Global EV battery installation Jan-Nov up 26.4%, CATL on top with 36.8% share On January 6, SNE Research announced monthly power battery data for global electric vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) sold in November 2024. For January to November, the global battery installation increased 26.4% to 785.6 GWh. By national origin among top 10 suppliers, Chinese manufacturers accounted for 65.5% of sales, followed by Korean manufacturers at 19.8% and Japanese ma...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/07

NCAP releases results of African crash tests for Kia Pegas, Renault Triber, and Maruti Suzuki Ertiga On July 31, Global NCAP announced the results of African crash tests. Kia Pegas and Renault Triber got two-star occupant safety ratings while Maruti Suzuki Ertiga received only one star.  The India-made Ertiga’s structure was rated as borderline unstable. Its footwell area was rated as unstable and pedal displacement showed injury risks to the ...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/31

SAIC Maxus launches PHEV editions of Mifa 7, Mifa 9 MPVs On June 8, SAIC Maxus launched the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) editions of the Mifa 7 and Mifa 9 large electric MPVs. The Mifa 7 PHEV is available in 8 variants, with prices ranging from CNY 199,900 to CNY 249,900. The Mifa 9 PHEV is available in 6 variants, with prices ranging from CNY 269,900 to CNY 349,900. Both the Mifa 7 PHEV and the Mifa 9 PHEV are equipped with a 110kW/235Nm 3rd-generation...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/14

Global EV battery installation Jan-Apr up about 22%, CATL on top with 37.7% share On June 5, SNE Research announced monthly power battery data for global electric vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) sold in April 2024. For January to April, the global battery installation increased by about 22% to 216 GWh. By national origin among top 10 suppliers, Chinese manufacturers accounted for 63.7% of sales, followed by Korean manufacturers at 22.9% and Japanese ma...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/07

Auto China 2024: PHEV editions of SAIC Maxus Mifa 7, Mifa 9 MPVs available for pre-order On April 26, at the Auto China 2024 in Beijing, SAIC Maxus started accepting pre-orders for the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) editions of the Mifa 7 and Mifa 9 large electric MPVs. Deliveries will kick off on May 28. For the Mifa 7 PHEV, the prices of the long- and ultra-long-range variants range from CNY 199,900 to CNY 239,900 and from CNY 209,900 to CNY 249,900, re...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/10

Auto China 2024: SAIC Roewe opens reservations for new D5X DMH hybrid SUV On April 25, the SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (SAIC) Roewe brand started accepting pre-orders for the Roewe D5X DMH, a new hybrid SUV model of its D family, at the Auto China 2024 in Beijing. The vehicle is available in four variants, with prices ranging from CNY 119,800 to CNY 146,800. The D5X DMH adopts an elegant power aesthetic design, with bod. It measures 4,700mm long, 1,89...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/30

JAC Group launches new Refine RF8 mid-to-large-size MPV On February 1, JAC Group announced that its sub-brand Refine launched the new Refine RF8 mid-to-large-size MPV, which is available in four variants, with prices ranging from CNY 169,900 to CNY 239,900. In addition, two HarmonyOS-powered editions are now available for orders with prices ranging from CNY 209,900 to CNY 259,900. The Refine RF8 is built on the MUSE architecture which represents ...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/05

Seeing Machines, Australia wins business for driver safety system from European OEMs On January 10, Seeing Machines Limited announced its appointment by three prominent commercial and bus manufacturers, in Europe and the United Kingdom, to supply its innovative Guardian Generation 3 driver safety system. It leverages Seeing Machines’ automotive-grade technology with refined microsleep detection and eye-gaze tracking. Seeing Machines plans to be...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/11

Stellantis Vigo faces night shift production stoppage in System 2 again due to component shortages On November 30, multiple sources reported that the Stellantis Vigo factory will suspend System 2's night shift on December 3 due to a shortage of components. The recurring issue has led to frequent disruptions in recent years. The management informed workers about the operational pause, affecting the assembly of vans for various brands. Based on mul...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/01

KTM India launches the 2024 Gen-3 Duke’s- 390 and 250 motorcycles On September 11, KTM India launched the two all-new, single-cylinder Duke 390 and 250 motorcycles priced at INR 310,520 and INR 239,000 respectively. The Duke 390 comes with 399 cc LC4c liquid cooled engine which produces 46 PS of power and 39 nm of torque. It has a power to weight ratio of 273.3 PS/tonne while the Duke 250 comes with an a 250-cc liquid cooled engine. The engines...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/11

