Iveco Bus starts delivering GX 337 H2 LINIUM Hydrogen City Bus On December 23, Iveco Bus delivered its first hydrogen city bus, the GX 337 H2 LINIUM, to Lorient Agglomeration, France. The bus will start operating on the IziLo Mobilités network from December 22, 2025. More buses will be added gradually, with 10 units delivered in 2026, bringing the total to 19 buses. The GX 337 H2 LINIUM uses a 100-kW hydrogen fuel cell, four hydrogen tanks, and ...

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Apollo Go, announces partnership with lyft, and Uber for autonomous vehicles in London in 2026 On December 22, Baidu, in a social media update, announced that Apollo Go and Uber are planning to pilot autonomous vehicles in London in 2026. Apollo Go will bring the benefit of autonomous driving to more people with Uber, with testing expected to begin in the first half of 2026. Following Apollo Go's partnership with lyft announced in August, it is n...

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Tata Motors to launch 5 new EV nameplates by 2030 On December 23, Tata Motors announced that it will introduce five new EV nameplates by FY 2030 (ending March 31, 2030). It will introduce Sierra.ev and new Punch.ev in 2026. It will also introduce Avinya range of premium luxury EVs by the end of 2026. For the charging infrastructure, it will introduce 400,000 charge points, including over 30,000 public fast chargers through TATA.ev Open Collaborat...

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Nigerian Government to implement end-of-life vehicle (ELV) policy On December 21, multiple sources reported that the Government of Nigeria will implement a nationwide End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Scheme in 2026. The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has secured all regulatory approvals for the scheme. Under the policy, vehicles no longer roadworthy will be removed and substandard imports will be restricted. Based on multiple...

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ROX Motor receives Vehicle Type Approval for ROX ADAMAS SUV, Plans local production in Russia by 2026 On December 22, ROX Motor announced that it has received a Vehicle Type Approval (VTA) certificate for its new ROX ADAMAS SUV, confirming full compliance with technical regulations and clearing the way for official sales and distribution in Russia. The ROX ADAMAS SUV uses advanced REEV (Range Extended Electric Vehicle) technology, offers a long d...

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Ford unveils 2026 Everest and new Tremor off-road variant for Middle East On December 18, Ford Middle East and North Africa unveiled the new 2026 Ford Everest at the Liwa International Festival, featuring a Middle East-exclusive 2.7L V6 EcoBoost engine. The company also introduced the region’s newest off-road-focused variant, the Everest Tremor. The 2026 Ford Everest is powered by a 2.7L V6 EcoBoost engine producing 355 horsepower and 500 Nm o...

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Santana Motors finalizes alliance with BAIC, confirms two new models for 2026 launch On December 22, Santana Motors held an important meeting at BAIC’s R&D Center in Beijing, China, to prepare a production agreement at its Linares factory in Spain. The company also confirmed that two new Santana models, produced under license from BAIC, will be launched in 2026. After this high-level meeting between Santana, BAIC, Coronet, the Linares City Coun...

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Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. Zhucheng Motor Plant Truck; CAVAN: Heavy-duty Trucks BEACON EV (2026-planning), Heavy-duty Trucks BEACON FCV (2026-planning); Foton's Shandong Truck Plant in Zhucheng City - Completed and started production in 1996 Cavan Auto introduces Beacon heavy-duty truck with both electric, hydrogen modes On December 18, Cavan Auto, a Foton Motor subsidiary, introduced the Beacon, a forward-developed vehicle model built on the ...

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Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd., Beijing New Energy Bus Branch AUV: Buses, BJ6116 Hydrogen Buses, BJ6123 Hydrogen Buses, BJ6906 Hydrogen Buses; Foton: Van Toano, Van Toano V (2024-), Van Toano V EV (2024-), MPV View G5; CAVAN: Heavy-duty Trucks BEACON EV (2026-planning), Heavy-duty Trucks BEACON FCV (2026-planning); Foton Motor's AUV Bus Division and Beijing Plant; - Established in September 16, 2003. First hydrogen fuel cell bus jointly developed ...

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00 (as of July 2025). - In 2024, Blue Solutions announced plans to produce next-generation EV batteries in Brittany and Grand Est with a 25 GWh annual capacity. - In Mar 2023, Blue Solutions and Bluebus have partnered with Forsee Power for development of 100%-French solid-state battery systems by 2026. - In 2021, Blue Solutions' LMP (Lithium Metal Polymer) batteries sold to Evobus nearly 308 units for 12 m eCitaro and 18 m eCitaro G buses. - ...

