@Toyota: Aiming to Build Battery Ecosystem, Toyota and Mazda Start Tests of Energy Storage System Using Electrified Vehicle Batteries

Aug. 21, 2025 Toyota Motor CorporationMazda Motor Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have started field tests of Toyota’s Sweep Energy Storage System* at Mazda’s Hiroshima Plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. For the tests, the power system at Mazda’s headquarters campus―the only power generation system operated by an automaker in Japan―and… Continue reading @Toyota: Aiming to Build Battery Ecosystem, Toyota and Mazda Start Tests of Energy Storage System Using Electrified Vehicle Batteries

@Ford: The Journey of a Lifetime Ford’s Comprehensive Lineup Promises a Vehicle for Every Lifestyle, at Every Fork in the Road

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 21, 2025:  Life unfolds in distinct phases, marked by moments of newfound independence, the quiet joys of family, the excitement of new adventures, and the steady pursuit of goals. It’s a progression the same, yet somehow still unique, for everyone, and Ford has dedicated itself to crafting a “Vehicle for… Continue reading @Ford: The Journey of a Lifetime Ford’s Comprehensive Lineup Promises a Vehicle for Every Lifestyle, at Every Fork in the Road

@niche: Workhorse Group and Motiv Electric Trucks announce merger agreement004022

Workhorse Group and Motiv Electric Trucks are merging, and the combination will create one of the largest medium-duty electric truck OEMs in North America. Sharonville, Ohio-based Workhorse Group, formerly named AMP Electric Vehicles, makes commercial electric vehicles and telematics software for last-mile delivery. Motiv Electric Trucks is a large manufacturer of medium-duty electric trucks and… Continue reading @niche: Workhorse Group and Motiv Electric Trucks announce merger agreement004022

@Nio: NIO Inc. to Report Unaudited Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on Tuesday, September 2, 2025000792

SHANGHAI, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO; HKEX: 9866; SGX: NIO) (“NIO” or the “Company”), a pioneer and a leading company in the global smart electric vehicle market, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 on Tuesday, September 2, 2025,… Continue reading @Nio: NIO Inc. to Report Unaudited Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on Tuesday, September 2, 2025000792

@VW Group: Tradition in motion: Porsche Heritage Experience in Iceland010528

A narrow tarmac track runs like a dash through purple lupins and rising thermal steam. A chronicle of time glides along it: six generations of the 911 Targa. Steel and aluminium bound as chapters, chrome as punctuation, tyres and glass as passages between Then and Now. Contact with the earth, openness to the sky, in… Continue reading @VW Group: Tradition in motion: Porsche Heritage Experience in Iceland010528

@VW Group: Title fight intensifies between Alessandro Ghiretti and Robert de Haan010527

20/08/2025 The recent doubleheader weekend at the Nürburgring has brought the fight for the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland title to a new high. Alessandro Ghiretti managed to defend the lead with his season winner number three. But Robert de Haan wiped out the Porsche Junior’s advantage with a third and an eleventh place finish.… Continue reading @VW Group: Title fight intensifies between Alessandro Ghiretti and Robert de Haan010527

German FAZ: Where China’s car companies are particularly successful009821

The Brazilian President and the foreign car boss pull their hands together and radiate. The two men celebrate the start of production in the new car factory. Lula da Silva is happy about the investment and the jobs, the car boss hopes for good business. Fruer was reliable in such pictures about the bosses of… Continue reading German FAZ: Where China’s car companies are particularly successful009821

@Toyota: [Toyota Times] Corolla Cross Production Moves to Iwate: Made and Driven Locally to Revitalize Tohoku

“Another Made-in-Iwate treasure joins the list.” In May 2025, the production base for the Corolla Cross was transferred from Toyota’s Takaoka Plant to the Iwate Plant operated by Toyota Motor East Japan (TMEJ). In July, TMEJ hosted a Corolla fan event, inviting 49 Corolla owners and their families (a total of 78 participants) from around… Continue reading @Toyota: [Toyota Times] Corolla Cross Production Moves to Iwate: Made and Driven Locally to Revitalize Tohoku

@Toyota: AI-Powered Robot by Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute Takes a Key Step Towards General-Purpose Humanoids

Joint research collaboration enables the Atlas humanoid robot to achieve autonomous whole-body manipulation and locomotion behaviors using Large Behavior Models BOSTON (Aug. 20, 2025) – Today, Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced a big step forward in robotics and artificial intelligence research: demonstrating a Large Behavior Model (LBM) powering the Atlas humanoid robot.… Continue reading @Toyota: AI-Powered Robot by Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute Takes a Key Step Towards General-Purpose Humanoids