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    Japan earthquake: Automotive semiconductor supply chains show resilience
    A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu Island on July 28, prompting precautionary inspections, temporary disruptions and localized power outages across the region. While several chipmakers suspended operations for safety checks, initial assessments indicate limited facility damage and gradual resumption of production. This report provides an update to our previous insight on the July 28 Kumamoto earthquake and its potential implications for the semiconductor a...
    Pax Silica: The car industry enters the silicon security state
    For most of the postwar era, the automotive industry focused its anxieties on the traditional pillars of steel, oil and labor. As the sector evolved, it later found itself preoccupied with the complexities of battery supply chains. Now, it must contend with lithography, gallium, trusted foundries and the unsettling question of whether a chip buried in a door controller carries the wrong geopolitical ancestry. This is the logic behind Pax Silica, the latest American attempt to turn...
    Blis announces integration with Mobility Global’s Polk Audience automotive data
    Blis, T-Mobile's omnichannel advertising platform, has partnered with Mobility Global to integrate Polk Audiences' automotive data into its platform, giving advertisers direct access to source-level vehicle ownership and purchase-intent insights. Through the integration, Blis combines Polk's automotive intelligence with T-Mobile's carrier insights and third-party purchase signals, enabling advertisers to build audiences based on verified consumer behavior rather than inferred data. The platfo...
    BMW i Ventures invests in CodeRabbit to advance AI review capabilities for software development
    BMW Group's independent venture capital fund, BMW i Ventures, has invested in CodeRabbit as part of a $143 million Series C financing round that values the software company at $1.5 billion. The round was coled by Atomico and Smash Capital, BMW i Ventures said. CodeRabbit’s platform reviews proposed code changes before they are approved and released. It identifies potential quality, security and reliability issues using the context of existing software, relevant requirements and test re...
    BorgWarner wins global OEM award for three-in-one integrated drive module
    BorgWarner has secured an award for a three-in-one integrated drive module (iDM) with a global OEM, with production expected to begin in 2027. The company said the award uses its latest integrated drive module technology and combines its global technology portfolio with localized development and manufacturing. The customer was not named. The system combines an advanced electric motor (eMotor), gearbox and fully integrated GenIV inverter in a compact package. BorgWarner said it offers iDM s...
    BYD launches Seal 06 with second-generation Blade battery, offers 630 km on a single charge
    BYD has launched its 2027 Seal 06 sedan in Shenzhen, China, pricing the 12-version lineup from 99,900 yuan (about $14,712).  BYD said the DM-i plug-in hybrid variants are priced from 99,900 yuan to 141,900 yuan, while the all-electric versions range from 109,900 yuan to 155,900 yuan. The currently available BYD Seal 06 EV went on sale in June 2025 at prices between 109,800 yuan and 129,800 yuan. According to BYD, the all-electric version is equipped with a flash-charging pla...
    Honda partners Tata Technologies for multi-powertrain platform development
    Japanese automaker Honda Motor has delegated vehicle platform development to Tata Technologies, marking Honda's first platform development collaboration with an Indian company. As part of this partnership, Tata Technologies, a subsidiary of the Indian conglomerate Tata Group, will help develop a multi-powertrain platform expected to be used across multiple Honda models, including hybrids and fully electrified vehicles. The platform is expected to be used for some models that Honda p...
    LX Semicon starts LX61101 MCU mass production for Hyundai Motor and Kia
    LX Semicon has begun mass-producing its LX61101 automotive microcontroller (MCU) for Hyundai Motor and Kia vehicles, due to enter production in the second half of 2026. The MCU is optimized for motor control in automotive body electronics and will initially be used in Hyundai Motor and Kia vehicles before expanding gradually to more models. It is the first tangible result from LX Semicon’s automotive semiconductor business, which the company has been building since 2022 to diversify beyond ...
    Ultium Cells plans to restart Ohio battery-cell plant next week
    A General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution battery-cell plant in northeast Ohio, US, is scheduled to restart production next week after a seven-month shutdown. A majority of laid-off workers at the Ultium Cells joint venture factory will return on Aug. 17 to make batteries, Tom Gallagher, vice president of operations for Ultium, said in an interview. The plant stopped producing battery cells in January because consumer demand for electric vehicles had declined. The restart will support b...
    Waymo imports more than 3,200 Zeekr-built Ojai robo-taxis despite 102.5% tariffs
    Alphabet’s Waymo has imported more than 3,200 Zeekr-built Ojai robo-taxis into the US despite 102.5% tariffs, Forbes reported. More than 2,600 shipments were recorded in 2026, while more than 500 Ojai vehicles were seen together at a Waymo integration facility in Mesa, Arizona, in August. The customs records identify the vehicle by its CM1e codename but do not name Waymo as the consignee. The Ojai is built in Ningbo, China, by Zeekr, the electric-vehicle brand of Geely Group. It entere...
    Octillion opens third India plant with over 3-GWh annual battery capacity
    Octillion Power Systems has opened a third manufacturing plant in India, a more than 13,000-square-meter facility in Halol, Gujarat, that adds over 3 GWh of annual battery capacity. The electric-vehicle battery systems supplier said the plant was converted from an empty structure into an operating manufacturing site in less than eight months. At full capacity, it will produce more than 48,000 battery systems a year. Together with Octillion’s two existing India facilities, the company exp...
    Verdek adds Tesla V4 Supercharger to Florida public agency contract
    Tesla’s V4 Supercharger is now available to Florida public agencies under the renewed contract through Verdek, giving eligible buyers a pre-competed procurement route without a separate Request for Proposal (RFP). The contract allows sheriffs’ offices, counties, municipalities, school districts and other eligible purchasers to procure Tesla’s direct current (DC) fast-charging platform through Verdek. It is the first time the Tesla Supercharger (V4) has been included under the FSA26-PWR5...
    Waymo registers South Korean subsidiary with 150 million won in capital
    Google’s self-driving subsidiary Waymo registered Waymo Korea Ltd. in Seoul, South Korea, with 150 million won (about $0.11 million) in capital on July 24, signaling its entry into the South Korean market. The company completed the registration in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Steven Seunsuk Hahn, Waymo’s deputy chief legal advisor, was named chief executive of the South Korean unit, while Kelly Kaul Francis, Waymo’s CFO, will serve as a director. Waymo Korea listed its corporate purposes a...
