1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (522+ words) BYD is avoiding aggressive discounts in South Africa's growing but nascent EV market, focusing instead on building brand value through price parity, infrastructure investment, and consumer education. JOHANNESBURG, April 15 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is deliberately avoiding a price…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (201+ words) Toyota is set to join the hydrogen fuel'cell joint venture cellcentric as an equal partner alongside Volvo and Daimler Truck, aiming to co'develop, produce and commercialize fuel'cell systems for heavy'duty vehicles and help expand hydrogen infrastructure. March 31 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (433+ words) Lucid Group on April 14, 2026 appointed veteran executive Silvio Napoli as its new Chief Executive Officer, replacing interim CEO Marc Winterhoff who now becomes COO. The announcement triggered an over 11% rise in Lucid shares in premarket trading. April 14 (Reuters) - Lucid on…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (238+ words) BMW's global deliveries dropped 3. 5% in Q1 2026 to 565, 748 units as weak demand in China and the U. S. offset European growth, despite BMW outperforming Mercedes in the U. S. and broader industry trends pointing to regional challenges. April 14 (Reuters) - BMW reported a 3. 5% drop in global deliveries…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (674+ words) The Dutch vehicle regulator RDW has informed the European Commission that it intends to seek EU-wide approval for Tesla's Full Self'Driving (FSD) Supervised system, following its national type approval earlier this month in the Netherlands, paving the way for broader…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago  (247+ words) Volvo Cars reported a sales decline of 11% year'on'year in Q1 2026, selling 153, 316 vehicles. This follows a broader industry trend of falling volumes amid challenging market conditions. Fully'electric and electrified model demand remains soft, pressuring results. (Refiles to remove extraneous word in paragraph…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (337+ words) Volkswagen's global deliveries slipped 4% in Q1 2026, with China down 15% and North America dropping 13%, as weakening demand in key markets weighed on performance. BERLIN, April 13 (Reuters) - Volkswagen reported a 4% fall in global deliveries in the first three months of 2026, as weak demand…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (372+ words) Stellantis is in preliminary talks with Chinese EV maker Zhejiang Leapmotor to build vehicles'possibly at an idled plant in Brampton, Ontario, Canada'signaling potential local production and export ambitions. Discussions are early-stage with no decisions made yet. April 1 (Reuters) - Stellantis is…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (228+ words) Daimler Truck's Q1 2026 unit sales dropped 9% year'on'year to 68, 849 vehicles, driven by a steep 25% plunge in North American deliveries. U. S. tariffs'specifically a 25% levy introduced in November'are expected to further dampen demand through 2026. April 10 (Reuters) - Daimler Truck, one of the world's largest truckmakers, on…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (361+ words) Porsche's global deliveries dropped 15% in Q1 2026 to 60, 991 units, hit by a 21% slide in China and a 10% drop in North America amid fading EV incentives; only Germany grew (+4%), while rest of Europe plunged 18%. BERLIN, April 10 (Reuters) - Porsche AG's deliveries slumped further in…...