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Saturday 12 July 2025
Hyundai weighs 3rd EV factory in Europe to bypass tariffs, build local edge
Hyundai Motor is considering the construction of a third electric vehicle (EV) plant in Europe as part of its broader strategy to capitalize on the region's EV recovery and offset...
Friday 11 July 2025
Auto giants squeezed as Trump’s trade brinkmanship stirs EU, Japan standoff
The US has unveiled its latest round of reciprocal tariffs, set to take effect on August 1, 2025. Countries that have yet to reach an agreement with President Donald Trump's administration...
Friday 11 July 2025
Korean carmakers prepare for Trump tariff-led price surge
Japanese and South Korean automakers are beginning to pass rising trade costs onto American consumers as hopes for a swift resolution to tariff negotiations with the US continue to...
Friday 11 July 2025
Nissan to cut component lines and suppliers in the deepening crisis
In a bid to pull itself out of a deepening business crisis, Nissan Motor has announced sweeping structural reforms that could drastically reshape its production network and leave...
Friday 11 July 2025
Nissan shifts production of its Kicks SUV to Japan, taps Foxconn to revive underused Oppama plant
Nissan will start producing its compact SUV, the Kicks, at the Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture in the second half of fiscal 2025 (October 2025 to March 2026), according to Nikkei...
Friday 11 July 2025
Subsidy hangover? China's June auto sales surge may be last hurrah
China's auto sales reached 2.08 million units in June, marking the highest monthly total since June 2022. Analysts believe the spike was likely driven by consumers accelerating purchases...
Friday 11 July 2025
China tackles auto supplier payment crisis with complaint platform
Facing growing frustration from suppliers, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has launched a national complaint platform to address delayed payments by...
Thursday 10 July 2025
End of the IRA: EV subsidies face sudden death by September

A sweeping Republican-sponsored bill informally dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" has cleared both chambers of Congress and now...

Thursday 10 July 2025
US auto market resets as Trump shuts door on Chinese electric cars
President Donald Trump's return to the White House may have dealt a blow to the clean energy subsidies championed under President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but his administration...
Thursday 10 July 2025
Three questions for Taiwan and its attempt to build a fully integrated EV industry

Taiwan's electric scooter market appears to be entering a new phase—one defined by a tripartite division of battery-swapping networks...

Thursday 10 July 2025
Taiwan’s electric scooter market faces a shake-up as third player eyes entry

Driven by global industrial trends and supportive local policies, Taiwan has taken an aggressive lead in developing its electric scooter...

Thursday 10 July 2025
Tripolar shift: Taiwan's battery swapping market moves toward fragmentation
Taiwan's electric scooter industry may be on the cusp of a new chapter—one defined not just by innovation, but by fragmentation. With the potential emergence of a third battery-swapping...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Tax policy uncertainty stalls Taiwan's auto sector despite govt push
As the calendar turns to July, major car brands across Taiwan are rolling out aggressive promotional campaigns in a bid to jumpstart lackluster sales. However, while automakers are...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Trump's tariff push spreads to auto parts in global trade escalation

The Trump administration has moved to expand its sweeping tariff policy on global automotive imports, introducing a new round of "reciprocal...

Wednesday 9 July 2025
Trump to impose 25% tariffs on South Korean exports, raising pressure ahead of August deadline

US President Donald Trump has formally notified South Korea of plans to impose a 25% tariff on select imports, with implementation set...