    Tesla unveils first Cybercab with integrated Starlink antenna
    Tesla's robo-taxi account has posted photos of what it called the first Cybercab with a Starlink antenna integrated into the vehicle's roof. The images show a gold Cybercab at Gigafactory Texas with a low-profile satellite antenna built into the roof. One photo shows the vehicle from the front with its door raised near US and Texas flags, while another shows the rear, the roof-mounted antenna and the "Cybercab" badge. The account captioned the post, "First Cybercab with @Starlink integra...
    Ford announces expanded rollout of new AI assistant
    Ford Motor Co. is broadening the rollout of a Ford and Lincoln AI assistant in its owner apps to 8 million eligible retail customers. The company said it began the rollout in the first half of 2026 and is expanding it across vehicle lines in waves. The tool is available through the Ford and Lincoln apps for eligible model year 2021 and newer vehicles equipped with an activated modem and the app. The assistant is designed to answer vehicle-specific questions because the app is already lin...
    Yasa secures grant from the UK government for its rare-earth-free axial flux motor project
    Yasa, the UK-based electric motor manufacturer owned by Mercedes-Benz, has secured government funding to develop rare-earth-free and heavy-rare-earth-free motor technologies for future electric and hybrid vehicles. The funding was awarded through the UK government's DRIVE35 Demonstrate competition and will support Project Resilience, an initiative designed to reduce the automotive industry's reliance on rare-earth magnet supply chains, which have become a growing concern due to geopolitical t...
    Sila receives conditional loan offer of $1.4 billion from the US Defense Department
    Sila, a US battery technology company, said it has received a conditional loan commitment of up to $1.4 billion from the US Defense Department's Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) to expand battery materials production and develop a lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility in Washington state. The financing would support a significant expansion of Sila's silicon-carbon anode manufacturing capacity at its Moses Lake, Washington, facility and help fund the construction of a battery cell p...
    GM plans to sell Indiana EV battery venture stake to Samsung SDI
    General Motors (GM) is planning to sell its stake in an Indiana electric vehicle battery venture to South Korea’s Samsung SDI, Bloomberg reported. The proposed divestment follows a pause in construction at the facility earlier in 2026. GM said in May that work would be halted to better align production capacity with current demand, and the companies said they would provide an update later on the site’s future. The project had already been under review as GM reassessed its EV strategy. ...
    EXIM raises proposed financing for EVelution Energy Arizona cobalt facility to $275 million
    EVelution Energy said the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States reissued a nonbinding letter of interest raising proposed financing for its Arizona cobalt processing facility from up to $200 million to up to $275 million. The proposed support, under EXIM’s Make More in America initiative, represents a 37.5% increase and would finance more than 60% of the estimated construction cost of EVelution Energy’s planned $450 million facility in Yuma County, Arizona, if approved. The proje...
    Škoda commences series production of electric SUV Peaq in Mladá Boleslav
    Škoda Auto has started series production of its electric sport utility vehicle Peaq at its car manufacturing plant in Mladá Boleslav after receiving almost 8,500 orders by the end of July. The seven-seater electric SUV, which was first unveiled in June in France, is being built on the same line as the electric Elroq, the Enyaq and the combustion-engine Octavia. According to Škoda, the mixed production setup allows it to adjust output in response to customer demand and supply-chain disru...
    Seven-Eleven partners with Tesla to open Tesla Superchargers at its store in Japan
    Seven-Eleven Japan began operating four Tesla Superchargers at its Kawasaki Shimoguchi Higashi store on July 11. The electric vehicle chargers, operated by Tesla Japan LLC, are North American Charging Standard (NACS)-compatible and offer output of up to 250 kW. Seven-Eleven Japan said the equipment can restore a practical charge in about 15 to 30 minutes, allowing drivers to charge while shopping. The chargers are available 24 hours a day at the store at 496 Shimoguchi, Takatsu-ku, Ka...
    Nio launches fifth-generation battery-swap stations across 7 cities in China
    Nio officially opened its 4,000th battery-swap station in China on Aug. 7. The newly opened facility is also the company's first fifth-generation battery-swap station.  The battery-swap station, located at Qiaoxiang Gymnasium in Quanzhou, Fujian province, was part of the first batch of fifth-generation stations put into operation across seven cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Suzhou, Hefei, Chengdu and Quanzhou.  With its fifth-generation battery-swap facility, Nio ...
    Nio developing 120-kWh battery pack that can fit all Nio EVs
    Nio is developing a 120-kWh battery pack that will be compatible with all of its main-brand models, founder, chairman and CEO William Li said. Li, speaking at a face-to-face user event in Quanzhou, Fujian province, did not provide a launch timeline. Asked whether the ET9 flagship executive sedan would receive an exclusive larger battery, Li said: "We're currently using a ternary battery system, and within the same standard pack, there will be a 120-kWh battery, which of course all vehicles ca...
    Aurrigo wins £1.43M UK funding to test autonomous airport safety vehicles
    Aurrigo International PLC has been awarded £1.43 million in UK government funding to test autonomous vehicles for airport safety tasks under a project named SENTRY. The company will use the CAM Pathfinder grant to deploy its Auto-Shuttle vehicles on routine airport work, including security patrols, perimeter inspections and counting birds and encouraging them to move somewhere safer. The vehicles will also inspect runway and taxiway surfaces for cracks, wear and loose objects that can d...
    Lumax Auto plans $16.4 million investment in new production facility in India
    Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd. has approved a 1.6 billion rupees (about $16.4 million) capital expenditure plan to set up a manufacturing plant in Chakan, Maharashtra, India, to supply components to local customer Mahindra & Mahindra, according to a report by Autocar Professional. The facility will be operated under the company’s Intelligent Ambient Comfort division and will supply components tied to the new business secured from Mahindra & Mahindra. The project will be funded entirel...
