Tesla's sales in the Netherlands fell 73.8% year over year in April, according to national data revealed by BOVAG this Friday.

Geely-backed Zeekr Group said on Thursday that its deliveries increased 1.5% sequentially in April to 41,316 vehicles. Deliveries of the Zeekr brand fell 11% from a year ago to 13,727 vehicles.

XPeng announced on Thursday that it delivered 35,045 vehicles in April, a jump of 273% from a year ago, primarily driven by sales of its cheapest model ever, the Mona M03.

Wolfe Research analyst Emmanuel Rosner upgraded Ford's stock rating from Underperform to Peerperform on Wednesday, a day after Trump commented on a potential tariff relief, speaking at the White House.

Volvo published its first quarter's financial earnings on Tuesday, reporting a revenue of SEK 82.9 billion ($8.56 billion) — a 11.8% decline from SEK 93.9 billion ($9.70 billion) year over year.

Premium carmaker Zeekr sold 3,500 vehicles between April 21 and 27, marking a nearly 30% week-over-week increase, coinciding with the debut of its first hybrid model — the Zeekr 9X luxury SUV — at the Shanghai Auto Show. 

BYD registered 62,200 vehicles from April 21 to April 27, up 1o% from the 56,100 units sold in the previous week, data on Chinese social media revealed on Tuesday.

The U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent said on Tuesday in a media briefing that the Chinese tariffs "are unsustainable," warning that the country could lose between 5 and 10 million jobs as a consequence.

Xiaomi's sales of its first model, the SU7, slipped slightly to 7,000 units in China between April 21 and 27. Still, the company crossed a major milestone, delivering its 100,000th vehicle in 2025.

Tesla sold 10,300 vehicles in China between April 21 and 27, marking a 51.5% jump from the previous week. The company's sales are recovering after the first weeks of the quarter were focused on exports from its Shanghai plant.

XPeng sold 7,200 vehicles from April 21 to April 27, according to registration data posted on Chinese social media this Tuesday. The figures represent a 9% sequential increase as the carmaker's weekly sales remained between 6,600 and 7,500 units over the last two months.

Uber announced on Thursday a new partnership with Volkswagen, through which the automaker’s autonomous mobility unit will supply a fleet of autonomous electric minivans for the platform.

Xiaomi has recently established an automotive research and development (R&D) center in Germany as the tech giant plans to expand to "global markets within the next few years."

Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility, the dealership of the automaker BYD for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market, said this week that the Chinese giant will deploy 200 fully electric taxis in Dubai.

New energy vehicles — which include both fully electric and hybrid models — accounted for more than half of the European car market sales in the first quarter, according to data released on Thursday by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).

Citi Bank started Wednesday covering Detroit automakers Ford and General Motors with considerable higher upside potential for the Mary Barra-led automaker.

Xiaomi sales increased in the third week of April to 7,200 vehicles, data shared on Chinese social media showed on Tuesday. Registrations in China jumped 14.3% between April 14 and 20 in China marking the second consecutive week of growth in EV sales for the brand.

CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, said on Wednesday that its rapidly evolving battery-swap technology will be adopted in 10 additional upcoming electric vehicle models from Chinese automakers.

During Tesla’s first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, chief executive Elon Musk reiterated plans to launch fully autonomous paid ride services in June. The service will begin in Austin before expanding to "many other cities in the US by the end of this year."