BYD is reportedly working on a mini EV specially developed for the Japanese market, according to local media outlet Nikkei. The vehicle is planned to launch in the second quarter of 2026 marking the first time the China giant develops a country-specific vehicle.

Bank of America (BofA)'s analyst John Murphy lowered Tesla's price target on Tuesday by nearly 20% to $305, in anticipation of the company's first-quarter earnings report.

Detroit automaker General Motors is under legal action for allegedly violating customers' privacy by collecting and selling their driving data without permission.

Zeekr Group, the premium carmaker under China's Geely Holding Group, sold 2,700 vehicles of its main brand from April 14 to 20.

Chinese carmaker XPeng sold 6,600 vehicles in China between April 14 and 20, down 1.5% from the previous week, according to registration data shared on Chinese social media this Tuesday.

CATL, the world's largest battery maker, unveiled on Monday its second-generation Shenxing Battery, a ultra-fast charing battery with double the capacity of its original model, at an event in Shanghai.

XPeng will unveil a new, faster-charging variant of its flagship P7+ at the Shanghai Auto Show, according to a post by CEO He Xiaopeng on Weibo this Monday.

Japan is considering easing rules on crash tests and auto safety rules for imported vehicles, according to a report from news outlet Nikkei Asia. The move is part of ongoing negotiations with the United States, following Donald Trump's 25% tariff on imported cars and auto parts.

China's SAIC Motor entered a new business venture with tech giant Huawei, a new EV brand to be named Shangjie. The unveiling happened during the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) new product launch event.

A leaked image circulating on Chinese social media on Thursday showed for the first time the interior of Xiaomi’s second EV model — the YU7 SUV.

Tesla's shareholders are pressuring the company as it sets to report its first quarter's earnings on April 22, amid weaker-than-expected deliveries and growing concerns over CEO Elon Musk's political activity.

The latest MIIT regulatory catalog released on Wednesday showed that BYD registered its new Sealion 06 SUV model, which will be available both as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and a pure electric vehicle (BEV).

Tesla reduced Cybertruck production and trimmed its teams by more than half, according to a Business Insider report published on Thursday. Since January, the company has been reallocating staff to Model Y production lines instead.

The use of the terms 'autonomous driving' or 'full self-driving' was banned in China on Wednesday due to new requirements issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), according to China's Financial and Economic News Agency.

Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter lowered on Tuesday the firm's price target on Tesla by 11% to 400$, while maintaining an 'Overweight' rating on its stock.

Rivian said on Wednesday it has delivered 70 units of its fully electric commercial vans to HelloFresh, a global meal kit provider, as it continues to expand its fleet customers.

Rivian's founder and CEO RJ Scaringe commented on Tuesday the potential impact of the auto tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump but also on the ongoing trade tensions between the wordl's two largest economies — United States and China.

Elon Musk said on Tuesday that Tesla vehicles will start driving autonomously from the factory to the customer's houses "this year," the company's chief wrote in a post on the social media platform X.

Xiaomi sold 6,300 units of its debut model SU7 from April 7 to 13, industry data shared by multiple automotive bloggers showed on Tuesday. The figures represent an increase of 23.5% from the previous week, where it listed 5,100 vehicles.

Lucid Motors is preparing to begin U.S. customer deliveries of the high-end trim of its second model, the Lucid Gravity, later this month.