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News about the global automotive industry with a focus on developments that matter most for the China market.
Visitors at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show 2026 in Tangerang, Indonesia’s Banten province in July. Indonesia is currently ​building a huge factory complex to manufacture electric cars in the Subang region of West Java province. Photo: EPA
Indonesia

Indonesia eyes mass production of home-grown EVs by 2028

Indonesia hopes to have 13 million electric motorcycles and 2 million electric cars on its roads by 2030.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese carmakers could capture 15% to 30% of European market by 2035: analysts

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV sales keep sliding as incentives fade and price war seen heating up

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Driven off the road: Nio’s German car registrations down 90%

In contrast to its Chinese peers, Nio is struggling in Europe’s largest car market, registering just three cars last month and 18 this year.

Nio cars at a dealership in Stuttgart, Germany. The company is struggling in Europe's largest car market, registering just three cars in July and 18 in total so far this year. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla faces uphill battle against Beijing’s new standards for self-driving cars

Data regulation is a key issue facing the US electric vehicle giant in China, according to experts.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Can CATL’s milestone push flying cars closer to a commercial reality in China?

World’s top EV battery maker says aviation pack is ready for mass production after clearing a major safety test.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

How recharged SAIC and GM tie-up plans to catch up with top EV makers in China

Renewed partnership aims to roll out 30 EVs by 2030, pairing China’s supply chain muscle with GM’s global reach and loyal base.

Robots install windshields at a SAIC-GM plant in Liuzhou, in China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo: Xinhua
China-EU relations

What would a German audit for Chinese supply chain dependencies find?

Although many analysts deem the search long overdue, they warn that German leverage would be both hard to implement and short-lived.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV sales falter at home as growth slows

Big three Chinese premium vehicle makers’ deliveries decline in July and central bank vows steps to foster economic growth as it hits a four-year low.

Electric & new energy vehicles

In Focus | Will new EV batteries fast-charge the global automotive industry?

Amid a fiercely competitive domestic market, China’s battery tech leads in global innovation and cost reduction, promising safer, faster EVs.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Price war fears grip China’s EV market after woeful July sales figures

Three premium Chinese electric car makers saw sales decline in July, intensifying concerns that the industry is heading for another discount war.

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Self-driving taxis made by Xpeng roll off a production line in China. Photo: Xpeng
Electric & new energy vehicles

Why Elon Musk would find it hard to decouple Tesla from China

While the EV maker’s CEO has denied talk of a Tesla-China separation, the reports underscore mounting pressures amid broader US-China tensions.

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China-EU relations

Sino-German auto talks focus on smart EV standards amid trade tensions

The push for cooperation comes as Chinese carmakers seek to validate their driverless technology in European markets.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s Xiaomi targets Tesla, staking 23% lower price on premium SUV

Aggressive comparative pricing for SkyNomad series linked to Xiaomi’s 550,000-unit sales target this year, Deutsche Bank says.

Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun introduces the SkyNomad series during a launch event in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: AP Photo
China manufacturing

China’s manufacturing sector falters in July as growth momentum cools

Beijing faces renewed pressure to ramp up support as PMI falls to 49.2, a day after leadership signalled it would accelerate fiscal spending.

A worker monitors products for export at a packaging factory in Lianyungang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, on May 18. Photo: AFP
China-Latin America relations

Brazil is now the world’s biggest buyer of Chinese cars: China customs

Purchases hit US$5.2 billion in five months, pushing the sector’s trade gap to its widest since records began in 1997.

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US-China trade war

Can China’s EV boom give it decisive edge in geopolitical tech war?

Beijing’s dominance in global EV industry may provide leverage over countries dependent on its technology and supply chains, analysts say.

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India

Delhi leads EV charge in India’s clean air push but not everyone goes with flow

Starting in 2027, any newly registered three-wheeled vehicles and small trucks must be electric, with two-wheelers following the next year.

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Electric buses move through dense traffic alongside other vehicles and scooters in Delhi on July 14. Photo: AP
China exports

China-made vessel carries record EVs in shipment from Shanghai to Europe

A new China-made roll-on, roll-off carrier set a new domestic record for number of vehicles shipped in one voyage.

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IPO

CATL-backed smart driving tech firm to kick off Hong Kong IPO this week: sources

NASN Intelligent Tech could launch its book-building as early as Thursday and debut in early August.

China's economic recovery

Payment arrears and ‘involution’ still slam traditional China industries: survey

Most entrepreneurs polled cite problematic payment delays and intense competition, even as AI, semiconductors and advanced materials lift profits.

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A worker checks automated spool winders at a factory in China’s Zhejiang province last month. A recent poll of private firms in the country found that many are still struggling. Photo: Xinhua
Electric & new energy vehicles

Rising raw material costs hit Chinese carmakers’ profit margins, price war plans

Net earnings from the sale of a 100,000 yuan car now stand at just 1,500 yuan, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

Chinese-made MG Cyberster electric vehicles wait to be loaded onto a ship for export at a car yard in Yantai, Shandong province, last month. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

US senators clash over scope of Chinese connected-vehicle ban

Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of US Senate Committee on Commerce, warns substantial revisions will be needed before bill can become law.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Powering ahead: China’s Geely taps Ford’s Spain plant for European EV expansion

Tie-up breathes new life into plant near Valencia and signals Chinese carmakers’ stepped-up push to go global amid tariff pressures.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong gears up for city’s first test run of fully driverless vehicles

Passenger vehicles being tested at Chek Lap Kok will no longer require person behind wheel as backup, but cars will still be monitored remotely.

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An Apollo Go vehicle at Chek Lap Kok. Photo: Elson Li
US-China relations

US not getting enough critical minerals from China, Greer warns Senate

Remarks on minerals vital for electronics come as Marco Rubio and Wang Yi discuss upcoming meeting of leaders.

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The US is struggling to get all of the critical minerals it needs from China, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (pictured in the Senate on Wednesday) has said. Such minerals are essential for the manufacturing of technology. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
China-EU relations

China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions

Joint 2025-2027 research agreement covers climate and agriculture, state media says, signalling will to collaborate in spite of differences.

China-EU relations

Inspectors checking workers’ papers at BYD factory site in Hungary: source

Country’s new prime minister has launched an investigation into the Chinese electric vehicle giant’s investment in Hungary.

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