Road Transport Department (JPJ) has released data on the top 20 electric vehicle (EV) models registered in Malaysia during the first eight months of 2025. Leading the top 10 was the Proton eMas 7 with 5,455 units registered, followed by the BYD Sealion 7 (2,472 units), BYD Atto 3 (2,363 units), and Tesla Model Y (2,045 units). Completing the top five was the BYD M6 with 1,176 units. In sixth place was the Tesla Model 3 with 1,116 units, followed ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/18

Uber Freight partners with Tesla to launch Deliver 2025 truck program On September 16, Uber Freight announced, that in partnership with Tesla, it has launched its Dedicated EV Fleet Accelerator Program. The program will give fleets subsidized access to Tesla Semi trucks, guaranteed demand from Uber Freight’s shipper network, and direct support to maximize vehicle utilization and long-term return on investment. While electric trucks offer signif...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/18

U.S. NHTSA investigates 174,000 Tesla Model Y’s over door handle failures On September 15, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it opened an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla Inc. Model Y cars from the 2021 model year over reports that electronic door handles can become inoperative. NHTSA said it had received reports citing an inability to open exterior doors, including after parents exited the vehicle to re...

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Malaysian JPJ announces top 20 EV registrations by brand in January–August 2025 Reported on September 12, 2025, data from the Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) showed the top 20 EV brands registered in Malaysia between January and August 2025. BYD maintained its lead with 7,389 units, followed by Proton with 5,455 units and Tesla in third with 3,162 units. Other top brands included BMW (1,117), XPeng (842), Denza (787), Zeekr (679), Mer...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/17

n (OSD) announced that Turkish vehicle sales of 104,893 units in August 2025 represented a 11.6% increase over August 2024. According to the data from Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), Renault sales were 10,563 units in August (10.4% market share), Fiat sales were 9,464 units (9.3% share), Tesla sales were 8,730 units (8.6% share), VW sales were 7,148 units (7.0% share) and Ford sales were 6,922 units (6.8% share). In passenger vehicles,...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/16

Mubea and Hella expand operations in Mexico On September 11, it was reported that Mubea and Hella expanded their operations in Guanajuato with new investments. Mubea inaugurated a USD 60 million plant dedicated to precision steel tubes, creating 200 jobs, and reinforcing its supply to GM, Stellantis, Ford, and Tesla. Meanwhile, Hella invested USD 15.4 million in Apaseo el Grande for a new facility producing body control units, electronic power st...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/16

to sector practices, ranging from oversupply to poor labor standards and a lack of environmental protections. The federal surtax enacted on China-made EVs in October 2024 kept Canada aligned with the U.S., and stopped shipments of China-made EVs and hybrids into Canada almost immediately, affecting Tesla, Polestar, Ford and Volvo, and ending BYD’s plans to expand into Canada. The Chinese government opened an anti-discrimination investigation at...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/16

Tesla launches new Supercharger program for businesses in U.S. On September 8, Tesla officially launched a new “Supercharger for Business” program in the U.S. “Purchase and install Superchargers at your business,” Tesla writes on its website for the new program. The program offers business owners a new way to enable fast-charging for Tesla vehicles and other EVs with stalls that are owned by them but managed by Tesla. With a minimum purch...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/13

Tesla unveils Megablock and Megapack 3 at RE+ convention in Las Vegas On September 8, at the RE+ renewable energy convention in Las Vegas, Tesla unveiled two new energy storage products: Megapack 3, the latest generation of its utility-scale energy storage system, and Megablock, which integrates Megapack 3 with transformers and switchgear. For its Megapack 3, the company is now using larger 2.8-liter battery cells, resulting in a higher energy ca...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/13

Dreame Technology to build plant in Germany According to multiple press releases dated September 9, Dreame Technology plans to build a plant near the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in Berlin, Germany. Choosing such a location will create an opportunity for Dreame Technology to directly share the local core automotive component supply network with local brands for significant reduction of R&D cycles and logistics costs. Furthermore, Dreame T...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/11

Musk sets expectations high for Tesla AI5, AI6 chips On September 6, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla had just completed a design review for AI5, which will initially be manufactured by TSMC in Taiwan before production ramps in Arizona.  “Just had a great design review today with the Tesla AI5 chip design team! This is going to be an epic chip. And AI6 to follow has a shot at being the best (by) AI chip by far. Switching from doing 2 chip ar...

