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Friday 15 August 2025
Legacy carmakers shift to pragmatic platform partnerships as SDV landscape evolves
As the tide of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) rises, mainstream automakers from Europe, North America, Japan, and South Korea are quietly recalibrating their strategies. Having...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Auto tariff break offers lifeline to Japan, EU, and South Korean carmakers
President Donald Trump has reached a new tariff agreement with key US trade partners, including the European Union, Japan, and South Korea, setting a unified reciprocal tariff rate...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Taiwanese suppliers face uncertain returns as US EV startups falter
A dismal round of earnings from US electric vehicle manufacturers — led by Tesla and followed by startups Rivian and Lucid — is sending shockwaves through the global supply...
Monday 11 August 2025
China's EV strategy: build local, sell smart, win global

As Western automakers wrestle with supply chain bottlenecks and regulatory shifts, China's electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are rapidly...

Monday 11 August 2025
Against the odds, Toyota and Nissan find footing in China’s EV market

After years of defense, Japanese electric vehicles are mounting a quiet yet striking comeback in China—a market now dominated almost...

Sunday 10 August 2025
China's EV makers slashing prices, ignoring government warnings
Despite repeated clear statements from the Chinese central government urging automakers to stop vicious price-cutting, the market's price war has not eased. Instead, it has intensi...
Friday 8 August 2025
Chinese automakers slip through loopholes of Taiwan's EV barriers
Taiwan's auto industry is facing mounting pressure amid a wave of global disruption, with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD reportedly holding discreet meetings in Taiwan on...
Thursday 7 August 2025
US tariffs and China setbacks push German car brands to rethink EV strategy
Once the loudest champions of an all-electric future, German luxury automakers are quietly backpedaling. Under pressure from shifting global emissions regulations, tightening US tariffs,...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Florida verdict marks shift in legal view of driver-assist tech

A Florida court has ruled that Tesla must pay US$243 million in damages over a fatal crash that occurred in 2019, holding the automaker...

Wednesday 6 August 2025
Tariff relief for EU, Japan, and Korea: carmakers lives—for now
The United States has restarted global negotiations on reciprocal tariffs, offering key concessions to major auto-exporting nations—including the European Union, Japan, and...
Monday 4 August 2025
South Korea averts major trade blow with 15% automotive tariff compromise
The US has reduced tariffs on imports from South Korea from 25% to 15%. This reduction benefits South Korean automakers like Hyundai Motor by cutting annual losses of around KRW30...
Sunday 3 August 2025
The subscription car: Industry's next revenue frontier faces consumer revolt
The automobile is undergoing its most dramatic transformation since the assembly line. What was once a purely mechanical machine is rapidly evolving into a complex software-driven...
Sunday 3 August 2025
In China, the cars of the future come with monthly fees and friction
As automakers in Europe, the US, and China race toward smarter, software-defined vehicles, a new controversy is emerging across markets: the rise of in-car subscription fees. Nowhere...
Friday 1 August 2025
Japan and EU trade deals with US to reshape auto, energy, IT industries
Japan and the EU have each reached tariff agreements with the US, covering the car, energy, and IT sectors. While the period of low tariffs has ceased to exist, it is still early...
Thursday 31 July 2025
Hyundai chief joins Samsung, Hanwha in US tariff blitz
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Eui-sun will visit Washington on July 30 to back South Korea's final-stage trade negotiations with the US, joining Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong...