Automotive World Magazine – May 2026

Data

• Global light vehicle sales forecast – April 2026 edition
• Suzuki profile and production forecast to 2030
• TML & Iveco profile and production forecast to 2030

Financials

• BYD’s home market decline deepens through first quarter
• Tariff refund elevates General Motors’ Q1 profit
• Hyundai auto profits strained by yet another economic crisis
• Kia sacrifices profit to retain share in Europe
• Mercedes’ car division earnings lag behind the group
• Strong partner demand lifts Renault’s Q1 result
• Stellantis “reset” in progress, but is it convincing?
• Tesla Q1 2026: recovery or treading water?
• Paccar: demand improving despite cost volatility
• Volvo’s N. America order intake grows, but outlook unchanged

Strategy

• Honda and Nissan—who needs the merger now?
• Loss-making Rivian awards its CEO a Musk-esque US$403m
• Stellantis finally addresses its multi-brand problem
• Unions to take centre stage in Volkswagen’s future
• What low-volume Nissan models could face the axe?

Markets

• Brazil Q1 light vehicle sales boosted by “exceptional” March
• Volkswagen: in China for China—and elsewhere?
• Is market access for large pick-ups becoming political?
• Clock ticking for German OEMs to show staying power in China
• Automotive World forecasts Nissan sales comeback in 2026
• Mitsubishi and Daihatsu escape Japan Q4 sales slowdown
• Ford’s Farley now calls Chinese OEMs “devastating” threat to US
• GM’s US sales decline in Q1, Toyota held flat by RAV4 change

Electric mobility

• Chinese EVs in Canada and Mexico—a backdoor into the US?
• Hongqi eyes Europe, but can it shed its state-car baggage?
• GM’s growing EV retreat raises long-term viability questions

Manufacturing

• FT: Nissan, Chery explore unused capacity deal at Sunderland
• New models drive Hyundai-Kia-Genesis production growth
• N. America, Asia expected to drag down global car production
• Where is OEM production expected to slump in 2026?