VW Mexico and SITIAVW start wage negotiations week before potential strike On August 11, it was reported that wage negotiations between the Independent Union of Volkswagen Mexico Automotive Industry Workers (SITIAVW) and Volkswagen Mexico began just one week before the August 18 deadline for a potential strike at the Puebla plant. The union submitted its request on July 18 for a 14% salary increase, but formal talks only started on August 11, fol...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/14

e sales of 110,919 units in July 2025 represented a 13.7% increase over July 2024. According to the data from Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), Renault sales were 11,044 units in July (10.3% market share), Fiat sales were 10,207 units (9.5% share), Ford sales were 9,646 units (9.0% share), VW sales were 8,026 units (7.5% share) and Toyota sales were 7,183 units (6.7% share). In passenger vehicles, gasoline-engine vehicles decreased 15.7%...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/12

imizations for smart cockpits and smart driving while maintaining their driving performance. This will lead to a recovery in market attention and recognition. Top 10 Chinese Passenger Car Makers by Retail Sales - Maker July 2025（1,000 units） y/y 1 BYD 275 -11.9% 2 Geely 202 71.0% 3 FAW-VW 111 -2.9% 4 Changan Auto 110 27.1% 5 Chery 105 5.7% 6 SAIC-VW 83 -6.4% 7 SAIC-GM-Wuling 77 20.9% 8 FAW Toyota 68 3.0% 9 GAC Toyota 66 1...

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alliance with advanced AI for Level 2 and 3 driving software. The goal is to create smarter driver assistance systems that behave more like human drivers. First versions are already in test fleets, being refined daily with large data sets. A production-ready software stack is expected by mid-2026. Volkswagen Group plans to integrate these functions into its new SDV platform. Bosch will also offer the scalable solution to other automakers worldwi...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/11

Volkswagen South Africa opens pre-orders for new Tayron SUV On August 7, Volkswagen South Africa opened pre-orders for the all-new Tayron, a 7-seater SUV positioned between the Tiguan and Touareg. It is 4.79m long and features a 1.4 TSI engine which generates output of 110 kW paired with a 7-speed DSG gearbox, delivering 250 Nm of torque between 1,500–3,500 rpm. The range starts with the Tayron base (5-seater only), which includes Eco LED headl...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/08

tion declined in July compared to the previous year included Mercedes with a decrease of 34.7% to 4,625 units, Mazda with a decrease of 28.7% to 11,210 units, Audi with a decrease of 13.8% to 14,957 units, Honda with a decrease of 18.5% to 20,226 units, Kia with a decrease of 12.3% to 18,600 units, VW with a decrease of 9.9% to 27,219 units, and Ford with a decrease of 4.0% to 18,665 units. (INEGI press release on August 7, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/08

Mexican auto exports up 7.9% in July 2025 OEMs with manufacturing operations in Mexico exported 289,598 light vehicles in July 2025, a 7.9% increase compared to the 268,297 units shipped in July 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). OEMs with increased exports in July included VW with a 30.6% increase to 30,682 units, Chrysler with a 24.3% increase to 32,479 units, GM with a 22.0% increase to 69,707 units,...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/08

0% yoy to 198,054 units, while imported vehicles increased 9.4% yoy to 45,184 units. Vehicle sales in July consisted of 181,809 passenger cars, 48,450 light commercial vehicles, 10,598 trucks, and 2,381 buses. Among passenger vehicle sales by brand in the month, FCA sold 40,978 units (22.5% share), VW sold 35,926 units (19.8% share), GM sold 20,104 units (11.1% share), Hyundai sold 16,134 units (8.9% share), and Toyota sold 12,042 units (6.6% sha...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/08

VW presents USD 580 million investment plan to Argentina’s Economy Minister On August 5, it was reported that Volkswagen Argentina presented its USD 580 million investment plan to Minister of Economy Luis Caputo to produce a new hybrid Amarok pickup at its General Pacheco plant. The announcement was made by VW Argentina President Marcellus Puig and Public Affairs Director Angie Stelzer during a meeting with Luis Caputo and Production Coordinati...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/07

