On August 4, the Ministry of Industry and Tourism of Spain announced  the opening of  applications for Line 1 of the Auto+ Program, which provides financial support to individuals buying electric and electrified vehicles.
Line 1 has a EUR 350 million budget and covers eligible vehicles purchased from January 1, 2026,

On July 29, 2026, the Philippines established the Electric Vehicle Incentive Strategy (EVIS) Program through Executive Order (EO) No. 121 signed by the President. The initiative introduces fiscal support measures aimed at encouraging domestic manufacturing of hybrid and battery electric vehicles (EVs), along with EV

On July 21, the Ministry of Industry and Tourism of Spain announced that the Council of Ministers had approved a Royal Decree to implement the Auto+ Plan, which aims to increase purchases of electrified vehicles with a high level of European manufacturing and encourage the renewal of Spain's vehicle fleet. The approv

On July 20, GAC announced that it has been officially approved to participate in Brazil's Green Mobility and Innovation (Mover) program, a federal initiative to encourage investment in Brazil's automotive industry through innovation, energy efficiency and technological development.
Under the program, eligible automak

On July 14, the European Commission (EC) approved EUR 659 million in German State aid to support the establishment of four first-of-a-kind facilities in the semiconductor value chain.
SME Element 3-5 GmbH will receive EUR 353 million to establish a first-of-a-kind factory for SiC epi-wafers in Baesweiler, North Rhine

On July 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating state rebates of USD 3,500 on new EVs for first-time buyers beginning later this summer, in a USD 270 million rebate program funded by the state budget and automakers. 
The program, called MyFirstEV, is funded equally by California’s state budge

According to an announcement published on the official website of China’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) on July 3, the MOF, the State Taxation Administration (STA), and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently jointly released the Announcement on Adjusting the Vehicle and Vessel Tax Incentive P

On July 2, it was reported that registrations of battery electric vehicles in Brazil nearly tripled during the first half of 2026, reaching 90,470 units, up 196.3% from 30,534 units in the same period of 2025, according to the National Federation of Automotive Vehicle Distribution (Fenabrave).
Hybrid vehicle registra

On July 2, the Egyptian Minister of Industry met with representatives of Mercedes-Benz Egypt to discuss expanding local vehicle production and the possibility of exporting vehicles made in Egypt to nearby markets.
The government highlighted incentives under its National Automotive Industry Development Program, which

On July 1, the Ministry of Industry and Tourism announced that the Spanish Government is promoting a strategic investment of almost EUR 1 billion in Valladolid by Gotion High-tech.
The EUR 940 million project for the development of batteries for electric vehicles is backed by EUR 138 million in public funding from th

Reported on July 3, 2026, Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) said approved investment promotion projects for the electrified mobility industry reached THB 137 billion across 198 projects as of May 2026, covering vehicles, motorcycles, batteries, key EV components, and charging and battery-swapping infrastructure. T

Announced on July 1, 2026, Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has approved an investment promotion application from AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Mazda Motor Corporation's joint venture, for an investment exceeding THB 7.4 billion to upgrade its manufacturing facility in Rayong Province for production of new M

China’s automobile trade-in subsidy policy has undergone a major adjustment in 2026, shifting from being a fixed-amount mechanism in 2025 to a proportion-based system. The aim of this revision is to drive automotive consumption upgrading as well as to boost the development of the domestic new vehicle market across a

On June 23, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (Bharat Benz) became the latest OEM to sign an MoU with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways under the government's scheme for the replacement of old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR, bringing the total number of participating manufacturers to six. Mahindra and SML Ma

According to the information released on the official website of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on June 18, five government departments, including the MIIT and the Ministry of Commerce, jointly issued the Notice on the Organization of the 2026 New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Rural Promotion C

On June 18, Tata Motors signed an MoU with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to join the government's scheme for the replacement of old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR, offering an 8% discount on ex-showroom prices of eligible vehicles. For EVs, the discount is capped at the equivalent applicable to an ICE ve

On June 12, Pakistan's updated Fifth Schedule to the Customs Act retains concessional customs duty structures for electric and hybrid vehicles under the EV Policy 2020 and Auto Industry Development and Export Policy (AIDEP) 2021-26, with concessions extended until June 30, 2027.
The electric buses and trucks will att

Grupo Antolin-Irausa, S.A. (Antolin) has received a EUR 20,000 grant from the Regional Ministry of Industry, Trade and Employment of the Regional Government of Castilla y Leon to support its “Advanced OT/ICS cybersecurity system for the protection of critical industrial operations” project.
The initiative aims to ens

On June 15, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways signed an MoU with Ashok Leyland and its subsidiary Switch Mobility, making them the first OEMs to provide discounts under the government's scheme for the replacement of old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR. 
Under the agreement, both companies will offer an 8% disco

On June 10, the Department of Revenue, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, issued a notification regarding excise duty exemption to gasoline blended with higher levels of ethanol. It covers four ethanol-blended gasoline grades.
E22 ethanol-blended gasoline consists of 78% gasoline and 22% ethanol
E25 ethanol