Car sales

THINKING ALOUD

Why legacy car companies should go goodwill hunting

2026-10-07T23:00:00.000Z
The fact that premiums hardly budged even during a slow period of sales is typical of the current COE market, dealers say.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Car COE premiums resist slow market to remain above S$130,000

2026-10-07T10:17:54.000Z
The results are a boon for Tesla following a period of declining auto sales and a lagging stock.

Tesla’s EV sales top estimates with auto business rebounding

2026-10-02T13:54:37.000Z
The automotive giant must rein in costs that are still about 30% higher than those of comparable companies, Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume has said.

Volkswagen plans to slash 50,000 more jobs amid dire need to reduce costs

2026-09-04T04:05:02.000Z
The data show that Japan’s manufacturers have largely managed to navigate the fallout from the Middle East conflict so far.

Japan’s July exports grow at fastest pace since 2022 on cars and chips

2026-08-20T03:38:38.000Z
BYD is one of only three manufacturers out of 30 focused on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in China that turned a full-year profit in 2025, said AlixPartners.
THINKING ALOUD

The unexpected way out of the Chinese EV shakeout

2026-08-18T23:00:00.000Z
BYD’s rise to become the No 1 passenger-car seller in Singapore can be described as explosive. 

How BYD disrupted Singapore’s car market – and why the strategy is turning on itself

2026-08-10T23:00:00.000Z
BYD delivered 557,090 battery-electric models in the three months through June. This is fewer than in the year-ago period, but probably enough to beat Tesla.

BYD set to overtake Tesla again in fully electric car sales

2026-07-02T03:55:27.000Z
Global sales in May, including those of subsidiary Daihatsu Motor, fell 7.4% from a year earlier to 885,207 units, Toyota said on Jun 29.

Toyota sales drop again in May as Iran conflict hits production

2026-06-29T05:53:35.000Z
Tata Motors says that it will use Chery’s carmaking platform to manufacture premium EVs in India.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Chinese EV makers are shut out of India – but their tech isn’t

2026-06-24T12:13:41.000Z