Every auto executive across the world must know now that their in a race to offer true door-to-door self-driving capability. While Elon Musk hyped up Tesla robotaxis a decade ago and expected to be a decade ahead of everyone with such capability, what we’re seeing is various automakers and self-driving … [continued]
Here we go — the trend of Chinese electric vehicles finding their way into foreign markets continues. Europe is a top focus, of course, since it is both a major auto market and an EV-buying leader. Stellantis is an interesting beast — it’s such a huge conglomeration of auto brands … [continued]
Following the theme of the week — Chinese EV producers expanding rapidly around the world — we have another story of a Chinese EV company opening up bigger pathways abroad. Stellantis and Leapmotor have had a partnership helping each other, and that’s expanding. Part of this is about expanding Stellantis’ … [continued]
I just wrote an article yesterday about Chinese EV companies probably taking over the global auto market. And then what news do I see this morning? News that BYD is in talks with Stellantis and other European automakers about potentially taking over their underused factories in Europe. “We are talking … [continued]
Vauxhall says it will bring an all new electric SUV to market in just two years, based on technology from Leapmotor.
There are tons of new electric vehicle models coming out every month, but so many of them are similar to each other. It feels like there are just a handful of vehicle types and then a thousand variations of them. But this … this is something special. An electric Citroën … [continued]
Volvo Trucks North America is introducing heavy duty Class 8 electric trucks to the US under a subscription plan that zeroes out up-front costs.
Auto and truck manufacturers in the US have lobbied aggressively against exhaust emission standards, hurting their EV plans.
The EU recently made moves to properly check the safety of US pick-up trucks. Now the car industry is calling ‘daddy’ Trump for help. When a three tonne Ram pick-up collides with a VW Polo, the American truck always comes out on top. Europe’s auto lobby is working hard to … [continued]
BEVs reach 22% market share! Thanks to a number of factors (new, cheaper and/or better models, record high gas prices, mass arrival of Chinese models, etc.), EVs have risen to record highs in Europe, with over half a million plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in March, 349,000 of them … [continued]
We have journalists at the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China 2026), but it takes time to collect and then share all of the great EV announcements happening there. In the meantime, below is one notable announcement from Leapmotor & Stellantis that was shared on Friday when the show launched. Leapmotor … [continued]
