On June 11, Renault announced that in Viva Technology 2025, Software République which is a partnership of seven European companies (i.e., Atos, Dassault Systèmes, JCDecaux, Orange, Renault Group, STMicroelectronics, and Thales)—teamed up with three fire departments to launch “vision 4rescue,” a smart, connected syste

On June 11, Polestar announced its official entry into the French market, marking its 28th global market across four continents.
Polestar is now offering its full EV lineup for order in France, with sales conducted through the company’s website and a growing network of physical retail locations, starting with Le Mans

Continental AG (Continental) announced that its Sarreguemines tire plant in France has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS sustainability certification.
The certification enables mass balance tracking, allowing Continental to ensure the end-to-end traceability of materials f

OPmobility SE (formerly Plastic Omnium) will present its innovations for road safety at the stand of IMPACT, Association Antoine Alléno, during the Viva Technology 2025 in Paris, France, held from June 11-14. This marks the company’s first participation at the event.
Among the featured solutions is the Digital Front

On June 9, multiple sources reported that Stellantis has restarted production at its Sochaux plant after a halt caused by a technical problem. Manufacturing of the Peugeot 3008 and 5008 was stopped on June 2, 2025, due to a breakdown in a major stamping press used for body parts.
The assembly line restarted on the af

On June 2, LYNRED unveiled the first open, large-scale European dataset dedicated to the automotive industry and ADAS and other AI-based applications. The LYNRED Mobility Dataset includes over 250,000 thermal images. It is designed to help AI models learn to detect and react to the full complexity of traffic environm

OPmobility SE (formerly Plastic Omnium) has partnered with Danish startup AIRY Automotive to develop a new generation of lightweight battery casing using continuous composite material 3D printing technology. Their collaboration was honored with the Plug and Play Global Innovation Award 2025 in the “Manufacturing” cat

On June 6, Renault Group announced that it has made a minority investment in Wandercraft, a French based company known for creating self-balancing medical exoskeletons. With its experience in exoskeletons, Wandercraft is now developing a platform for industrial use.
Under the agreement, Renault Group and Wandercraft

On June 4, multiple sources reported that a serious mechanical failure has hit the Stellantis factory in Sochaux, France, affecting the main stamping press. The issue began on June 2 and the plant is expected to resume on June 6, 2025.
Due to the breakdown, most work sessions have been canceled across the plant, exce

On June 5, Renault, MyWheels, and We Drive Solar, announced its partnership with the Municipality of Utrecht, to launch Europe’s first large-scale Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) car-sharing service. The project helps support a cleaner, more efficient energy system in a city where 35% of rooftops already have solar panels.
Usi

On June 3, Soitec announced a collaboration with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC). Soitec will supply PSMC 300mm substrates incorporating a release layer, Transistor Layer Transfer (TLT) ready, to support a new demonstration of advanced 3D chip stacking at the wafer level. This marks the first

On March 15, Delfingen announced that it is supplying its Nu-Crush textile sleeve to Cupra Formentor e-Hybrid SUV.
The textile sleeve is ideal for crash protection and is commonly used on cables to deploy safety mechanisms (airbags, brakes, or sensors). It offers excellent resistance to abrasion, high impact protecti

On June 3, AESC, a global leader in high-performance battery solutions, announced the start of production (SOP) at its gigafactory in Douai, France.
The facility has an annual production capacity of 10 GWh and currently supplies advanced batteries to Renault, with the potential to power up to 200,000 electric vehicle

On May 28, 2025, the Indonesia Investment Management Agency, Danantara Indonesia, and the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French mining company Eramet to explore the creation of a strategic investment platform in Indonesia’s nickel sector, coverin

On May 28, Ampere announced that they see power electronics as key to improving vehicle performance and cutting costs.
Ampere uses a smarter, compact design by combining components such as the charger and DC-DC converter. This reduces parts, cost, size, and weight—improving range and cabin space. However, cost saving

Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (PFA) announced that May new passenger car sales in France of 123,919 units decreased 12.3% over the same month last year.
Renault Group sales of 34,500 units decreased 7.0% (27.8% share) while Group Stellantis sales of 34,441 units decreased 10.1% (27.8% share).
Volkswagen Group s

On June 2, DS Automobile opened orders for the DS N°4 in France.
The premium compact hatchback is built on the EMP2 platform. It introduces three powertrains: the BEV E-TENSE with 213 hp, 343 Nm of torque, and a 450 km WLTP range using a 58.3-kWh battery able to be recharged from 20% to 80% in 31 minutes; a PHEV offe

On May 27, Iveco Bus opened a new Prototype and Testing Center at its Vysoke Myto plant in the Czech Republic, with the Czech Minister of Transport attending the ceremony.
The center supports testing for all types of energy — natural gas, electric, and hydrogen. It’s a two-story facility with double the previous work

Valeo Group (Valeo) secured a major contract to supply a new imaging radar system for a hands-off, eyes-off automated driving system in personally-owned vehicles from a premium global automaker. Production is scheduled to begin in 2028.
The advanced radar system supports high autonomy levels (SAE Level 3). It enables

On May 15, the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) showcased connected vehicles using non-terrestrial networks (NTN) for emergency messaging, as well as 5G-V2X Direct for advanced detection of vulnerable road users (VRU) in real-traffic conditions. 
Demonstrations on public roads emphasized the vision of how NTN can sup