Chinese EV brand Neta, which entered Brazil in November 2024, is facing major financial trouble after its parent company Hozon Auto officially entered bankruptcy proceedings in China.
Despite promising a long-term presence in Brazil, Neta has sold only 51 vehicles in the country over seven months. Local operations sh

Announced on June 24, 2025, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported data from the Department of Land Transport that notes all kinds of 100% purely electric mobility registrations of 13,935 units in May 2025, up 70.6% YoY. Registrations of electric private passenger cars and electric motorcycles accounted for

Announced on June 23, 2025, the Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) projects that its newly approved Electric Vehicle Incentive Strategy (EVIS) could create around 680,000 jobs and attract PHP 120 billion in capital investments, generating PHP 11.4 trillion in economic output. 
The strategy, awaiting

On June 23, after videos surfaced witnessing aberrations seen in Tesla’s self-driving robotaxis, the U.S. National Highway Safety Transportation Administration (NHTSA) announced it is looking into reports that the automaker's self-driving cabs violated traffic laws during their first day of operation in Austin, Texas

On June 17, Tesla shares slid after it was reported that the company will be pausing production of its Cybertruck and Model Y vehicles at its Gigafactory Texas for a week starting June 30.
Tesla told employees the stoppage is intended to allow the company to perform maintenance and improvements on the production line

On June 23, Lisa Drake, Ford vice president of Technology Platform Programs and EV Systems, presented the USD 3 billion BlueOval Battery Park Michigan plant in Marshall, Michigan, now 60% complete, to the media before "clean room" equipment is installed. “We remain on track to start production of these batteries next

On June 18, VinFast announced its first authorized dealership in California, representing a key milestone in VinFast's global strategy to expand its sales model through a network of dealerships across the country.
Located in San Diego, VinFast's newest dealership is set to officially begin operations in late June. Th

On June 24, Torc, a leader in commercializing self-driving class 8 trucks, announced the establishment of a new engineering center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As Torc continues its path toward commercialization in 2027, this strategic expansion will further accelerate the company’s productization efforts.
Torc, an indepe

On June 18, Factorial Inc., a Boston, Massachusetts-based leader in solid-state battery technology, announced the launch of Gammatron, a proprietary AI-driven simulation platform designed to accelerate the development of next-gen batteries.
Used in Factorial’s joint development with Stellantis, Gammatron helped forec

On June 19, Electra Battery Materials Corp. announced the launch of an early works program at its cobalt refinery north of Toronto. Electra’s refinery is the only project in North America designed to produce battery-grade cobalt sulfate at scale. Following a temporary pause in construction in 2023, Electra is making

On June 24, XCharge North America, a subsidiary of XCHG Limited and a provider of high-power EV charging and battery-integrated solutions, announced it has deployed two dual-dispenser GridLink chargers at a newly launched EV charging depot in Riverside, California, developed and operated by Gateway Fleets, the electr

On June 22, GB Auto launched the locally assembled version of the CS55+ in Egypt, marking the first CKD model from Changan to be assembled in the Egyptian market. GB Auto is the exclusive distributor of Changan in Egypt. 
It is 4,515 mm in length, 1,865 mm in width, and 1,680 mm in height. It has a wheelbase of 2,656

On June 23, the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Egypt met with the Chinese Minister of Commerce to discuss ways to strengthen economic and trade relations between the two countries.
The two sides agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of electric vehicles, feed industries, electronics, water desalinati

On June 23, Neuron Energy, in a social media post, announced the launch of Gen 2 lithium-ion battery packs. These packs are designed for electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and light commercial vehicles, and will be commercially available across India from July 2025. The packs have improved thermal design, tailore

On June 24, multiple sources reported that the Minister of Heavy Industries, India stated that the Government is planning a rare earth magnet manufacturing scheme. A final decision is expected within 15 to 20 days. The Ministry of Heavy Industries and the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) are working to finalize the

On June 21, ElevenEs signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MResource GmbH, Miracle Oruide (Guangzhou) Autoparts Remanufacturing Co. Ltd. (Oruide is a Joint Venture between Miracle Automation Engineering Co., Ltd. and Stellantis NV), and American Lithium Renaissance Holding Company to establish a joint ventu

On June 24, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) announced the portal launch of the application process under the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI). The application portal will be open for applications from June 24, 2025, and will remain open until October 21, 2025.
The S

On June 18, Salzgitter Group and Volvo Cars announced that they are expanding their partnership. In 2026, significant amounts of steel scrap from the Volvo Cars’ body parts plant in Olofström in southern Sweden will be sold to the Salzgitter AG steelworks. Salzgitter Group will feed it back into the production proces

On June 20, the Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge (SOAFEE) announced that Nissan has decided to join the SOAFEE Special Interest Group (SIG) as a voting member to accelerate the realization of SDV. SOAFEE initiative is an industry-led Special Interest Group (SIG) defined by automakers, semiconductor suppli

On June 24, OLEDWorks GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of OLEDWorks LLC, USA, received an investment grant to expand its OLED production facility in Aachen. The project, entitled “OLEDWorks Production Capacity Extension 0.5 (CE05)”, focuses on doubling the company’s production capacity for organic light-emitting diode