    PowerFlex acquires The Mobility House North America in share swap
    PowerFlex has acquired The Mobility House North America in a share swap that makes The Mobility House a minority shareholder of the US cleantech company, the companies said. The deal combines The Mobility House North America’s smart-charging software for school buses, public transport and fleet depots with PowerFlex’s platform for fleet charging, charging infrastructure, solar energy, battery storage and multisite energy management. The Mobility House North America’s ChargePilot syst...
    Pure Lithium wins Australian patent for lithium metal battery technology
    Pure Lithium Corp. said the Australian patent office has granted it patent AU2025271196 for “Lithium metal anode and battery,” adding protection for its lithium metal battery technology in Australia. The Chicago-based company said the patent covers its lithium metal anode technology and its use in a complete lithium metal battery. The grant expands Pure Lithium’s portfolio of more than 160 patents and patent applications across multiple jurisdictions. Pure Lithium said Australia mine...
    Torc Robotics joins Auto-ISAC for autonomous truck cybersecurity collaboration
    Torc Robotics has joined the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center to collaborate on cybersecurity practices for connected and autonomous vehicle systems. The company said its membership in Auto-ISAC will allow it to work with automakers, suppliers and commercial vehicle organizations on cyberthreat intelligence, emerging best practices and resilience for connected vehicle technologies. Torc is developing autonomous trucks for long-haul freight operations in the US. As autonom...
    Zoox starts paid Las Vegas robo-taxi rides on Aug. 10 after exemption
    Amazon-owned Zoox said it will begin charging for robo-taxi rides in Las Vegas on Aug. 10 after receiving a two-year federal safety exemption. The move marks the start of commercial operations for the autonomous vehicle company, which opened its Las Vegas robo-taxi service to the public nearly a year ago but had not been allowed to collect fares. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last week granted Zoox a temporary exemption from certain federal motor vehicle s...
    BMW starts series production of new i3 at Munich plant
    BMW has commenced the series production of its new i3, the second model in BMW’s Neue Klasse lineup, at its Munich plant, a move it said will lower manufacturing costs at the site by another 10%. The BMW i3 has been available for order since mid-June. Jochen Goller, BMW AG management board member responsible for Customer, Brands and Sales, said demand has been strong since orders opened ahead of launch. The commencement of series production follows four years of work at BMW Gro...
    Meridiam leads €23 million investment in Chargepoly alongside Fideve Groupe
    Meridiam led a €23 million investment in Chargepoly through its Meridiam Green Impact Growth Fund, alongside long-standing shareholder Fideve Groupe, to fund international expansion and platform scaling. Chargepoly, which is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, designs, deploys and operates direct current (DC) charging infrastructure for heavy-duty fleets. Founded in 2019 by Hadi Moussavi, the company focuses mainly on depot-based charging for truck and bus fleet operators. The comp...
    Indofast Energy, Zeon Charging partner to expand battery-swapping infrastructure in India
    Battery-swapping operator Indofast Energy has partnered with charge-point operator (CPO) Zeon Charging to expand its battery-swapping network across premium commercial locations in southern India. The installations are expected to commence in Bengaluru. Under the partnership, Indofast Energy plans to install its Quick Interchange Stations (QIS) at Zeon Charging's network of malls, metro parking facilities and commercial hubs across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and other key markets, aiming t...
    Wayve and Uber advance autonomous ride services in London
    Transport for London (TfL) granted Private Hire Vehicle licenses to several Wayve autonomous all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles, moving Uber Technologies and Wayve closer to offering autonomous rides in London. The vehicles, fitted with the Wayve AI Driver and surround cameras and radar, were inspected to confirm they meet TfL’s policy and safety standards, the companies said. The licenses complete the “triple-lock” requirement for Private Hire trips, under which the operator,...
    Beam Global supplies off-grid charging for Massachusetts community EV car-share pilot
    Beam Global has deployed its off-grid solar-powered electric vehicle charging systems for a new community car-share pilot in Massachusetts, US, supporting an effort to expand access to affordable electric transportation in areas that have historically lacked car-sharing services. The company said its EV ARC charging systems are being used as part of the CommunityEV Carshare pilot launched by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. The program combines Beam Global’s off-grid, battery-su...
    Stellantis Canada opens new battery research center in Ontario
    Stellantis Canada and the University of Windsor marked 30 years of their joint automotive research center on Aug. 4 by opening a new battery technology facility in Windsor, Ontario. The anniversary event for the Stellantis Canada-University of Windsor Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC) was held inside the new North American Battery Technology Centre. The battery center covers more than 8,600 square meters near Windsor International Airport. It is Stellantis’ North Ame...
    AEye’s Apollo lidar sensor gains validation on Nvidia Drive AGX Thor
    AEye Apollo lidar sensor has been validated on Nvidia Drive AGX Thor, Nvidia's compute platform for next-generation autonomous vehicles and physical AI systems. The company said the validation, along with sensor-to-compute interoperability confirmed against Nvidia DriveOS, places AEye as a sensor partner in the Nvidia Drive Hyperion Ecosystem. OEMs and tier 1 suppliers using the Nvidia Drive platform can source Apollo as a pre-qualified sensor, reducing integration risk and shortening th...
    SAIC, General Motors extend their JV in Greater China by 20 years
    SAIC Motor and General Motors (GM) have renewed their joint venture for a period of another 20 years, up to 2047, extending the partnership that began nearly three decades ago. SAIC Motor and GM signed the agreement in Shanghai on Aug. 5 at a ceremony attended by senior city officials. The two companies said the renewal reflected confidence in the long-term value of the Chinese market amid major changes in the global auto industry. SAIC-GM, first founded in June 1997 and owned equally by t...
    Agratas to build pilot lithium iron phosphate cell line at Sanand factory
    Tata Group battery unit Agratas is building a pilot lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell line at its Sanand, Gujarat, factory, turning to in-house technology as Chinese export restrictions complicate licensing agreements, according to a Bloomberg report published by Business Standard on Aug. 4, citing people familiar with the matter. The closely held Agratas Energy Storage Solutions Pvt. plans to produce LFP cells at the upcoming plant in Gujarat, India, the sources said, asking not to be identi...
