On August 11, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending the pause on tariffs on Chinese imports for another 90 days. Under the executive order, the new deadline for tariff negotiations between the U.S. and China is November 10, 2025. Beijing concurrently announced the extension of the tari

On August 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced new guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. The NEVI program was designed to provide approximately USD 5 billion in funding for U.S. states to develop charging infrastructure and networks.
According to the U.

On August 8, the Scottish Government announced that it will invest up to GBP 40 million through the second Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB2). This could help bring around 300 zero-emission buses to bus operators in Scotland.
This follows earlier ScotZEB funding, which has already delivered hundreds

On August 7, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the “Catalog of New Energy Models Eligible for Vehicle Purchase Tax Breaks (20th List)”.
The selected battery electric models consist of 70 passenger vehicles (including SAIC Motor’s Shangjie H5, Stelato S9T, and Geely’s Galaxy E8),

On August 7, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 76th list of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) that meet the national energy saving standards and are eligible for tax reductions or exemptions. There are 453 models on the list in total, including 14 energy-saving and 439 New Energy mo

On August 7, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 397th 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, and BYD, as well as joint-venture automobi

On August 7, 2025, the Ministry of Heavy Industries issued a notification revising the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme. The amended scheme now has an outlay of INR 109 billion and will be implemented from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2028. The scheme aims to acceler

On August 5, the Ministry of Industry, Algeria, launched a national campaign to recruit Algerian competencies at home and abroad, to establish the National Council of Expertise in the field of automotive manufacturing and spare parts manufacturing.
The Ministry of Industry seeks to mobilize Algerian competencies, inc

On August 8, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) stated that the deal between the EU and the US has so far brought no clarity or improvement for the German automotive industry. 
The sectoral tariffs on cars and automotive parts of 27.5%, which have been in effect since April and M

During a press briefing on August 6, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he plans to impose a tariff of approximately 100% on semiconductor imports.
President Trump did offer exemptions to companies that are either manufacturing in the U.S. or have committed to do so, saying, “We’ll be putting a tariff of app

On August 5, the UK government announced that drivers can save GBP 1,500 on new electric vehicles (EVs) under the new GBP 650 million Electric Car Grant (ECG) scheme. Four Citroën models i.e., ë-C3, ë-C4, ë-C5, and ë-Berlingo are the first to qualify. The discount is automatically applied at purchase, with no paperwo

Despite President Trump’s recent move to impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, most exports from Canada and Mexico remain unaffected due to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Nearly 90% of Canadian exports and over 84% of Mexican exports to the U.S. continue to enter duty-free, shielding key supplier

Ford Motor Co. has spent several days making the case to the public and the Trump Administration that the company is being penalized for its highly North American manufacturing process and described the situation as "urgent", describing the new 15% automotive import tariff deals and remaining sectoral tariffs as disa

On August 4, the Ministry of Industry and Transport, Egypt, held a discussion with iron manufacturers and automotive companies for the localization of the automotive sheet metal industry. The ministry announced that it is in the process of formulating an integrated methodology for localizing the automotive sheet meta

On August 4, the Russian Government announced that it will provide RUB 5.7 billion in 2025-2027 for the development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The subsidy will provide support for the installation of approximately 1,900 DC electric charging stations with a capacity of at least 149 kW, which are manu

On August 4, the European Commission approved the acquisition of Groupe Mécanique Découpage S.A. (GMD) of France by DSBJ PTE. LTD of China under the EU Merger Regulation.
GMD Group is a French based industrial subcontractor specializing in flat metal transformation through cutting, stamping, plastic injection molding

On July 31, it was reported that the new tariff hike announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will significantly impact Brazilian exports of trucks over 5 tons and their related auto parts, raising the import tax from 10% to 50%.
The Brazilian auto parts association Sindipeças said that there has been a reversal of p

On July 30, it was reported that Brazil’s federal government rejected BYD’s request to reduce import tariffs on CKD for electric vehicles (EVs) and the government decided to advance the implementation of a 35% import duty on electrified vehicles by 18 months.
The new tariff will take effect in January 2027 instead of