On July 22, Vulcan Energy announced that the German federal government, along with the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, has secured approximately EUR 104 million in funding for the "Clean Lithium for Battery Cell Manufacturing" (Li4BAT) project.
The funding aims to support large-scale lithium extraction and

On July 22, AMPECO announced that it has been selected by Latitude, an Italian energy technology company, as its EV charging management platform provider.
The partnership will support Latitude’s expansion under its new e-mobility brand, ELEVEN, which aims to install 10,000 charging points across Italy within five ye

On July 23, Munich-based DeepTech startup tozero announced plans to set up a demonstration plant for lithium-ion battery recycling at the GENDORF Chemical Park in Burgkirchen, Upper Bavaria.
The company has leased an existing building for the project, with operations expected to begin later in 2025. This facility wi

On July 21, Astana Motors signed a distribution agreement with Chery Automobile Co., Ltd., marking Chery’s official entry into the Czech Republic market.
The company will start sales with the Chery Tiggo 7 and Chery Tiggo 8 crossovers, offered in both gasoline and hybrid (PHEV) versions.
Additionally, as previously a

On July 22, Karsan Otomotiv Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş. announced that a fire incident had occurred in a limited area of the prototype workshop at its facility in Hasanağa, Bursa, Türkiye.
The incident was responded to quickly, and the fire was fully controlled and extinguished in a short time with the help of Karsan’s

On July 22, Cenntro Inc., an electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Electricove Maroc, an electric vehicle distribution company based in Casablanca, Morocco.
Under the agreement, Electricove will assemble Cenntro’s electric vehicles in Morocco fo

On July 23, multiple media including the Nikkei reported that the U.S. and Japan had agreed in their tariff negotiations to reduce the current 25% auto tariff to 12.5%. Japanese autos exported to the U.S. will now face a total tariff of 15%, including the existing base rate of 2.5%.
On July 22, U.S. President Trump p

Multiple media sources reported that Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) plans to restructure its Reutlingen site in Germany and cut up to 1,100 jobs by 2029.
This decision follows challenging market conditions in the control unit division, including significantly declining volumes and increasing competitive and pricing pressu

ams-OSRAM AG (ams OSRAM) announced plans to test the new generation of its OSTAR Projection Power LEDs in accordance with the U.S. Automotive Qualification Standard AEC-Q102.
Once testing is completed, the LEDs will be qualified for automotive projection applications, increasing projector-level brightness by 10–15%.

Bosch Ventures, the corporate venture capital unit of the Bosch Group, has led a USD 21 million Series B financing round for 4screen to scale its Driver Interaction Platform.
Founded in Munich in 2020, 4screen has developed the world's first digital platform that connects brands with drivers in real time via the vehi

On July 21, 2025, Chery Malaysia officially introduced its advanced Chery Super Hybrid (CSH) technology.
Refined over two decades of research, the fifth-generation CSH platform blends the benefits of hybrid and electric mobility. At its core is a 1.5L turbocharged Dedicated Hybrid Engine, achieving 44.5% thermal effi

Announced on July 21, 2025, Meta Bright Group Berhad’s 51%-owned subsidiary, Meta Bright ChargeSini (MBC), had taken full control of three key EV charging station projects from joint venture partner ChargeHere EV Solution through a strategic novation agreement. The agreement grants MBC full operational authority and

Beijing Horizon Robotics Technology R&D Co., Ltd.  (Horizon Robotics) announced that GoFurther.AI, a supplier of intelligent logistics products, launched a Level 4 autonomous driving solution for urban last-mile logistics scenarios.
Adopting a fully domestically produced hardware architecture, where dual Journey 6M c

Beijing SemiDrive Technology Co., Ltd. (SemiDrive) participated in the Automotive Engineering Exposition (AEE) 2025 Nagoya in Japan with a range of solutions for intelligent cockpits and intelligent vehicle control.
Showcased at the event was the SemiDrive X9 intelligent cockpit platform integrating P3 Group’s SPARQ

On July 22, 2025, Proton New Energy Technology Sdn Bhd (PRO-NET), a subsidiary of Proton, announced that the Proton e.MAS 7 remained Malaysia’s best-selling EV in June, maintaining its lead for the sixth straight month. With 4,003 units delivered in the first half of 2025, the model secured a dominant 23.4% market sh

On July 21, 2025, Jaecoo Indonesia announced the global launch of the JAECOO J8 SHS ARDIS. This cutting-edge SUV is driven by the Super Hybrid System and Triple-Motor technology, delivering a remarkable total range of 1,400 km, an EV-only range of up to 180 km, and 0–100 km/h acceleration in just 5.4 seconds.
Built o

On July 15, Guangzhou XPeng Smart Charging Technology Co., Ltd. (XPeng Charging), an XPeng subsidiary, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hubei Changtou Smart Parking Co., Ltd. (Changtou Parking).
Under the agreement, the two companies will deepen cooperation in the following three core areas.
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Several South Korean media sources reported that a secondary battery manufacturer, LG Energy Solution Ltd., announced that Ultium Cells LLC, a joint company with GM, will change its production lines at its NCM (nickel, cobalt, and manganese) battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, the U.S., to set up LFP battery mas