    Hyundai Motor India achieves 83% localization in FY 2025/26
    Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) achieved 83% localization at the original equipment manufacturer level in the fiscal year 2025/26, reducing import dependence and broadening its domestic supplier base, Autocar Professional reported on Aug. 4. The Indian unit of the South Korean automaker said in its annual report that localization supported cost competitiveness through the indigenization of high-value components and greater use of locally produced steel. During fiscal year 2025/26, HMIL loca...
    Continental’s Q2 sales decline 9.1% year over year to €4.4 billion; adjusted EBIT up 35.1%
    Continental’s sales declined 9.1% year over year to €4.4 billion in the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Organic sales, excluding exchange-rate effects and consolidation changes, declined 0.3%. The company's topline performance was impacted by the sale of ContiTech’s Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) at the beginning of 2026. Continental concluded the second quarter with net income of €274 million, down 45.9% from €506 million a year earlier. Despite lower sales, Continent...
    The city of Nice in France expands EV charging infrastructure
    The Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis has opened 86 public electric vehicle charging points to all users on July 17 after Renault Group’s Mobilize Share car-sharing service ended locally. The EV chargers had previously been reserved for the Mobilize Share fleet, which stopped operating in the Metropolis on June 30. They are now available to all EV users, adding public charging capacity across the region. Eighty of the new charging points are in Nice, France, increasing the city’s publicly a...
    Philippines rolls out incentives to spur local EV manufacturing
    The Philippine government has unveiled a $1 billion subsidy program for local electric vehicle manufacturing, offering automakers direct government co-funding of up to 40% for eligible battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and components. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the decree creating the Electric Vehicle Incentive Strategy (EVIS) program, which aims to draw investment into local production. The scheme follows a 2022 policy that cut import duties to 0% on completed EVs and key parts to ...
    MAHLE starts battery-cooling plate production at Montblanc plant in Spain
    MAHLE has started series production of battery cooling plates for electric vehicles at its Montblanc plant in Tarragona, Spain, after a double-digit million-euro investment. The project coincides with the plant’s 50th anniversary and its 25th year as part of the MAHLE Group. The site, which employs 750 people, has adapted about 10,000 square meters of its facilities for the new production line. The cooling plates are designed to keep battery temperatures below 40°C and distribute heat e...
    Altilium secures UK patent for EcoCathode EV battery recycling process
    Altilium said on July 29 that it has received UK Patent No. GB2637908B for its EcoCathode electric vehicle battery recycling process. The UK Intellectual Property Office granted the patent, titled “Material Recovery Method and Use,” covering a hydrometallurgical process to recover, purify and regenerate cathode materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. The UK-based clean technology company said the process converts “black mass” into high-purity battery-grade materials for u...
    Cellcentric appoints Lars Ljungström as the new managing director and CFO
    Cellcentric, a 50/50 fuel-cell joint venture between Daimler Truck and Volvo Group, has appointed Lars Ljungström as the new CFO and managing director from August. Ljungström succeeds Niklas Ekström, who left Cellcentric at the end of July to move back to his family in Sweden, the company said. Ekström will become CFO for the Manufacturing Intelligence division within the Hexagon Group. Ljungström most recently served as vice president of strategy and business developme...
    Yokohama Rubber supplies ADVAN dB V552 tires as original equipment for SAIC Motor's MG7
    Yokohama Rubber has started supplying its ADVAN dB V552 tires as original equipment (OE) for SAIC Motor’s new MG7 sports sedan in mainland China. The midsize sedan, launched in January, is equipped with 245/40R19 98W ADVAN dB V552 tires. The ADVAN dB V552 is part of Yokohama Rubber’s flagship ADVAN tire lineup and is designed to deliver a combination of low road noise, strong wet-grip performance and improved fuel efficiency. The tire is intended to enhance ride comfort while maintaining ...
    Gestamp opens eighth manufacturing plant in São Paulo
    Gestamp has inaugurated its eighth manufacturing facility in Brazil, further expanding its presence in one of Latin America's largest automotive markets. The new 16,500-square-meter plant is located in Piracicaba, São Paulo, and was officially opened by Gestamp Executive Chairman Francisco J. Riberas and Gestamp Mercosur CEO Miguel Ángel Vicente. The plant has about 50 employees, with potential to increase to 150 within the existing facility and to 500 if future expansions are undertaken. I...
    Forvia reports higher operating margin, net cash flow despite 4.3% year-over-year decline in H1 sales to €10.5 billion
    Forvia reported a 4.3% year-over-year decline in sales to €10.5 billion in the first half ended June 30, 2026. On an organic basis, excluding currency impacts, sales decreased by 1.9%. Despite lower revenue, the French supplier recorded 1.6% year-over-year growth in operating income to €632 million, which resulted in a 30-basis-point improvement in operating margin to 6%. The company also reported 18.8% increase in net cash flow to €432 million, equivalent to 4.1% sales. “The fir...
    Nio plans to deploy its fifth-generation battery-swap station in China in August
    Shanghai-based electric-car maker Nio plans to deploy its first fifth-generation battery-swap station on Aug. 7 in Quanzhou, China. The battery-swap station will also be Nio's 4,000th in China.  The battery-swap station in Fujian province will support battery swaps for users of all three Nio Inc. brands — Nio, Onvo and Firefly — Ma Lin, the company’s vice president of branding and communications, said on Weibo. Ma had said on Aug. 1 that the first fifth-generation station would ...
    Neusoft Smart Go signs agreement with GigaDevice on intelligent vehicle electronics
    Neusoft Smart Go and GigaDevice announced a strategic cooperation on July 22 to jointly develop intelligent vehicle electronics solutions based on GigaDevice’s automotive-grade chips. The companies said the work will cover intelligent cockpits, intelligent communication, central computing platforms, cockpit-driving-parking integration and zone controllers. The partnership combines GigaDevice’s automotive-grade chips with Neusoft Smart Go’s technical expertise and mass production experie...
