usand units, followed by Germany with 86 thousand units and the United States with 84 thousand units. In terms of market share, Norway leads the way with 87.4%, China second with 59.1%, and Sweden third with 59.0%, followed by Finland and the UK with 49.3% and 35.2% respectively. Based on MarkLines report...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/26

November vehicle production in Thailand up 11.1% (Flash Report) On December 22, 2025, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported that Thailand produced 130,222 vehicles in November, an 11.1% increase YoY. Approximately 45% of output was for the domestic market, while 55% was destined for exports. Passenger car production in November included 21,934 HEVs and 9,624 BEVs. From January to November 2025, total vehicle production reached 1,341,71...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/22

GM reportedly considers ex-Aurora, Tesla Autopilot head Sterling Anderson as next CEO GM CEO Mary Barra is reportedly considering Sterling Anderson, the former head of Tesla Autopilot and co-founder of Aurora, as her potential successor at General Motors. According to a recent report, Barra is “gauging” Anderson for the top job by giving him a massive portfolio that serves as a trial by fire. Since joining in June 2025 as executive vice pre...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/20

Musk reportedly looks to deepen collaboration at Samsung semiconductor plant in Texas On December 11, Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong reportedly toured the company’s semiconductor plant in Taylor, Texas with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, signaling future cooperation as competition intensifies in the advanced chipmaking industry for AI and autonomous driving. Lee and Musk reviewed production lines and discussed yield targets and poten...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/16

Subaru tops Consumer Reports 2026 Automotive Brand Report Card On December 4, Consumer Reports revealed the top auto brands in its 2026 Automotive Brand Report Card. Subaru is the top brand in CR’s 2026 Overall Brand Report Card Rankings for the second year in a row, and the third time in five years. BMW is once again the runner-up by less than a point, followed by Porsche, Honda, Toyota, Lexus, Lincoln, Hyundai, Acura, and Tesla, which round ...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/13

43 million units, up 18.7% y/y. Specifically, PV exports totaled 5.397 million units, up 19.4% y/y; CV exports totaled 947,000 units, up 14.6% y/y; and NEV exports totaled 2.315 million units, up 100% y/y. From CAAM and CPCA press releases (China’s monthly sales figures) Vehicle sales data (flash report for November 2025) November 2025 Jan. – Nov. 2025 Sales vol. (1,000 units) Share (%) y/y (%) Sales vol. (1,000 units) S...

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Auto sales in Vietnam down 11.0% in November According to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) report issued on December 9, automobile sales (including imported vehicles of non-VAMA manufactures' sales) in Vietnam were down 11.0% year-over-year to 39,338 units in November. CKD volume was 18,370 units and CBU volume was 20,968 units. VAMA members (20 manufacturers) sales in November were down 14.9% y/y to 33,689 units. VAMA memb...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/10

at Strada was the best-selling commercial vehicle in November with 13,019 units, followed by the VW Saveiro with 4,796 units, Fiat Toro with 4,268 units, Toyota Hilux with 4,047 units, Chevrolet S10 with 2,998 units, Ford Ranger with 2,676 units, and RAM Rampage with 2,423 units. In ANFAVEA's sales report by fuel type, sales of flexible fuel vehicles dropped 11.5% y/y to 170,700 units (75.1% share), diesel vehicles fell 1.3% to 21,093 units (9.3%...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/09

y, government tender cycles, and GST reforms, although fleet utilization remains uneven in select markets. In the two-wheeler segment, a significant retail shift occurred due to festive buying in October, combined with delayed crop payments and uneven supply of preferred models. Dealers continue to report strong walk-ins linked to GST sentiment and healthy marriage season demand. Looking forward, industry sentiment for December can best be charac...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/08

