In an investor update, Suprajit Engineering Limited updated that US tariff issues and China’s rare earth export restrictions remain unresolved, posing trade risks, while vehicle launches in its Suprajit Controls Division (SCD, excluding SCS) have been postponed or shelved, creating further uncertainty. Its restructur

On December 26, 2025, Steel Strips Wheels Ltd. (SSWL) announced that its board approved an 11-month lease agreement with wholly owned subsidiary AMW Autocomponent Limited (AACL) for a manufacturing facility spanning 288,793.19 sq. m. at Bhuj-Bhachau Road near Kannaiyabe village in Kachchh, Bhuj, Gujarat, at a monthly

On December 26, BAZ began serial production of its vehicles at JSC Romanov’s manufacturing facility in Shushary, St. Petersburg. The production lineup includes chassis, dump trucks, tractor units, and flatbed trucks, with all models featuring a 6×6 drivetrain, independent suspension, and 400 mm ground clearance.
In

On December 27, EVOLUTE announced that it had received the Custom Vehicle Title (CV) for its all-wheel-drive hybrid crossover, the i-SPACE. The model is set to go on sale in the Q1 2026 and will be offered in a five-seat configuration.
The all-wheel-drive version features an extra electric motor on the rear axle. It

On December 26, SHACMAN (Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Import & Export Co., Ltd.) officially unveiled its next-generation H3000S platform in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The next-generation H3000S was launched with multiple variants, including the 4×2 tractor and the 6×4 tipper.
SHACMAN stated that it will continue expandin

Reported on December 23, 2025, Tesla wrapped up its first year in the Philippines dominating the BEV market with a 54% share, delivering over 2,200 Model 3 and Model Y units. 
Moreover, the Model 3 (rear-wheel drive) also set a new benchmark for energy efficiency, achieving 92.31 km/Lge at the 2025 DOE Fuel Economy R

Reported on December 23, 2035, Geely Philippines is shifting its focus in 2026 from brand rebuilding to an ambitious new-car rollout, planning six model launches throughout the year. 
The first quarter will see the launch of the Geely Starship 7 (EX5 EM-i), a plug-in hybrid compact crossover. In the second quarter, t

Reported on December 26, 2025, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia said the national automotive industry is closing the year under pressure, with car sales still dropping and a recovery in domestic demand seen as vital to maintaining Indonesia’s position as Southeast Asia’s largest auto market. Industry players are

Reported on December 26, 2025, Malaysia’s Finance Ministry revealed that the scheduled January 2026 implementation of the open market value (OMV) excise duty revision (PU(A) 402/2019, which sets excise values for locally produced goods) has been postponed again.
The new start date is now June 30, 2026, according to a

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, Treves Group, a world leader in automotive acoustics, inaugurated two new high-tech production lines at its Treves 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 18, MUTUALISM, an open automotive AI cockpit initiative led by iNAGO Corporation, selected Ottawa Infotainment, Canada, 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 standardize

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 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