    Renesas plans to halt production at Takasaki factory within 2 to 3 years
    Renesas Electronics said it will end production at its Takasaki Factory in Japan within two to three years, while keeping and strengthening research and development functions at the site. The factory in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, is operated by Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a manufacturing subsidiary. Renesas will gradually scale down manufacturing before discontinuing production, with the factory’s closure to follow. The decision reflects structural changes in the semic...
    Mercedes-Benz adopts Hydro CIRCAL aluminum for next-generation large EVs
    Mercedes-Benz will become the first automotive company in Europe to use Hydro CIRCAL aluminum, made with at least 75% post-consumer scrap, in series production for its next-generation large electric vehicles. Hydro and Mercedes-Benz said they are expanding their partnership to increase the use of recycled and low-carbon aluminum in Europe, aiming to cut emissions and strengthen regional supply chains. The recycled content in Hydro CIRCAL marks an increase from today’s minimum of 25%. The...
    Mutapa Energy secures $300 million to develop Zimbabwe lithium assets
    Zimbabwe’s state-owned lithium miner, Mutapa Energy Resources, has secured $300 million from a group that includes mainland Chinese companies to develop assets in the country. “It’s a done deal,” Innocent Rukweza, CEO of Mutapa Energy, said in an interview. He declined to name the investors, saying one of the companies is listed and must first make a regulatory disclosure. Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. and Tshingshan Holding Group Co. were in talks on a $250 million to $300 million pa...
    ZF appoints Sebastian Schmitt to oversee Electrified Powertrain Technology division
    ZF Friedrichshafen AG has appointed Sebastian Schmitt to its board of management effective Sept. 1, 2026, in a reshuffle that follows Peter Holdmann’s decision to leave the German auto supplier. In his new role, Schmitt will be responsible for ZF's Electrified Powertrain Technology division, which he has headed since November 2025, and the Americas. The division had previously been overseen at the board level by Chief Executive Mathias Miedreich. Holdmann, a board member since May 2...
    NHTSA allows Zoox to deploy up to 2,500 robo-taxis annually
    The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will allow Zoox to commercially deploy up to 2,500 robo-taxis annually for two years under a temporary exemption. The NHTSA said the exemption will be subject to an enhanced, adaptable oversight structure that can evolve as Zoox’s technology advances. The action is part of a set of automated vehicle policy changes directed by US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy under the department’s Innovation Agenda. The NHTSA also said...
    Terminal raises $20 million Series A to expand telematics integration platform
    Terminal, a provider of unified telematics integration technology, has closed a $20 million Series A financing led by Battery Ventures, bringing its total funding to $26 million since its founding. The round included new strategic investors Intact Private Capital and Penske, along with returning investors Y Combinator and Wayfinder Ventures. Terminal said it will use the capital to expand its enterprise footprint across insurance, fleet management and logistics. Terminal integrates data ge...
    BMW sets December start for iX5 battery production at Woodruff
    BMW Group Plant Woodruff will begin series production of high-voltage batteries for the new fully electric BMW iX5 in December, the company said. The South Carolina, US, plant will assemble BMW’s sixth-generation high-voltage battery using cylindrical round cells integrated directly into the battery under a “cell-to-pack” design. The batteries will be shipped to BMW’s Plant Spartanburg, about 15 miles away, for use in the next generation of fully electric BMW X models. BMW said the...
    Qualcomm signs long-term chip supply deal for BMW digital cockpit and ADAS
    Qualcomm said it signed a long-term deal to supply chips for BMW’s future digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems through the next decade. The companies did not disclose financial terms. The agreement covers Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis products, including cockpit processors, automated-driving chips and AI accelerators, which the companies said will form the hardware base for BMW’s AI-led platforms. The deal extends an existing partnership between the companie...
    Socar proposes three-phase plan to make Jeju autonomous driving hub
    Socar and the autonomous driving unit Apex Mobility proposed a three-phase plan to make Jeju Special Self-Governing Province a hub for autonomous driving technology. The road map, presented by Socar and Apex Mobility CEO Park Jae-wook, calls for converting internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles, expanding autonomous car-sharing services and introducing autonomous ride-hailing, robotaxis and robo-buses. The plan includes airport-to-rental car connections, shuttle service...
    GM releases OTA software enhancements to Cadillac's user interface
    General Motors (GM) has begun rolling out over-the-air (OTA) software updates for four eligible Cadillac vehicle lines, adding changes to the brand’s freeform infotainment interface. The updates apply to eligible 2025–26 Lyriq, Optiq, Vistiq and CT5 vehicles. GM said some enhancements are already being deployed, with additional improvements due over the next few months as the latest software becomes available for each vehicle. The changes cover the home screen, media controls, digital ...
    ProLogium secures $50 million investment for TDAC business combination
    ProLogium and Translational Development Acquisition Corp. secured commitments for a $50 million primary capital investment from existing ProLogium shareholders to support their proposed business combination. The investment is tied to the companies’ previously announced transaction, which would result in ProLogium becoming a publicly listed company, they said on July 28. The committed capital comes at ProLogium’s previously announced pre-money valuation of approximately $3.8 billion. Th...
    Volkswagen and Gotion hold advanced talks on Valencia battery plant stake
    Volkswagen AG and Gotion are in advanced talks over a possible stake for the Chinese company in the German automaker’s battery plant in Valencia, La Tribuna de Automoción reported on July 27. The Spanish trade publication said Gotion could take a majority stake in a joint venture for the site. A PowerCo spokesperson said the company had no plan to cede control of the plant. The talks have included high-level visits by Gotion Chief Executive Li Zhen to assess the operation, the report sa...
    Tellus Power launches Tellus Energy AI to cut electricity costs 20%-40%
    Tellus Power Global Holding Ltd. launched Tellus Energy AI, a vertical AI model with early deployments targeting electricity cost reductions of 20%-40%. The company said the model is built for the energy and computing sectors and coordinates AI computing workloads with real-time power availability and prices. It also aims to turn distributed charging and storage assets into grid-responsive resources. Tellus Energy AI includes five core capabilities: near real-time wholesale electricity pri...