UK passenger car sales down 5.0% in July 2025 UK passenger car sales decreased 5.0% to 140,154 units in July 2025, according to the data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on August 5. Year-to-date sales increased 2.4% with 1,182,373 cars registered in the January-July period of 2025. July sales for VW fell 4.2% to 13,452 units (9.6% market share), Ford sales jumped 16.5% to 9,106 units (6.5% share), Kia sales decre...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/06

m the same month last year, and the total sales for the first seven months of 2025 was 1,667,591 units, down 2.5% from the same period last year, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) on August 5. Looking at passenger car registrations by brand in July, VW surged 25.5% to 51,938 units (19.6% share), Mercedes rose 7.1% to 24,648 units (9.3% share), BMW increased 15.8% to 24,523 units (9.3% share), Skod...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/06

PAC Cidades, which offers financing and encourages the domestic production of clean technologies. Seven manufacturers sold electric buses in H1 2025. Eletra ranked first with 105 units, followed by BYD (95 units), Mercedes-Benz (70 units), Induscar (15 units), Higer (11 units), Ankai (6 units), and VW Truck & Bus (4 units). (AutoIndústria on August 1, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/06

Mexican vehicle sales down 0.6% in July 2025 On August 4, Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) reported sales of 124,482 light vehicles in July, representing an decrease of 0.6% from the 125,260 sales in July 2024. Nissan sold 23,614 units in July, an increase of 13.3% from the previous year. Overall Volkswagen Group sales of 13,902 units in July decreased 5.9% from the same month in 2024. General Motors sold 15,919 un...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/05

vehicles, trucks, and buses in July 2025, an increase 0.8% compared to July 2024 and an increase of 14.3% from June 2025. Vehicle sales in July 2025 consisted of 181,787 passenger cars; 48,161 commercial vehicles; 10,523 trucks; and 2,754 buses. Among passenger vehicle sales manufacturers in July, VW sold 35,927 units (19.8% share), Fiat sold 31,011 units (17.1%), GM sold 20,094 units (11.1%), Hyundai sold 16,234 units (8.9%), Toyota sold 11,921...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/05

tated the decision aligns tariff policy with anticipated automotive sector investments in Brazil. While BYD had not commented by the time of publication, the resolution was seen as at least a partial win for the Brazilian Automotive Manufacturers Association (Anfavea) and major automakers including VW, GM, Toyota, and Stellantis, which had recently submitted a joint letter to President Lula opposing BYD’s petition. (Autoindústria on July 30, 2...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/05

AC) announced that passenger car registrations of 98,337 units in July 2025 represented an increase of 17.1% over July 2024. Passenger car sales of 708,139 units in the first seven months of 2025 represented a 14.3% increase from the same period in 2024. Toyota sales increased 10.5% to 9,202 units, VW sales increased 15.6% to 6,905 units, Hyundai sales increased 6.0% to 6,888 units, SEAT sales increased 16.0% to 6,021 units and Renault sales incr...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/04

ver the same month in 2024.Year-to-date sales decreased 3.8% with 973,396 cars registered in the first seven months of 2025.In July, Fiat registrations increased 8.1% year-on-year (9.3% market share), Toyota registrations decreased 7.8% (7.6% share), Dacia registrations decreased 9.5% (7.4% share), Volkswagen registrations decreased 8.4 % (7.0% share), BMW registrations increased 5.2% (5.1% share).The best-selling cars in July, in order of popula...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/04

from early June (2.47 million units), it remains 1.4% lower than a year earlier.Inventory days at the end of June by brand:- Low Inventory: Toyota (26 days), Lexus (34), BMW (34), Kia (36)- High Inventory: Jeep (72 days), Lincoln (70), Ram (69), Ford (68), Cadillac (67), Infiniti (75), Acura (71), Volkswagen (83)Among other Japanese brands, Honda had 45 days of inventory, Nissan 54 days, Mazda 46 days, Mitsubishi 41 days, and Subaru 44 days. Amo...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/04

French passenger car sales down 7.7% in July Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (PFA) announced that July new passenger car sales in France of 116,377 units decreased 7.7% over the same month last year.    Group Stellantis sales of 31,247 units decreased 8.7% (26.8% share) while Renault Group sales of 27,614 units decreased 7.7% (23.7% share). Volkswagen Group sales of 17,553 units decreased 10.5% (15.1% share) while Toyota Group sales of 8,4...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/04

Romania, Germany, and the U.S.  The product portfolio comprises highly complex aluminum and magnesium components, with approximately 80% in e-mobility and structure & chassis, and 20% in other components. The customer base includes Audi, BMW, Jaguar-Land Rover, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Stellantis, Volkswagen, Volvo, BYD, Denza, Geely, Hongqi, Li Auto, Nio, Xpeng, and Zeekr. The transaction implies an enterprise value of USD 336 million. An initi...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/31