4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (235+ words) Home › News › Thailand moves to tax imported EVs above local models Chinese automakers exploited a grace period to gain 89% EV market share, and may duck the new system via local assembly too. By Stewart Burnett Chinese EV sales in Thailand…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (318+ words) Home › News › ZF transmission debuts in Hino S’elega coach in Japan Moving from Hino's trucks into its coaches gives ZF a second route into a Japanese market long served by domestic suppliers ZF has supplied its TraXon 2 automated manual transmission…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (310+ words) Home › News › IVEX raises €5m to expand safety testing worldwide As driver assistance systems proliferate, IVEX is betting that regulators will need suppliers who sit outside the OEM relationship IVEX has raised €5m (US$5.9m) in a Series A round to widen its…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (262+ words) Home › News › ZF leans on China’s e-truck boom to offset lagging West The same automakers ZF now courts for revenue are the ones causing a crisis for its largest traditional clients. By Stewart Burnett The resulting restructuring campaign has been…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (146+ words) Home › News › Xiaomi’s L3 driving lead exits for a robotics venture Xiaomi's crossover ambitions between cars and robots are complicated by departures of key talent. By Stewart Burnett Of course, the migration extends well beyond Xiaomi in China. Former Xpeng executives…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (108+ words) Home › News › Antolin and UltraSense team up on solid-state car HMI The development represents a step in both companies’ broader strategy to bring scalable Smart Surface solutions to a wide range of vehicle interior applications. Antolin serves as integration and…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (360+ words) Home › News › Autoliv brings Toyota on board for virtual safety testing Autoliv is extending its role beyond hardware by commercialising the simulation data automakers need at every development stage Autoliv has named Toyota as the first customer for its Human…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (152+ words) Home › Analysis › ID. Polo sales affirm small BEV demand is strong in Europe The ten-month waitlist for the VW ID. Polo suggests consumer demand for affordable electric vehicles is strong and growing. By Will Girling The Volkswagen ID. Polo has…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (234+ words) Home › News › BMW iX3 fleet data to train EU driver-assistance systems BMW's expansion into customer fleet video reflects how automakers narrow the gap between simulation and real-world safety data BMW Group is expanding image data collection from customer vehicles across EU…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (214+ words) Home › News › BYD closes the export gap with Chery, hits BEV sales record Exports and BEVs may be providing BYD a major cushion, but is it really enough to meet the automaker’s full-year sales target? By Stewart Burnett The same…...