuremberg).
Its solutions accelerate the transition to e-mobility by enabling efficient traction inverters, onboard chargers, DC-DC converters, and batte

On April 16, Volkswagen Africa announced that it is preparing its Kariega plant for a third model to be built from 2027. Over the next four weeks, production areas will be upgraded to support this. From April 14 to May 12, 2025, Polo and Polo Vivo production will pause so teams can carry out the necessary changes in

On April 11, Volkswagen do Brasil began the second quarter of 2025 with important news regarding its portfolio. For the 2026 line, Polo, Virtus, Nivus and T-Cross arrive at dealerships with even more equipment and technologies aimed especially at safety and comfort. 
Highlights include the debut of the T-Cross Extrem

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 4, KAMAZ outlined the company's development paths and plans for product sales.
KAMAZ plans to take 50% of Russia's truck market in the short term. The company highlights the idea of building a service plant for electric buses and plans to sell 2.4 thousand units of passenger transport in 2025.
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On April 4, Volkswagen announced an expansion of its investment plan for South America to BRL 20 billion, strengthening its long-term strategy in the region.
Initially, BRL 16 billion had been allocated for Brazil until 2028, but with an additional USD 580 million, (BRL 4 billion) now committed to Argentina through 2

On April 3, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 195,498 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in March 2025, an increase 4.2% compared to March 2024 and an increase of 5.7% from February 2025.
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On April 2, Green Hills Software announced the expansion of its products and services for microcontrollers by adding support for the newest Texas Instruments (TI) AM26x high-performance microcontrollers (MCUs) including the AM263x, AM263Px, and AM261x MCU portfolios.
Green Hills Software’s ISO 26262 ASIL D-certified

On April 1, VW announced that it has begun operations at the Port de Vitória (ES), expanding its logistics strategy along Brazil’s coast.
The first shipment included 32 Taos SUVs from Argentina, with another expected in May. Vitória will also receive key future models like the new Jetta GLI from Mexico, part of VW’s

On March 18, it was announced that Volkswagen has officially discontinued the Polo GTS in Brazil, a model that will be replaced by the Nivus GTS.
The Polo GTS has been removed from the website, and its production ended in November 2024 at the São Bernardo do Campo plant.
The Nivus GTS will take its place as the brand

Baidu Apollo announced that Leapmotor’s LEAP 3.5 technical architecture features its LD (Lane-level Data) map data for debut in the B10 SUV.
Baidu Apollo’s more than 3.6 million kilometers of LD map data covers more than 360 cities, 2,800 districts and counties, and more than 38,000 villages and towns in China, break

On March 14, VW Brazil announced the start of production for the subcompact SUV Tera at its Taubaté plant .
The Tera was designed, developed, and manufactured entirely in Brazil, and is considered Volkswagen’s most significant model in South America in recent years. It debuted during Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival and wil

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 11, during a visit to the Stellantis Automotive Hub in Betim, Minas Gerais, Chairman John Elkann welcomed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his delegation to inaugurate TechMobility, the largest Hybrid-Flex Mobility & Product Development Center in Latin America.
The event also marked the beginning of B

On March 10, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 184,964 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in February 2025, an increase 12.0% compared to February 2024 and an increase of 8.0% from January 2