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BMW Starts Series Production of Electric i3 at Munich Stammwerk

This launch follows a €650 million five-year rebuild that prepares Munich to become an all-electric plant from 2027.

Mercedes Expands Kecskemét Plant and Shifts Electric C‑Class Production to Hungary

India’s Two-Wheeler Sales Leap 28% in April as Splendor Leads and Activa Tops Scooters

Saxony Minister Urges Chinese Joint Venture at VW’s Zwickau Plant

Ottawa Awards Ford $464.5 Million to Restart Oakville With Super Duty Trucks

Porsche Scraps Staff Bonus After Profit Crash

Mercedes-Benz Pledges $4 Billion for Alabama SUV Plant in U.S. Build-Out

Toyota to Join Volvo and Daimler Truck in Cellcentric Fuel-Cell JV Under MoU

Ola Electric Revenue Halves as Q3 Marks Structural Reset With Record Margins

Volvo Halts NOVO Energy Gigafactory, Cuts Remaining 75 Jobs After Partner Search Fails

BYD Tops Global EV Sales in 2025, Overtaking Tesla

Bosch, Works Council Cut Planned German Layoffs in Vehicle-Software Unit to About 1,500

Honda Ends Acura ZDX EV Production, Cancels 2026 Model

Mercedes to End Ludwigsfelde Sprinter Production by 2029, Brandenburg Says

Prestige Auto Pledges $400 Million to Regear Mercedes-Benz Argentina Plant for Electrified Sprinter and Vito

Stellantis Pulls Plug on Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles

Volkswagen Denies Reports of Osnabrück Plant Closure in 2027

Bohei Trimet Files for Insolvency, Affecting Nearly 700 Jobs

Jeff Bezos-Backed Slate Auto Teases Customizable $25,000 Electric Vehicle

BYD Extends Lead Over Tesla in Global EV Market