On May 14, Xiong Tianbo, General Manager of BYD Fangchengbao Auto, announced that the SHARK pickup truck will be launched in the domestic Chinese market in 2026 and officially integrated into the Fangchengbao brand lineup. As BYD’s first global new energy pickup, the SHARK made its world debut in Mexico in May 2024 and has since entered overseas markets including Australia and Brazil. On the same day, reports emerged that Huawei’s Harmony Intelligent Mobility, JAC Motors, Stellantis Group, and its subsidiary Maserati are in talks to jointly develop new energy vehicles under the Maserati brand. Under the proposed collaboration model, Huawei will lead product definition and provide core technologies, JAC will handle co-development and manufacturing, and Maserati will contribute styling design and brand licensing. The collaborative models will have separate domestic and overseas versions: the domestic version will be marketed under the Zunjie brand, while the overseas version will carry the Maserati badge. The first model is currently in the styling design phase and is scheduled for mass production in the second half of 2027. Additionally, Lu Fang, Chairman of VOYAH Automotive Technology Co., Ltd., stated that the penetration rate of new energy passenger vehicles exceeded 60% in April, coupled with more than 15 NEV manufacturers announcing price increases—validating the view that “2026 will be the decisive year in the battle between new energy vehicles and internal combustion engine vehicles.” Faraday Future announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with RobotShop, a North American robotics e-commerce platform, and its Embodied Artificial Intelligence (EAI) robots are now available on the platform. Honda reported sales of ¥21.80 trillion for the fiscal year ending March 2026, up 0.5% year-over-year, but posted an operating loss of ¥414.3 billion, including a ¥1.45 trillion loss from its electric vehicle (EV) business. Excluding EV-related losses, the company recorded an operating profit of ¥1.04 trillion. Honda forecasts an operating profit of ¥1 trillion for fiscal year 2026 (excluding EV losses) and has set a target to reduce EV-related losses to ¥500 billion in fiscal year 2027. Dongfeng Motor Corporation and COSCO Shipping signed a new round of strategic cooperation agreements in Wuhan, focusing on deepening collaboration in overseas logistics and autonomous terminal tractors at ports. Tiancheng Self-Control announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Wuhan Tiancheng, has been designated as the nominated supplier for a passenger car seat frame project by a well-known Sino-foreign joint-venture automaker. Mass production is expected to begin in July 2027, with a five-year product lifecycle and total配套 volume of 315,000 units. Chen Qi, Co-CEO of Qianli Autonomous Driving, denied rumors of his resignation, stating he remains actively serving in his role at the company. SiEngine Technology and SEER Intelligence have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly build an integrated platform combining “automotive-grade chip computing power + industrial robotics algorithms.” The first batch of prototypes from Xingqu Tech’s intelligent high-voltage, highly integrated e-drive project has rolled off the line. The project was signed in August 2025 with a total investment of RMB 3.3 billion and a planned building area of approximately 60,000 square meters. According to data from the China Automobile Dealers Association, national used car transactions reached 1.6712 million units in April 2026, down 6.73% month-over-month and 1.76% year-over-year. Cumulative transactions from January to April totaled 6.4932 million units, up 2.93% year-over-year. Zenbot, an embodied intelligence infrastructure company, has completed a nearly RMB 100 million angel funding round. The proceeds will be used to advance research on general-purpose embodied intelligence world models, mass-produce GaN-driven core joint modules, and bring full robot products to market. BMW Group announced that Oliver Zipse will be succeeded by Nikolai Körber as Chairman of the Board of Management effective May 14, 2026, with a term running through 2031. Pateo announced that conversational AI expert Stefan Ortmanns has joined the company as Head of European Operations, responsible for strategic planning and localized operations in the European market.