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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...
    Ionity opens its first EV charging site in London
    Ionity has opened a 12-bay ultrarapid electric vehicle charging site at Greenwich Shopping Park, its first planned London urban hub, with EV chargers delivering up to 400 kW. The site, which is situated on Bugsby’s Way in southeast London, is open to all EVs and extends Ionity's network beyond its motorway locations into the capital. The company said it is the first in a pipeline of ultrarapid-charging hubs it plans to bring to London. Ionity will offer free charging for 24 hours at...
    Tesla’s Shanghai-based gigafactory rolls out 6-millionth battery pack
    Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory has produced its 6-millionth battery pack, the company said, about 9 months after reaching its 5-million-battery-pack milestone. Tesla announced the milestone on Weibo for Giga Shanghai, its largest production base globally. "From cell chemistry to battery pack structure, we insist on in-house R&D and independent design," the company wrote. Tesla does not manufacture battery cells in China. The Shanghai plant mainly sources cells from China's CATL and ...
    Chery to deepen its presence in the UK with a new R&D center
    Chery plans to open a passenger-car research and development center in Bedfordshire, England, in 2026, deepening its presence in the UK market. Chery's new R&D center will initially work on calibrating vehicles for UK driving conditions before expanding into autonomous driving and AI, according to a Financial Times report. Bedfordshire is an engineering and motorsport hub that already hosts several automotive R&D facilities. The company plans, over the long term, to hire local tale...
    Wawa plans to roll out DC fast-charging stations at eight stores in Pennsylvania in 2026
    Wawa will install Wawa-branded direct current (DC) fast-charging stations supplied by Electrify America at eight Pennsylvania stores in 2026, expanding its self-branded electric vehicle charging push. Electrify America will provide a white-label charging platform that allows Wawa to operate the chargers under its own name, while Electrify America supplies the equipment, software and network support. Wawa, earlier in 2026, launched self-branded Tesla Superchargers and also hosts Ionn...
    California Energy Commission approves $95.2 million zero-emission vehicle infrastructure plan
    The California Energy Commission approved a $95.2 million plan for fiscal 2026–2027 to expand zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure across California, US. The annual Clean Transportation Program Investment Plan Update, approved Aug. 17, covers spending in the current fiscal year and includes projected allocations through 2028–2029. The money is intended to support electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling for light-, medium- and heavy-duty ZEVs. The plan allocates $48 milli...
    Exide invests nearly 2 billion rupees in lithium-ion battery unit EESL
    Exide Industries has invested nearly 2 billion rupees (approximately $20.9 million) in wholly owned unit Exide Energy Solutions Ltd., lifting its total equity investment in the lithium-ion battery subsidiary to 51 billion rupees. The company disclosed the infusion in a regulatory filing, saying it subscribed to EESL shares on a rights basis. EESL allotted 5,71,42,857 equity shares of 10 rupees each at a premium of 25 rupees, for a total consideration of just under 2 billion rupees. Exide s...
    ChargePoint deploys 10 overhead fast-charging dispensers at Portland airport
    ChargePoint has deployed 10 overhead dual-port fast-charging dispensers at Portland International Airport, allowing up to 20 rental electric vehicles to connect at the same time, the company said. The system, installed in PDX’s Quick Turnaround (QTA) Facility, uses retractable cable management and mounts charging equipment above vehicles rather than at ground level. ChargePoint said the approach is intended to preserve space, reduce installation complexity and lower the risk of vehicle dama...
    Aumovio reports sharp decline in H1 FY'26 profit amid 9.4% drop in sales to €8.6 billion
    Aumovio has reported a 9.4% year-over-year decline in sales to €8.6 billion in the first half of fiscal year 2026 amid a challenging automotive business environment worldwide. The Germany-based supplier also reported wider losses. While earnings before interest and tax loss more than tripled to €469 million, net loss more than doubled to €597 million. Adjusted EBIT fell by 39.6% year over year to €157 million, resulting in an adjusted EBIT margin of 1.8% compared to 2.7% in ...
    Mercedes-Benz updates C-Class with premium cabin, advanced lighting and enhanced driving dynamics
    Mercedes-Benz has updated its popular C-Class saloon and estate, placing a strong emphasis on cabin refinement, intelligent lighting technologies and enhanced driving dynamics. According to the German carmaker, the facelifted model has received the most extensive technical upgrade in its history, bringing luxury features traditionally associated with higher segments into the midsize sedan and wagon. Inside, the updated C-Class adopts a more upmarket feel with new upholstery colors, additional...
    Minda Instruments gets Indian government’s approval for local production of TFT display module
    Minda Instruments Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Minda Corp. and part of the Spark Minda Group, has received approval under the government of India’s Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) to manufacture display module subassemblies, a critical automotive electronics component that has largely been imported into the country. The approval paves the way for the Indian supplier to establish a greenfield thin-film-transistor (TFT) display module assembly facility, marking a sign...
    Pony.ai reports second-quarter robo-taxi revenue up 691.2% to $12.1 million
    Pony.ai's second-quarter robo-taxi revenue rose 691.2% year over year to $12.1 million, as total revenue increased 68.8% to $36.2 million. Fare-charging robo-taxi revenue surged 849.3% from a year earlier, the company said in its latest quarterly results. Robo-taxi contributed one-third of total revenue for the first time, and Pony.ai said it remains on track to grow full-year Robotaxi revenue to more than 3.5 times its 2025 level. The company attributed the gains to lower costs, op...
