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Standing reference on a model, a brand or a group: what it is, who owns it, where it is sold and what the official figures are. Updated, not republished.
October 20, 2026
Stellantis, on paper: the January 16, 2021 merger that put FCA and Groupe PSA under one ticker
A files/history reference on Stellantis's founding: the FCA–Groupe PSA merger's completion on January 16, 2021, the listing days that followed in Paris, Milan and New York, and the dated document trail behind the deal, as recorded in the company's own press release and investor merger page. The About Us statements cited are as that page read when captured on October 20, 2026.
October 19, 2026 · updated October 20, 2026
25 years of MINI design under the BMW Group: what the manufacturer's anniversary release says
The BMW Group PressClub carried a dated press release marking 25 years of MINI Design under the BMW Group. Here is what the document states and how to check it.
October 18, 2026
Where Toyota builds what: the company's own plant list, from Toyota City to North Carolina
A standing reference on Toyota's manufacturing footprint, compiled from Toyota's own facilities pages: start-of-production dates and main products for each Japanese plant and 100% subsidiary, plus the Canadian, US and Mexican plants under Toyota Motor North America. Dates carry the manufacturer's snapshot of August 4, 2026 for Japan and May 8, 2026 for North America; the lists can and do change.
October 15, 2026
The Toyota Group: the 17 companies, the 2024 shared vision, and how Toyota names the roster itself
A standing reference assembled from Toyota's own pages: the January 30, 2024 release in which 17 Toyota Group companies adopted the shared vision "Inventing our path forward, together" under Chairman Akio Toyoda, and the company's group roster page, which lists each group company with its establishment date and main products. We report only what Toyota published, including the roster difference between the two pages as captured, and note which dates the two lists carry.
October 14, 2026
Volkswagen Group, as it describes itself: ten brands, a financial services arm and a roadmap to 2035
A standing file on the Volkswagen Group's structure and self-described strategy, based on the company's own corporate overview page: the ten brands from five European countries, Volkswagen Financial Services, and 'The Group Strategy – Mobility for Generations' with its 'Global Automotive Tech Driver' framing through 2035. All claims here are the company's own, as published on its corporate site.
October 13, 2026
Stellantis reports Q3 2026 estimated consolidated shipments of 1.3 million units, down 1% year-over-year
Stellantis published a headline on its official global website on October 13, 2026: Q3 2026 estimated consolidated shipments of 1.3 million units, down 1% year-over-year. This wire item reports the figures as published, with the company's own wording and dates, the group scope the company states, and related dated headlines on the same page.
October 6, 2026
Model availability and the rise of the EREV: what the IEA's Global EV Outlook 2025 documents
The International Energy Agency's Global EV Outlook 2025 industry-trends chapter counts 785 available electric car models in 2024, projects more than 1,000 by 2026, and documents how extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs), driven by China, took nearly 25% of electric SUV sales there in 2024. A files-style reference on what the chapter says, with every figure carrying its year and the IEA as its source.
October 1, 2026
BMW's solid-state demonstrator on the road: what the May 2025 release actually documents
A document report on the BMW Group/Solid Power release of May 20, 2025: large-format all-solid-state cells from Solid Power integrated into a BMW i7 test vehicle operated in the Munich area. Read alongside BMW's own Gen6 cell documents and the partnership's history, with all density and range statements attributed as manufacturer claims.
September 14, 2026 · updated September 30, 2026
SAIC Motor in its own words: what the company profile says about 2025 sales, NEVs and overseas volume
A standing reference entry on what SAIC Motor publishes about itself: the 2025 wholesale and retail sales figures, self-owned brand and new energy vehicle volumes, overseas sales, the Fortune Global 500 ranking of July 2026, and the footprint the manufacturer describes. All figures are manufacturer-reported for China's SAIC Motor as stated on its own corporate profile.
September 11, 2026
XPENG's own reference file: what the manufacturer publishes about XPILOT ASSIST versions and Xmart OS
A standing reference on XPENG's driver-assistance naming and its in-car operating system, drawn from the manufacturer's global website as captured on 11 September 2026. It covers the three published XPILOT ASSIST versions, the Xmart OS milestone list, the OTA terms and the disclaimers the company attaches to its own claims. The headline specification widgets on the X9 and New G9 model pages (WLTP range, 0–100 km/h and 10–80% SOC) rendered as zero when read, so those fields could not be quoted; other in-page performance claims on those pages, such as the 12-minute 10–80% SOC figure and the 33.9 m braking distance, are quoted only with the company's internal-testing caveat attached.