12/02/2025: OICA’s 5 major news items summarized
Honda to restructure China business after over 2 years of talks Nikkei – SHIZUKA TANABE – December 2, 2025, 07:28 JST Honda is restructuring its China engine operations as demand for gasoline engines declines and key joint-venture contracts approach expiration. After more than two years of negotiation, Dongfeng Motor Group has agreed to sell its […]
Automobile: ANAC Chile Joins OICA as New Member
Paris – Santiago: The OICA Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs Automobiles is pleased to announce that ANAC (Asociación Nacional Automotriz de Chile) has officially joined OICA as a full member, further expanding the global reach and diversity of the association’s network.
MIA welcomes Government reset of the Clean Vehicle Standard to restore balance and support real emissions progress.
The Motor Industry Association welcomes the Government decision to introduce transitional financial relief and undertake a full review and overhaul of the Clean Vehicle Standard. These changes restore balance, support real emissions progress and address an economic and environmental problem that had become unsustainable for the vehicle market and for consumers.
Shailesh Chandra, President of OICA, Hildegard Müller, Vice President
OICA announces the election of Shailesh Chandra, President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), as its new President, effective November 1, 2025, succeeding John Bozzella, President and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (USA).
Pragmatic and successful decarbonization of road transport
The Strategic Role of Sustainable Fuels including Biofuels and Technological Diversity
10/27/2025: OICA’s 5 major news items summarized
The Nexperia case: the EU caught between US injunctions and Chinese retaliation Autoactu.com – Bernard Jullien – October 27, 2025 The Nexperia affair has exposed both Europe’s strategic vulnerability and its political dependence in the global semiconductor race. Originally a Philips subsidiary, Nexperia was sold in 2017 to Chinese investors and later acquired by China’s […]
IVIA Monthy Review September 2025
Passenger car registration: an increase of 25.7% compared with September 2024. Since the beginning of the year, 242,037 new cars were registered, an increase of 6.9% in deliveries compared with last year.
OICA TOP 5 NEWS : October 17, 2025
**Automakers groups warns Nexperia chip supply issue could quickly disrupt production** Reuters — Oct 17, 2025 Automakers warn U.S. output risks after Nexperia can’t guarantee deliveries amid Dutch takeover and China export curbs. European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) foresees significant disruption; U.S. Alliance for Automotive Innovation urges de-escalation. Some plants could be hit next […]
OICA TOP 5 NEWS : October 16, 2025
**Batteries, machines, rare earths: China tightens rules – what you need to know** Automobilwoche – Hans Evert, Micha Gebhardt, Frank Volk — Oct 15, 2025 CHINA tightens export licensing on select rare earths, magnets, processing equipment and high-density batteries, with extraterritorial reach. Automakers expect paperwork delays, not immediate shortages; Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) e.V. warns of […]
SIAM: Auto Industry Sales Performance of September 2025 and Q2 (July–September 2025)
Passenger Vehicle sales stood at 1.04 million units in Q2 of 2025–26, registering a de-growth of (-)1.5% compared to Q2 of 2024–25.