in a battery pack. From 2025 through 2030, the South Korean company plans to invest KRW 160 billion (JPY 17.6 billion) in this project. Valeo Kapec was established in 2017 as a joint venture between Valeo Group in France and Korea Powertrain in South Korea. It is headquartered in Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea, and has plants in Waegwan and Seongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. (Based on several releases on July 7, 2025)...

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. (Nissan) are paying close attention to the automaker’s course of action for restructuring and changes in purchasing policy. With the suppliers, which hold the key to Nissan’s supply chain, being invited, a meeting of the Nissho Kai (Nissan’s parts supplier organization) was held in Yokohama City in the afternoon of July 9. Although the top management and executives of the suppliers gathered, Nissan explained only the plans it had previous...

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Daido Electronics to triple production of heavy rare metal-free magnets for drive motors by FY 2030 Daido Electronics Co., Ltd. (Daido Electronics, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture), Daido Steel Co., Ltd.’s group company that produces magnets, will boost the production of drive motor magnets that do not use heavy rare metal (heavy rare earths). The company’s head plant will start a new production line as early as the beginning of 2026 to mor...

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Buses tripled urban bus sales in Brazil on H1 2025 On July 8, 2025, Mercedes-Benz do Brasil announced it tripled its urban bus sales in Curitiba during the first half of the year, registering 117 units compared to 29 in all of 2024. This surge also boosted the company’s market share in the city from 18% to 55% over the same periods. The most registered models included the OF 1721 chassis, the articulated O 500 MA 6x2, a...

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e display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8255 automotive-grade chip, and a large AI model with millisecond-level responsiveness and capable of executing 40 consecutive instructions. Some variants are available with the Falcon Pilot 500 intelligent driver assistance system supporting features such as C-NOA (City Navigate on Autopilot) lite, HNOA (Highway Navigate on Autopilot), and APA (Automated Parking Assist), as well as a proprietary 12- or 23-speaker...

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five years. This strong performance is driven by a renewed portfolio, notably the HR-V, which became the best-selling Honda model in Brazil and achieved a global sales record of over 6,000 units in June. The company also launched the new-generation HR-V, the Civic Advanced Hybrid sedan, and the New City Hatchback Touring Sport during the period. As a result, production increased by 17%, prompting the hiring of 350 additional workers to support th...

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Astemo Cypremos to partner with Indian HCLTech for SDVs Astemo, Ltd. (Astemo, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) announced on July 9 that Astemo Cypremos, Ltd., its subsidiary, will collaborate with HCL Technologies Limited (HCLTech), an IT company headquartered in Noida City, India, in the field of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The two companies will work on cloud-related tools and other solutions. The collaboration is to realize an integrated customer ex...

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as selected AMPECO as its comprehensive EV charging management platform provider. This partnership will power EVerged’s expansion plans across public and private charging networks, transforming charging operations throughout North America. The collaboration between EVerged and AMPECO began with a City of San Diego project that required a single EV charging platform to manage all public EV chargers. In the approved agreement, the San Diego City ...

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Kojima Industries to expand application range of sputtering method Kojima Industries Corporation (Kojima Industries, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture) announced that it plans to expand the scope of the metal decoration (sputtering) method that offers both design quality and recyclability. The company is considering collaboration with other companies to apply the method to automotive parts other than instrument panel peripheral parts, and also for th...

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der models will adhere to more relaxed standards, while newly produced units will face stricter requirements. By July 2026, all newly manufactured motorcycles must meet the highest emission standard (Level 4), with mopeds following suit a year later. The program will launch in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on July 1, 2027. Other major urban centers will join in 2028, and full nationwide implementation is expected by January 2030.  This initiative r...

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Pillar part incorporating NPAC’s technology adopted for Lexus LM Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings Co., Ltd. (NPAC, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture) announced that a pillar part to which an in-mold coating technology for large automotive thermoplastic exterior parts is applied has been adopted for Toyota Motor Corporation’s Lexus LM. The in-mold coating technology was jointly developed by NPAC and Uchihamakasei Corp. (Uchihamakasei), a subsidi...

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BYD Japan to visualize state of drive batteries by end of 2025 BYD Japan, Co., Ltd. (BYD Japan, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City), which is a subsidiary of China’s BYD Co. Ltd. and is responsible for the passenger car business in Japan, will begin a service by the end of 2025 that visualizes the state of drive batteries and provide advice on their appropriate use. This was revealed at a media briefing held in Tokyo on July 7. BYD Japan will indicat...

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ium-ion (60V, 24AH), delivering a certified range of 90 to 115 km per charge. Its charging time ranges from 4 to 8 hours, depending on the battery type.  Its key features include cruise control, LED digital meter, repair mode, keyless start/stop, USB charging port, and multiple drive modes such as city, reverse, and parking, etc. Based on multiple sources...

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ll commence deliveries of ‘pack two’ for its BE 6 and XEV 9e electric SUVs by the end of July, priced at INR 2.19 million. In response to customer feedback, the company has introduced a new 79 kWh battery option in addition to the existing 59 kWh variant. The new configuration offers real-world city ranges of up to 500 km and 400 km, respectively. All customers with pending bookings will have the option to upgrade to the 79-kWh variant. The ...

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in 1977. Today, it produces up to 1,500 buses annually for both local and international markets. Laksana is known for its modern, computer-based production system and compliance with European safety standards, including roll-over, seat strength, and frontal impact tests. Its product range includes city buses (Nucleus, Cityline), intercity and tourist coaches (Tourista, Legacy SR3 Neo), and luxury models such as the Suites Class. The company has ...

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Toyota acquires former site of Shinpo Ryokuchi Sports Park in Tokai City for JPY 4.4 billion Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has acquired the old site of Shinpo Ryokuchi Sports Park in Shinpo Town, Tokai City, Aichi Prefecture, for JPY 4.4 billion. The site has about 73,750 square meters of land. Toyota will utilize the site as a logistics center for vehicles. The acquisition contract was signed on June 30. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosh...

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor, India opens new city office in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra On July 4, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) inaugurated its new city office in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (CSN), Maharashtra. This marks a step forward following the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between TKM and the Government of Maharashtra in July 2024 to support the establishment of a greenfield manufacturing facility in the region. The newly...

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Zhejiang Yusei Plastic Mould, China plans new plant in Serbia On July 2, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the City of Niš, and the Chinese company Zhejiang Yusei Plastic Mould Group CO LTD signed a memorandum of understanding to construct the company's new factory in Niš. The project involves a EUR 26.5 million investment to build a new, modern production facility next to the current factory and partner Xingyu. It will employ 280 new w...

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ZF LIFETEC opens plant for steering wheels in Morocco On July 2, multiple sources reported that ZF LIFETEC has opened a new plant in Tangier, Morocco, dedicated to producing car steering wheels and systems. Covering 8,000 square meters in Tangier Automotive City, this marks the German company’s first facility in Africa. It has started production with 350 employees.  Based on multiple sources ...

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ong-distance trip from Stuttgart to Rome, covering about 1,100 km. The two test vans, which were based on the new Van Electric Architecture, completed the trip with two quick charging stops of 15 minutes each. The route was challenging, with steep mountain roads, highways, country roads, and narrow city streets. The focus was on everyday usability—testing energy efficiency, battery recuperation, thermal management, and rear axle steering. The V...

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