Mitsubishi has officially confirmed its return to the U.S. pickup segment, but the new truck won’t wear the brand’s badge. Instead, the yet-to-be-named model is being co-developed with Nissan as part of the automaker’s expanded U.S. strategy, dubbed Momentum 2030.…
Ford has confirmed that its next European SUV will ride on Geely’s Global Intelligent New Energy Architecture (GEA) platform and will be assembled at the company’s Valencia plant in Spain. The move is part of a joint venture between Ford…
Trade negotiations between the US and Canada collapsed on August 21 after Washington limited proposed tariff cuts to passenger cars and light pickups, excluding heavier trucks. The US imposed a 50% tariff on roughly $20 billion of Canadian exports, including…
California has officially enacted the nation’s first efficiency standards for replacement tires, set to take effect in two phases starting in 2029. The California Energy Commission (CEC) unanimously approved the rules, which target rolling resistance—the energy lost as a tire…
China’s passenger car market just posted its 10th straight monthly decline in July 2026, with domestic sales down roughly 20% year-on-year to about 1.47 million units. Meanwhile, the country’s car exports nearly doubled, jumping nearly 90% year-on-year to close to…
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has unveiled new elastomer-based connector seals designed to simplify and strengthen modern battery pack architectures. The German manufacturer claims the seals support the latest electrification trends across electromobility, humanoid robotics and consumer devices by integrating multiple…
General Motors is laying off 350 workers at its Lansing, Michigan facilities—Lansing Grand River Assembly/Stamping and Lansing Regional Stamping—effective January 14, 2027, as the company shifts production from electric vehicles to a new combustion-powered Cadillac sedan. The move comes despite…
Mercedes-Benz has unleashed the most comprehensive technical upgrade in C-Class history, rolling out refreshed internal-combustion C-Class sedans and T-Models just after the electric C-Class launched in Europe. The headline change is a sharper, more athletic body with an expressive light…
A Cornwall-based electric vehicle firm, Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC), has partnered with Qatari investment group JTA International Investment Holding to build Qatar’s first dedicated EV manufacturing plant. The plant will produce two models initially, a passenger car and a…
According to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC), global natural rubber production fell 3.7% year-on-year in June to 1.2 million tonnes, while demand rose 3.3% to 1.3 million tonnes. The decline in output was attributed to seasonal wintering…