Mitsubishi Motors will launch its new all-electric SUV, the ASX VR-e, in Australia and New Zealand in the fourth quarter of 2026, with the model supplied through contract manufacturing by Foxconn-backed Foxtron Vehicle Technologies. The move marks the first time a Taiwan-made EV will enter the sales channel of a global legacy automaker under a white-label arrangement.
Aftermarket (AM) parts and automotive camera maker Hushan Autoparts saw its first-half 2026 operations impacted by US tariff policies and surging memory and IC prices, though long-term growth trends remain unaffected, said chairman Yingzhi Chen. He added that the company's focus in the second half will be new factory capacity, a new drone camera business, and investments in Japanese auto parts makers, with the aim of entering the original equipment (OE) and AM markets.
Horizon Robotics is preparing its next-generation Journey 7 (J7) automotive AI chip family for mass production in 2027, aiming to extend its lead in China's L2+ assisted-driving market into the higher end of autonomous-driving computing.
Sales of hybrid vehicles have surged in Taiwan due to range anxiety and still-inadequate charging infrastructure, and carmakers are leaning into this trend by stepping up efforts in this market segment.
Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide is considering expansion into Australia, South Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia as it steps up overseas growth. The move could widen access to driverless transport services for global users, while intensifying competition among Chinese self-driving firms seeking new markets beyond China.
Samsung SDI is ending its battery manufacturing partnership with General Motors (GM) in Indiana, terminating a major EV joint venture — and sending ripples across the supply chain.
Ledlink Optics Inc. posted consolidated revenue of NT$353 million (US$10.97 million) in the second quarter of 2026, up 16% quarter-over-quarter and 7% year-on-year, marking its second-highest result for the same period in 11 years. A ramp-up in shipments for new automotive projects, a higher mix of value-added products, and continued optimization of its product and customer order structure lifted operating profit to NT$4.24 million (US$132,000) and net profit attributable to the parent company to NT$5.65 million (US$175,000), with earnings per share (EPS) at NT$0.1, ending its five straight quarters of losses since the first quarter of 2025 and returning the company to profitability.
