On May 29, U.S. President Trump blasted China on his Truth Social, accusing it of violating the trade truce the two countries signed earlier in May.
Following talks in Switzerland, the U.S. and China announced on May 12 a 90-day deal to lower tariffs on each other while they negotiated on trade. The pact lowered U.S.

On May 30, U.S. President Trump said OEMs in the U.S., including Tesla, must build entire vehicles including all their parts in the country instead of manufacturing parts abroad.
The comments from Trump, at a press conference marking Tesla CEO Elon Musk's last official day at the White House as a senior adviser, were

On May 29, GM CFO Paul Jacobson said at the Bernstein 41st Strategic Decisions Conference that the company is not making immediate changes to imports of its entry-level Chevrolet and Buick crossovers built in South Korea in response to the 25% Trump import tariffs. 
GM is “still contribution-margin positive” on the C

Hyundai Motor Co. is preparing to increase the price of all the vehicles it sells in the U.S. to cushion the impact of tariffs imposed by President Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Hyundai is considering a 1% increase to the suggested retail price of newly built vehicles as soon as the beginning o

On June 2, Volvo Car USA announced details for the company’s 2026 lineup of hybrid vehicles in the U.S., including the introduction of two major tech upgrades and updates to one of its best-selling SUVs.  
For the 2026 model year, every new Volvo car will come equipped with its next-generation user experience, Volvo

On May 31, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. held its first Annual Stockholders’ Day, at its headquarters in Los Angeles. Attending stockholders and guests experienced a ride & drive, including multiple FX prototype mules, including the FX Super One, the FX 6, and FX 4.
Faraday Future’s sub brand FX unveiled t

On May 29, SAE International announced a new variation of its standard J3400 (also known as NACS) for EV charging known as SAE J3400/2. As standards are announced, there are elements that result in a standard within the standard.
J3400 operates as a family of standards that handle everything from the internal technol

On May 29, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) showed how 3D-printed metal molds offer a faster, more cost-effective and flexible approach to producing large composite components for mass-produced vehicles than traditional tooling methods.
The research, conducted at the Manufact

On June 2, BASF announced that it is now complementing its polyphthalamide (PPA) portfolio with Ultramid Advanced N3U42G6, a polyamide 9T with non-halogenated flame-retardant, which minimizes electro-corrosion of metal contacts in electric and electronics (E&E) parts for e-mobility. 
The PPA increases the safety and

On May 29, KD announced that it will present the new optical transceiver KD7251 at AutoSens 2025 USA. The KD7251 is the first transceiver that is compliant with the IEEE Std 802.3cz standard specification for multigigabit glass optical fiber (GOF) automotive Ethernet. It implements the nGBASE-AU physical layers in a

On May 28, Cerence Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Arm in which Cerence AI will leverage Arm’s comprehensive software library, Arm Kleidi, to advance the capabilities and performance of CaLLM Edge, its embedded small language model (SLM). 
Cerence AI and Arm flexibly distribute and parallelize generative

On May 30, the Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge (SOAFEE) announced that LG Electronics has partnered with SOAFEE to develop an innovative technology called PICCOLO. PICCOLO enables efficient interaction between software and hardware within vehicles. 
PICCOLO functions as a Mixed Critical Orchestrator, ens

On May 27, Rightware announced that it has provided its Kanzi One, a globally leading HMI (Human-Machine Interface) platform, for the all-new Cadillac XT4. The car has a 33-inch 9K ultra-retina curved display. Featuring automotive-grade ultra-thin bezels and Mini-LED zoned backlighting, it renders over 1 billion colo

On May 27, Eurobattery Minerals AB announced that the City Council of Outokumpu has approved the detailed zoning plan for the Company’s Hautalampi battery mineral project in Finland. This approval marks the final step in the zoning process and grants Eurobattery Minerals, through its subsidiary FinnCobalt Oy, the nec

On June 2, Kongsberg Automotive (KA) announced changes to its organizational and leadership structure. The two business areas (BAs), Drive Control Systems (DCS) and Flow Control Systems (FCS), will be strengthened by assuming full business and P&L responsibility, with all key functions fully integrated into their ope

On May 30, Divgi TorqTransfer System (Divgi TTS), in an investor update, announced that it is actively engaging in strategic discussions with leading Japanese and Korean multinational OEMs for high-value transfer cases and manual transmission programs. 
It has also received approvals for nine export components, with

On May 28, the Scottish Government announced that it would provide over GBP 20 million in 2025–26 to help lower-income households and businesses buy EVs.
Since 2011, Scotland has supported EV adoption through funding and has invested over GBP 65 million in public charging stations, encouraging more people and busines

On May 30, FIOM-CGIL and FIM-CISL unions announced that Federmeccanica-Assistal refused to reopen the discussion on the national labor contract, even though it has been nearly a year since it expired. Because of this, FIM, FIOM, and UILM unions are stepping up their protest.
The unions have called for an 8-hour natio

On June 2, Toyota Kirloskar Motor unveiled the new Fortuner and Legender models under the Neo Drive name. These models now feature a 48-volt system that improves fuel efficiency, driving performance, and comfort in both city and off-road conditions.
The Neo Drive variants use Toyota’s powerful 2.8-litre 4-cylinder tu

On June 2, Audi Sport collaborated with Fraunhofer’s Heilbronn Research and Innovation Centers to explore new ways to improve the picking process in car manufacturing. After identifying key areas for improvement, they are now testing advanced technologies such as AI and robotics at their Böllinger Höfe site through t