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Japan
Japan’s Carmakers Want to Build Cars at China Speed: Nissan Targets 3 Years, Suzuki 2, Honda Wants Everything Halved
Toyota, Honda and Nissan typically need four to five years for a new model, more than twice China's pace. Now Nissan wants a 2028 SUV in three years and a month, Suzuki aims for about two years by 2030, Honda's 'Triple Half' halves time, cost and workload, and Toyota is cutting parts.
EV Industry
Tesla’s European Comeback Is Now Official: Registrations Jumped 72.5% in September
ACEA's official September figures show Tesla registered 68,776 cars across the EU, EFTA and the U.K., up 72.5%, for a 5.0% share. Tesla beat BYD for the month, though BYD still leads the year, and EVs took 29.9% of the EU market.
Japan
Toyota’s FSD Rival Will Run on Arene, With a Rule-Based ‘Guardrail’ Watching the AI
Toyota's end-to-end Level 2++ driving system, due from 2028, will be built on its Arene software platform, with a rule-based guardrail that checks the AI's route. Car Watch also rode in the prototype in Europe.
Japan
Subaru’s First Self-Built EV Packs 510 hp, and It Took Half the Usual Time to Build
Subaru showed its first in-house EV prototype in Tochigi: 380 kW all-wheel drive, 0–100 km/h in under 4 seconds, and a development process cut to about a year.
Japan
France and Germany Want ‘Made in Europe’ EV Perks Without Japan, and Toyota Is Pushing Back
France and Germany agreed EU EV incentives should exclude Japan-built cars. Toyota says it is no guest in Europe. What it means, and where Tesla fits.
Japan
Toyota Goes Tesla: Every Model Software-Defined by 2030, Plus Gigacasting in China
Toyota will make all ~50 models software-defined with Arene by 2030 and use in-house gigacasting at its Shanghai Lexus EV plant. Sound familiar?
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SpaceX says Ship 42 finished a full six-engine static fire and a single-engine deorbit-burn test, so both Flight 15 stages are done on the stand ahead of a two-stage catch attempt. Florida, meanwhile, pauses Falcon 9 for six weeks to get Pad 39A ready for Starship.
Tesla
Tesla Is ‘Officially Coming’ to Vietnam, and Its First Five Job Ads Include One Very Busy Charging Hire
Tesla's Asia Pacific recruiter says the company is "officially coming to Vietnam" and has posted five local jobs: sales, service, HR, purchasing and a charging developer expected to juggle 20-plus sites. No launch date, models or prices yet.
Stock Watch
Stock Watch: Enphase Craters 16%, Tesla Slips Off $407, Tokyo Chips Keep Climbing
Enphase plunged 16.03% after its miss and soft guide hit the regular session, Tesla gave back 0.80% to $404.22, and Renesas led Tokyo with a 7.47% jump as the Nikkei added 686 points.
EV Industry
China’s NEV Retail Sales Fall 13% in Oct. 1-25 as Factories Keep Shipping
CPCA data shows China's NEV retail sales at 753,000 for Oct. 1-25, down 13% year over year, while wholesale rose 3% to 1.008 million. Overall car retail fell 26%, keeping the NEV share at 65.7%, and inventory pressure is building.
Energy
Xpeng’s Iron Humanoid Gets Its Solid-State Batteries Before It Gets a Production Start
Xpeng VP Gu Jie says solid-state batteries designed for the Iron humanoid robot have entered small-batch production, while Iron itself is still pre-SOP. Mass production is targeted for the end of 2026, with Xpeng stores first in 2027.