Finland approved Tesla's Assisted Driving system on November 11, 2026, after Tesla renamed the technology from "Full Self-Driving" and tightened speed-control settings. Finland's transport authority, Traficom, granted provisional approval for use on Finnish roads ahead of an EU-wide vote. The system allows vehicles to steer, accelerate and brake automatically under driver supervision.
Nearly a dozen countries, including Slovakia and Belgium, have granted provisional approvals for the technology. Tesla has not yet secured backing from any of the EU's largest member states, whose support is viewed as likely crucial to winning approval across the bloc. Finland indicated it may vote differently in an EU-wide decision.
Volkswagen Group's namesake brand set a sales record in China in October, with EV and plug-in hybrid deliveries climbing nearly 350 percent year-over-year to more than 28,000 vehicles. New models including the ID Aura T6 SUV and ID Era 5S sedan drove the increase. Volkswagen aims to rank among the 10 best-selling New Energy Vehicle brands in China next year.
Volkswagen's EV joint venture in China, Volkswagen Anhui, has not planned new models for 2027 or 2028 after banking on greater demand for its ID Unyx series than materialized. The UNYX marque launched in July 2024 and has not caught on with young, urban consumers it targeted.
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa upgraded sales targets for Japan and the U.S. for the fiscal year ending March 31, citing new products including the Rogue crossover. The company forecasts global sales to fall to between 2.97 million and 3 million vehicles this fiscal year from 3.15 million last year, citing weakness in China.