Domestic News - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is set to issue a work plan to stabilize growth in the machinery, automotive, and power equipment industries, aiming to enhance quality supply capacity and optimize the industry development environment. The penetration rate of new energy vehicles reached 44.3% in the first half of this year, a historical high for the same period [3] - Inner Mongolia has allocated 800 million yuan in central financial support for urban and rural transportation development, aimed at subsidizing rural passenger transport operators and supporting the operation of new energy vehicles [4] - Extreme Fox Automobile has initiated a charging network sharing cooperation with GAC Energy, sharing nearly 20,000 public charging piles and related benefits [5] - Geely has integrated its autonomous driving teams, including the Zeekr autonomous driving team and the Geely Research Institute, into a new company, Chongqing Qianli Zhijia, with a combined workforce of nearly 3,000 [6] - Shenzhou Car Rental has fully introduced CATL's battery swap models, planning to operate over 100,000 battery swap vehicles in major cities [8] - Pony.ai has launched a Robotaxi service in Shanghai's Pudong area, operating from 7:30 AM to 9:30 PM on weekdays [9] - Baidu's autonomous driving service platform, "Luobo Kuaipao," has formed a strategic partnership with Lyft to provide autonomous ride-hailing services in Europe, with plans to deploy thousands of vehicles by 2026 [10] - NIO's Firefly model is set to begin deliveries in Norway and the Netherlands on August 14, marking its entry into the European market [11] International News - Toyota has raised its global production target for the year to approximately 10 million units, slightly up from the previous estimate of 9.9 million units, driven by strong sales [13] - VinFast plans to launch cars manufactured in India in August and is negotiating green smart mobility solutions in the country [14] - Nissan has sold 51% of its stake in an Indian joint venture to Renault for 35.3 billion rupees (approximately 404 million USD) as part of its restructuring plan [15] - Malaysia's automotive sales surpassed Indonesia for the first time in the second quarter, with sales of 183,366 units, a 1% year-on-year decline, while Indonesia's sales fell 12% to 169,578 units [16] Commercial Vehicles - ZF has launched a new production line for commercial vehicle transmissions at its headquarters in Friedrichshafen, Germany [17] - Chery Commercial Vehicles has launched the Zero Meter Light Truck in Beijing, following a successful debut in Chengdu [18] - Yuchai is deeply involved in Qatar's clean energy transition plan, aiming to replace all diesel commuter buses with natural gas models by 2027 [19] - Supa Heavy Truck has signed a contract with Steyr Automotive to produce its first electric truck model in Austria, expected to roll off the production line by the end of the year [20][21]