    Waymo partners with Las Vegas Raiders for autonomous ride-hailing service at Allegiant Stadium
    The Las Vegas Raiders named Waymo their official ride-hailing partner under a multiyear agreement, the team said, calling it the first professional football partnership with an autonomous vehicle company. Fans using Waymo to travel to Allegiant Stadium will have access to a dedicated pickup and drop-off area, along with wayfinding signage for games, concerts and major events, the Raiders said. The partnership also includes fan promotions during the season for Waymo riders, including a “K...
    Momenta and Xheart select QNX OS for Safety for autonomous driving platform
    Momenta and Xheart have selected QNX OS for Safety from BlackBerry’s QNX division as the foundation for a Physical AI-defined autonomous driving platform. The system combines Momenta’s full-stack autonomous driving solution, Xheart’s X7 automotive-grade system-on-chip (SoC) and QNX OS for Safety, which is built on QNX SDP 8.0. The companies said the production-ready package is intended to help automakers accelerate deployment while meeting global functional safety standards. The solu...
    Uber, Verne and Ponyai. launch autonomous rides in Zagreb
    Uber Technologies, Verne and Pony.ai launched autonomous rides on the Uber app in Zagreb, Croatia, the first time riders in Europe can book an autonomous vehicle with Uber. Riders can request the service in key areas of Zagreb, including the city center, the companies said. Service availability and geographic coverage are expected to expand over time. A licensed operator will be on board at launch, monitoring from behind the wheel, as part of a phased introduction. The companies said tha...
    Cedar Electronics selects TomTom Orbis maps to enhance speed awareness across the US
    Mapping and location technology solutions provider TomTom announced that Cedar Electronics, a provider of automotive safety and driver awareness solutions, has selected its Orbis Maps platform for integration into the company's Escort and Cobra radar detector products in supported markets. The integration will enable Cedar Electronics to leverage TomTom's speed limit data to validate and maintain updated posted speed information across the US road network. The collaboration is inten...
    Volkswagen partners with Samsung Wallet to extend Digital Key access to EV drivers
    Samsung Electronics has said its Wallet app will add Digital Key access for select Volkswagen ID. electric vehicles in Europe starting Aug. 18. The feature will let owners use compatible Samsung Galaxy smartphones to lock, unlock and start eligible Volkswagen models without a physical key, Samsung said. Supported vehicles include the ID.Polo, ID.Cross, ID.3neo, ID.4, ID.5, ID.7 and ID.Buzz. Availability is limited to eligible Volkswagen ID. vehicles produced on or after April 27, 2026, r...
    BC Hydro opens 8-vehicle EV charging hub in Campbell River
    BC Hydro has opened an electric vehicle charging hub at Campbell River's Strathcona Gardens Recreation Complex in British Columbia with capacity for eight vehicles at the same time. The site, developed with the Strathcona Regional District, is in the parking lot of the complex at 225 South Dogwood Street. It has two 180-kW fast chargers that can add up to 180 km of driving to an average EV in about 10 minutes, BC Hydro said. Each fast charger can serve two vehicles at once by splitting out...
    Paua integrates Humax MX7 charger into fleet reimbursement platform
    Paua is integrating Humax’s MX7 smart home charger into Paua Reimburse to automate home charging payments for commercial electric fleets. The partnership will feed charger and vehicle data into Paua’s fleet platform, which covers charging at home, on public networks, at workplaces and at shared depots. The integration is currently in development, with further availability information to follow. Paua said the Humax MX7 will use ISO 15118 technology to identify which vehicle is connected...
    Hevo receives US patent for dynamic wireless roadway charging for EVs
    Hevo Inc. said Aug. 18 that it has received a US patent for systems enabling continuous wireless charging of electric vehicles while moving along a roadway. The Brooklyn, New York-based developer and tier 1 supplier of Rezonant wireless charging hardware and the Journey software platform said the patent is titled "Systems and methods for dynamic roadway charging." It covers the use of multiple wireless charging pads placed along roadways to transfer power to receivers on one or more el...
    BRIN develops coal-waste artificial graphite for EV battery materials
    Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is developing artificial graphite from coal waste with a 96.8% structural conformity rate for use in electric vehicle battery materials, BRIN Head Arif Satria said. Satria said the work is part of the upstream development of advanced materials to support Indonesia’s EV ecosystem. "In the upstream sector of advanced materials, BRIN is developing a 5V-generation lithium-ion battery and producing artificial graphite from coal waste." H...
    LG Energy Solution starts production at Lansing battery plant
    LG Energy Solution said on Aug. 18 that it has started production at a 226-acre battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, targeting more than 35 GWh of annual capacity at full scale. The facility, LG Energy Solution Michigan-Lansing, will make large-format battery cells for energy storage systems and electric vehicles. Employment is expected to rise to 1,700 people at full-scale production from about 900 currently. The plant produces lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells for energy storage systems,...
    Tesla prepares to launch Cybercab in Austin in August
    Tesla has told employees it is preparing to publicly launch its Cybercab in Austin, Texas, as soon as August, according to a Reuters report citing the Information. The rollout would start with rides for Tesla employees on public roads before Cybercabs are added to the company’s robo-taxi service in Austin a few days later, the report said.  Cybercab is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle designed without pedals or a steering wheel. The vehicle is central to Tesla’s robo-taxi ambi...
