Weekly car news: 13th October 2025

"Weekly car news " is a recap of some of the major stories in Taiwan car market last week.

7ᵗʰ October 2025

●Hotai Motor officially launched the 2026 Toyota Corolla Altis. The lineup and suggested retail prices are as follows: Gasoline Classic (from NT$735,000), Gasoline Luxury (from NT$805,000), Hybrid Luxury (from NT$865,000), Hybrid Premium (from NT$895,000), GR-S Gasoline (from NT$915,000), and GR-S Hybrid (from NT$919,000).

●Hotai Motor also officially launched the 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross. The lineup and suggested retail prices are as follows: Gasoline Luxury (from NT$809,000), Gasoline Premium (from NT$889,000), Hybrid Luxury (from NT$849,000), Hybrid Premium (from NT$919,000), Hybrid Flagship (from NT$989,000), GR-S Gasoline (from NT$915,000), and GR-S Hybrid (from NT$985,000).

8ᵗʰ October 2025

●Nanyang Industries announced the official opening of the Hyundai Zuoying Showroom.

●iRent introduced a TPASS commuter pass discount program, supported by the Executive Yuan, applicable in Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei, and Taoyuan.

9ᵗʰ October 2025

●EVOASIS announced the launch of a charging service partnership with Audi Taiwan, jointly developing an “Electric Mobility Ecosystem.” This collaboration connects EVOASIS’s public charging network with Audi Taiwan’s e-tron lifestyle ecosystem and provides home charging options compatible with various community-based Energy Management Systems (EMS) and power control solutions.

●Pan German Motors officially introduced the BMW 3 Series 50ᵗʰ Anniversary M Performance Factory Retrofit Package. The editions and suggested retail prices are:  Prestige Edition (NT$51,600), Sport Edition (NT$73,100), and Track Edition (NT$113,500).

●Sime Darby Auto Kia Taiwan announced that from 19ᵗʰ October 2025 to 24ᵗʰ January 2026, it will host eight sessions of the “2026 Kia Inspire the Future | National Tour Talk Event.”

10ᵗʰ October 2025

●China Motor Corporation (CMC) will showcase its ET35 Recycling Vehicle Solution at the 2025 Taiwan Design Expo in Changhua, held from 10ᵗʰ to 26ᵗʰ October.