He said the “same approach” to allowing chip exports would apply to rivals such as AMD and Intel. The decision to approve H200 exports came the same day the U.S. Justice Department revealed that its “Operation Gatekeeper” had shut down a China-linked AI tech smuggling network that allegedly sent H200 chips to mainland China and Hong Kong. The announcement also came days after a group of U.S. senators introduced legislation that would prev...

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OCTO, Italy, presents AI based predictive anti-theft system On December 10, OCTO presented a new predictive anti-theft system. The new technology combines artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced sensors to deliver real-time, personalized vehicle protection capable of recognizing risk signals before a theft event occurs. It has features like tampering detection, abnormal vehicle movement, driver behavior analysis, Geofencing, etc. ...

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crease to 7,147 units; Nissan with a 38.5% decrease to 23,008 units; Chrysler with a 10.1% decrease to 27,653 units and Kia with a 4.7% decrease to 18,815 units. Among 2025 export destinations accumulated until November, Mexican exports were down 2.8% from the same period in 2024 to 2,484,816 units sent to the U.S, up 26.4% to 346,214 units to Canada, and down 19.6% to 94,635 units being exported to Germany. (INEGI press release on December 8, 20...

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bout emotional design, immersive cabins and a connected luxury ecosystem on land, at sea and in the air. Electrification was everywhere in the language, but staff still avoided locking every flagship concept into a pure-BEV future. Daihatsu, now firmly positioned as the Kei and entry arm of Toyota, sent the same message in miniature. Its stand included mixed Small EV concepts, smart hybrids and Conventional Kei proposals under a theme of flexible...

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Bollinger Motors ends operations, closes for good On November 21, Bollinger Motors announced the last day for employees in Oak Park, Michigan, according to an email sent from Bollinger's Human Resources Director, Helen Watson. "We received word late last night that the day has arrived, we are to officially close the doors of Bollinger Motors, effective today, November 21st, 2025," the email from Watson said. The closure comes after communications...

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NTT develops new technology to estimate object-recognition capability for images sent from autonomous vehicles NTT, Inc. (NTT) announced that it has developed a new technology that can estimate in real time whether the quality of images sent from autonomous vehicles to remote monitoring operators satisfies the level of object recognition. Applying the new technology to remote monitoring systems will help enhance the safety of autonomous vehicles....

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implement the next phase of the trade agreement the two sides reached during the summer, according to people familiar with the matter. The action comes as Maros Sefcovic, the EU’s trade chief, is due to meet his U.S. counterparts later in November. The plan is in response to proposals Washington sent Brussels earlier in 2025 demanding a legally binding plan to revise EU regulations that it said negatively affected U.S. businesses. The deal agr...

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Japan’s SMEA and Fair Trade Commission request fair payment to industry organizations Japan’s Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (SMEA) and Fair Trade Commission jointly sent a notice of request to major industry organizations by November 12 regarding fair payment for entire supply chains. Since the current Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, Etc. to Subcontractors (Subcontract Act) will be revised to become “Act Against D...

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50.0% decrease to 6,891 units; Honda with a 23.5% decrease to 17,300 units; Audi with a 9.6% decrease to 15,711 units and VW with a 7.4% decrease to 28,451 units. Among 2025 export destinations accumulated until October, Mexican exports were down 2.3% from the same period in 2024 to 2,268,779 units sent to the U.S, up 27.0% to 317,885 units to Canada, and down 19.1% to 86,819 units being exported to Germany. (INEGI press release on November 7, 20...

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D and responsible for the passenger car business in Japan, announced on November 4 that it has opened an official on-line store on “Rakuten Ichiba” marketplace operated by Rakuten Group, Inc. When a customer purchases at the on-line store on Rakuten Ichiba, customer information is automatically sent to the distributor chosen by the customer to support smooth business negotiations, contract execution, and delivery of vehicles. BYD Auto Japan a...

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Japan’s Fair Trade Commission requests TMEJ’s to prevent recurrence of violation of Subcontract Act Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has sent a notice to Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. (TMEJ, Ohira Village, Miyagi Prefecture) to prevent the recurrence of the violation of the “Subcontract Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds (Subcontract Act)” regarding the safekeeping of metal dies and replacement parts. The Commission also ...

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er 1, is part of a trade agreement reached on October 30 by U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Exports were halted after a dispute with the Netherlands, which threatened to leave major automotive manufacturers without chips. Around 70% of Nexperia chips made in Europe are sent to China to be completed and re-exported to other countries. Nexperia is headquartered in the Netherlands but owned by Wingtech, a company backed...

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e Chinese placing export controls on Nexperia’s Chinese factories and subcontractors from October 4, 2025. Even for the semiconductor manufacturers with factories in Europe this is debilitating with most chips still transported to China for final product integration and testing. As such, Nexperia sent a warning on October 10, 2025, informing its clients that it can no longer guarantee delivery of chips to the automotive supply chain. On October...

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for musical instrument practice. ・Sharp aims to commercialize the LDK+ in FY2027. Regarding the price range, Mr. Taneya said, "We would like to aim for the same level as existing internal combustion engine (ICE) family cars." ・Mr. Jun Seki, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Hon Hai's EV business, sent a message in a short video, saying that he was surprised and intrigued by Mr. Taneya's vision of creating an EV that focuses on the time when the...

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ct at the Tennessee plant. A strike deadline has not been set and the UAW bargaining committee has continued to seek further negotiations with VW management, the union said. VW said it submitted its last, best and final offer to the union on September 17 and would not continue bargaining. The union sent a counterproposal to VW on October 15 and addressing 14 bargaining priorities tied to job security, wages and health care. The Chattanooga plant,...

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e caption: “When the machine awakens, adventure begins. Get ready to meet the unstoppable Jetour T2.” Back in November 2024, Jetour Auto International’s Vice President announced in China that all Jetour models for the Malaysian market, including the T2, would be locally assembled (CKD). At present, Berjaya Assembly’s Tampoi plant is producing the Jetour Dashing and VT9. Following the Dashing, Jetour introduced the VT9, a 7-seater D-segme...

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GM halts production at Silao plant On October 28, it was reported that General Motors halted production at its Guanajuato plant on Monday night due to road blockades by farmers general strike that prevented employees from reaching the facility. According to the SINTTIA union, around 3,000 workers were required to work overtime to cover for colleagues who were sent home to avoid being stranded. GM produces approximately 1,400 units per day with a...

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trunk without taking out their phone or carrying a physical key. It helps manage charging schedules, supports Plug & Charge, shows range and battery status, and enables battery preconditioning on certain models. The improved route planner makes it easier to find and plan charging stops, with routes sent directly from the app to the car. The route planning system uses CARIAD’s in-house technology. The updated myAudi app is now available in the A...

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Melexis, Belgium, presents dual-input inductive sensor integrated circuit On October 9, Melexis announces the MLX90514, a dual-input inductive sensor integrated circuit (IC). It processes signals from two sets of coils to compute differential or vernier angles on-chip. This sensor is designed for next-generation automotive applications, such as steering torque feedback, steering angle sensing, or steering rack motor control (including steer-by-wi...

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Ford idles F-150 Lightning production after Novelis aluminum plant fire A memo sent to workers at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan notified that production of the Ford F-150 Lightning will be paused the week of October 13. The news was subsequently confirmed by administration of the plant that the shutdown is a direct result of the fire at Novelis’ aluminum plant in Oswego, New York, which provides around 40% of the ...

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