    Einride plans to deploy 500 Tesla Semis on Saga AI platform
    Einride plans to deploy 500 Tesla Semi trucks on its Saga AI fleet platform across North America starting in September. These deployments will be among the largest of their kind to date and will serve Amazon and other customers across freight corridors in California, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois and Georgia. The rollout will take place in multiple phases over 24 months and will be fully financed through third-party financing solutions, Einride said. The company said the addition of t...
    Hyundai Motor, Kakao Mobility and Socar compete for Seoul robo-taxi mandate
    Hyundai Motor, Kakao Mobility and Socar are competing for a two-year mandate to operate Seoul’s robo-taxi platform. The contest has drawn several groups seeking a role in South Korea’s emerging autonomous taxi market. Other contenders include Apex Mobility, Tmoney Mobility and the Seoul Taxi Transport Business Association, which represents the city’s traditional taxi operators. The mandate would give the selected company or consortium the right to run the capital’s robo-taxi platform ...
    Mainland China introduces 5 automotive chip certification standards for 2026
    Mainland China has introduced five automotive chip certification and accreditation industry standards, effective Oct. 1, to help locally designed semiconductors qualify for use in production vehicles. The State Administration for Market Regulation and the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China said the framework is the world's first national-level capability assessment system for institutions across the automotive chip supply chain. Regulators said the absence of unif...
    General Motors plans to move all EVs to native NACS charging ports
    General Motors (GM) expects all 2027 model year electric vehicles from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC to come standard with North American Charging Standard (NACS) ports, eliminating the need for adapters at compatible NACS chargers. All GM EVs sold under the three brands can charge at compatible NACS plugs, either through an adapter or a native port. GM said the shift to native NACS ports is part of its effort to standardize charging as NACS fast chargers become more common across the US. Mo...
    MAHLE unveils new range-extender system for electric trucks
    MAHLE plans to unveil a range-extender system for heavy battery-electric trucks with more than 800 km of total driving range at the IAA Transportation in Hanover. The event is scheduled from Sept. 15 to 20. The Stuttgart-based auto component supplier said the system is designed to help fleets shift from diesel trucks despite limited charging infrastructure and range constraints. “Our range extender is a smart 'emergency power unit' that is activated at precisely the right moment and si...
    Prague city extends EV charging infrastructure projects until 2028
    The Prague City Council has approved the extension of three contracts that entail modernizing public lighting and preparing selected street lights for on-street electric vehicle charging points until Dec. 31, 2028. The city council said the project links upgrades to public lighting with renewal of the electricity distribution grid. By coordinating work and using the same cable routes, Prague aims to reduce disruption to roads and pavements and limit inconvenience for residents ...
    E.ON and Clever plan to dissolve their EV charging JV
    E.ON Drive Infrastructure and Clever plan to dissolve their Scandinavian fast-charging joint venture in 2026, splitting a network of 157 charging points across Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The venture, Powered by E.ON Drive & Clever, was set up in 2018 as a 50/50 alliance to build infrastructure for long-distance electric vehicle travel in Scandinavian countries. Its current network covers 37 motorway locations. Clever will take over the venture’s six Danish sites, comprising 48 fast-...
    LG begins mass production of 5G smart telematics unit for European automaker
    LG Electronics has begun mass production of a 5G Release 16 smart telematics unit integrating up to 12 antennas and has started deliveries to a premium European automaker. The company said the supply deal marks the solution’s first deployment in a production vehicle in Europe. The product combines a communications module and multiple antennas in a single unit, aiming to improve connectivity while reducing radio-frequency cabling, wiring complexity, vehicle weight and cost. Conventional...
    HERE Technologies and Octave partner to enhance incident response across Australia
    HERE Technologies said it has partnered with Octave Intelligence PLC to integrate HERE location data into Octave OnCall Dispatch, a computer-aided dispatch product for incident response operations. The companies said the integration is intended to improve dispatch times and operational efficiency across Australia by providing more accurate maps, current real-time data and faster response support. Octave Intelligence provides software for mission-critical facilities and infrastructure. Octa...
    Hyundai partners with Cinemo to integrate Cloud-based music streaming in group vehicles
    Hyundai Motor Group has partnered with Cinemo to enhance the in-car digital media experience across selected Hyundai, Kia and Genesis vehicles by enabling access to leading online music streaming services through the vehicle infotainment system. The collaboration leverages Cinemo's CORE Online and Live Service technologies to deliver a cloud-based streaming platform that allows drivers and passengers to access and control popular music services directly from the vehicle interface. Supported s...
    Gallant Capital Partners acquires majority positions in Lumileds term loan facilities
    Gallant Capital Partners has acquired majority positions in Lumileds Holding BV’s senior secured term loan credit facilities, the Netherlands-based LED supplier said in a press release on Aug. 18. The transaction transfers existing debt ownership among secondary-market participants and does not change Lumileds’ governance model. Lumileds said its current leadership, teams and customer program commitments remain in place. Lumileds, which serves the automotive, display, illumination and mob...
    Toyota recalls 48,280 Tacoma vehicles over shock absorber oil reservoir risk
    Toyota is recalling 48,280 vehicles in the US after identifying a potential safety issue involving the vehicles' shock absorbers. The recall covers select 2024–2025 Tacoma and 2024 Tacoma Hybrid pickup trucks. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the issue stems from the metal flange on the front and rear shock absorbers, which may corrode over time and break. If this occurs, the external oil reservoir attached to the shock absorber could become detach...