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centage points y/y) of the total BEV volume. There were 21 manufacturers with a New Energy passenger car wholesale volume exceeding 10,000 units in August, up 2 y/y and accounting for 93.5% (92.1% last month) of the total volume. These manufacturers were: BYD (371,501 units), Geely (147,347 units), Tesla China (83,192 units), Changan Auto (78,953 units), Chery (58,233 units), Leapmotor (57,066 units), SAIC-GM-Wuling (56,213 units), Seres Auto (41...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/10

Porsche EV customers gain access to Tesla Supercharger network On September 6, Porsche announced beginning on September 9 Porsche customers will gain soft launch access to 23,500 Tesla Superchargers in North America. Access to the Tesla Supercharger network will be possible through a Porsche-supplied NACS DC adapter being made available to Porsche customers. At this soft launch stage, Porsche customers will use the Tesla app to enable charging. C...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/10

Ford sales increased 5.9% to 5,617 units (6.8% share), BMW sales jumped 13.9% to 5,200 units (6.3% share), Audi sales dropped 22.4% to 4,820 units and Mercedes-Benz rose 3.1% to 4,551 units (5.5% share). The best-selling cars in August 2025 were Ford Puma (2,457 units), Kia Sportage (1,785 units), Tesla Model Y (1,650 units), Tesla Model 3 (1,593 units) and VW Tiguan (1,526 units). Compared to last August, gasoline-engine car sales decreased 14....

News  Updated at: 2025/09/05

Tesla plans new European Development Center in Germany On September 3, the State of Berlin announced that Tesla is planning a new European development center in Berlin-Köpenick, with operations expected to begin in 2026. The facility will focus on research in areas such as battery, materials, charging, electric drive, etc. It will renovate a vacant factory into a research and development site. It will hire around 250 engineers for this center. ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/04

l 1.5% to 19,148 units (9.2% share), BMW increased 15.3% to 18,605 units (9.0% share), Audi increased 13.2% to 15,344 units (7.4% share), Skoda edged up 0.1% to 14,472 units (7.0% share), SEAT jumped 20.1% to 12,725 units (6.1% share) and Opel decreased 9.9% to 10,940 units (5.3% share). Meanwhile, Tesla's German car sales continued to decline in August, down 39.2% to 1,441 units (0.7% share). Among Japanese carmakers, Toyota, excluding Lexus, de...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/04

U.S. auto sales rise 2.3% in August as demand for EVs surges as subsidies end in September Note: Some figures were updated on September 9. MarkLines' preliminary figures for August 2025 (including estimates from GM, Stellantis, Tesla, and others) compiled as of September 4 show that U.S. new car sales increased 2.3% year-on-year to 1,459,369 units. The number of business days in August was 27, one day fewer than the same month last year.GM, Ford,...

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M had sales of more than 21,000 EVs combined from Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC. Recognizing it to be short-lived, GM still expects the buying surge to pay long-term dividends due to manufacturer loyalty and EV customers’ commitment to the technology. GM remains the #2 EV seller in the U.S., after Tesla, driven by demand for vehicles like its Chevrolet Equinox EV and Cadillac Lyriq, as well as its Chevrolet, GMC and GMC Hummer pickups and SUVs. ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/04

Musk releases Master Plan Part IV, says that Optimus will account for 80% of Tesla’s value On September 1, Labor Day in the U.S., Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on Master Plan Part IV, described as a number of autonomous manufacturing systems that combined would bring about “sustainable abundance”. While the first two Master Plans were very clear and specific and Master Plan Part 3 was very in-depth, Master Plan Part IV was quite general and...

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veteran who runs Foxconn’s EV business, said earlier in 2025 that Foxconn already has a U.S. client for the Model C. The Model C is currently being built as part of a joint venture called Foxtron and sold by Yulon as the Luxgen n7 in Taiwan, where it was ranked second in 2024 EV sales, following Tesla’s Model Y. Regarding the U.S., CEO Kathy Yang emphasized that policy variability is a bigger challenge than tariffs. Wu said that Foxconn rema...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/03