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Wednesday 23 April 2025
China curbs auto industry's self-driving claims
China has halted autonomous driving promotions at the Auto Shanghai, forcing automakers to revise marketing strategies just as the exhibition opened.
Wednesday 23 April 2025
Huawei's expansion in smart driving stirs competition, scrutiny
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi's pivot into cars has become a high-profile success story. Its SU7 is a hit, forecast to sell 350,000 units this year, and even Ford Motor CEO Jim...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Toyota expands NEV presence in China with Lexus EV production based in Shanghai
On April 22, the Shanghai municipal government and Toyota officially held a strategic cooperation agreement signing ceremony, announcing that Toyota's wholly-owned Lexus battery electric...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
LG Energy Solution withdraws from US$8.45 billion EV battery project in Indonesia
According to Reuters and Yonhap, South Korea's LG Energy Solution announced on April 21, 2025, that it has formally withdrawn from a major US$8.45 billion electric...
Monday 21 April 2025
Trump's metal tariffs create compliance nightmare for US importers
The US's sweeping tariffs—including a 25% levy on steel and aluminum imports—are drawing widespread frustration from American importers. The measures have introduced a...
Saturday 19 April 2025
Taiwan accelerates unmanned vehicle push amid global defense and tariff tensions with the US
As global trade grapples with the turbulence of tariff disputes, defense and military demands remain undeterred, emerging as pivotal bargaining chips in negotiations over reciprocal...
Friday 18 April 2025
Fears of an 'Australia scenario' grow as Taiwan weighs auto tariff cuts
Taiwan's auto industry is bracing for the possibility of the Taiwanese government reducing tariffs and commodity taxes for car imports as part of its bid to ease pressure from the...
Friday 18 April 2025
China bans automakers from marketing "self-driving" features
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has instructed nearly 60 automotive manufacturers to cease using terms like "self-driving" and "smart driving" in marketing...
Friday 18 April 2025
China reins in self-driving hype as regulations crack down on 'blindfolded smart driving'
Chinese automakers have set ambitious targets to introduce Level 3 (L3) autonomous driving technology starting in 2025. Companies including GAC, Zeekr, Xpeng, and Chery have announced...
Friday 18 April 2025
Huawei, SAIC unveil 'SAIC Shangjie' brand; most budget-friendly EV in Harmony lineup
Huawei and SAIC jointly unveiled a new electric vehicle (EV) brand, SAIC Shangjie, at the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) new product event on April 16. SAIC Shangjie...
Friday 18 April 2025
Beijing tightens grip on EV market with fire and safety concerns

In a decisive move to restore order in its rapidly evolving electric vehicle (EV) market, China's government has introduced a wave of...

Thursday 17 April 2025
Xpeng's high-tech global strategy aims to navigate EV industry consolidation
In the face of rising global tariff pressures and an increasingly volatile automotive market, Chinese automaker Xpeng Motors is bucking the trend, actively accelerating its expansion...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Xiaomi delays major product launches as it goes through fallout of fatal EV crash
Xiaomi has postponed a major product launch event that was expected to unveil a new smartphone, AI glasses, tablet devices, and the YU7 electric vehicle, according to industry sources...
Thursday 17 April 2025
XPeng's Turing AI chip nears launch, with cars, drones, and bots in pipeline
XPeng Motors plans to begin mass production of its proprietary AI chip, "Turing," in the second quarter of 2025, with deployment across all of its vehicle models. The chip may also...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Michelin targets commercial, EV markets with new energy efficient tire ranges
Amid the ongoing economic uncertainties worldwide, tire costs and energy consumption have become increasingly important for ordinary commuters and transport operators alike, and tires...