Global Automotive Intel

Tesla's US-made Model Y achieves industry-leading domestic content through gigacasting, Octovalve thermal management, and suppliers like Panasonic,...

Volkswagen's probe into Xingyu Automotive Lighting's dismissal of 107 recent graduates just a month after hiring them exposes weak oversight of key...

Hyundai Motor Group uses AI Automation Recognition Service to scan VINs in real time, eliminating misidentification errors across 70 processes in...

China's automotive testing ecosystem is rapidly adapting to software-defined and intelligent vehicles through automation and data tools.

• Automation...

Hyundai is making the dedicated instrument cluster optional on the redesigned Avante/Elantra and Ioniq 3 as part of its Pleos Connect rollout,...

Toyota's shift to a hybrid-only RAV4 with initially constrained production is clashing with strong demand fueled by elevated gas prices, leaving...

Hyundai plans to expand its Amazon Autos program internationally as early as 2027, building on strong U.S. results.

• The platform now covers 80% of...

• Executive strain: CEO Oliver Blume struggles to gain buy-in for his restructuring plan across the company
• Plant-level cuts: VW is eliminating one...

Toyota is breaking its Japan-first tradition by launching electric Lexus SUV production in China with gigacasting technology that cuts body weight up...

Hydrogen commercial vehicles need more than trucks—Hyundai Translead’s partnership with Range Zero Emissions bundles XCIENT Fuel Cell access with...

Hyundai’s next-gen batteries target cost, speed and durability to support over 100 global launches by 2030.

• Mid-nickel NCM cells cut battery costs...

Hyundai is studying its dealer network and Hyundai Capital for selling and financing Boston Dynamics robots, creating a ready-made commercial platform...

Hyundai is scaling its N performance division from a niche enthusiast brand into a high-volume global player.

• Fivefold growth goal: Annual N sales...

Hyundai CEO José Muñoz has signaled that the body-on-frame platform behind the Boulder Concept will underpin a broader family of vehicles, not just...

Volkswagen is shifting the next Amarok to a Chinese Maxus Terron 9 body-on-frame platform, growing the pickup to 5.50m long with a 3.30m wheelbase.
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Toyota's recall of 20,991 model-year 2026 electric SUVs (bZ, Lexus RZ, Subaru Solterra) traces to a battery ECU software conflict where two chips...

Nissan and Honda will jointly develop standardized core ECUs and vehicle software for models launching in fiscal 2029, targeting faster development...

Can Toyota deliver a bolder next Corolla without eroding the dependability that built 57 million sales?

• Core tension: Radical styling from the 2025...

Hyundai is adopting extended-range EVs to address range anxiety and navigate uneven global EV adoption.

• China policy driver: New rules exclude...

Toyota’s global sales fell 4.8% to 856,125 vehicles in July as sharp drops in China and the Middle East offset stronger results in Japan.

• China...