On October 30, Zhengzhou Nissan started accepting pre-orders for the Frontier Pro luxury pickup truck. The model is available in two gasoline, two diesel, and two PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) variants, with pre-order prices ranging from CNY 176,900 to CNY 249,900.
The Frontier Pro, the first Nissan global p

On October 31, at a regular briefing held by China’s State Council, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that adhering to the concept of green development, it will step up popularizing green design and green manufacturing to accelerate the green transformation and upgrading of all links inclu

FORVIA SE won the Carbon Footprint Reduction Supplier of the Year award from Stellantis.
A key contribution to this achievement came from FORVIA’s MATERI’ACT team through the rollout of NAFILean, a bio-based composite material made with natural hemp fibers. This eco-friendly material is now equipping over 6 million S

Announced on November 3, 2025, China Automotive Systems (CAAS) subsidiary Hubei Henglong has signed a strategic MoU with Malaysia’s KYB-UMW, a joint venture of KYB and UMW, which holds significant influence in the local automotive industry through its stakes in Perodua and UMW Toyota Motor. 
The partnership focuses o

MarkLines' preliminary figures for U.S. new vehicle sales for October 2025 (as of November 4, including estimates from GM, Stellantis, Tesla, etc.) were 1,273,378 units, down 5.1% from the same month last year. The number of business days in October was 27, the same as the same month last year.
While there was a rush

Announced on November 1, 2025, Toyota Vietnam Automobile Company (TMV)’s total vehicle sales in October 2025 reached 8,000 units, including Lexus models.
Breaking it down, sales of Toyota-branded vehicles totaled 7,768 units, comprised of 2,521 locally assembled cars and 5,247 imported vehicles.
Hybrid Electric Vehic

Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (PFA) announced that October new passenger car sales in France of 139,513 units increased 2.9% over the same month last year.
Renault Group sales of 36,209 units increased 9.2% (26.0% share) while Group Stellantis sales of 35,903 units increased 4.3% (25.7% share).
Volkswagen Group

On November 3, the automobile manufacturers association of Spain (ANFAC) announced that passenger car registrations of 96,785 units in October 2025 represented an increase of 15.9% over October 2024.
Passenger car sales of 951,516 units in the first ten months of the year represented a 14.9% increase from the same pe

Marelli provides a proprietary head-up display (HUD) system for Beijing Hyundai’s EO SUV. Unlike conventional HUD systems, the product adopts a Marelli proprietary display technology with higher contrast ratio and better color gamut performance to ensure clear visibility under different lighting conditions. The produ

According to multiple press releases, a joint power battery project between CALB Group Co., Ltd. (CALB) and Leapmotor was officially settled. Located in Wuyi County, Jinhua, Zhejiang, the project, with a total investment of CNY 7.5 billion, will contain power battery system production lines with an annual production

Horizon Robotics signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Unity China. The two companies will deeply integrate the HSD (Horizon SuperDrive) human-machine interaction (HMI) system with the Unity 3D render engine to develop a driver assistance HMI interface solution. As intelligent driving enters an end-to-end 2.0

According to multiple press releases, Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd. (Gotion High-tech) broke ground on a new lithium-ion battery intelligent manufacturing site project in Nanjing, Jiangsu. With an investment of CNY 4 billion, the project is planned for a 20GWh battery intelligent manufacturing site and will be completed

Weifu High-Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Weifu Group) announced the opening of Weifu Baolong (Nanjing) Technology Co., Ltd., a joint venture (JV) with Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation (Baolong Auto), in Nanjing. The JV, established on May 20, will integrate Baolong Auto’s technology accumulation and market chann

ECARX (Hubei) Tech Co., Ltd. (ECARX) announced that its AI-enhanced Antora 1000 computing platform and Cloudpeak cross-domain software platform are equipped in the Geely EX5 SUV on the UK market. The AI-enhanced Antora 1000 computing platform, with the SiEngine automotive-grade 7nm SE1000 chip at its core, was design

Autolink Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Autolink) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with SeeWay.ai Co., Ltd. (SeeWay.ai).
The two companies will plan a next-generation technology route through joint R&D and resource sharing for tackling AI algorithms, middleware, and core intelligent driving technologies to

NavInfo Co., Ltd.  (NavInfo) held the 2025 Evolution Conference in Beijing, announcing that it strategically and comprehensively upgraded to SeeWay.ai Co., Ltd. (SeeWay.ai). The new name, homophonic with the company’s Chinese name, reflects the continuation and upgrading of its technology system and highlights its AI

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with EACON Group Co., Ltd. (EACON Group) in Ningde, Fujian. Focusing on electrified and unmanned mining scenarios, the two companies will conduct in-depth cooperation in areas such as capital, technology, markets, and ecosystems

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on technology, supply, and global expansion with JAC Group.
JAC Group’s Maextro-series vehicle models feature CATL batteries such as the Qilin and Freevoy batteries.
Centering on JAC Group’s premium supply chain strategy, the t

On October 31, a pilot innovative application project on the first 7th-generation Level 4 Robotaxis under the strategic cooperation between Pony.ai and Shenzhen Xihu Corp., Ltd. (SZ Xihu) was launched in Shenzhen, marking the official implementation of Pony.ai’s “asset-light + AI-empowered” commercial model.
For this

On November 3, the Italian automobile manufacturers association (ANFIA) announced that passenger car registrations of 125,826 units in October decreased 0.6% over the same month in 2024.
Year-to-date sales decreased 2.7% with 1,293,366 cars registered in the first ten months of 2025.
In October, Fiat registrations in