Reported on May 30, 2025, KITA Group officially signed a cooperation agreement with Chery Commercial Vehicle, a subsidiary of China’s Chery Auto Group, to invest in a manufacturing facility in Vietnam.
The factory will produce, assemble, and distribute electric commercial vehicles, with an annual capacity of 20,000 u

On June 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 225,685 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in May 2025, an increase 16.2% compared to May 2024 and an increase of 8.2% from April 2025.
Vehicle s

On June 4, President Trump’s promised 50% tariffs on imports of “steel and aluminum articles and their derivative articles” went into effect. The two metals had previously faced 25% tariffs on imports from all countries since mid-March, when Trump’s order to remove steel exemptions and raise aluminum’s levy from his

On June 4, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants announced that approximately 187,000 light vehicles were sold in May 2025, very similar to April, but up 7.9% from the same month in 2024, though it should be noted that May 2025 had 1 extra selling day than May last year.
The SAAR for May was 1.81 million, lower than in r

On June 2, Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson spoke about the company’s plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, and production plans going forward amid tariffs on imported cars.
“We want to bring in something rather fast, and something selling in good numbers, so something midsize core is a good guess,” Samuelsson said, gi

On June 4, the Lucid Group announced the signing of a multi-year supply agreement with Graphite One to supply Lucid and its battery cell suppliers with natural graphite, expected to begin production in 2028. 
Graphite One's natural graphite will be sourced from the Graphite Creek deposit north of Nome, Alaska. This a

On June 3, U.S. insurance company AAA said that despite the wide variety of electric vehicle (EV) models now available, its latest survey highlighted buyers continued hesitation. The survey was conducted March 6-10, 2025, with a total of 1,128 interviewees.
Only 16% of U.S. adults report being “very likely” or “likel

GM obtained a U.S. patent  for a new hybrid propulsion system on May 27, giving insight to what we might see from future GM hybrid models. The patent was filed in October 2024 through the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with patent number 12,311,767 B1. 
The patented powertrain is a hybrid-electric

On June 4, high-integrity software tooling expert AdaCore announced the introduction of the Ada and SPARK programming languages into the automotive market. Together with their partner NVIDIA, they are set to publish an off-the-shelf reference process, allowing others to follow their lead.
NVIDIA developed Drive OS an

On June 4, Santa Rosa, California-based Keysight Technologies announced it has enabled Shanghai, China-based NIO to successfully validate the wireless systems in its smart EVs using Keysight network emulation solutions. As a result, NIO’s vehicles now comply with 3GPP and IEEE 802.11 standards and deliver improved co

On May 21, Uno Minda Limited, in an investor update, announced that in FY 2025-26 (ending March 31, 2026), it is planning a total capital expenditure of approximately INR 13 billion. This includes around INR 5 billion allocated for sustaining CAPEX and INR 8 billion earmarked for growth-oriented initiatives, aligned

On May 30, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited, in an investor update, announced that its R&D facility currently under development in Hyderabad remains on track. It is expected to be operational by the end of this calendar year, alongside the customer qualification plant. 
These new facilities will significantly enh

On June 3, Ashok Leyland bagged an order for supplying 543 BS-VI diesel chassis and fully built buses to Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation. The order value is INR 1.83 billion. The order has been awarded through a normal tender process. Ashok Leyland will supply buses between June 2025 and December 2025. 
Based

On June 3, Ashok Leyland announced that its subsidiary Optare Plc. UK has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Dana Ltd., for the purchase of their 1.01% stake in Switch Mobility Limited, UK (SML UK). Post this acquisition, Optare Plc’s shareholding in SML UK would increase from 98.56% to 99.57%, and conseque

On June 4, Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced the expansion of its solar capacity by 30MWp with two new projects. It commissioned a 20MWp solar power project at its new facility in Kharkhoda, Haryana, and added another 10MWp solar capacity to its Manesar facility. 
With these additions, MSIL's total solar capacity

On June 3, Stellantis announced that its circular economy unit, SUSTAINera has supported the PIONEER project, developed by Enel and ADR with scientific input from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute. Located at Rome Fiumicino Airport, it is Italy’s largest and one of Europe’s biggest energy storage systems using second-li

On June 3, Comau announced that it is presenting its latest innovations in battery cell formation and manufacturing at The Battery Show Europe 2025, during June 3–5, 2025, in Stuttgart, Germany.
Lab Fixtures for Formation and Testing system: developed for the National Institute of Chemistry in Slovenia, it’s a modula

On June 2, WACKER announced that it will unveil new silicone products designed for electric mobility at the Battery Show Europe 2025 in Stuttgart from June 3–5, 2025.
The key highlights are:
SEMICOSIL 9649 TC: a thermally conductive gap filler for power electronics in EVs. It helps transfer heat from electronic compo

On June 3, multiple sources reported that Volkswagen plans to restructure its Wolfsburg plant for electric-only production starting in 2027, which may lead to a temporary four-day work week. The shift to EV production is part of VW’s larger plan to lower costs, tackle weak demand in Europe, and compete with rising Ch

On June 4, Mercedes Benz started production of the new all-electric CLA at its Rastatt plant. The factory now uses AI, a digital twin, and for the first time, the Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MB.OS) as part of its “Digital First” strategy.
Parts for the CLA come from several German plants: Stuttgart-Untertürkheim