    ZF reports improved earnings in H1 FY'26 despite 2% YOY decline in sales to €19.3 billion
    ZF Friedrichshafen delivered a stronger financial performance in the first half of 2026, driven by improved profitability, disciplined cost management and enhanced cash generation, despite ongoing challenges in the global automotive market. While the company reported a 2% year-over-year decline in sales to €19.3 billion, revenue improved 0.5% after adjusting for currency fluctuations and M&A-related effects. Sales declined 3% year over year in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to €9....
    Charging becomes a grid-native service
    For most of the electric vehicle era, success was measured by infrastructure: how many chargers were installed, how quickly they were deployed and how reliably they operated. That focus reflected the first phase of electrification — expanding access, improving uptime, reducing payment friction and enabling drivers to move across charging networks. Success meant more plugs, wider coverage and the confidence that drivers could charge when they needed to. As EV adoption grows, grid capacity sh...
    The Cabin OS Wars
    For years the car’s interior was sold like a small theater: bigger screens, smoother menus, more connectivity, richer graphics and better ambient lighting. The cockpit mattered because it signaled taste and modernity, and was where the brand performed for the customer. That model is giving way to something more strategic. In software-defined vehicles (SDVs), the cabin is becoming a logged-in environment: an identity layer, an authentication surface, a commerce channel and a portal through w...
    Lighting that speaks
    Automotive lighting was once a largely solved engineering discipline. Headlamps illuminated the road, indicators and brake lights communicated driver actions, and distinctive lighting signatures helped manufacturers differentiate their brands. The priorities were visibility, compliance, and styling. Automation introduces a new requirement. As vehicles increasingly operate with reduced human oversight, they must communicate with people who cannot see their internal decision-making processes. A...
    UK launches consultation on zero-emission vehicle mandate
    On Aug. 14, the UK government launched a consultation on its zero-emission vehicle mandate, seeking industry views on phasing out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. The review asks vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, charge-point operators, dealers, consumers and communities how the UK should reach 100% zero-emission new car and van sales by 2035. The consultation, launched by the UK and devolved governments, will run until Oct. 23. The government said the review comes as more than 1 in 4 n...
    SparkCharge expands to UK with AI-optimized on-site power deployments
    SparkCharge has expanded operations to the UK, offering AI-optimized on-site power deployments in as little as seven days for autonomous vehicle fleets and other enterprises. The company said on Aug. 11 that the UK expansion extends its international footprint beyond established operations in the US. SparkCharge said its systems can operate independently of the grid and later integrate with grid infrastructure when it becomes available. The company provides power through a managed energy s...
    TU Graz researchers develop EV battery design guidelines for safer repair and reuse
    Researchers led by Graz University of Technology have developed electric vehicle battery design guidelines after finding that battery cells account for about 75% of pack mass and are critical to reuse. The guidelines, developed in the E-Track research project, are intended to make traction batteries safer, easier to repair and more sustainable over their life cycle, TU Graz said. The work involved TU Graz’s Vehicle Safety Institute, the Institute of Environmental Systems Science at the Univ...
    Nano One produces LFP cathode material with lithium carbonate from Standard Lithium
    Nano One Materials Corp. has produced lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) and in-house battery test cells using Standard Lithium Ltd.'s lithium carbonate, with initial tests showing about 155 mAh/g on first discharge. Vancouver-based Nano One said the battery-quality lithium carbonate came from Standard Lithium’s pilot plant at its South West Arkansas Project. Nano One processed the material through its patented One-Pot process to make LFP CAM, then assembled and...
    Veuron secures $4.8 million through South Korea’s 2026 Global TIPS program
    Veuron Technology has been selected for South Korea’s 2026 Global TIPS program, securing $4.8 million over four years, the company said on Aug. 18. The AI autonomous-driving startup, which focuses on lidar-based perception, will receive $3.75 million in government research and development funding for a project titled “Development of World Foundation Model (WFM)-based End-to-End Autonomous Driving Technology and Global Real-Vehicle Validation.” KAIST will join as a research institutio...
    Teradar establishes German unit after first paid evaluation program with major automaker
    Teradar established Teradar GmbH in Germany, its first European headquarters, after securing its first paid evaluation program with a major German automaker. The US-based developer of terahertz vision technology said the German unit will support commercial work with European automakers on its Terahertz Imaging sensors. The technology is intended for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving applications. Teradar said Terahertz Imaging provides 20 times the resolut...
    VinFast plans Level 2+/Level 2++ driver-assistance upgrade for next-gen vehicles
    VinFast plans to upgrade its next generation of vehicles from Level 2 driver-assistance systems to Level 2+/Level 2++ capability, executive Anne Pham said at the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit. Pham, Vingroup’s head of International Capital Development, said VinFast’s current vehicles use Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems, including adaptive cruise control and lane-centering, which assist drivers but keep them in control. She said the next phase would expand the conditions...
    Mahindra and Google Cloud launch BE 6 SPORTEQ series with Gemini AI agent
    Mahindra, in collaboration with Google Cloud, has launched the BE 6 SPORTEQ electric sport utility vehicle series with an AI agent built on Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise, making Mahindra the first Indian OEM to integrate the technology, according to the companies. The companies said the automotive agent is being added to the updated Mahindra Artificial Intelligence Architecture (MAIA) platform. The system is designed to move beyond fixed voice commands and use Gemini models to inter...