Auto Shanghai 2023: GAC Trumpchi to debut new architecture and Trumpchi E9 plug-in hybrid MPV On April 13, GAC Trumpchi announced that it will participate in the Auto Shanghai 2023 event with a new technical architecture, a blockbuster plug-in hybrid model, and forward-looking technologies. At the event, GAC Trumpchi will unveil and simultaneously start accepting pre-orders for the new Trumpchi E9 MPV. The vehicle is equipped with a 2.0TM hybrid-...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/18

Elon Musk to unveil Tesla's Master Plan 3 at Investor Day On February 7, Elon Musk announced that he will unveil Tesla's Master Plan 3 during Investor Day on March 1 in an event which will be held at Gigafactory Texas. The theme of Master Plan 3 is “the path to a fully sustainable energy future for Earth”.Musk's master plans are the company's roadmaps that outline global goals and ways to achieve them in line with the company's mission to acc...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/09

GM reports record revenue in Q3 2022, profits up 36.6% to USD 3.3 billion On October 25, General Motors reported third-quarter net income attributable to stockholders of USD 3.3 billion, up 36.6% from the same period in 2021, and EBIT-adjusted of USD 4.3 billion, up 46.7% from a year ago. The results were driven by record third-quarter revenue of USD 41.9 billion, up 56.4% from the same period in 2021. In Q3 2021, GM suffered from production cons...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/26

JAC’s truck division launches Xinneng No. 1 Hybrid Edition On August 2, Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (JAC) announced that its truck division, JAC No.1 Truck, launched the Xinneng No. 1 Hybrid Edition, including two versions: plug-in hybrid and extended-range hybrid.The plug-in hybrid version is equipped with a GreenJet 2.2L engine, a 17.5kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, and a dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT). The series-para...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/05

Mercedes-Benz hiring 350 for São Bernardo do Campo plant after restarting On May 12, Mercedes-Benz announced it will hire 350 employees for its plant in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, where it produces trucks and bus chassis. The contracts of the new workers are from May until December.More than 5,000 employees at the São Bernardo do Campo plant had been on vacation from April 18 to May 3 due to a lack of parts on the production line. Mercedes...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/17

VAMM announces sales drop of 45.84% to 367,037 motorcycles in Q3/2021 in Vietnam Reported on October 19, 2021, the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM) announced that its members recorded sales of 367,037 motorbikes in Q3/2021, 45.84% down YoY. Honda, Piaggio, Suzuki, SYM, and Yamaha, members of VAMM, are manufacturing and distributing around 100 motorcycle models with prices ranging from over VND 10 million to over VND 1 billio...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/20

Renault extends production stoppage in Brazil Renault do Brasil announced on August 20 that it would extend the downtime at its Sao Jose dos Pinhais plant through September 3 due to the shortage of semiconductors. Previously, the production stoppage at the Sao Jose dos Pinhais plant was supposed last until August 30. The stoppage only applies to the Curitiba Veiculos de Passeio unit, which produces the Captur, Duster, Kwid, Logan, Sandero and S...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/24

Stellantis extends Windsor minivan plant shutdown until May 3 due to chip shortage On April 16, Stellantis announced it will extend the shutdown at the Windsor Assembly Plant by an extra week, to May 3, due to the ongoing shortage of microchips.The minivan plant, which has been idled since March 29, was scheduled to resume production April 26. Stellantis also said that the microchip shortage would extend the work stoppage that began on March 29 a...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/20

Valmet Automotive restarts car production with strict safety measures On May 11, Valmet Automotive announced that it has restarted car production at the Uusikaupunki, Finland car plant. Production had been suspended since April 3 due to a lack of components caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. All Valmet Automotive plants are now operative, as the battery plant in Salo, Finland and the roof and kinematic systems plant in Zary, Poland, res...

News  Updated at: 2020/05/12

Toyota to close plant in Russia until April 3 Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced on March 30 that its plant in Russia will stop operations from March 30 to April 3 due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Toyota will also postpone the resumption of operations at its plants in France, the U.K., Czech Republic, Poland, and Turkey, to April 20 or later. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on March 31, 2020)...

News  Updated at: 2020/03/31