Velo3D Secures Department of War Contract Valued at $32.6M to Eliminate Critical Defense Manufacturing Bottleneck

Award supports DIU’s Project FORGE to accelerate production of a critical munitions program through advanced additive manufacturing FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Velo3D, Inc. (NASDAQ: VELO), a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts has entered into an Other Transition Agreement (OTA) contract with the U.S. Department of War’s (DoW) Defense Innovation… Continue reading Velo3D Secures Department of War Contract Valued at $32.6M to Eliminate Critical Defense Manufacturing Bottleneck

What Honda Motor (TSE:7267)’s Chip Shortage Plant Suspensions Mean For Shareholders

Earlier in December, Honda Motor said it would temporarily halt operations at its Yorii and Suzuka auto plants in Japan, and a joint-venture factory with Guangzhou Automobile Group in China, for several days because a global semiconductor shortage disrupted its ability to secure key components. This disruption underlines how even large, diversified manufacturers like Honda… Continue reading What Honda Motor (TSE:7267)’s Chip Shortage Plant Suspensions Mean For Shareholders

Everyday heroes: When ‘normal’ cars sneak into supercar showdowns

Think of Autocar’s annual Britain’s Best Driver’s Car (BBDC) test and your mind will rightly project visions of Porsche 911s, V12-fired Ferraris and scaffold-like lightweights. But once in a blue moon, something entirely ordinary slips into the field. Not even a GTI, ST or anything to that effect, but common-or-garden machinery that lines the nation’s… Continue reading Everyday heroes: When ‘normal’ cars sneak into supercar showdowns

Maruti Suzuki Victoris wins ICOTY 2026, TVS Apache RTX wins IMOTY: All details here

The highly anticipated 2025 Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) and Indian Motorcycle of the Year (IMOTY) awards have been announced. Instituted in 2005 for ICOTY and 2007 for IMOTY, the awards are decided by a nationwide jury of automotive journalists who collectively evaluate and vote on the winners based on their expertise and real-world… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki Victoris wins ICOTY 2026, TVS Apache RTX wins IMOTY: All details here

German Manager Magazine: Tesla: California threatens to stop sales because of autopilot promise004602

The US West Coast is for the electric car manufacturer Tesla an important sales market. In California, of all places, there could soon be a 30-day sales stop. The trigger is a court’s assessment that the company is owned by a tech billionaire Elon Musk (54) exaggerated the capabilities of their Autopilot assistance system. The… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Tesla: California threatens to stop sales because of autopilot promise004602

Tata Sierra Records 70,000 Bookings on First Day

Tata Motors recorded over 70,000 confirmed bookings for the Tata Sierra on the first day of bookings opening, with an additional 1.35 lakh customers submitting their preferred configuration as they progress to complete booking formalities. The response follows the launch of the all-new Tata Sierra on November 25, 2025, by Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles. The… Continue reading Tata Sierra Records 70,000 Bookings on First Day

Clean Technica: Op-Ed: How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV & Saved Nissan004291

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. While Tesla and BYD (not in that order) dominate EV headlines globally, Japan’s EV sales success for three consecutive years is a tiny 11-foot-long kei car that costs roughly $14,000 after subsidies and offers just 112 miles of range. The Nissan Sakura has become more… Continue reading Clean Technica: Op-Ed: How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV & Saved Nissan004291

November 2025 new car pre-registration figures

SMMT released figures for November pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in November 2025 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires motor manufacturers to publish the number of pre-registered cars supplied and the gross income received… Continue reading November 2025 new car pre-registration figures

Record 599,000 cars, SUVs exported in April-November, upcoming Mexico tariff hike casts a shadow

Led by Maruti Suzuki, overseas shipments of made-in-India cars, sedans, SUVs and MPVs have hit a new high of nearly 600,000 units in the first 8 months of FY2026. As per SIAM export sales data, 599,276 passenger vehicles were dispatched to key global markets, up by a strong 20% YoY (April-November 2024: 498,763 units), which… Continue reading Record 599,000 cars, SUVs exported in April-November, upcoming Mexico tariff hike casts a shadow

@Honda: HONDA HIGHLIGHTS ITS ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH 2025 EUROPEAN SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

Honda Motor Europe has released its 2025 European Sustainability Report, which outlines the company’s environmental and sustainability performance across its European operations and value chain throughout the region for the previous financial year.  Replacing the company’s annual Environmental Report, which was first published in 2012, this new document encompasses a wider reporting brief beyond solely environmental activity to now include its social, governance and corporate social… Continue reading @Honda: HONDA HIGHLIGHTS ITS ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH 2025 EUROPEAN SUSTAINABILITY REPORT