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Thursday 26 February 2026
Chinese automakers surge in Europe as plug-in hybrids outpace diesel
Europe's auto market stumbled at the start of 2026. Overall vehicle sales fell 3.9% in January from a year earlier, as most major manufacturers reported declines and consumer demand...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Japan's EV market faces a reckoning as Mazda embraces NACS
As the global EV industry consolidates around a handful of charging standards, Mazda has made its choice.
Thursday 26 February 2026
Gogoro's Vietnam push could reshape regional electric scooter market and supply chains
Scooters remain a vital mode of daily transport in Vietnam, and buoyed by policy support and demographic trends, the country is becoming a central battleground for the global electric...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Gogoro scales energy network, plans battery retirements and US$32M expansion
Gogoro said it will expand its battery swap network in 2026, retire first-generation batteries, and invest NT$1 billion (approx. US$31.98 million) to add more than 100 swap stations...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Hotai Motor shifts to ecosystem strategies with AI data platform, aftermarket expansion in 2026
Taiwan's car market showed strong resilience in 2025 against headwinds ranging from inventory adjustments, interest rate fluctuations, and geopolitical uncertainties, with total sales...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
US tariff ruling sparks transatlantic tensions, European auto industry on edge
After the US Supreme Court ruled that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were unconstitutional, President Donald Trump reacted sharply, invoking...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
BMW retreats from L3 autonomy, betting instead on a smarter L2
In late January 2026, Mercedes-Benz removed its Level 3 autonomous driving function from the facelifted flagship S-Class. By the end of April, BMW followed with a strategic pivot of...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Elon Musk recruits South Korean chip talent as HBM sparks global war
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has amplified recruitment of South Korean semiconductor talent via social media, deepening competition for engineers as global tech firms increasingly target the...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
South Korean battery leaders ramp up LFP production for North American ESS market
The surge in demand for energy storage systems (ESS) in North America is fueling a competitive push among South Korea's three leading battery manufacturers—LG Energy Solution...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Infineon bets on humanoid robots, targets AI data center-level growth
In an interview with Germany's Handelsblatt, Infineon CEO Jochen Hanebeck said the emerging robotics market is expected to generate significant revenue growth and help support...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Supreme Court ruling leaves most US auto duties intact
The Supreme Court of the US has ruled unconstitutional the auto tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump's invocation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA),...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Waymo's Gen6 shift targets cost and climate barriers to autonomous taxi rollouts
Alphabet's Waymo has refocused competition from pure perception advances to real-world feasibility and business model viability with its sixth-generation autonomous driving hardware...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
"Buyer beware": Trump threatens steeper tariffs after court setback
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a severe new warning to U.S. trading partners following a recent Supreme Court decision that quashed his previous global duties.
Saturday 21 February 2026
Western automakers revisit sodium-ion batteries as supply security and cost drivers
According to various foreign media reports, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo Cars, and Stellantis NV have renewed evaluation, research, and investment in sodium-ion batteries, a technology earlier...
Thursday 19 February 2026
Uber's US$100 million AV charging push signals asset-light pivot
Uber Technologies Inc. announced on February 18, 2026, that it will invest more than US$100 million to develop specialized charging infrastructure for autonomous vehicles (AVs), marking...