China's electric vehicle (EV) leader, BYD, is pushing aggressively into the next frontier of automotive competition: artificial intelligence.
Volkswagen is preparing a new three-way lithium battery supply chain that would add Samsung SDI as a Europe-based supplier of standardized square batteries as early as 2027, executives said. The automaker’s plan centers on in-house production via PowerCo, China’s Gotion High-tech and a potential Samsung SDI partnership to reduce reliance on China-linked sourcing amid shifting geopolitics and new European rules.
China's electric-vehicle market is showing signs of slowing domestically, but industry leaders remain convinced that the country's shift away from gasoline-powered cars is far from complete.
While marketing initiatives promote an ultra-fast transition to wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, fully automated smart factories, and an all-electric automotive future, the sentiment across the PCIM Europe 2026 exhibition floor is more pragmatic. The industry has reached a transitional maturity wall where the realities of material physics, fragmented design silos, and macroeconomic supply shocks are clashing with marketing hype cycles.
Nvidia and Hyundai Motor Group have agreed to deepen their collaboration in artificial intelligence, robotics, and future mobility technologies as the two companies seek to accelerate the commercialization of physical AI and expand South Korea's role in next-generation AI infrastructure.
Vietnam-based electric vehicle maker VinFast reported strong revenue and delivery growth in the first quarter of 2026, but its financial results showed that losses continued to widen significantly as the company pursues aggressive global expansion.
During its first-quarter 2026 earnings call, VinFast Auto highlighted India as a pivotal "core growth engine" for the company's international expansion. Management reported that business performance in the region has been "very positive," with VinFast ranking fourth among Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) brands in India based on quarterly sales figures.
China's electric vehicles have become larger, heavier, and increasingly luxurious over the past decade. Now, regulators are signaling that the industry's era of unchecked expansion may be coming to an end.
A city in China has begun investigating the connections between its local companies and Dreame Technology, a Chinese company known for its robot vacuum cleaners that has reportedly spun off nearly 1000 affiliated companies within 18 months. The move follows a wave of online scrutiny over Dreame's business model, particularly its reliance on local state-owned funding while it aggressively seeks to expand into an expansive range of technology sectors.
Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) data management has become the latest battlefront in geopolitical tensions, with recent maneuvering in China, the US, and Europe drawing the most attention. These include China's newly announced data export guidance aimed at tightening controls, a sweeping market ban in the US with bipartisan support, and urgent supply chain risk assessments in the EU. These trends indicate a shift toward data sovereignty under the control of each individual market.
Nvidia and LG Group announced a wide-ranging partnership on June 7 covering AI factory infrastructure, home robotics, autonomous driving components, and sovereign AI model development, making it one of the broadest single-company collaborations Nvidia has announced during Jensen Huang's South Korea visit.
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