    Acciona Energía and Castellana Properties open 42-bay EV charging station in Badajoz
    Acciona Energía and Castellana Properties have opened a public electric vehicle charging station with 42 charging bays and 2,000 kW of contracted power at El Faro shopping center in Badajoz, Spain. The companies said the facility is one of the largest publicly accessible EV charging sites in Spain. The contracted power is intended to maintain charging capacity during periods of peak demand. The site has four 240-kW ultrafast chargers serving eight bays, enabling charging in less than 15 m...
    Baidu’s Apollo Go starts autonomous ride-hailing tests in London with Freenow
    Baidu’s Apollo Go has started testing autonomous ride-hailing vehicles in London with Freenow by Lyft, ahead of planned public rides in 2027, pending regulatory approval. The road tests will begin in the borough of Brent with safety operators on board, Baidu said. The trial will cover urban and suburban driving conditions. The deployment follows a strategic partnership announced by Baidu and Lyft in 2025 for Lyft to deploy Apollo Go autonomous vehicles in key European markets through the...
    Volvo pays US$1,900 to Norwegian EX90, ES90 owners over lidar drop
    Volvo Cars will pay 18,000 Norwegian kroner (US$1,900) to each Norwegian owner of a lidar-equipped EX90 or ES90 after abandoning Luminar-supplied lidar technology and related features. Henrik Juel Teige, spokesperson for Volvo Cars Norway, confirmed the compensation to Motor.no. He said Volvo had ended its lidar partnership and dropped plans for lidar-based functions for the EX90 and ES90. “The lidar-based features Volvo previously communicated about will not be launched, and the driver ...
    Stellantis sells Free2move’s car-sharing business to Mutares
    Stellantis has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in Free2move, its car-sharing business, to Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, with deal completion expected by the end of 2026. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including applicable information and consultation processes with employee representative bodies, regulatory approvals and other requirements under relevant laws and statutory provisions, the companies said. The business within Stellantis' Free2move umbrella pr...
    Energiesysteme Groß opens a megawatt EV charging hub in Niestetal, Germany
    Energiesysteme Groß GmbH has opened a megawatt charging hub in Niestetal, Germany. The facility has been operational since June, offering electric trucks charging at up to 1,000 kW near the A7 motorway junction by Kassel. The site, located in the Hermann-Scheer-Straße industrial park in Northern Hesse, uses Megawatt Charging System (MCS) technology to charge heavy commercial vehicles via two MCS dispensers. The company said trucks can be ready for use again in just over 45 minutes, kee...
    Rock Tech Lithium secures offtake supply agreement valued at up to $80 million
    Rock Tech Lithium Inc. has signed a binding seven-year offtake agreement with Transamine SA, eventually covering at least 100,000 dry metric tons of spodumene concentrate per year from its wholly owned Georgia Lake project in Ontario. The July 24 agreement gives the project a long-term sales channel with the Geneva-based commodities trader, with deliveries expected to start in 2028, subject to contractual terms and any changes after a final feasibility study. It also provides a framework for ...
    TSMC resumes operations at JASM plant after earthquake evacuation
    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said it had begun gradually resuming operations at its JASM plant in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake prompted a precautionary worker evacuation. TSMC said late on July 28 that all personnel at the Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing site had been confirmed safe after being evacuated under internal safety procedures. The earthquake struck Kumamoto prefecture earlier that day. "Post-earthquake structural inspecti...
    Sony suspends Kumamoto chip plant operations after 7.1-magnitude earthquake
    Sony Semiconductor Solutions said operations at its Kumamoto Technology Center have been suspended after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Kumamoto region. The company said today (July 29, 2026) that production at Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s Kumamoto facility in Kikuyo town was stopped immediately after the earthquake hit on July 28, and that assessments of damage to the building and manufacturing lines were continuing. Sony said the earthquake did not cause ...
    Forvia wins India seating program, plans 10th local manufacturing facility
    Forvia has won a significant seating program in India that will lead it to build its 10th manufacturing facility in the country, its first there for complete seat assembly. The company said the new plant will expand its industrial capabilities in India and support a local-for-local approach. The contract strengthens Forvia’s presence in a market it has identified as a priority under its Ignite strategy. India’s vehicle sales rose nearly 22% year over year to a record 2.6 million units in ...
    Hyundai Motor Group launches AllDayEnergy, clubs all V2X services under the new entity
    Hyundai Motor Group on Monday launched AllDayEnergy, a new global vehicle-to-everything (V2X) energy services platform that will integrate its electric vehicle charging and energy solutions under a single brand as the automaker seeks to expand its role in the energy sector. The service will initially offer vehicle-one-grid (V1G) smart charging capabilities, with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-home (V2H) services to follow. Hyundai Motor Group plans to roll out AllDayEnergy through ...
    Momenta enters robo-van market with driverless delivery vehicles in Suzhou
    Momenta said that it has entered the robo-van market, with driverless delivery vehicles already operating in Suzhou’s Xiangcheng district in China, where it is headquartered. The robo-vans are being used in express and overnight delivery, providing round-the-clock driverless transport for urban last-mile logistics. Local media outlet 21jingji reported last week, citing people familiar with the matter, that the vehicles had been running in Suzhou for several months. Momenta said the produ...
    InfiMotion debuts as independent global automotive supplier at Wuxi technology showcase
    InfiMotion Technology made its first public appearance as an independent global automotive supplier at a July 16 technology showcase in Wuxi, China. The company demonstrated its e-drive systems capabilities across research and development, validation and manufacturing, it said in a July 23 statement. “Let the world know InfiMotion,” said Joe Lin, CEO of InfiMotion Technology. “We have spent years perfecting our e-drive technology for leading global automakers, and we are now ready to st...
    Pure Lithium appoints Mercedes-Benz battery veteran Tobias Glossmann as chief product officer
    Pure Lithium Corp. appointed Mercedes-Benz battery veteran Tobias Glossmann as chief product officer after a 25-year career across Mercedes-Benz companies, the company said. Glossmann will oversee product and technology strategy, including turning Pure Lithium’s battery science into engineered products and directing product engineering. Pure Lithium is a lithium metal battery company and developer of the patented Brine to Battery technology. Glossmann most recently was principal systems ...