    New Jeep Cherokee to launch Stellantis' STLA One Platform in US
    Stellantis has announced that the next-generation Jeep Cherokee will be the first vehicle assembled in the US on its new STLA One architecture, marking a significant step in the automaker's strategy to improve product competitiveness, streamline vehicle development and support long-term profitable growth. Introduced as a cornerstone of Stellantis' FaSTLAne 2030 strategy unveiled in May 2026, STLA One is a flexible, modular vehicle architecture designed to underpin more than 30 models globally...
    Stellantis recalls nearly 1 million vehicles globally over rearview camera glitch
    Stellantis is recalling about 848,000 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles in the US to fix a glitch in radio software that can prevent rearview cameras from working properly. The issue can cause the rearview camera image not to appear on the media screen. The automaker is unaware of any accidents or injuries linked to the problem. Apart from the US, Stellantis is recalling 107,000 vehicles in Canada, Mexico and other markets. The recall covers various 2026 and 2027 model year Chrysler P...
    Nexen Tire supplies N'FERA Sport tires for new Audi A6
    Nexen Tire has started supplying its N'FERA Sport tires as original equipment (OE) for the new Audi A6 in 18- and 19-inch specifications. The luxury sedan is based on the Premium Platform Combustion, a modular car platform developed by Audi for internal combustion engine cars. Nexen Tire said tire performance is important for the model’s high-speed stability, low noise levels and ride comfort. The N'FERA Sport is an ultrahigh-performance (UHP) tire optimized for high-performance vehicles. T...
    Nexen Tire’s Q2 revenue rises 10.8% YOY to $577.9 million
    Nexen Tire reported revenue of 891.3 billion won (about $577.9 million) and operating profit of 34.3 billion won in the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, reflecting continued business growth despite challenging market conditions. Revenue increased 10.8% year over year, supported by strong performance in key markets, particularly in Europe. The company achieved growth despite softer automotive demand and ongoing geopolitical uncertainties. Expansion of its original equipment (OE) supply prog...
    BorgWarner wins contract to supply variable cam timing programs in Europe and China
    On Aug. 5, BorgWarner announced that it secured two variable cam timing program awards in Europe and China. The European award covers a program life extension and a significant volume increase for a European premium OEM’s V6 engine family. The China program replaces the previous incumbent supplier for a major Chinese OEM’s high-volume 1.5L turbocharged gasoline engine family. “These awards underline the long-term competitiveness of our VCT portfolio across both hybrid and combustion pow...
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    AESC delays third Sunderland battery line after JLR talks stall
    AESC has delayed adding a third production line at its Sunderland, UK, battery gigafactory after talks to supply Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) stalled, people familiar with the matter said, according to a report by The Guardian. AESC, which makes batteries for Nissan next to the Japanese carmaker’s Sunderland plant, had planned to expand output but has pushed back its ramp-up because of lower-than-expected demand from Nissan and the absence of a JLR agreement, the people said. The Sunderland s...
    Nano One reports a loss of C$4.3 million in Q2 2026
    For the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, Nano One Materials Corp. reported a loss of C$4.3 million, as compared to C$2.8 million in the second quarter of last year. Nano One said it had secured over C$63 million in non-dilutive capital since the start of 2024. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company reported net assets of C$18.2 million, working capital of C$17.6 million, and cash of C$19.3 million as of June 30, 2026, in its second-quarter results. Government funding received in ...
    Mahindra introduces BE 6 SPORTEQ electric SUV series with BaaS option
    Mahindra introduced the BE 6 SPORTEQ electric sport utility vehicle series at 1.145 million rupees (about $12,000) with battery-as-a-service (BaaS) and a battery charge of 3.75 rupees per kilometer. The company said deliveries will begin on Aug. 26. The series is offered in eight variants — ONE, TWO, THREE, THREE+, FOUR, FE, FE FOUR and Launch Edition. The BaaS option will be offered with the ONE and TWO variants, which come with a 59-kWh battery pack. The BE 6 SPORTEQ also gets a 70-k...
    EVgo plans 500-kW EVgo Supercharger deployment across US metropolitan fast-charging network
    EVgo plans to deploy V4 EVgo Superchargers capable of up to 500-kW/1,000 V across its US metropolitan fast-charging network, the company said Aug. 5. The Los Angeles-based company said deployments will begin soon, with the first EVgo Supercharger sites expected to be operational in the second half of 2026. The chargers will broaden access to North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging options. EVgo said the Supercharger locations will appear in Tesla's in-car navigation, allowing...
    Karsan launches autonomous e-ATAK bus service at Efteling
    Karsan’s Autonomous e-ATAK began carrying passengers on an approximately 6-km route at the Efteling theme park in the Netherlands on Aug. 12. The bus connects Efteling’s main public transport hub with hotels, accommodation facilities and visitor amenities in the area. It runs between the Efteling Hoofdingang and Wonderhotel stops in mixed traffic using SAE Level-4 autonomous driving technology. Commenting on the project, Karsan CEO Utku Ayyarkın said: "We are extremely proud that Ka...
    Waymo wins California approval to expand robo-taxis across 18 counties
    Waymo received California approval to expand robo-taxi operations across 18 counties, a move that will more than triple its service area around Los Angeles and San Francisco. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the Alphabet-owned company’s request to operate in San Diego and Sacramento, as well as communities in Marin, Napa, Orange and Riverside counties, among others. Waymo said the CPUC approved a letter it first filed in January. The expanded service area will e...
