MediaTek has announced a collaboration with Japanese automotive giant Denso to jointly develop customized SoC products for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and smart cockpit technologies. By combining Denso's expertise in automotive safety standards with MediaTek's chip development experience and IP portfolio, the partners aim to rapidly create and mass-produce solutions tailored to automakers' specific needs.
South Korea's battery equipment industry has secured a series of large orders tied to India's rapidly expanding battery manufacturing investments, marking a long-awaited breakthrough after months of intense competition with Chinese suppliers, according to Ddaily, TheElect, and Nate.
Despite headwinds in Taiwan's overall auto market in 2025, the electric vehicle (EV) segment has gained notable momentum in the second half of the year. Competition is intensifying among models priced below NT$1.5 million (approx. US$47,770), while the sub-NT$1 million range is emerging as a primary battleground for a head-to-head showdown between domestic and imported EVs.
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers now hold nearly 30% of the Indian EV market, marking a significant shift amid New Delhi's consideration of easing investment restrictions. This development follows years of protective policies and high tariffs designed to shield domestic players such as Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra from foreign competition.
Foxconn's operating structure is clearly shifting. Previously driven mainly by consumer electronics cycles, it is now gradually tilting toward AI servers, cloud, AI infrastructure, and high-performance computing (HPC). With continued investment and deployment in emerging businesses such as electric vehicles (EVs), results are expected to surface in 2026.
In recent years, Foxconn has steadily expanded its ambitions in electric vehicles, moving beyond its traditional role as a platform provider and contract manufacturer toward the consumer-facing end of the market. Through its subsidiary Foxtron—operating under the formal name Hon Hai Advanced Industry—the group has begun directly running an EV business in Taiwan. Earlier this month, Foxtron hosted an online launch event, unveiling three new EV models simultaneously.
According to Nikkei, although electric vehicle (EV) demand has been below expectations, weighing heavily on Rohm Semiconductor's SiC power semiconductor equipment investments, the company has decided to expand applications into the AI server sector. Rohm's annual revenue from server-related fields is only around JPY10 billion (approx. US$64 million), but it has already started supplying new products in collaboration with Nvidia.
Chinaese semiconductor supplier Guoxin Micro has moved to spin off its automotive controller chip business into a new company. It has brought in a CATL subsidiary as a strategic shareholder in a step aimed at strengthening funding capacity and positioning for rising demand from electric and intelligent vehicles.
As demand for electric vehicles cools in the United States, Honda Motor of Japan and LG Energy Solution of South Korea are making a significant course correction in their North American electrification plans.
After attending the 2025 Guangzhou Auto Show, DIGITIMES analyzed the latest strategies unveiled by leading automakers and suppliers in two pivotal areas: energy replenishment technologies and advanced intelligent driving. The conclusion was hard to miss. Chinese carmakers have accumulated deep technical capabilities in both domains and are moving steadily toward a long-held ambition: making electric vehicles refuel as quickly as gasoline cars, while bringing high-level autonomous driving into everyday use.
Yulon Nissan Motor Co. on December 23, 2025, held a preview event ahead of the 2026 Taipei New Car and New Energy Vehicle Show, unveiling several high-profile models making their Taiwan debut. Among them were the Nissan Formula E GEN3 Evo—an ABB Formula E World Championship title-winning race car—and the Nissan Qashqai, a compact crossover equipped with the brand's third-generation e-POWER hybrid system.
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