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Thursday 2 April 2026
Boom turns cautious: Mexico reassesses its embrace of Chinese cars
Chinese automakers have pushed aggressively into overseas markets in recent years, leveraging competitive pricing and tech-forward features to win the attention of dealers and retailers...
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Analysis: In Japan's EV race, aggression costs Honda while Nissan learns to adapt

A year ago, the Japanese automotive world watched Honda, the financially robust "second brother," attempt to assert dominance over its...

Wednesday 1 April 2026
Malaysia defends EV policy as BYD weighs assembly pullout
Malaysia's EV industrial policy is creating tension with foreign automakers, as export-driven and localization rules prompt BYD to reassess a planned plant. At the same time, authorities...
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Hiroca enters Toyota supply chain with EV interior deal
As competition in the global electric vehicle market intensifies, automakers are increasingly turning to cabin design as a key differentiator. Hiroca Holdings appears to be capitalizing...
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Geely overhauls European R&D to accelerate car launches
Geely, the world's eighth-largest carmaker, is restructuring its European research and development operations to narrow the lag between domestic launches in China and international...
Sunday 29 March 2026
A race to the bottom: China’s auto boom turns brutally competitive
The global auto industry is entering a turning phase of structural transformation, and nowhere is the upheaval more intense than in China, where a fierce competitive shakeout is un...
Friday 27 March 2026
Taiwan's Ennostar targets smart car market with advanced lighting tech
As vehicles become increasingly connected and software-driven, the role of lighting is evolving beyond illumination into a new interface for communication and design.
Friday 27 March 2026
Japanese automakers diverge: EV retreat vs. hydrogen ambition

Sony Honda Mobility, the joint venture between Sony and Honda, has scrapped the two "Afeela"-branded electric vehicles it had been developing,...

Thursday 26 March 2026
Slower-than-expected smart cockpit monetization prompts global recalibration
Slower-than-expected monetization of smart cockpits is prompting a global reassessment of in-car payments, with implications for automakers, tech platforms, and financial institutions...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Chinese EV makers edge out Tesla in Europe's budget market
Europe's new car market posted modest growth in February 2026. BEV and PHEV sales drove the gains, while internal combustion engine (ICE) models continued to lose ground. Chinese automakers...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Automakers face costly software gamble as industry shifts to software-defined vehicles
The shift to software-defined vehicles (SDVs) will affect consumers, suppliers, and investors worldwide: automakers face huge upfront R&D and cloud costs, uncertain software revenue,...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
'China Speed': the new benchmark in global auto competition
Through highly centralized supply chains, a software-first development philosophy, and extensive state subsidies, Chinese automakers have compressed traditional vehicle development...
Friday 20 March 2026
Volkswagen signals shift away from Nvidia as Chinese chips gain ground

Recent reports suggest that Volkswagen may move away from relying on Nvidia's automotive computing platforms, instead increasingly integrating...

Thursday 19 March 2026
As Chinese automakers push overseas, Western suppliers reclaim upper hand

Buffeted by a slower-than-expected shift toward vehicle electrification and electronic architectures—along with the crosscurrents...