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000 Nissan Micras starting at the end of 2016, with gearboxes from the LeMans plant. The Cléon plant produces electric R240 engines and 65,000 “J” gearboxes, and Dieppe assembles Bolloré Bluecar EVs. Sandouville, building the NV300, is expected to generate an additional 100,000 units for 2016-2026. Since 2002 Renault has been producing the Renault "Master" and Vauxhall/Opel "Movano," a large van jointly developed for the European market by ...

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ampton, and the Gaydon headquarters. The rooftop and ground-mounted panels, as well as solar carports to charge electric vehicles, will boost self-generated energy capability from solar energy by 16%. The project work is currently underway with the first three scheduled for completion by the end of 2026. The planning for an 18.2 MW ground-mounted solar array is already at the company's headquarters in Gaydon. The combined solar array at the site ...

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capacity at Halewood, Merseyside. On September 12, Ionic Technologies announced it has received UK government investment to build a commercial rare earth magnet recycling facility in Belfast that will supply Ford's Halewood plant, which is expected to produce roughly 500,000 power units per year by 2026, which will require 600 tonnes of magnet raw material per annum to achieve. Ionic will use its technology to recycle spent permanent neodymium-ir...

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Tata motors, Panapakkam plant Tata Motors vehicles (planning), JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) vehicles (2026-planning) Tata Motors Passenger Vehicle plant, to manufacture vehicles for Tata Motors and JLR - September 2024: Tata Motors conducted the groundbreaking ceremony of the facility - Total Investment planned: INR 90 billion (to progressively increase the capacity over the next 5-7 years) - Will create over 5,000 employment opportunities (direct an...

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Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. Forland Truck Plant (formerly Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. Zhucheng Ollin Automobile Factory) Ollin: Light duty trucks, Ollin M truck, Ollin V truck, Ollin Zhilan EV, Ollin Zhilan HL HV (2023-); Forland: Special-purpose Vehicles, Trucks, S1 (2021-); Cavan: BEACON EV (2026-planning); Midi (CDV -2015), Gratour T3 (Production ended); Forland's Zhucheng Plant, a subsidiary of Foton Motor, Former: Foton Motor's Ollin Plant ...

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rformance remained good, both achieving year-over-year (y/y) growth despite the relatively high base in the same period in 2024. Amid a series of preferential policies from the central and regional governments, the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) market was robust. A purchase rush emerged prior to January 2026 adjustments to the NEV purchase tax policies and drove automakers to seize the window for year-end policy changes, maintaining a rather fast prod...

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rformance remained good, both achieving year-over-year (y/y) growth despite the relatively high base in the same period in 2024. Amid a series of preferential policies from the central and regional governments, the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) market was robust. A purchase rush emerged prior to January 2026 adjustments to the NEV purchase tax policies and drove automakers to seize the window for year-end policy changes, maintaining a rather fast prod...

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Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. Changsha Super Truck Plant Auhawk / Aumark: EV AUMARK IBLUE (2022-), HV AUMARK IBLUE HS series (2023-); Cavan: BEACON EV (2026-planning); Medium and Light Trucks, Special Vehicles; Beiqi Foton's Proco Truck Plant (Changsha City Hunan Province), starts production in July 2021 - According to news at the end of 2021, the final assembly process of the original 10,000 units /year production line of medium and light trucks a...

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o options of battery packs and four different charging solutions. The hatchback can deliver a peak output of 55kw, an instant full torque delivery of 114Nm, and can accelerate from 0 to 60 Kmph in just 5.7 seconds. With this launch, the company highlighted its plans to have a portfolio of 10 EVs by 2026. On October 19, Tata Motors signed an agreement with Evera, EV only ride-hailing platform in the Delhi NCR region, for delivering 2,000 XPRES T E...

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Betamek wins new MYR 176 million contract to provide electronic parts for Perodua’s new model Announced on December 22, 2025, Betamek Berhad’s wholly owned subsidiary, Betamek Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd., has been appointed by Perodua to supply electronic components for a new vehicle model. Under this Letter of Appointment, deliveries began in Q3 of the financial year ending March 31, 2026, with the 6-year contract effective from December 16, 2...

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