Car sales

BYD set to overtake Tesla again in fully electric car sales

2026-07-02T03:55:27.000Z
Global sales in May, including those of subsidiary Daihatsu Motor, fell 7.4% from a year earlier to 885,207 units, Toyota said on Jun 29.

Toyota sales drop again in May as Iran conflict hits production

2026-06-29T05:53:35.000Z
Tata Motors says that it will use Chery’s carmaking platform to manufacture premium EVs in India.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Chinese EV makers are shut out of India – but their tech isn’t

2026-06-24T12:13:41.000Z
Ordinary people need cars. Yet, the fundamental flaw of the COE system is that it ignores this human element.
THINKING ALOUD

How to fix the COE system

2026-06-01T23:15:00.000Z
Toyota has weathered the Iran war better than other carmakers, keeping factories running despite disrupted routes through Hormuz.

Toyota sales slide for third month on Middle East conflict

2026-05-28T08:56:13.000Z
Tata Motor's sales of commercial vehicles got a boost after India cut taxes on the vehicles to 18% from 28% to boost consumption at home.

India’s Tata Motors warns of near-term cost pressures; quarterly profit surges

2026-05-13T12:20:48.000Z
Nissan's CEO Ivan Espinosa is cutting jobs, manufacturing sites and the number of cars in its global line-up to return it to growth.

Nissan posts narrow profit for fiscal year, beats analysts’ estimates

2026-05-13T09:12:36.000Z
The widening gap between domestic weakness and export strength is evident at BYD, as its global sales downturn stretched to an eighth month in April.

China’s domestic car demand stays weak but exports strengthen

2026-05-11T08:54:56.000Z
The April tally brings Nio’s year-to-date deliveries to 112,821 vehicles, up 71% from the same period in 2025.

Nio delivers 29,356 vehicles in April, up 22.8% on year

2026-05-01T10:43:47.000Z
VinFast's production facility in Karawang, Indonesia. The country was one of the overseas markets that the carmaker focused on last year.

VinFast eyes EV sales jump of five times in overseas market; taxi arm seen as key growth lever

2026-04-22T06:23:01.000Z