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A PetroChina EV charging station stands next to a petrol station in Beijing on February 2, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Future of transport

China’s EV boom threatens to push petrol demand off a cliff

Brokerage Citic Futures sees Chinese gasoline consumption dropping by 4 to 5 per cent a year through 2030.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Beijing sees Hong Kong as launch pad for Chinese EV makers to go global

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Donald Trump

Mexico’s Sheinbaum hints she could retaliate against Trump tariffs

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Foreign carmakers risk losing up to US$20 billion a year in China: UBS

‘We think foreign automakers need to re-evaluate and adjust their strategies’ in China, bank says.

A BYD factory in Thailand. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

EV review: Geely’s Galaxy E5 is easy to live with – flirty AI aside

Smart-looking and fully featured, the SUV is a solid package, despite some range concerns with the test car and small annoyances.

China-EU relations

China tests hauling EV battery cargo by rail among moves to meet spiking demand

CATL and BYD batteries transported in purpose-built containers, with ultimate aim of delivery from western China to Europe in around 20 days.

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South Korea

South Korea authorities launch probe after 3 workers die in Hyundai car test

Police and the labour ministry are investigating the incident, which reportedly involved suffocation in a testing chamber.

Tragedy struck a Hyundai Motor plant in Ulsan, South Korea, as three workers, including researchers, died during a car test, which reportedly involved suffocation in a testing chamber. Photo: AFP
Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV market lures new entrants with eyes on BYD’s crown – at great peril

New entrants are eyeing the riches in China’s EV market at great peril amid excess capacity and a cutthroat price war.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV production moves into fast lane as output hits 10 million

Chinese EV makers have delivered 9.75 million units to mainland buyers between January and October, a year-on-year jump of 34 per cent.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV makers’ global plans hit bumps amid Beijing’s warning, failed deals

After officials warned against investments in EU countries that favoured recent tariffs, EV makers may need to rethink their strategies.

People look at a car made by Chinese EV company Nio in a showroom in Berlin on August 17, 2023. Photo: Reuters
Xiaomi

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun marks 100,000 EV milestone with homage to Tesla’s Elon Musk

The Chinese smartphone giant reached that production landmark in just 230 days since launching its SU7 electric sedan.

Xiaomi chief executive Lei Jun’s social media post on Wednesday shows him sleeping on the factory floor, in a nod to Tesla’s Elon Musk. Photo: Weibo
Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD shrugs off Europe EV tariffs to deliver Sealion 07 SUV from 2025

Chinese EV makers are pushing sales in export markets amid stiff competition, sluggish economy at home.

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Hong Kong transport

Tech giant Baidu applies to launch autonomous vehicle trials in Hong Kong

Baidu, which operates driverless taxis across the border in Wuhan, wants to test autonomous vehicles at Hong Kong airport.

Artificial intelligence

Founder of Alibaba-backed AI firm named chairman at Chinese carmaker Lifan

In July, Megvii signed a deal with Geely and a local tech hub to develop internet-connected intelligent cars and AI projects in Chongqing.

Megvii, founded in 2011, was one of China’s first major companies to develop facial recognition systems. Photo: Handout
Electric & new energy vehicles

EV review: BYD’s Dolphin is the ideal city car for zipping around town

The German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur said in August 2023 that the Dolphin was ‘a real threat to the German car industry’.

BYD’s Dolphin electric car on display at the 44th Bangkok International Motor Show on March 23, 2023. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

China’s DeepRoute.ai raises US$100 million to accelerate self-driving tech

The Shenzhen-based start-up expects nearly 200,000 cars to be equipped with its advanced assisted driving system by the end of 2025.

Electric & new energy vehicles

EV review: Nio’s ET7 rivals Germany’s best in some ways, at lower price

The sedan offers a swappable battery and luxurious interior materials, but falls short of some domestic rivals when it comes to self-driving.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV king BYD and 3 rivals report record sales

Xpeng, Leapmotor and Zeekr chart double-digit growth, even as the effect EU tariffs will have on export plans looms.

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Employees work on an electric vehicle production line at a Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, on September 18, 2024. Photo: AFP
Xiaomi

Xiaomi unveils US$114,000 Ferrari lookalike in luxury car venture

The SU7 Ultra has drawn both scepticism and admiration from consumers in the world’s largest EV market.

China-EU relations

EU tariff hikes on Chinese electric vehicles come at end of long and bumpy road

A 278-page account shows all sides – governments, car firms, business chambers – disagreeing on every aspect of the long-running dispute.

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Trending in China

China driver in ox-tow protest as used US$14,000 Tesla he bought fails to charge

Despite unusual public protest, car showroom involved insist car was listed in a buyer beware category when it was bought.

A car buyer in China who bought a used Tesla for US$14,000 then discovered it could not charge has staged an unusual street protest. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
John Lee policy address 2024

Hong Kong’s EV transition effort questioned by some car owners, industry experts

Some EV owners call for more access to chargers, while a lawmaker says concrete plans needed for enhancing infrastructure.

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An EV charging service operated by Sun Hung Kai Properties at East Point City in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Elson Li
Xpeng

Xpeng’s G6 is the car that drives you, more than the car you drive

The G6 sports-utility vehicle, launched in June 2023, is the vanguard of Xpeng’s push into Hong Kong’s right-hand drive market with its larger sibling the X9 people-mover.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Transformers: the rise of smartphone makers in China’s EV arena

Thanks to an advanced supply chain, companies with no history making cars are challenging for supremacy in China’s EV market.

Electric & new energy vehicles

EV maker GAC to invest in Europe even after report that Beijing is against plan

‘A final decision will be made if there is substantial demand,’ GAC says.

A GAC Hyptec SSR electric sports car in Paris. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla is pure EV king, but Chinese drivers steer to hybrids due to range worries

Tesla said its third-quarter net profit rose 17 per cent from a year earlier to US$2.17 billion.

People passed a Tesla shop in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Electric & new energy vehicles

China EVs: Geely’s Zeekr launches MPV aimed at middle-income families

Zeekr called its Mix MPV ‘an intelligent living room on wheels’.

Germany

German Volkswagen executive expelled from China over positive drug test

He was detained for over 10 days after officials said they detected traces of cannabis and cocaine in his blood on his return from Thailand.

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News about the global automotive industry with a focus on developments that matter most for the China market.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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