In April 2026, Chile's lithium carbonate exports were 29,500 mt, and lithium sulfate exports were 12,100 mt.

Tianci Materials announced that Phase II of its project for 30,000 tpy lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), 6,000 tpy high-purity lithium fluoride and integrated supporting facilities has completed construction, equipment installation and commissioning. The trial production plan has passed expert review and trial operations are expected to commence shortly. The Phase II project is designed to add 15,000 tpy of LiPF6 capacity. Upon commissioning, the company's total LiPF6 production capacity will increase to 52,000 tpy.

RJ Scaringe, CEO of US electric vehicle maker Rivian, recently stated that the company is on track to launch a supervised autonomous driving system similar to Tesla's FSD later this year. Scaringe said Rivian will release an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), which is expected to enable point-to-point supervised driving for the company's second-generation models and the new R2.

On June 16, Leapmotor launched its all-new C-Series, covering 3 models (all-new C10, C11, C16) with 17 variants, priced from RMB 125,800 to 169,800. The series has been upgraded in four dimensions: comfort, intelligent driving, range & charging, and cockpit experience. For comfort: all variants feature front dual zero-gravity seats and FSD shock absorbers. For intelligent driving: LiDAR versions come with parking-to-parking high-level pilot assistance (full intelligent navigation) with no extra optional fee. For range: all pure-electric versions have a range exceeding 630km and support 250kW fast charging. For cockpit: C10 and C16 are equipped with 60-inch DLP-based AR-HUD to enhance visual experience.