Voyah enters Middle East market with UAE launch of FREE and Dream models On May 9, Voyah, a Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFMC) sub-brand, launched its brand in the UAE, marking its entry into the Middle East market. The company also opened its flagship store in Abu Dhabi and began selling the Voyah FREE and Voyah Dream, priced at around RMB 364,000 and RMB 550,000. As Voyah grows in Europe, it’s also expanding quickly into the Middle East. With ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/13

Its total passenger vehicles domestic (including EV) sales stood at 45,199 units in April 2025, decreasing by 6% year-on-year (YoY) compared to 47,883 last year. It sold 5,318 electric vehicles (international business + domestic) during the same period, representing a 16% YoY decline compared to 6,364 units last year.  Tata Motors' total sales for CVs (commercial vehicles) stood at 27,221 units, an 8% YoY decrease from 29,538 units last year. T...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/01

egment sales rising 1.9% YoY (Q1 2025: 2,060,554 units) from 2,023,084 units in Q1 2024 while commercial vehicle sales dropped by 9.9% YoY (Q1 2025: 73,078 units) from 81,149 units in Q1 2024. In Q1 2025, it delivered 216,786 units of all-electric vehicles, i.e., increase of 58.9% YoY (more than 80,364 units were delivered). The share of Group deliveries for all-electric vehicles stood at 10.2%, compared to 6.5% in Q1 2024. Whereas, in plug-in hy...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/30

UK vehicle production decrease 11.6% to 82,178 units in February On March 27, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced that the number of UK vehicle production for February decreased 11.6% over the previous year to 82,178 units. Passenger car production was down 7.6% to 73,814 units and commercial vehicle production was doen 35.9% to 8,364 units year over year (y/y). Vehicle exports down 8.0% (y/y) to 63,777 units and domes...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/02

ehicle; 3,911 units for Tesla China; 3,578 units for Volvo Cars Asia-Pacific; 2,607 units for Dongfeng Motor Corporation; 2,502 units for XPeng; 1,861 units for Great Wall Motor; 1,616 units for Leapmotor; 1,504 units for Polestar; 1,133 units for GAC Aion; 973 units for smart; 448 units for Seres; 364 units for Neta Auto; 350 units for FAW Hongqi; 300 units for Dongfeng Honda; 172 units for JMC Group; 133 units for SAIC Maxus; 121 units for JAC ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/12

ched 3,114 units (including 1,322 domestically assembled units and 1,792 imported units), recording a 2.5-fold increase over the same period in 2024. The Vios sedan was Toyota’s best-selling model with 754 units sold, followed by the Corolla Cross (422 cars), Innova Cross (386 cars), Veloz Cross (364 cars), and Yaris Cross (287 cars).  Notably, sales of HEV models alone reached 462 units. The Corolla Cross Hybrid, Camry Hybrid, and Innova Cro...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/06

ssenger Vehicle; 2,501 units for Volvo Cars Asia-Pacific; 2,380 units for Polestar; 2,166 units for Leapmotor; 2,010 units for XPeng; 1,618 units for GAC Aion; 882 units for FAW Hongqi; 619 units for smart; 538 units for BMW Brilliance; 514 units for Jiangsu Yueda Kia; 386 units for SAIC Maxus; and 364 units for Neta Auto. For emerging EV makers, retail shares totaled 20.8% in January, up 5.7 percentage points y/y. Brands such as XPeng, Li Auto, ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/12

of 336,184 vehicles, a 1.0% drop from 2024. Concurrently, its 2025 total production is projected to stand at 537,860 vehicles, a 0.3% increase from 2024. Toyota added that in 2025, Thailand’s total vehicle sales are expected to rise 5% to reach 600,000 units, including 235,900 passenger cars and 364,100 commercial vehicles. Toyota anticipates a gradual recovery in the Thai auto industry alongside the overall economic recovery. This will be sup...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/31

official supplier of this OLED technology. The second-generation digital OLED 2.0 technology, produced under the Atala brand, features around 60 high-contrast segments per panel, a tenfold increase from the previous generation. The six digital rear OLED panels in the Audi A5 and S5 have a total of 364 individually addressable, software-controlled segments. Additionally, OLEDWorks will showcase its most advanced lighting technology, and OLED 2.0 ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/27