    Kodiak AI receives California DMV permit to test heavy-duty autonomous vehicles
    Kodiak AI received a California DMV permit on Aug. 13 to test heavy-duty autonomous vehicles on public roads with a safety driver. The authorization was granted under the California Department of Motor Vehicles’ newly expanded Autonomous Vehicle Tester program. The program allows permitted heavy-duty autonomous vehicle developers to test and deploy their technology on California roads for the first time. The permit lets Kodiak operate in California with a safety driver behind the wheel. ...
    Nexteer reports 3.9% YOY increase in H1 FY'26 revenue to $2.3B, achieves adjusted EBITDA margin of 14.1%
    Nexteer Automotive achieved strong financial performance in the first half ended June 30, 2026, supported by solid revenue growth, robust new business awards and continued momentum in advanced vehicle motion control technologies. Revenue increased 3.9% year over year to $2.3 billion. Nexteer’s revenue increased in North America by 2.7% year over year to $1.2 billion, in Asia-Pacific by 3.2% year over year to $708 million, and in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South America (EMEASA) by 11....
    Thyssenkrupp reports stronger Q3 FY 2025/26 performance and advances strategic transformation
    German industrial supplier thyssenkrupp delivered improved financial results in the third quarter of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, supported by stronger sales, higher operating profit and continued progress in its strategic restructuring program. The company reported sales of €8.8 billion, up 8% from the same period last year, while adjusted earnings before interest and tax increased to €183 million from €155 million. Growth was mainly driv...
    EU’s new end-of-life vehicle rules seeking recycled-plastic content become effective
    The EU has adopted a new regulation on end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) that introduces binding requirements for recycled-plastic content in new cars sold across the bloc. The measure is intended to deepen circularity in the automotive sector, increase the use of secondary raw materials and curb reliance on imported resources. Under the new rules, automakers will have to ensure that at least 15% of the plastic used in new vehicles is sourced from recycled materials from 2032, rising to 25% in 2036...
    V-Green Indonesia signs agreement with PT HK Realtindo for Central Jakarta EV hub
    V-Green Indonesia and PT HK Realtindo agreed to build a Central Jakarta EV hub with 36 chargers and 20 electric motorbike battery-swapping stations. The charging infrastructure company and property developer signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the project in Jakarta’s Kemayoran district, under which HKR will lease an 8,747-square-meter site to V-Green Indonesia. The hub is expected to start operating in October. V-Green said the site will be able to serve 56 EVs and 220 ele...
    Fastned posts sharp EBITDA growth in first half and raises 2026 margin guidance
    Fastned reported a sharp improvement in earnings for the first half of 2026, with underlying company EBITDA rising to €13.7 million from €1.4 million a year earlier, as the European fast-charging operator expanded its network and lifted charging-related gross profit. The company said operational EBITDA more than doubled to €37.4 million in the six months to June 30, up from €17.9 million in the same period of 2025. Revenue related to charging increased 40% year over year to €75.1 mi...
    Watercycle Technologies secures £3 million grant for UK lithium project
    Watercycle Technologies has secured £3 million in UK government grant funding for a £6 million project to produce battery-grade lithium from waste streams at scale in the UK. The 36-month project, called Recover, Refine, Recharge: Scaling Lithium Extraction from Wastewater for UK Battery Production (ReLiVE), will begin in April 2027. It will be led by Watercycle Technologies and funded through the DRIVE35 Scale Up Fund, part of the government’s £4 billion DRIVE35 program. The program ...
    Uber Japan signs Hinomaru Kotsu for Tokyo robo-taxi pilot
    Uber Japan has signed an operational partnership with taxi operator Hinomaru Kotsu for a Tokyo autonomous vehicle pilot planned for late 2026. Hinomaru Kotsu will manage day-to-day fleet operations for the deployment, including depot operations, vehicle cleaning, maintenance, inspections, charging and vehicle uptime. Uber will make the rides available to customers through its ride-hailing app. The project follows a memorandum of understanding for a robo-taxi partnership in Japan signe...
    Pony.ai and Uber plan to deploy more than 2,000 robo-taxis in Europe
    Pony.ai and Uber Technologies plan to deploy more than 2,000 Pony.ai robo-taxis across Europe under an expanded strategic partnership. The partnership will extend from an existing commercial service in Zagreb, Croatia, which is coming soon to the Uber platform, to four additional European cities. Further rollout details will be announced in phases, and the agreement also includes plans for deployment in the Middle East. Under the expanded partnership, Pony.ai will provide its Level 4 autonomo...
    Tier IV joins program to develop Level 4 autonomous driving SoC
    Tier IV has joined a Japan Science and Technology Agency program to develop a software-defined system-on-chip (SoC) for Level 4 autonomous driving. Under the Next-Generation Edge AI Semiconductor Research and Development Program, a team led by Professor Yoshihiro Kawahara of the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, will study use-case-driven physical AI chip design. Tier IV will work on the logic design of an AI chip for inference processing in end-to-end autonomous drivin...
    NXP breaks ground on 500,000-square-foot factory in Malaysia
    NXP Semiconductors broke ground on a new 500,000-square-foot assembly and test factory in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, expanding its existing site there. The facility is expected to start ramping up production in the first quarter of 2028. Once fully operational, the company's total output at the site is projected to more than double. The new plant will increase NXP's production space in Petaling Jaya to about 900,000 square feet. It will handle assembly and testing for the company's product...
