The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) decreased 0.6% YOY to 212,932 units in June 2025.
Vehicle sales in June consisted of 159,119 passenger cars; 43,339 light commercial vehicles; 8,511 trucks; and 1,963 buses.
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On July 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 212,897 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in June 2025, a decrease 0.6% compared to June 2024 and a decrease of 5.7% from May 2025.
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On June 25, Stellantis Brazil announced that its Goiana Automotive Hub set a record with the largest single-vehicle export operation in the company’s history.
A total of 4,006 units were shipped to Argentina from the Port of Suape aboard the dedicated Dover Highway (K-Line) vessel. The Jeep Renegade accounted for the

Announced on June 13, 2025, ACMobility is operating at 96 locations across the Philippines as of May 2025, with a total of 226 EV charge points, and continues to expand. Among its latest additions are new charging sites in Makati, Paranaque, Bulacan, Pagudpud, Baguio, Antipolo, Cavite, Cebu, and Iloilo.
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The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 16.2% YOY to 225,710 units in May 2025.
Vehicle sales in May consisted of 167,547 passenger cars; 47,059 light commercial vehicles; 9,161 trucks; and 1,943 buses.
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On June 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 225,685 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in May 2025, an increase 16.2% compared to May 2024 and an increase of 8.2% from April 2025.
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On May 27, Volkswagen Africa moved to the next stage in preparing its Kariega plant to build a new B segment SUV Entry model starting in 2027, after 4 weeks of facility upgrades.
The model will join alongside the Polo and Polo Vivo on the same line. VW announced the plan in February 2025, revealing that 60% of the up

On May 26, Stellantis reported record-breaking results for April 2025, with its Goiana Automotive Hub in Pernambuco achieving its highest-ever monthly export volume since its 2015 inauguration.
The plant exported 7,194 vehicles in April alone, totaling 17,479 units from January to April. The Jeep Compass led exports,

On May 22, Stellantis confirmed that its Goiana Automotive Hub in Pernambuco, Brazil, will launch its first vehicle with Bio-Hybrid technology in 2026.
The announcement was made during the plant’s 10th anniversary celebration, highlighting the facility’s growing importance in Stellantis’ South American operations. Th

On May 13, Stellantis announced the start of production of the Fiat Titano midsize pickup at its Cordoba Automotive Hub in Argentina.
This initiative is part of a broader strategy to establish Cordoba as a regional export hub for pickups. Stellantis also begins a project to produce the robust MultiJet 2.2 engine loca

On May 12, Infineon Technologies AG presented the CoolGaN bidirectional switch (BDS) 650 V G5, a gallium nitride (GaN) switch capable of actively blocking voltage and current in both directions. Featuring a common-drain design and a double-gate structure, it leverages Infineon's gate injection transistor (GIT) techno

On May 8, it was reported that Volkswagen do Brasil resumed vehicle exports to Africa with an initial shipment of 200 units of the New T‑Cross SUV to Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Madagascar, Rwanda, and Senegal.
The T‑Cross is produced at the São José dos Pinhais plant and shipped through the Port of Paranaguá, wher

The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) decreased 5.5% YOY to 208,704 units in April 2025.
Vehicle sales in April consisted of 152,133 passenger cars; 15,025 light commercial vehicles; 9,345 trucks; and 2,201 buses.
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On May 7, the African Development Bank announced that its USD 80 million credit line to the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) for businesses in Botswana will help Delta Automotive Technologies to expand its operations. 
Delta Automotive makes wiring harnesses for Volkswagen's Polo Vivo and Polo 270, and Nissan's

On May 5, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 208,661 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in April 2025, a decrease 5.5% compared to April 2024 and an increase of 6.7% from March 2024.
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On April 23, Numeros Motors announced a strategic research collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar to develop and evaluate non-magnet or rare earth-free (RE-free) motor topologies for electric vehicles. The two-year initiative aims to reduce reliance on rare earth elements commonly use

On April 23, Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) announced that it will present its latest semiconductor, software, and tooling solutions at PCIM Europe 2025 (5/6-8 Nuremberg).
Its solutions accelerate the transition to e-mobility by enabling efficient traction inverters, onboard chargers, DC-DC converters, and batte

On April 16, Volkswagen Africa announced that it is preparing its Kariega plant for a third model to be built from 2027. Over the next four weeks, production areas will be upgraded to support this. From April 14 to May 12, 2025, Polo and Polo Vivo production will pause so teams can carry out the necessary changes in

On April 11, Volkswagen do Brasil began the second quarter of 2025 with important news regarding its portfolio. For the 2026 line, Polo, Virtus, Nivus and T-Cross arrive at dealerships with even more equipment and technologies aimed especially at safety and comfort. 
Highlights include the debut of the T-Cross Extrem