,251 units, down 28.2% YoY. Vehicle production for domestic sales and exports in November 2024 contributed 32% and 68% respectively. Production of passenger cars, 1-ton pickups, and 5–10-ton trucks all witnessed a double-digit YoY drop. In the first 11 months of 2024, vehicle production reached 1,364,119 units, down 20.1% YoY. Vehicle exports in November 2024 were 89,646 units, down 10.0% YoY. Exports to almost every country which are Thailand ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/27

ton pickups, and 5–10-ton trucks still witnessed a double-digit YoY drop. Production of 5-10-ton pickups in November is still lower than the expected monthly figure of at least 1,000 units with only 937 units recorded (down over 74% YoY).  In January - November 2024, vehicle production reached 1,364,119 units, down 20.1% YoY. According to the FTI, vehicle production figure recorded in January – November 2023 has been adjusted from 1,708,042 ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/24

Mexican auto production increase 6.7% in November 2024 OEMs built 351,535 light vehicles in Mexico in November 2024, resulting in a 6.7% increase compared to the 329,345 units built in the same month of 2023, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). OEMs with production increases in November included GM with an increase of 17.3% to 81,364 units; Nissan with an increase of 8.4% to 60,779 units; Kia with an increase ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/09

October motorcycle production in Thailand up 70.5% On November 25, 2024, Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) announced that motorcycle production in October 2024 reached 294,395 units (up 70.5% YoY), including 149,010 CBUs and 145,385 CKDs. Motorcycle production in the first 10 months of 2024 went down by 1.5% YoY to 2,030,213 units (1,585,364 CBUs and 444,849 CKDs). Motorcycle exports in October 2024 were at 175,066 units, up 156.9% YoY. January...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/25

% decrease to 30,741 units; Mercedes Benz with a 4.0% decrease to 5,050 units; Toyota with a 2.2% decrease to 27,132 units and Chrysler with a 2.2% decrease to 25,666 units. Among 2024 year-to-date export destinations, Mexican exports to the U.S. were up 9.8% from the same period in 2023 with 2,321,364 units, up 18.2% with 250,222 units to Canada, and down 23.5% with 107,358 units exported to Germany. (INEGI press release on November 6, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/07

26.6% to 3,983 units; Chrysler with a decrease of 26.1% to 32,196 units; VW with a decrease of 24.3% to 34,415 units; Audi with a decrease of 18.2% to 13,358 units; BMW Group with a decrease of 13.7% to 10,376 units;  JAC with a decrease of 5.1% to 2,207 units and GM with a decrease of 2.2% to 77,364 units. (INEGI press release on November 6, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/07

Indian passenger vehicle retail sales increased by 32.4% in October 2024 On November 6, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) announced that passenger vehicle (PV) sales increased by 32.4% YoY in October 2024, to 483,159 units against 364,991 units in October 2023. Commercial vehicle (CV) sales also increased by 6.4% YoY in October 2024, to 97,411 units against 91,576 units in October 2023. Two-wheeler (2W) sales increased by 3...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/06

ectric vehicles (EVs) alongside its combustion and hybrid models. The investment is part of JLR’s Reimagine strategy to electrify all its brands by 2030 and achieve carbon net zero operations by 2039. The facility, over the last year, has already invested GBP 250 million, expanding the site by 32,364 square meters for JLR's medium-sized electric luxury SUVs. It now includes advanced technology such as new EV build lines, 750 autonomous robots, ...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/26

Hands wins order for aluminum wheels from GM Korea South Korea’s Hands Corporation announced that it received an order for aluminum wheels from GM Korea Company. The contract is valid from April 2026 to December 2030, and the sales under the deal are expected to reach KRW 364.94 billion (JPY 40.1 billion). (From a press release on August 28, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/03

BMW Group to launch MINI Countryman SE ALL4 in U.S. in September On August 26, BMW Group announced that the fully electric MINI Countryman SE ALL4 compact SUV will be available in the U.S. starting in September. U.S. versions of the MINI Countryman SE ALL4 feature two electric motors generating a total of 308 hp and 364 lb-ft of torque. A 64.6 kWh lithium-ion battery provides the MINI Countryman SE ALL4 with an electric range of up to 212 miles. ...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/30

Global EV battery installation Jan-Jun up 22.3%, CATL on top with 37.8% share On August 7, SNE Research announced monthly power battery data for global electric vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) sold in June 2024. For January to June, the global battery installation increased 22.3% to 364.6 GWh. By national origin among top 10 suppliers, Chinese manufacturers accounted for 64.9% of sales, followed by Korean manufacturers at 22.1% and Japanese manufacture...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/09