    Volvo launches Safety Coach app with insurance benefits in Sweden, Norway
    Volvo Cars is rolling out its new Safety Coach app in Sweden and Norway for Google Android-based infotainment-equipped models from model year 2020 onward, including the XC40, EX40, EC40, S60, V60, XC60, EX60, XC90, V90, EX90 and ES90. Availability will vary by model and market. The optional app delivers real-time driving insights and coaching tips through both the vehicle's infotainment system and the Volvo Cars mobile app. Recommendations are based on driving behavior in everyday traffic, in...
    Volteras adds Hyundai vehicle data to Connect API and Platform
    Connected vehicle data provider Volteras has added Hyundai vehicle data to its Connect API and Platform through a partnership with Hyundai Connected Mobility, expanding its OEM coverage to 36 brands. The integration gives fleets, leasing companies and mobility providers access to connected vehicle data from Hyundai’s eligible model range. Volteras said it delivers OEM-grade data through a single, normalized API and does not require aftermarket telematics hardware. Customers connect throu...
    Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole region in South England to get over 500 EV chargers
    The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council in South England has approved a plan to install more than 500 on-street electric vehicle chargers over the next three years. The scheme is part of a £16.5 million project that is funded by the Department for Transport’s Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) fund and private sector investment. The project aims to deliver a total of 564 EV chargers across the region, offering 1,128 public charging sockets. The proje...
    CPOs in Hungary roll out peak-hour restrictions to support saturated grid capacity
    Hungarian electric-vehicle charge-point operators (CPOs) are cutting output and raising prices during evening peak hours to help balance the local power grid. These measures are aimed at reducing peak electricity demand between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. MOL said in early August it was temporarily reducing the output of MOL Plugee fast chargers with a capacity of 150 kW or more to 100 kW each day between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. The company had previously closed its own car washes and asked franchise pa...
    BYD’s new Denza N8 records over 1,000 km of pure electric driving range with a 130-kWh battery
    Regulatory filings from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) show that Denza’s upcoming N8 battery-electric vehicle will offer a pure electric driving range of 1,003 km on a single charge. The regulatory filings detail the Denza N8 and the extended-body Denza N8L. The N8 will be offered with either a 130.15-kWh or 105.792-kWh battery pack, with pure electric range figures of 1,003 km, 970 km, 840 km and 800 km, respectively. Meanwhile, the Denza N8L will be po...
    Indian government receives 20 bids for its rare earth magnet scheme
    India’s Ministry of Heavy Industries has received 20 bids for a 72.8 billion rupees (about $763 million) scheme to promote domestic manufacturing of sintered rare earth permanent magnets. The technical bids were opened after a global tender was issued on March 20 for the program that is officially named the "Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM)," the ministry said. The program is intended to create a total manufacturing capacity of 6,000 metric t...
    Toyoda Gosei’s Q1 FY 2026/27 net profit rises 34.2% year over year to $111.2 million on higher revenue
    Toyoda Gosei’s net profit increased 34.2% year over year to ¥18 billion (nearly $111.2 million) in the first quarter ended June 30, 2026. The Japan-based automotive supplier recorded strong growth in net profit as revenue increased 16.7% year over year to ¥303.8 billion, driven by increased customer production volume and favorable foreign exchange impact. Higher revenue also helped Toyoda Gosei report a 26.4% year-over-year increase in operating profit to ¥23.2 billion and 41.3% year over y...
    Toyoda Gosei develops automated sewing technology for vehicle interiors
    Toyoda Gosei has developed a new manufacturing technology that automates the sewing of automotive interior surface materials. The company plans to deploy this technology across its global manufacturing network to improve efficiency and strengthen its competitive position in the automotive industry. Traditionally, stitching operations, particularly hidden and decorative visible stitches, have required a high level of precision because they directly influence the appearance and perceived qualit...
    Nexteer introduces High Mount Direct Drive Steer-by-Wire Hand-Wheel Actuator
    Nexteer Automotive has introduced a High Mount Direct Drive Steer-by-Wire Hand-Wheel Actuator (HMDD) that can reduce overall mass by up to 23% compared to legacy steering columns, depending on vehicle and packaging requirements. HMDD is designed for steer-by-wire systems, which replace the mechanical link between the steering wheel and road wheels with an electronic connection that sends driver inputs as digital commands while maintaining steering feedback. The system combines a motor...
    Hankook Tire & Technology reports strong Q2 FY26 revenue and profit growth
    Hankook Tire & Technology reported a 5.8% year-over-year increase in revenue to 5.68 trillion won (nearly $3.7 billion) in the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Higher revenue helped the South Korean company to record 58.1% year-over-year growth in operating profit to 559 billion won. Sales in the Tire business increased 11.8% year over year to 2.8 trillion won, leading to a 39.5% year-over-year growth in operating profit to 483.2 billion won and resulting in an impressive operating mar...
    Factorial reports $11.3 million Q2 2026 GAAP net loss
    Factorial reported a generally accepted accounting principles net loss of $11.3 million for the second quarter of 2026 and ended June with about $112.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. The net income for the quarter was $1.6 million, compared to $833,000 in the second quarter of 2025. The company recorded operating expenses of $13.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026. It said spending continued to focus mainly on research and development, sales and marketing, and opera...
