Etiqueta: Japan

BERLIN/LONDON/DETROIT (Reuters) -Frank Eckard, CEO of a German magnet maker, has been fielding a flood of calls in recent weeks. Exasperated automakers and parts suppliers have been desperate to find alternative sources of magnets, which are in short supply due to Chinese export curbs. "The whole car industry is in full panic," said Eckard, CEO of Magnosphere, based in Troisdorf, Germany.

The Seal 07 DM-i has been renamed Seal 7 DM-i in the Gulf region and is now available in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman.

BYD registered a record 416 vehicles in Japan in May, with over 240 of them being the newly launched Sealion 7 electric SUV.

CATL and BYD's combined EV battery installations in January-April totaled 171 GWh, accounting for 55.4 percent of the global total.

BYD is planning to launch a tiny, affordable electric vehicle model in Japan in the second half of 2026, making its entry into the smallest street-legal

Plugin vehicles reach 22% share, or 1.5 million units, in April. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in April 2025 compared to April 2024. There were around 1.5 million registrations. More good news is that BEVs pulled further ahead of plugin hybrids, growing 26% YoY to 1 million units ... [continued]

China's export restrictions on rare earths that are widely used by the auto industry could disrupt, or even halt, German car production, Germany's VDA auto industry lobbying group said on Tuesday.

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‘Kei’ car launch next year by China’s leading electric vehicle maker seen as ‘black ship’ moment for country

The Japanese carmaker’s road as a standalone company may soon run out