Reported on December 26, 2025, Chinese luxury automaker Hongqi, part of FAW Group, is preparing to make its official entry into Singapore through Eurokars Group’s subsidiary, Eurokars Elite, following an agreement reached in June. 
The brand will introduce the E-HS9 electric SUV at the Singapore Motorshow 2026, takin

On December 25, MarkLines announced that global electric vehicles (including BEV, PHV and FCV) sales in November increased 5.3% YoY to 1.85 million units.
In the first eleven months of 2025, total EV sales increased 20.7% YoY to 16.35 million units. 
EVs accounted for 31.9% of total sales in November, up 1.4% point f

On December 25, Blinq Mobility announced that it had raised INR 43 million in a pre-seed funding round led by 8i Ventures, with participation from IIMA Ventures, AIC Banasthali Vidyapith, and several angel investors. The company is developing modular electric cars designed for rapid battery swapping instead of plug‑i

On December 27, Convergence Energy Services Ltd. (CESL) concluded its tendering process for 10,900 electric buses under the PM E-Drive Scheme, having received bids from 16 participants. CESL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd and the government’s nominated agency for aggregation and procurem

On December 25, 2025, Ola Electric announced that it had received a sanction order from the Ministry of Heavy Industries for approximately INR 3.7 billion under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components (PLI-Auto Scheme) for FY 2024-25. The sanction relates to demand incentives on the

On December 12, Astana Motors announced the launch of the updated Haval H6 in Kazakhstan.
The Haval H6 is offered as a five-seat model in Kazakhstan. The vehicle measures 4,703 mm in length, 1,886 mm in width, 1,730 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,738 mm. It is offered with two turbocharged engines, a 1.5-liter e

On December 24, multiple sources reported that the final Jaguar F-Pace rolled off JLR’s production line in Solihull, marking the official end of Jaguar’s combustion-engine models.
The F-Pace is the last internal combustion engine vehicle Jaguar will make, as the brand prepares to debut the first model of its new all-

On December 16, Trèves Group, a world leader in automotive acoustics, inaugurated two new high-tech production lines at its Trèves Castilla y León plant in Spain, marking a major investment that strengthens the site’s future and reinforces the Group’s commitment to industrial excellence.
The new facilities use ECOFEL

On December 16, Drako Tech, US, introduced DriveOS with HyperSafety, the first single-ECU, hard real-time operating system in automotive industry.
DriveOS combines all vehicle systems that controls, ADAS, and digital cockpit into one standard PC, lowering costs, speeding up development, and enabling secure OTA update

On December 18, MUTUALISM, an open automotive AI cockpit initiative led by iNAGO Corporation, selected Ottawa Infotainment, US, as its preferred hardware partner. The collaboration will be presented at COVESA’s reception during CES 2026.
MUTUALISM brings together multiple partners to build an open and standardized pl

On December 23, Imagry announced a strategic partnership with eVersum, a specialist in high-tech engineering and manufacturing of electric buses. They will integrate Imagry’s field-proven AI-based autonomous driving technology into M3-category right- and left-hand drive (RHD/LHD) electric buses. The fully integrated

On December 24, MB RUS JSC (part of the Avtodom Group of Companies), the exclusive distributor of FOTON pickups and vans in Russia, officially presented the FOTON VIEW van. It has a 2-liter turbodiesel engine, which generates 159 hp and 377 Nm of torque.
The van's dimensions are 5,490 x 1,980 x 1,990 mm, with a wheel

On December 17, POLYN Technology announced that it will present a live NeuroVoice Voice Activity Detection (VAD) chip demo at CES 2026, highlighting the first practical application of its silicon-proven Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing (NASP) technology. 
The demo features POLYN’s first NASP chip, which performs

On December 23, the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) and the one6G Association signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish a framework for closer collaboration on next-generation wireless technologies and their application to connected and automated mobility. The partnership will help to align the automotive and tel

On December 23, the Tunisian Automotive Association (TAA) and CETIME Tunisia (the Technical Center for Mechanical and Electrical Industries) signed a strategic partnership agreement to support the development of the automotive industry sector in Tunisia.
The partnership will support industrial companies through targe

On December 18, the Autoware Foundation announced that BrightDrive will present how Autoware End-to-End (E2E) AI models can be validated on production-oriented autonomous vehicle platforms, operating in public road environments, at the TIER IV booth, at CES 2026. BrightDrive focuses on the development and deployment

On December 22, SAESOL Tech announced that it will unveil its next-generation V2X security technology, designed to protect vulnerable road users (VRUs), the "S2X VRU Client," at CES 2026. 
The S2X VRU Client can be deployed across various devices, including vehicles, smartphones, and wearable devices. Key features in

On December 23, SJS Enterprises Limited signed a technology license cum supply agreement (TLA) with BOE Varitronix Limited (BOEVX), Hong Kong, for the optical bonding and assembly of automotive display systems in India. This collaboration enhances product capabilities and accelerates the localization of key display c

On December 25, Vingroup signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan to promote cooperation and implement multi-sector projects in Uzbekistan.
In the field of sustainable transportation, Vingroup has proposed studying the deployment of e

The UK unveiled its 2025 Autumn Budget on November 26, 2025, with closing a £22 billion public finance gap seen as a significant focus. As part of this strategy, Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV) drivers are set to pay more tax. It raises the question of whether rising costs for Plug-in