On July 22, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of Egypt announced the opening of the Egyptian market to cars that conform to the US Federal Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). The Minister of Investment participated in the ceremony announcing General Motors Egypt's completion of procedures for importing Ameri
On July 23, the U.S. directed the implementation of new Section 301 tariffs on imports from 60 economies over concerns related to forced labor import enforcement. Tariffs of 10% or 12.5% will apply to goods from countries including Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, members of the European Union, China, India, Thail
On July 21, the Minister of Industry and Construction of Kazakhstan announced that several new projects for expanding the production of passenger and commercial vehicles are planned. From the fourth quarter of this year, the assembly of 500 VOLVO semi-trailer tractors per year is planned at Hyundai Trans Auto. Beside
On July 22, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) issued a statement welcoming the German government's startup and scaleup strategy, which aims to attract more private investment that will help bring new ideas to market faster.
VDA also welcomed plans to simplify registration and ap
On July 22, the Chengdu Municipal People’s Government issued the Action Plan for the In-depth Implementation of the “AI+” Initiative (the “Action Plan”).
In the field of intelligent driving, the Action Plan calls for strengthening R&D in general-purpose technologies and making breakthroughs in core technologies such
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
According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on July 22, the recommended national standard, Durability Requirements and Test Methods for Onboard Power Batteries for Electric Vehicles—Part 1: Light Vehicles (GB/T 46991.1-2025) (the “New Standard”), officially came into effect on July 1,
Trade negotiators from the U.S. and Mexico met in Mexico City on July 21 for the third bilateral round of negotiations to revise the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The negotiations will take place across three days and are the first formal negotiations between the countries since the Trump administrat
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) announced commitments totaling approximately USD 600 million for clean energy, mobility and other sustainable solutions in Los Angeles in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Announced during the Road to 2028 Summit in Los Angeles, these investments will co
The Province of British Columbia and BC Hydro announced a CAD 700 million plan to expand the province’s public EV charging network to 3,500 charging ports by 2035, more than tripling its current size.
The expansion will add charging hubs along major highways, in urban centers, and across local communities to support
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has approved bipartisan legislation that would strengthen restrictions on Chinese automakers entering the U.S. market by tightening ownership limits and codifying existing federal rules.
The bill would prohibit vehicle sales by automakers that are more than 15% owned by Chinese enti
According to an announcement by the Anhui Provincial People’s Government on July 19, Anhui exported 1.006 million vehicles in H1 2026, up 120% year-over-year (y/y). During the same period, China’s vehicle exports reached 5.096 million units, up 65.3% y/y, surpassing 5 million units in H1 for the first time. In other
On July 20, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Statistics released a report on Shanghai’s economic performance for H1 2026 on its official website.
In H1 2026, Shanghai’s industrial value added increased by 5.6% year-over-year (y/y). Among industrial enterprises above designated size, the output value of the automotive
Reported on July 22, 2026, Thai Summit Group and four other major Tier 1 automotive parts manufacturers formed the Thailand Future Automotive Board, an industry group intended to develop recommendations to help Thailand's automotive parts sector respond to the shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) and declining domest
Announced on July 21, 2026, the Thai Industrial Standards Committee approved five additional EV-related Thai Industrial Standards (TIS) as mandatory controlled products, covering portable EV charging cables, AC chargers, DC fast chargers, and vehicle occupant protection requirements for side- and frontal-impact crash
On July 20, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new 50% tariffs on a range of imports from Canada as an executive action in response to what the administration describes as “discriminatory treatment of American products”.
The tariffs cover a range of consumer goods including wine, dairy products, and cement, bu
On July 16, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 408th list of the “Announcement on On-road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products”.
A number of products of independent automobile brands such as FAW Group, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, Foton Motor, Great Wall Motor, and BYD, as
On July 16, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 87th list of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) that meet the national energy saving standards and are eligible for tax reductions or exemptions. There are 582 vehicle models on the list in total, including 14 energy-saving and 568 NEV mo
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