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

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.

14 Nov 2024 - 12:59PM

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

13 Nov 2024 - 8:27PM

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

13 Nov 2024 - 6:20PMvideocam

China battery giant CATL would build US plant if Trump allows it, chairman says

Trump wants to block Chinese EV, battery imports but open to US plants with American workers.

13 Nov 2024 - 2:48PM

Visitors look at a display of CATL operations at the Chinese battery maker’s headquarters in Ningde, Fujian province, on November 8, 2024. Photo: Reuters

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’.

10 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM

EU tariffs will not stop Chinese EVs from entering bloc: officials at CIIE

China EV makers believe their advantages in production and price will make their products competitive abroad.

7 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM

Mexican leader ‘convinced’ US ties will stay positive after Trump’s election win

But Chinese investments in country such as electric-vehicle factories plus looming changes to a key free-trade deal could complicate matters.

7 Nov 2024 - 8:49AMvideocam

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took office as the country’s president in October after winning election in June. Photo: Eyepix via Zuma Press Wire/dpa

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.

1 Nov 2024 - 9:40PMvideocam

China’s biggest EV tariff victims toe the line on Europe’s levies

The two denials followed Monday’s statement by the Ministry of Commerce that a state-backed guild was solely authorised to engage with the EU in tariff talks.

1 Nov 2024 - 1:44PM

Beijing to China EV makers: avoid investing in tariff-backing EU countries

Ministry of Commerce warned carmakers about the risks of setting up factories in countries like France and Italy.

31 Oct 2024 - 4:08PM

BYD cars wait to be loaded onto a ship in Suzhou. Photo: AFP

BYD tops Tesla for the first time in quarterly sales as EV demand soars

BYD’s third-quarter sales jumped 24 per cent to 201.12 billion yuan (US$28.2 billion), beating Tesla’s US$25.18 billion revenue in the same period.

31 Oct 2024 - 12:57PM

BYD vehicles waiting to be loaded on to a ship for exports at the international container terminal of Taicang Port in Suzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on February 8, 2024. Photo: AFP

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.

30 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

EU to go ahead with tariffs on Chinese EVs after failure in talks

Beijing sought blanket deal applied to all companies through state-backed chamber of commerce as bloc preferred negotiations with each firm.

30 Oct 2024 - 6:40AMvideocam

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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.

26 Oct 2024 - 11:30AM

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.

25 Oct 2024 - 8:39PM

A GAC Hyptec SSR electric sports car in Paris. Photo: Reuters

CATL, China’s king of EV batteries, unveils new pack for hybrid cars

Freevoy battery offers 400km of driving range before resorting to the fuel tank, twice the current ‘normal’ capability, CATL says.

24 Oct 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

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.

24 Oct 2024 - 7:46PM

Oppo enters tech pact with top EV maker BYD, acquires AI start-up

The latest initiatives by Oppo show its ambition to diversify and expand its business beyond the smartphone industry.

23 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM

Oppo expects to roll out generative artificial intelligence functions to its 50 million smartphone users by the end of this year. Photo: Shutterstock

China EVs: extended range hybrids are a new favourite among Chinese car buyers

Once shunned by EV makers, extended range technology is booming as consumers look to overcome ‘range anxiety’.

20 Oct 2024 - 3:00PMvideocam

When it comes to EVs, Chinese consumers are spoiled for choice

Extended range, autonomous driving, sofas, refrigerators … BYD, Li Auto, Xpeng, Geely, Nio and others tick all the boxes in their pursuit of consumers.

19 Oct 2024 - 4:35PM

China’s Great Wall Motors to open factory in Brazil in May: report

GWM will focus on producing the Haval H6, a hybrid sports SUV that has been approved to benefit from a Brazilian tax incentive programme.

16 Oct 2024 - 5:39AM

Great Wall Motors is China’s largest manufacturer of SUVs and pickup trucks. Photo: via Weibo

Xpeng’s AI-driven P7+ challenges Tesla, eyes China’s autonomous driving market

The EV maker launched the presale of the P7+ from 209,800 yuan (US$29,500), 10 per cent cheaper than the base model of Tesla Model 3.

15 Oct 2024 - 12:38PM

The Xpeng P7+ is unveiled at the Paris Auto Show on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Trump doubles down on China carmakers being unwelcome in US market

‘They’re going to pay a 100 per cent or maybe even a 200 per cent tariff,’ former president declares in battleground state of Michigan.

11 Oct 2024 - 10:52PMvideocam

BYD, China peers take EV price war to record levels as margins suffer

EV makers slashed prices on 124 models from January to September, while prices on 71 petrol car models also cheapened, industry association says.

10 Oct 2024 - 11:40PMvideocam

Opinion | What truly drives China’s breakneck innovation (it’s not subsidies)

China’s success lies in its user-centric focus and ability to micro-innovate quickly and scale up in a vast, fiercely competitive market.

9 Oct 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Huawei’s Mate XT, billed as the world’s first trifold phone, in a Huawei store in Shanghai on September 14. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion | Why China’s EV start-ups can now breathe a little easier

Despite funding gaps and price wars, EV newcomers may have been thrown a lifeline by Beijing’s economic stimulus, if it reignites investor interest.

4 Oct 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

An employee carries a door frame on an electric vehicle production line at the Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, in Zhejiang province, on September 18. Photo: AFP

EU votes for tariffs on Chinese-made EVs in blockbuster trade row

China, which had lobbied with Germany for the tariffs to be rejected, says it will do all it can to safeguard the interests of Chinese companies.

4 Oct 2024 - 8:23PMvideocam

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Hong Kong BYD owners won’t void battery warranty by using other firms: watchdog

Non-authorised service providers can carry out maintenance on BYD vehicles without invalidating relevant warranties, Competition Commission says.

3 Oct 2024 - 8:55PMvideocam

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BYD

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BYD is the world's largest maker of electric vehicles by units sold. Dominant in China, the company has since 2021 sought to aggressively expand sales of passenger cars to Europe, Southeast Asia, Oceania and South America. It also sells products ranging from electric buses and trucks to forklifts, solar panels and rechargeable batteries.

Chairman / President

Wang Chuanfu

CEO / Managing Director

Wang Chuanfu

CFO / Finance Director

Zhou Yalin

Industry

Automobiles

Website

byd.com

Headquarters address

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Stock Code

SEHK:1211
SZSE:002594

last updated:

27 August, 2024