SAIC Motor deploys EI humanoid robot on mass production line On March 27, SAIC Motor deployed the Nengzai No. 1, its first embodied intelligence (EI) humanoid robot employee, on the battery mass production line for Buick’s Electra E7 SUV for key operations such as cell picking and loading. For both SAIC Motor and China’s automotive industry, this marks the first case where a humanoid robot is truly applied to a mass production line. Developed...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/01

oduction. GM also builds the Silverado 2500/3500HD, as well as the Silverado 1500 light-duty pickup, at Oshawa Car Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada, though since automotive tariffs were introduced a year ago, GM has been maximizing production at U.S. plants to avoid the additional duties. In this case, the GM spokesman said the added volume at Flint will not affect production at the Oshawa plant. U.S. dealers and auto execs have said they have ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/31

a and Dodge Charger are built, unless the OEM agreed to tens of millions of dollars in additional payments. A temporary restraining order was issued requiring shipments to continue and preventing a shutdown there, which could have caused layoffs beyond the plant to other suppliers. A hearing in the case is now scheduled for April 6. ZF Foxconn Chassis Modules is a 50/50 joint venture established in 2024 between ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Foxconn, ...

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eral Lexus models in the U.S. over reversing camera images. A total of 144,200 vehicles are affected, including the 2024-2026 Lexus TX350, 2023-2026 Lexus RX350, 2022–2025 Lexus NX350, and 2022–2025 Lexus NX250 models.  Unlike other companies with faulty camera image problems, the issue in the case of these Lexus models stems from a USB port that lacks a capacitor to mitigate voltage drops. If the vehicle is running and the ignition is cycle...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/28

omous drive software.  These systems support Einride’s Freight-Capacity-as-a-Service (FCaaS) and Technology Licensing offerings. At the center of the VSSA is Einride’s cab-less, cargo-only, electric autonomous truck. Einride’s approach to autonomy is grounded in a rigorous, documented safety case, audited by third parties and aligned with standards including UL 4600, ISO 26262, and ISO/PAS 21448. The VSSA describes Einride’s Safety Manag...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/26

utside Japan. Production at the Ban Pho plant achieves 84% local content, with planned exports of over 40,000 units annually to around 60 countries, including Japan, and a first-year domestic target of 5,000 units.  Built on the IMV ladder-frame platform, the FJ features 4WD with a manual transfer case and rear differential lock, paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission. It adopts double wishbone front and four-link rear suspension with disc...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/26

arkets like the US, Europe and Japan. Europe, a region that remains in the LV doldrums, would only face greater challenges still. Most markets would struggle, and only those that benefit disproportionately when energy prices rise, such as Russia, would potentially see LV markets outperform. In the case of North America, the higher pricing environment of vehicles, which is already putting pressure on LV sales, would push the market further into n...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/26

Toyota converts U.S.-built vehicles to RHD for export to Japan While some Japanese OEMs are exporting a few models from their U.S. factories to Japan in efforts to help trade relations between the two countries, they will be sending them to a market that drives on the other side of the road from where they are built in the U.S. Toyota is sending three models over to Japan. In two of the cases, the Camry built in Georgetown, Kentucky and the fourt...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/21

ThyssenKrupp plant in Mexico passes RRLM revision On March 16, the U.S. government closed the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism case against ThyssenKrupp Springs & Stabilizers' plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, after determining that labor rights violations had been remediated. The case originated from a worker complaint alleging denial of rights, which activated the USMCA mechanism. As part of the remediation process, the company reinstated two wo...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/19

1 units; Nissan with a decrease of 32.7% to 40,214 units; Acura with a decrease of 31.5% to 2,195 units; Mazda with a decrease of 25.7% to 13,460 units; JAC with a decrease of 15.2% to 1,766 units; Honda with a decrease of 9.2% to 16,045; and Ford with a decrease of 8.1% to 31,508 units. In BMW’s case, the decline in production can be partly attributed to U.S. tariffs, especially considering that around 42% of the plant’s output was exported...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/10

rom the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), led by Mr. Takuya Fukuoka of Isuzu Motors, along with representatives from several Japanese automakers, to discuss improvements to Thailand’s product design examination system. The meeting included a workshop where JAMA specialists shared case studies and global automotive technology trends with Thai patent examiners to support the development of examination practices in line with inter...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/10

Trump administration tries, but loses effort to delay tariff refund litigation On March 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected the Trump administration’s request to delay the fight over refunds of IEEPA tariffs for importers, in steps to reopen the legal proceedings and send the case back to the U.S. Court of International Trade. The court denied the government’s request from February 27 to maintain a pause for as long ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/03

Trump argues against Supreme Court, wants rehearing of case On February 27 in a post of his Truth Social, U.S. President Trump expressed his displeasure at the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding his IEEPA tariffs that he says could allow billions of dollars to be returned to countries and companies that he says have been “ripping off” the U.S.  ”It doesn’t make sense that Countries and Companies that took advantage of us for decades,...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/03

high- and mid-voltage platforms, silicon and silicon carbide elements, and various power specifications, the product is highly compatible with all types of hybrid vehicle models.To enhance system security, Inovance Automotive incorporates intelligent algorithms into the core of the product for, in case of abnormal signals, a recognition speed below 1ms and triggering of protection strategies.Regarding efficiency optimization, Inovance Automotive...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/27

he same software architecture to unlock certified Level 3 "eyes-off" and Level 4 fully autonomous capabilities as both hardware and regulatory roadmaps evolve. As the automotive industry is reaching the point where autonomous driving requires more rare real-world data to improve performance in edge-case scenarios, Helm.ai Driver’s system addresses data scarcity and interpretability by splitting the autonomy problem into two distinct layers: Per...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/27

different direction that is even stronger than the original IEEPA reasoning. Kavanaugh laid out the roadmap that was acceptable, saying in his opinion that “numerous other federal statutes authorize the President to impose tariffs and might justify most (if not all) of the tariffs issued in this case...Those statutes include, for example, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232); the Trade Act of 1974 (Sections 122, 201, and 301); and the...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/21

public road driving to date, they aim to conduct a full-scale deployment in the “last-mile” segment, which is the final part of the delivery process in logistics. At logistics and industrial sites, it is necessary to flexibly change the shape and configuration of cargo beds depending on the use case. Developing vehicles from scratch to meet diverse needs requires diversified development resources and duplicative investments, leading to the is...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/19

ences designed primarily for everyday buyers. While the Detroit Auto Show—formerly known as the North American International Auto Show—has long been viewed as the country’s most important event due to its location in the heart of the domestic industry, the Chicago Auto Show makes a compelling case that a consumer-centric format is now more relevant—and potentially more influential. Traditionally, auto shows relied on headline product laun...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/18

Divgi TTS, India, to provide 4x4 transfer case for Mahindra export order On February 11, Divgi TorqTransfer Systems Limited announced that it has received exclusive order confirmation for its transfer case business from its key OEM customer, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. Mahindra has secured a major export order of 35,000 units of the Scorpio Pik-Up in CY 2026 to Indonesia. Divgi TorqTransfer Systems Limited will act as the sole supplier of 4x4 tr...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/12

BYD files lawsuit in U.S. court, seeks refund of IEEPA tariffs On January 26, BYD Auto Co. filed a lawsuit at the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York (Case No. 26-00847) against the U.S. government challenging President Trump's authority to impose tariffs, and requesting a refund for all levies paid since April 2025, according to court documents. In the lawsuit, four of BYD's U.S. subsidiaries challenge Trump's use of the International...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/10