    Gentex plans to establish new production facility in Morocco by 2028
    Gentex plans to open a manufacturing facility in Morocco by 2028 as part of a strategy to better serve its European customers and improve market access, Automotive News reported on July 27, citing the second-quarter earnings call of the US-based automotive supplier. The company said the decision follows growing pressure from European automakers for suppliers to localize production closer to their operations. The new plant is expected to provide a more efficient and cost-effective ro...
    African Development Bank approves €100 million loan to Gotion Power Morocco for LFP gigafactory
    The African Development Bank approved a €100 million loan to Gotion Power Morocco for Africa’s first integrated lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery gigafactory, the bank said. The financing will support an integrated cathode-to-cell LFP battery plant in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Free Trade Zone. The bank also plans to mobilize up to €141 million more from financial partners as Mandated Lead Arranger under the New African Financial Architecture for Development (NAFAD). The project is ...
    Waymo plans independent Austin and Atlanta robo-taxi entry in January 2028
    Alphabet's Waymo is considering ending its Uber robo-taxi partnership and has told Uber it plans to enter Austin and Atlanta independently in January 2028, according to a Financial Times report on July 25. The self-driving car company has held internal discussions about exiting current agreements with Uber, which operates Waymo services in Austin and Atlanta, according to the report, which cited multiple people familiar with the matter. Waymo has not ruled out a full split. The partnership...
    Hyundai Motor Group launches AllDayEnergy global V2X service
    Hyundai Motor Group has launched AllDayEnergy, a global vehicle-to-everything (V2X) energy service set to begin rolling out in the UK via the Kia App later in 2026. The service brings Hyundai Motor Group’s existing V2X services under one global identity. It is intended to provide a consistent customer experience across markets and service types. AllDayEnergy will initially cover V1G smart charging, before expanding to vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-home (V2H) services. After the UK...
    Honda and Nissan to jointly develop next-generation car operating system
    Honda Motor and Nissan Motor are reportedly considering jointly developing an operating system for software-defined vehicles (SDVs) based on technology developed by Nissan, according to sources.  The operating system is a core technology for next-generation vehicles, and standardizing it between the two Japanese automakers is expected to improve development efficiency. In SDVs, functions such as autonomous driving can be added or improved through software updates. Honda and Nissan ann...
    LG Energy Solution files US patent actions against EVE Energy over cylindrical batteries
    LG Energy Solution filed US patent actions against mainland China’s EVE Energy over five cylindrical battery and separator patents, seeking an import ban from the International Trade Commission (ITC). Tulip Innovation, which represents the patent license, said LG Energy Solution on July 23 requested an ITC exclusion order and filed a patent infringement lawsuit in a district court in Texas against EVE Energy and others. The case expands LG Energy Solution’s patent enforcement from pouch-t...
    Mainland China resumes issuing robo-taxi permits after safety review
    Mainland China has resumed issuing robo-taxi permits in some cities after suspending new licenses in April, according to The Straits Times, citing people familiar with the matter. The restart is taking place gradually after authorities completed an industrywide review in late June, the sources said, declining to be identified because they were not authorized to speak to the media. One of the first permits went to Momenta Global, allowing the company to run trials in Shenzhen, mainland China. ...
    GAC Aion EVs report safety issues with CALB batteries
    GAC Aion, a leading carmaker in mainland China, and CALB, a leading battery supplier, have offered repairs after reported battery-related defects, impacting about 213,000 Aion S electric vehicles. Owners of the GAC Aion S series have reported battery swelling, leakage and cell ruptures, with some defects causing power failures while vehicles were being driven. The problems are concentrated in EVs that have traveled between 150,000 km and 300,000 km. Data from consumer complaint platforms, ...
    Sona Comstar, DENSO partner to develop electric and hybrid powertrain systems
    Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) has signed definitive agreements with Japan's DENSO Corp. to set up two joint ventures for electric and hybrid powertrain systems in India. The first of the two JV companies will develop and make high-voltage liquid-cooled traction inverters, traction motors and generators for electric and hybrid passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and other high-voltage applications. DENSO will own 51% and hold management control, while Sona Comstar will ho...
    MAHLE plans IAA debut for heavy electric truck range extender
    MAHLE will debut a range-extender system for heavy battery-electric trucks at IAA Transportation that can give vehicles a total range of more than 800 km. The Stuttgart, Germany, automotive component supplier said the system, to be shown in Hanover from Sept. 15 to 20, is intended to help fleets shift from diesel trucks while easing concerns over charging infrastructure and battery range. The truck’s battery would provide about 400 km of range, and the extender would provide the remaining 4...
    LG Energy Solution plans restart of Ohio EV battery plant by mid-August
    LG Energy Solution is preparing to restart Ultium Cells’ Ohio, US, electric vehicle battery plant, returning about 850 laid-off workers by mid-August as global electric vehicle demand improves. The plant, the first Ultium Cells facility built with General Motors (GM), is expected to reach full-scale operation in the fourth quarter after maintenance and a production ramp-up, industry sources said. LG Energy Solution and GM plan to adjust battery output based on the pace of EV market recovery...
    Schneider Electric upgrades Charge Pro commercial EV charger with EV Connect Software+
    Schneider Electric announced an upgrade to its Schneider Charge Pro Level 2 commercial electric vehicle charger, including one year of EV Connect Software+ and connector options for J1772 and the North American Charging Standard (NACS). The company said the charger is aimed at commercial US deployments, including multiunit dwellings, workplaces, fleet operations, public charging sites, hotels and retail centers. The system combines charging hardware with EV Connect Software+, a cloud-bas...
    Geely plans to acquire Ford Motor’s car plant in Valencia, Spain
    Leading Chinese carmaker Geely Auto has agreed to take over part of Ford’s Almussafes plant in Spain, Bloomberg reported. The plant has an annual capacity to produce 450,000 vehicles. Geely plans to build vehicles on an idle assembly line at the facility near Valencia, where Ford makes the Kuga crossover, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to announce the agreement at the plant. A Spanish government spokesperson confi...
