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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
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
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...
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...

Thursday 3 July 2025
China's EV leaders switch gears from horsepower to chip power
As global automakers advance deeper into electrification and intelligent mobility, China's top EV brands—BYD, Nio, and Xiaomi—are fast-tracking the development of self-designed...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Problematic IVI systems draw most complaints from car owners
In-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems are a key feature of smart cockpits and the driving technology experience, but their high failure rates and quality issues have become a major...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Chip wars heat up as automakers choose between standard platforms and custom ASICs
Tesla's Robotaxi service began trial operations recently. Although it currently operates only within a fixed area, it has once again sparked market discussions about the development...
Friday 27 June 2025
Innolux subsidiary CarUX acquires Japanese manufacturer Pioneer
CarUX, a tier 1 supplier of smart cockpit integration solutions and subsidiary of Taiwanese panel giant Innolux, announced on June 26, 2025 that it has signed a formal agreement with...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
EU tariffs on Chinese EVs spark high-stakes talks as China leverages brandy, pork, rare earths for minimum-price deal
The European Union (EU) imposed anti-subsidy duties on Chinese battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in October 2024, with combined tariffs reaching up to 45% for a duration of five years...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Luxury car electrification faces uncertain outlook amid shifting industry dynamics
The future of luxury car electrification grows uncertain as brands like Maserati, Lamborghini, and Ferrari delay EV launches amid technical and identity challenges. Meanwhile, Chinese...
Monday 23 June 2025
Taiwan pushes auto localization, Maxus G50 plus to debut in September
Beginning August 1, 2024, Taiwan will implement a sweeping new policy requiring automakers to gradually increase the proportion of locally sourced components in their supply chains...
Friday 20 June 2025
China reportedly races to replace foreign auto chips with domestic tech by 2026
Chinese automakers are moving to align with government directives by planning to mass-produce vehicles equipped exclusively with domestically developed and manufactured automotive...