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Dutch vehicle authority RDW approved Tesla Full Self-Driving Supervised for highways and city streets, making the Netherlands the first EU country to authorize the system and setting a regulatory template for the rest of Europe.
Tsinghua's Ouyang Minggao laid out a roadmap at the Beijing Intelligent EV Forum projecting battery-electric vehicles will reach 9-to-1 dominance over plug-in hybrids by 2040.
Two radical Ioniq concepts unveiled at Auto China 2026 feature air-hug seats, transparent pillars, and autonomous sleep mode, engineered specifically for Chinese buyers as Hyundai attempts to recover market share lost to BYD and domestic rivals.
Reuters confirmed Tesla is developing a new compact electric SUV shorter and lighter than the Model Y, targeting a price below the $37,000 Model 3, as VW ends ID.4 production in Tennessee and global EV forecasts are revised down.
Electric vehicles surpassed petrol car registrations in Germany for the first time in March 2026, rising 66% year-over-year to nearly 71,000 units. New subsidies and oil prices drove the shift.
Four Reuters sources confirm Tesla is building an all-new compact electric SUV smaller and cheaper than the Model Y, targeting entry-level buyers below the $37,000 Model 3 threshold, with Shanghai as the planned production site.
German BEV registrations jumped 66.2% year-over-year in March 2026 to capture 24% market share. BYD grew 644.5% and Tesla 160% as China's EV brands reshape the European market.
Tesla's Q1 2026 production outpaced deliveries by 50,363 units as national gas prices crossed $4 per gallon. U.S. EV sales fell 19.4% in February while Europe rose 22%, exposing a policy-driven demand gap.
Volkswagen Group unveils 10 electrified models including 4 world premieres at Auto China 2026, committing to a new vehicle every two weeks in China as global EV sales slow.
Tesla delivered 85,670 vehicles from its Shanghai factory in March 2026, up 8.7% year-over-year and 46.2% month-over-month, with Q1 2026 China deliveries running 23.5% above Q1 2025.
Tesla began Cybercab production in April 2026, a fully autonomous robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals priced under $30,000, targeting commercial fleet deployment before 2027 consumer launch.
Strait of Hormuz disruptions have pushed oil toward $120 a barrel since the US-Iran conflict began February 28, 2026. AutoForecast Solutions projects 800,000 to 900,000 lost vehicle sales globally this year as consumer confidence and manufacturing costs both deteriorate.
