Tesla has filed new site plans with Travis County, Texas detailing a significant expansion of its Gigafactory Texas campus, including infrastructure for the recently announced Terafab project, a joint USD 20-25 billion semiconductor fabrication venture between Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI that Musk unveiled on March 21.
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On March 29, Faraday Future executives highlighted that March is FF EAI Robotics' first delivery month, and has so far signed sales contracts for 22 units, including both humanoid and bionic robots. The company expects to complete Aegis’ FCC certification in the next week, which it sees as a solid foundation toward i

On March 30, Stellantis announced that the new Opel Corsa GSE, a fully electric hatchback, had been recently tested at the Nürburgring, Germany. The testing focused mainly on improving and fine-tuning the car’s chassis.
Nurburgring is an ideal place to complete the final adjustments before the model begins mass produ

On March 31, BMW introduced the entry-level model BMW iX3 40, an all-electric Sports Activity Vehicle from its New Class lineup.
BMW iX3 40 uses the new sixth-generation (Gen6) eDrive technology with 800-volt architecture. It has a rear-mounted electric motor which generates output of 320 hp and 500 Nm of torque. It

On March 30, Verkor announced that it is entering the final stretch of its battery production industrialization following the official inauguration of its Dunkirk Gigafactory at the end of 2025. The commissioning and line balancing phases have been completed in record time. The production lines are now fully operatio

On March 31, Umicore inaugurated its innovation center in Shanghai, China, its first corporate research and development facility outside Europe. Located in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone and spanning approximately 3,600 square meters, the center will focus initially on fuel cell applications and recycling technologie

On March 25, AYD Automotive Industry announced new-generation production investments in Konya.  Investments will be realized in Konya 5th and 6th Organized Industrial Zones. It will initially create employment for 2,000 people. It aims to establish one of the world’s largest production infrastructures in brake techno

Schaeffler AG announced that it will present its latest innovations and developments for future mobility at its 13th Automotive Symposium in Buhl (Germany) in June 2026. The solutions will be showcased across 4 clusters: Vehicle Control, Chassis & Body, Powertrain, and Energy Management, covering passenger cars, comm

On March 29, LG Innotek announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with U.S.-based Applied Intuition, a global leader in physical AI and autonomous driving software.
Through this partnership, LG Innotek aims to further enhance the performance and completeness of its autonomous driving sensing modules by lev

Several South Korean media outlets reported that South Korea’s Enchem Co., Ltd. has entered the preparation stage for mass production and supply of electrolytes for LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries to CATL, a Chinese secondary battery manufacturer. In December 2025, the company signed a contract to supply 350,0

On March 25, Škoda Auto Ukraine announced that it has expanded the engine lineup for the Škoda Karoq SUV with two new diesel options. Customers can now choose between:
2.0 TDI (of 115 hp) with a manual transmission, designed for balanced fuel economy and smooth driving in city and highway conditions.2.0 TDI (of 150 h

On March 25, Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that it will demonstrate new automotive Ethernet receiver compliance test solutions at the Automotive Ethernet Congress (AEC) in Germany.
Keysight’s 10BASE T1S Receiver Test Solution supports emerging multi-drop 10BASE-T1S Ethernet architectures for zonal and edge-co

IAV GmbH and Deutz AG have handed over two hydrogen-powered trucks as part of the HyCET (Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks) project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Transport (BMV), marking a key milestone for sustainable heavy-duty transport.
The 18-ton trucks are based on the Daimler Econic platform, equip

Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall), MIRA GmbH, and Rheinbahn AG announced the launch of a joint pilot operation for remotely operated on-demand shuttles at Düsseldorf Airport, with test operations expected to start in May 2026.
The shuttles will connect the airport railway station, the EUREF Campus, and the airport termina

Several South Korean media sources reported that Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. has developed nickel-plated copper foil, which is a current collector for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries. Currently, the company is in the scale-up phase for mass production. This copper foil features the application of ultra

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (Hankook Tire) announced that it will supply 18-inch iON evo and 16-inch iON GT electric-vehicle-exclusive tires as the original equipment (OE) for the Kia EV2 compact electric SUV. 
The iON evo uses a reinforced belt made of an aramid composite material to ensure handling stabilit

South Korea’s Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology Co., Ltd. announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with South Korea’s Battery Solution Co. to develop and commercialize next-generation cathode materials. The two companies intend to combine Battery Solution's core technology in cathode materia

Several South Korean media sources reported that the large-scale cathode supply contract between L&F Co., Ltd. and a European battery manufacturer could be significantly reduced or canceled. The contract is for supplying high-nickel cathode materials worth a total of KRW 9.24 trillion (JPY 1.02 trillion) from January

Several South Korean media sources reported that a South Korean company, Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd., will begin mass producing and supplying copper foil for batteries in the January-June term of 2026 to two new customers, including CATL in China.
In 2025, Solus Advanced Materials secured four new global batte