Market & sales

• BYD posts its best month of 2026. October NEV sales rose 11% year on year to 490,168. Pure-electric passenger cars passed 300,000 in a single month for the first time (305,743, or 63% of the passenger mix). Overseas shipments roughly doubled to 170,194, though they were down for a second month running. Domestic sales are still off about 28% year to date. (Nov 1)
• China's other makers: Geely delivered 214,996 and Leapmotor 106,127 (+51% YoY). (Nov 1–2)
• Global xEV: Electrified vehicle sales across 15 tracked markets reached 2.414 million in September, up 3.3% YoY (MarkLines, Oct 30).
• Earnings: Rivian's Q3 revenue rose 38% to about $2.16 billion, and the R2 is now its best-selling model. Hyundai's Q3 EV sales fell 9.2% while its hybrids grew. Toyota's EV sales are up 127% through September. (Oct 29–30)

Cars & SUVs

• Waymo picks the Toyota bZ4X as its next robotaxi. Toyota will build a custom version, with service starting in Japan in 2027. (Oct 30)
• VW has put the electric Golf on hold to cut costs and unveiled its VEGA tech stack in China. (Oct 30)
• Hyundai Ioniq 6 facelift is on sale in the UK from £33,240, with up to 422 miles (WLTP). (Oct 30)
• Li Auto launched the updated i6 SUV in China on Oct 28, with deliveries from Oct 29.
• BYD is teasing the Yangwang flagship for a Dubai debut. Ferrari's first EV was approved for sale in Australia, where it becomes the country's most expensive electric car. Subaru Trailseeker was named TopGear.com's US Car of the Year. (Oct 28–31)

Trucks & pickups

• Ford Fathom: an affordable electric pickup on Ford's Universal EV platform, from $28,350, with a built-in inverter for bidirectional home power. (Oct 29)
• Volvo Trucks extended its electric FH/FH Aero range to rigid-plus-trailer combinations of up to 80 tonnes, with MCS or CCS2 charging. (reported Oct 29)
• Peterbilt added its battery-electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks to the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract for US public fleets. (Nov 1)
• Slate Auto named Kenda as the OE tyre supplier for its low-cost Blank Slate EV pickup. (Oct 28)

Buses & vans

• New Flyer won a 100-bus option order from Washington Metro (25 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG, 75 hybrids) and an order from Broward County Transit for 65 hybrid-electric buses. (Oct 26–27)
• Japan: Rinko Bus, Toshiba and Drive Electro are trialling an e-bus with 10-minute pantograph charging. (Oct 28)
• Vans: Miele ordered 840 electric VW Transporters, which will electrify almost its entire European service fleet. Rivian's commercial van gains about 30% more range with a new LFP pack, plus an AWD option. (Oct 29–30)