• The UK automotive industry trade body SMMT said it was disappointed with the UK chancellor of exchequer’s GBP 300billion post-virus stimulus package announced on 8 July because there was little to aid the sector.
  • Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Serbia has resumed production at its Kragujevac factory. FCA suspended production at Kragujevac, Italy and Poland on 16 March, due to a drop in market demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic
  • Daimler’s annual shareholders’ meeting on heard the automaker was “maintaining its course in the midst of challenging economic conditions and continuing to invest in the key technologies of the future to successfully shape the transformation””Not least, COVID-19 has once again made it clear that we must be more careful with our environment if we want to avoid causing enormous damage to ourselves in the long term.”
  • Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai India have both reported growth in India market vehicle sales in June, compared to the previous month, as India’s vehicle market appears to be entering a recovery phase. Major automakers in India also report a rise in demand for personal mobility and away from public transport in current conditions.
  • China logs 22.5% slump in first-half homegrown PV (MPVs, SUVs and minibusses)retail sales. The First 6 months, retails  totaled 7.844 million units, slumping 22.5% year on year, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
  • Geely Auto teases first CMA-based (Compact Modular Architecture)
  • sedan model “PREFACE”
  • Changan Auto’s first-half sales edge up 1.33% year on year
  • Home appliance giant Haier said to be strategic investors of IoV company PATEO-a Shanghai-based IoV (Internet of Vehicles) product and service provider.
  • WM Motor Delivers its 30,000th our electric SUV -EX5 Smart
  • Toyota green-lighted by Beijing to have road tests for autonomous cars.Toyota has been permitted to conduct roads tests for autonomous vehicles in Beijing