Toyota releases 2025 North American Environmental Sustainability Report On December 3, Toyota Motor North America announced the publication of its 2025 North American Environmental Sustainability Report, highlighting company initiatives across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The report outlines Toyota’s environmental strategy and advancements in four priority areas—Carbon, Circular Economy, Water and Biodiversity, and includes highlights such a...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/06

significant shortcomings in the model’s adult occupant safety, indicating a high risk of life-threatening injuries. The vehicle comes with standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, but lacks side body and head protection airbags, as well as Electronic Stability Control (ESC). The crash test report highlighted weak chest protection for the driver in the frontal impact test and a high risk of fatal chest injuries for adults in the side impa...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/04

October vehicle sales in Thailand up 24.8%, production up 14.2% (detailed report) According to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), October vehicle sales in Thailand increased 24.8% year over year to 47,032 units, marking the seventh consecutive month of YoY growth.  According to data compiled by Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT), by maker sales in October, Toyota was up 21.0% to 18,348 units. Honda was up 37.2% to 5,677 units. Isuzu sales were do...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/01

Toyota to offer hybrid flex-fuel version for every passenger car offered in Brazil On November 25, it was reported that Toyota confirmed its plan to offer at least one hybrid flex-fuel version for every passenger car sold in Brazil starting in 2026. Although Toyota Brazil president Evandro Maggio focused on passenger vehicles, the report suggests that the Hilux and next-generation SW4 may also adopt hybrid powertrains. The Hilux, built at Zarate ...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/28

cles (BEVs), even as China and Europe push hard in that direction. The event, newly positioned as a broad “festival of mobility”, brought together everything from tiny Kei Cars and family Vans to personal air taxi mockups and energy management systems. It worked as much as an unwritten progress report as it did a show, revealing how Japan intends to defend its automotive base while the global industry moves toward stricter carbon rules and hi...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/27

Pedestrian protection, especially around the windscreen area, will receive more attention. Post-Crash Safety: focuses on help after a crash. It requires electric door handles to keep working after a crash and EVs to properly isolate high-voltage batteries. Automatic emergency alerts must accurately report how many people are in the car, even if seatbelts are unfastened. Vehicles must also be able to warn drivers of potential battery fires after a...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/26

d units, followed by the United States with 94 thousand units and the Germany with 82 thousand units. In terms of market share, Norway leads the way with 78.9%, China second with 57.5%, and Sweden third with 51.4%, followed by Finland and the UK with 49.3% and 34.5% respectively. Based on MarkLines report...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/26

October vehicle production in Thailand up 14.2% (Flash Report) On November 25, 2025, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported that Thailand produced 135,685 vehicles in October, up 14.2% YoY. Of this total, approximately 39% was for the domestic market and 61% for exports. Rising electric passenger car production continued to play a major role in growth, offsetting EV imports from 2022–2023 under government incentives. In October, produ...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/25

in the UK. Although vehicles were not directly impacted, production was suspended and software updates were postponed, demonstrating that backend infrastructure is essential to both operational efficiency and vehicle safety. According to Upstream Security’s recent Global Automotive Cybersecurity report, cyber incidents in mobility increased by nearly one-third compared to the previous year. Many of the attacks targeted suppliers, telematics pl...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/25

cause a potential loss of drive power. "Due to a software error, the integrated control module (ICM) central processing unit (CPU) may reset while driving, causing a loss of drive power," Honda said in an acknowledgement to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA report said that during the development of the ICM’s CPU abnormality monitoring software, the supplier did not fully understand the component specif...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/19

iat Strada was the best-selling commercial vehicle in October with 14,041 units, followed by the VW Saveiro with 6,437 units, Fiat Toro with 5,915 units, Toyota Hilux with 5,204 units, Chevrolet S10 with 3,312 units, Ford Ranger with 3,310 units, and RAM Rampage with 3,053 units. In ANFAVEA's sales report by fuel type, sales of flexible fuel vehicles decreased 7.9% y/y to 183,034 units (73.8% share), diesel vehicles rose 4.2% to 25,637 units (10....

News  Updated at: 2025/11/14