    Foreseeson signs partnership to distribute SWTCH EV charging solutions across Canada
    Foreseeson Technology Inc. will become an authorized reseller and distributor of SWTCH EV charging solutions across Canada under a strategic partnership announced on Aug. 5. The Richmond, British Columbia-based technology distributor said the agreement will allow customers to buy EV charging hardware and SWTCH software through Foreseeson’s national reseller and distribution network. SWTCH’s platform adds network operations, energy management and connectivity features to Foreseeson’s EV ...
    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...
    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...
    Einride and DAF integrate autonomous driving system into electric truck platform
    Einride AB and DAF Trucks will integrate Einride’s autonomous driving system into DAF’s electric truck platform, with initial tests planned in 2026 and software commissioning in 2027. The joint initiative is aimed at commercializing SAE Level 4 autonomous electric freight transportation, as the industry faces driver shortages and rising operating costs. Level 4 automation allows a vehicle to handle repetitive driving tasks independently under predefined conditions, without human intervent...
    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 ...
    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...
    WeRide reports 73% rise in H1 2026 revenue
    WeRide reported first-half 2026 revenue of $51.0 million, up 73% year over year, as overseas revenue and autonomous driving businesses expanded. Second-quarter revenue rose 82% from a year earlier and 103% from the prior quarter to $34.2 million. Gross margin increased to 37.5%, up 9.4 percentage points from the second quarter of 2025. Overseas revenue rose 154% year over year in the first half. In the second quarter, overseas revenue increased 164% from a year earlier and 169% from the pr...
    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...
    New Zealand opens second round of interest-free loans aimed at driving EV charging infrastructure growth
    New Zealand's government will offer about NZ$21 million (about US$12.32 million) in zero-interest loans for public electric vehicle charging infrastructure as it targets the installation of 10,000 public EV charge points by 2030. Transport Minister Chris Bishop and Energy Minister Simeon Brown said National Infrastructure Funding and Financing (NIFFCo) would shortly issue a request for proposals for the second round of loans. The funding is aimed at charge-point operators (CPOs) seeking co-in...
    CATL’s 350 Wh/kg prismatic battery achieves aviation-grade safety standard
    CATL's 350 Wh/kg prismatic battery cell has successfully completed aviation-grade safety tests in China. The achievement makes it the world's first 350 Wh/kg prismatic cell to meet aviation-grade safety standards for manned electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The battery-maker said testers induced thermal runaway in two adjacent cells at different points in the pack, including the center and corners. However, the battery system did not experience therma...
    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...
    The software-defined chassis
    For decades, the chassis was defined by hardware. Engineers competed through suspension geometry, steering kinematics, hardpoints and years of painstaking calibration. Competitive advantage lay in mechanical integration, platform scale and the accumulated knowledge of proving grounds. Once a platform entered production, its character was largely fixed. Carmakers could stretch the same architecture across several models, adjusting ride and handling while leaving the fundamentals intact. Today,...
    The micro-scale challenge of simulating vehicle interiors
    From July 2026, the EU’s General Safety Regulation makes Advanced Driver Distraction Warning mandatory on all new vehicles, and Euro NCAP’s 2026 protocols sharply increase the weighting given to driver and occupant monitoring systems. Almost overnight, sensing what is happening inside the cabin has become one of the most consequential areas of vehicle safety development, and it is accelerating in step with wider shifts in vehicle architecture and human–machine interaction. As Level 2/2+ fu...
    Is VW–Elli’s V2G launch an inflection point in mass adoption of BiDi charging tech?
    On the sidelines of Power2Drive Europe, an annual event focused on electric mobility and charging infrastructure organized in Munich between June 23–25, Volkswagen (VW) Group, along with its energy subsidiary Elli, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and CUPRA brands, unveiled its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) package for the German market, with commercial launch scheduled for VW customers in the fourth quarter of 2026. Europe’s largest carmaker has also clarified that the package will be rolled out a...
    A million chargers and counting: Can Europe turn its EV infrastructure surplus into a strategic advantage?
    Europe’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure has expanded at a pace that now outstrips the growth of the EV fleet itself, underscoring how policymakers and industry stakeholders have adopted a proactive approach to supporting the region’s electrification ambitions. A report published by the Brussels-based Transport & Environment (T&E), a nonprofit organization, on July 20, shows that the deployment of EV charging infrastructure across the EU is running well ahead of regulator...
    EVgo opens flagship EV charging station in metropolitan Detroit
    EVgo Inc. opened a flagship electric vehicle charging station in metropolitan Detroit and expects to have more than 100 flagship charging stalls online by the end of 2026. The site, at the Meijer Warren store across from General Motors' (GM) Global Technical Center, was developed in partnership with Meijer and with support from GM, the company said Aug. 11. Its opening brings the number of EVgo flagship stalls operating nationwide to more than 40. The Warren station has an overhead canopy,...
    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...
    SES AI reports $5.1 million in Q2 2026 revenue, reaffirms 2026 forecast
    SES AI reported second-quarter revenue of $5.1 million and reaffirmed its 2026 revenue forecast of $30 million to $35 million. The Woburn, Massachusetts-based company said revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, decreased from $6.7 million in the first quarter. Gross margin improved to 22.3% from 18.1% in the prior quarter. SES AI posted a generally accepted accounting principles net loss of $17.8 million, or $0.05 per share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $12.1 million, or $0.04 ...
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