    Tesla opens new megacharger for its electric trucks in California
    Tesla has expanded its Tesla Semi charging network by opening its first full-scale public Megacharger station in Bloomington, California, as the electric-vehicle maker prepares for higher-volume production of its heavy-duty trucks. The new station, located at 18434 Valley Blvd, features six Megacharger stalls that are capable of delivering up to 1.2 MW (1,200 kW) of charging power, Tesla Charging said. The Bloomington facility replaces what had been considered Tesla's first public Megachar...
    EV charging solutions provider Circontrol names Circutor as its global brand
    Circontrol, a leading electric vehicle charging solutions provider, plans to market its products and solutions under the Circutor brand in 2026, as the two companies combine operations under a single global commercial brand. The companies, which are part of the same business group, said the move is intended to align resources, broaden their product portfolio and create a more consistent market presence across regions. Circontrol is focused on electric vehicle charging solutions, whi...
    Tesla confirms Cybercab as first vehicle with built-in Starlink internet
    Tesla has confirmed its Cybercab robo-taxi will be the first vehicle in its lineup to feature built-in Starlink V5 satellite internet, using a SpaceX terminal with download speeds up to 375 Mbps. The system integrates SpaceX’s compact next-generation Starlink hardware into the vehicle structure rather than relying on an external antenna. Tesla disclosed the setup through a hardware diagram at its renovated Santana Row showroom in San Jose, California, which now focuses on Cybercab and rob...
    Hyundai opens China-focused mobility user experience research hub
    Hyundai Motor Group has announced the opening of UX Studio Shanghai, a dedicated user experience (UX) research center aimed at deepening its understanding of Chinese consumers and incorporating local insights into its global vehicle and mobility development efforts. Located in Shanghai's Jing'an district, the facility represents a key step in the group's "In China, For China, To Global" strategy, reinforcing its commitment to localization and customer-centric innovation in the era of smart ...
    Volkswagen plans Level 3 driver assistance for China models from second half of 2027
    Volkswagen Group plans to deliver China-market models with Level 3 driver assistance systems from the second half of 2027 through its Horizon Robotics partnership. The automaker said cars with Level 2 systems are already in production and are expected on Chinese roads in the third quarter of 2026, as China prepares to introduce higher levels of autonomy in mass-market passenger cars in 2027. The expanded collaboration will give Volkswagen access to Horizon Robotics’ AI foundation model a...
    Tesla expands robo-taxi service to Orlando and Tampa
    Tesla expanded its robo-taxi service to Orlando and Tampa, adding two Florida cities as it seeks to scale autonomous ride-hailing beyond its first launch markets. The expansion came a day before the electric-vehicle maker is due to report second-quarter earnings. Wall Street is watching robo-taxi progress closely because the business underpins much of Tesla's valuation as CEO Elon Musk shifts focus toward AI, autonomous driving and humanoid robots. Tesla launched its robo-taxi service in A...
    Pony.ai signs JD Auto Service agreement for robo-taxi maintenance network
    Pony.ai reached a strategic agreement with JD Auto Service to create a maintenance and spare-parts support system as it targets more than 3,500 robo-taxis by the end of 2026. The autonomous-driving company said the agreement will connect its fleet management platform with JD Auto Service’s nationwide network in China. Pony.ai operates more than 1,700 vehicles and plans to expand to more than 20 cities worldwide by the end of 2026. The collaboration will start in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangz...
    Aurora launches second-generation driverless trucks for 10 US Sun Belt routes
    Aurora Innovation launched its second-generation driverless trucks and plans to deploy them on its commercial network of 10 driverless routes across the US Sun Belt. The trucks are based on the International LT Series and use Aurora’s next-generation hardware. Aurora said the hardware is more powerful and designed to last 1 million miles, a durability target it described as important for scaled deployment. Aurora said it closed its Safety Case for the new truck and hardware before launch...
    Antolin files for Chapter 15 recognition to protect US assets
    On July 20, automotive interior supplier Antolin filed for Chapter 15 recognition in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to protect US assets while pursuing a Spanish restructuring plan. Chapter 15 allows a US bankruptcy court to recognize a foreign restructuring or insolvency proceeding and protect assets in the US. Earlier, Antolin submitted its restructuring plan in Spain on July 10, and the Spanish court formally admitted the case on July 17. ...
    Connecticut regulator selects AmpUp EV charging pilot for statewide deployment
    The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) selected AmpUp’s Adapt & Earn managed-charging pilot as the only Cycle 1 Innovative Energy Solutions project to move to scaled deployment. PURA's July 1 decision invites AmpUp and the state’s electric utilities to submit a joint proposal for a statewide program. The effort would extend managed charging to public and shared electric-vehicle chargers across Connecticut, AmpUp said July 21. The 18-month pilot, run with Evers...
    Sila raises $300 million to expand US silicon-carbon anode production
    Sila secured $300 million in a private equity round to expand US production of its silicon-carbon anode technology and support a planned expansion in Moses Lake, Washington. The Alameda, California-based battery technology company said the round was led by Atreides Management and Sutter Hill Ventures. Other participants included 8VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc., and other existing and new investors. Sila said the f...
    Li Auto establishes Shanghai chip design company with 100,000 yuan capital
    Li Auto has established a Shanghai company with registered capital of 100,000 yuan (about $14,724) and a business scope that includes integrated circuit chip design. Xinchuang Zhihe (Shanghai) Technology Co. Ltd. was registered on July 13 in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, according to business registration information. Local media outlet Chedongxi first reported the registration on July 20. The company’s business scope includes technical services, technology development, integrated c...
    Tripy seeks approval to test Level 4 robo-taxis in Türkiye
    Tripy plans to test Level 4 robo-taxis in Türkiye as early as 2026, subject to regulatory approval, with Ankara among the cities under consideration. The Turkish shared mobility operator, which operates 7,200 shared e-bikes in Turkey and Azerbaijan, is seeking permission to test self-driving vehicles on Turkish roads.  “The launch of this process will depend on the completion of the necessary testing permissions from the relevant authorities and it is currently targeted to begin be...
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