Thomas Schmidt

IM Motors, the electric vehicle unit of SAIC Motor, has introduced its LS6 SUV to New Zealand under the local name IM6, expanding its footprint in the Oceania premium EV market. Deliveries are set to begin in December as the brand builds on its earlier entry into Australia.

Volkswagen Group China Technology Company (VCTC) has inaugurated a new testing hall at its Hefei research and development center, completing a major expansion and establishing the site as the automaker's first fully integrated development hub outside Germany. The announcement was made on November 25.

Tesla has offered to license its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology to established automakers, but most have shown little interest and negotiations have largely failed to gain traction,

Munich-based electric scooter manufacturer Govecs has filed for insolvency, raising uncertainty over the future of its flagship E-Schwalbe model, according to filings at the Munich District Court. The court has opened preliminary insolvency proceedings under reference number 1542 IN 4079/25 and appointed restructuring lawyer Michael Jaffé as preliminary insolvency administrator.

Vilnius Airport will begin transporting passengers between terminal buildings and aircraft exclusively with electric buses from the second half of 2026, following a fleet renewal agreement with specialist airport bus manufacturer Cobus.

Lidl's Austrian division is expanding its electric commercial vehicle fleet with a growing deployment of Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 trucks, as the grocery retailer steps up efforts to decarbonise its logistics operations. The company has so far taken delivery of 14 battery-electric trucks, with a further 42 scheduled to arrive by mid-2027.

Germany's coalition government has agreed on a unified national position for the European Union's review of its 2035 zero-emission requirement for new cars, backing a broader range of technologies that would include highly efficient combustion engine models alongside electric vehicles, party sources said after a coalition committee meeting.

Spanish transport company Transportes Ocón has begun deploying 15 fully electric Fuso eCanter light-duty trucks as part of a broader renewal of its delivery fleet, with the vehicles assigned to operations for Correos, Spain's national postal service.

Germany has formally enshrined the extension of toll exemptions for zero-emission trucks into federal law, allowing battery-electric commercial vehicles to remain exempt from road tolls until June 30, 2031.

Volkswagen Group is set to miss its traditional November deadline for finalising its five-year production planning, with the current strategic round now unlikely to be concluded in 2025 as key model, platform and investment decisions remain unresolved, German trade publication