AutomobilesFrom BYD to Xpeng, memory chip crunch squeezes China's automakersAI-fueled shortages push up costs for groups already fighting brutal price warBYD surges, Toyota falters as oil crisis boosts EVs in AustraliaJapan's auto industry plots new road map to counter BYD threat1 hour agoAutomobilesChinese EV makers awaken Western rivals' zombie production linesTactic for dodging tariffs and easing trade tensions could raise costs, compliance risks21 May 2026CompaniesJapan's NTN to mass-produce EV bearings in ChinaShanghai plant to help quintuple global production capacity by 203521 May 2026Electric vehiclesStellantis and Dongfeng form EV joint venture for EuropeItalian-Chinese 51-49 tie-up to sell Voyah models and study production in France20 May 2026Business AsiaJapan's auto industry plots new road map to counter BYD threatCarmakers collaborate to catch up with China's faster, cheaper EV revolution20 May 2026Electric vehiclesChina auto chiefs reinvent themselves as influencers via livestreamsXiaomi, Nio leaders and others turn to social media as price war accelerates19 May 2026Electric vehiclesJapan's Nidec to end China JV as it scales back EV drive partsThe motor maker pivots to restructuring, abandons founder-led expansion effort18 May 2026AutomobilesHonda taps ace engineer to lead transformation after EV strategy pauseMahito Shikama will take on key role as part of executive reshuffling16 May 2026AutomobilesSubaru postpones planned 2028 launch of its own EVsJapanese automaker shifts focus to hybrid and gasoline-powered cars15 May 2026AutomobilesStellantis, Dongfeng sign $1bn deal to make Peugeots and Jeeps in ChinaJoint venture to produce cars for Chinese market as well as export15 May 2026Electric vehiclesChina's Leapmotor woos Germans with $57 monthly EV leaseDrivers of T03 model won't need to pay deposits, thanks to green car subsidy15 May 2026AutomobilesHonda scales back aggressive EV push, overhauling fundamental strategyCompany aims to rebound to net profit in FY26 despite massive EV-related losses14 May 2026AutomobilesNissan expects first net profit for three years in FY26Struggling carmaker beginning to see results from business restructuring plan13 May 2026AutomobilesMazda cuts EV investment by 20% on slowing US demandJapan automaker forecasts net profit gain after 'carefully timed' move13 May 2026Electric vehiclesPanasonic EV battery production delayed again as customer order stallsJapanese group has yet to ramp up output of new high-capacity model12 May 2026AutomobilesChina's domestic car demand stays weak but exports strengthenOverseas shipments of EVs and plug-in hybrids soar 111% on year in April11 May 2026Electric vehiclesChinese automaker Chery to launch EV brand with Japan's Autobacs SevenCompanies seek to expand Japan's EV market; Japanese production under consideration11 May 2026Your Week in AsiaTrump visits China, vote on Sara Duterte impeachment, SoftBank earningsYour weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events10 May 2026Electric vehiclesJapan-made EVs at risk of losing EU subsidies under content proposalJapanese officials, automakers like Toyota urge revisions to guard market access9 May 2026AutomobilesHonda slips into first operating loss as it reevaluates EV strategyRed ink is among the largest recorded by Japanese automakers8 May 2026AutomobilesToyota forecasts decrease in net profit for FY26 amid Middle East tensionsAutomaker aims to maintain strong sales in North America despite Trump tariffs8 May 2026OpinionASEAN's electric vehicle ambitions hit the 'grid wall'Rapid EV uptake bares fragile networks, fossil fuel reliance and infrastructure risk8 May 2026Electric vehiclesVinFast rival Selex launches open EV charging network with PetrolimexMotorbike startup expands Vietnam battery swapping with state gas-station firm8 May 2026AutomobilesHonda to shelve $11bn Canada EV plant as demand sputtersAutomaker to discontinue joint electric model with GM, shift to US hybrids6 May 2026CaixinFuel crunch boosts China's electric two-wheeler exports to Southeast AsiaUnderscores how impact of Middle East war is reshaping global markets2 May 2026AutomobilesNissan cancels US EV production plans at Mississippi plantAutomaker will expand output of gasoline-powered cars as EV sales slump1 May 2026AutomobilesMitsubishi Motors eyes 2028 to begin making hybrids in JapanLatecomer sees sector expanding on high EV, plug-in prices30 April 2026Electric vehiclesChina suspends new autonomous driving permits after Baidu incidentAbout 200 robotaxis suddenly stopped in Wuhan in March; licensing halt fogs outlook29 April 2026MarketsHyundai Motor leaves peers in the dust as AI bets fuel stock price surgeHonda and BYD shares lag South Korean company's as EVs, prices struggle29 April 2026Electric vehiclesHonda plays catch-up in Vietnam and India's e-motorcycle marketsJapanese company blindsided by Vietnam's environmental restrictions29 April 2026