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Tuesday 6 October 2026
Electric scooter sales rise 33% in September but year-over-year slowdown persists
Taiwan's motorcycle market emerged from the seasonal lull in September 2026, with total registrations rising to 70,189, up 16.78% month-over-month. Electric scooter sales also rebounded,...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
September auto market beats expectations; Hotai sees stable Q4
Hotai Motor said Taiwan's auto market should remain stable in the fourth quarter, after September sales came in better than expected and the company kept its full-year 2026 forecast...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Analysis: China automakers' US entry paths remain open
The recent summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded without progress on automotive issues—namely, whether Chinese automakers might...
Monday 5 October 2026
TSMC emerges as potential Terafab partner as suppliers see over 80% chance of Musk deal
Days after reports emerged that TSMC was reassessing plans for a wafer fab in Texas, Tim Culpan, a former Bloomberg columnist and founder of independent media outlet Culpium,...
Monday 5 October 2026
Global EV growth hits the brakes: How automakers are diverging
Global electric vehicle (EV) sales have moved beyond the hypergrowth stage and entered a period of consolidation, with year-over-year growth slowing to just 2% in the first half of...
Monday 5 October 2026
GM, Ford tap Silicon Valley to reshape software, smart driving
General Motors (GM) and Ford Motor are deepening their smart vehicle strategies with support from Silicon Valley technology companies, tapping AI, cloud, and computing capabilities...
Monday 5 October 2026
Lite-On invests NT$8.85 billion in Kaohsiung expansion; subsidiary Leotek to acquire AmpUp
Lite-On Technology is stepping up its strategic investment in server hardware manufacturing and electric vehicle (EV) charging software integration to support overall revenue growth...
Monday 5 October 2026
Tesla leads Taiwan registrations as it advances FSD road tests
Tesla ranked first in Taiwan's new-car registrations in September and said it is continuing the approval process for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised), or FSD (S), driver-assistance...
Friday 2 October 2026
LG Energy Solution and GM bet LMR can bridge the gap between LFP cost and high-nickel range
For years, automakers have grappled with an underlying paradox stemming from persistent EV raw-material pressures, as supply chains worldwide have been constrained by a familiar battery-chemistry...
Friday 2 October 2026
Stellantis to pause four French plants amid EV battery shortages
Stellantis said it will suspend operations at four auto assembly plants in France in October, citing shortages of long-range electric vehicle batteries and the need to control dealer...
Friday 2 October 2026
Nidec impairment loss far exceeds estimates as auditor withholds opinion
Japanese motor and electronic components maker Nidec said on September 30 that its long-delayed consolidated financial report for fiscal year 2025 (from April 2025 to March 2026) showed...
Friday 2 October 2026
Hiroca targets Tier 1 shift, global capacity overhaul
Auto components maker Hiroca posted a pre-tax loss of NT$146 million (US$4.57 million) in the first half of 2026, owing to weak demand in China's auto market and a number of one-time...
Friday 2 October 2026
FAW, GAC formalize partnership as Toyota's China joint ventures face possible overhaul
China's state-owned FAW and GAC's controlling shareholder, Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group, have signed a strategic cooperation framework that could reshape Toyota's long-standing...
Friday 2 October 2026
Chinese automakers' shift to the US may reshape supply chains and supplier margins
Hiroca said two major Chinese automakers are likely to build factories in the US, a move that could redraw supply chains across North America, alter supplier demand patterns, and deepen...
Friday 2 October 2026
Samsung SDI's new LFP battery shows how AI is reshaping battery markets beyond EVs
The aggressive rollout of large-scale infrastructure projects has brought increasingly visible changes across global economies and major technology supply chains, with much of that...