The BYD Qin family models sold 62,561 units in August, remaining BYD’s best-selling lineup.
The BYD Seal sold 53,992 units in August, surpassing the Song family to become BYD’s second-best-selling lineup.
Mercedes-Benz deploys robo-dog and drone to boost efficiency
Mercedes-Benz Vans is using autonomous robotics at its Düsseldorf plant to reduce energy loss and support maintenance. Robo-dog “Aris” detects leaks and faults, while a drone automates container counts, increasing efficiency and freeing employees for higher-value tasks. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz deploys robo-dog and drone to boost efficiency
Mercedes-Benz Vans is using autonomous robotics at its Düsseldorf plant to reduce energy loss and support maintenance. Robo-dog “Aris” detects leaks and faults, while a drone automates container counts, increasing efficiency and freeing employees for higher-value tasks. Read more…
Goiânia, Brazil, orders electric buses from Volvo Buses
Volvo Buses has secured its first order for electric articulated and double-articulated buses in Brazil. The order comprises 21 electric buses for Goiânia, the capital of the Brazilian state of Goiás. The buses are electric vehicles based on Volvo’s new BZRT chassis. Read more…
Goiânia, Brazil, orders electric buses from Volvo Buses
Volvo Buses has secured its first order for electric articulated and double-articulated buses in Brazil. The order comprises 21 electric buses for Goiânia, the capital of the Brazilian state of Goiás. The buses are electric vehicles based on Volvo’s new BZRT chassis. Read more…
Amperfied & Pionix to improve charging station reliability
Communication problems between electric cars, charging stations and backends repeatedly cause charging interruptions. To improve this situation with the new Amperfied Dynamic DC charging station, Amperfied has teamed up with software specialist Pionix. Read more…
Hylane Appoints Maximilian Draxler to Management Team
German truck rental company Hylane has appointed Maximilian Draxler to its management team. Draxler previously led the company’s finance division and will join Sara Schiffer’s and Bernd Zens’ executive team as managing director on 1 September. Read more…
Project SCAPE to improve power electronics for EVs
The EU-funded SCAPE project, coordinated by the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), is working on improved power electronics for electric vehicles. The aim is to achieve an efficiency of over 97.5 per cent, double the power density and halve the costs compared to current standards. Read more…
Renault CEO Provost restructures top management
Following his appointment on 31 July, François Provost, the new CEO of the Renault Group, has announced a series of personnel changes and organisational updates, effective immediately. These affect the development division as well as the leadership of Dacia. Read more…
Li Auto Aug deliveries plunge 41%, pins hopes on Sept launch of i6 SUV
This marks Li Auto’s third consecutive month of year-on-year delivery declines, resulting in an 8.64 percent year-to-date decrease in deliveries.
Li Auto aims for stable monthly deliveries of 9,000-10,000 units for the Li i6 and 6,000 units for the Li i8.
BYD NEV sales flat in Aug as hybrids continue to decline
BYD’s passenger BEV sales in August rose 34.43 percent year-on-year, while PHEV sales fell 22.69 percent. Read more…
Xiaomi once again surpasses 30,000 electric car deliveries in August
Xiaomi EVs are a hit, but the company simply can’t build them fast enough. The company has stormed the Chinese market, reporting another month of impressive sales with over 30,000 vehicles delivered in August. That’s the second month in a row – a remarkable feat for a brand that sold its first car over a year ago. The sales explosion… Read more…
Budapest public transport operator to add 160 electric buses to fleet
Budapest Transport Authority (BKK) is to purchase 160 new battery-powered trolleybuses. The tender for this major project was won by the Chinese-Hungarian consortium Electrobus Europe, working with Yutong. Read more…
Schaeffler introduces electric axle drive repair tool
German supplier Schaeffler wants to simplify the repair of electric motors. To this end, the company has now introduced the E-Axle Repair Tool, a special tool that can be used to repair electric motors in a targeted manner without having to replace them completely. Read more…
Ford launches Ford Charge in North America
Ford has launched its own public fast-charging network, Ford Charge, across the US and Canada, with nearly 1,200 DC fast chargers now in operation at more than 320 dealerships. The network is open to all compatible electric vehicles. Read more…
Geely Auto posts 2nd-best monthly sales as Geely Galaxy surges 173%
Geely Auto sold 250,167 vehicles in August, with Geely Galaxy achieving a record 110,666 units.
Geely Auto saw nearly 100 percent growth in both BEV and PHEV sales in August.
Nio delivers record 31,305 cars in Aug as Onvo and Firefly both hit new highs
Onvo delivered 16,434 units in August, becoming Nio Inc’s highest-selling model for a single month, a 175.00 percent increase from July.
Firefly delivered 4,346 units in August, an 83.69 percent increase from July.
Finnish state takes control of Valmet and Ioncor
The country of Finland will become the majority owner of domestic supplier and contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive. The battery business, spun off in 2024 under the name Ioncor, will also be 70 per cent owned by state-run Finnish Minerals Group (FMG). The move is justified by the “geopolitical situation”. Read more…
Zeekr Group deliveries up 10.61% to 44,843 in Aug with Zeekr brand declining
The Zeekr brand delivered 17,626 cars in August, down 2.16 percent year-on-year. Lynk & Co delivered 27,217 units, up 20.81 percent year-on-year.
From January to August, Zeekr Group delivered 333,913 vehicles, a 14.61 percent year-on-year growth.
GM slows production of GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Escalade IQ
General Motors is scaling back production of the GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Escalade IQ at its dedicated EV plant in Detroit-Hamtramck “to align to market dynamics”. The company will suspend two shifts at the site for just over a month. Read more…
