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CRU: Chinese EV sales hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak, but only for short-term

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The COVID-19 has hit the Chinese EV sector hard; CRU, a provider of business intelligence on the global metals, mining and fertilizer industries, believes that weak sales will last at least until early Q2 2020. Nonetheless, it continues to forecast Chinese EV sales growth in 2020 over 2019’s total.

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BYD Chairman forecasts falling profit margins in 2024

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BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu forecasts falling profit margins in 2024 but remains confident that the company will maintain stable profitability. According to the China Passenger Car Association’s (CPCA) Secretary General Chi Dongshu, China’s auto sector’s profit margins have fallen to 4.3%

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Chinese language automakers to take hold of majority percentage of home gross sales for first week, forecast says

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AlixPartners forecast China’s total auto gross sales would develop 3 p.c million automobiles, convalescing to the extent of gross sales prior to COVID-19. It forecast expansion to 30.6 That will give Chinese language manufacturers 30 p.c this life to 24.9 In contrast, the U.S. in Europe, 19 p.c

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BYD sets lower sales growth & warns of looming price war

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BYD set lower sales growth goals for 2024, warning of a looming price war and overcapacity in Mainland China’s electric vehicle (EV) sector. The BYD Chairman also forecasted that exports would more than double to 500,000 units this year. The Chinese automaker estimates account for some challenges BYD expects this year.

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Goldman Sachs raises 2023 forecast for China auto sector to reflect faster-than-expected Covid reopening

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After a disappointing 2022, some tailwinds will drive a recovery in retail sales and production in the Chinese auto sector in 2023, Goldman Sachs said. The post Goldman Sachs raises 2023 forecast for China auto sector to reflect faster-than-expected Covid reopening appeared first on CnEVPost.

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CRU: lithium price downtrend continues, with disappointing EV sales in China the driver

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Many market players look to Chinese lithium spot prices as a bellwether of market health and therefore the continued decline of lithium prices in China has put mounting pressure on the global lithium market, CRU says. Chinese EV sales through to July totalled 696,000 this year. Although this marks an impressive 41.5%

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BNEF projects impact of COVID-19 on renewables, energy storage, EVs, etc.

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The global auto market is very sensitive to macroeconomic conditions and will be hit hard by the coronavirus and any economic contraction that accompanies it, BNEF says. Early data from the main markets in Asia shows a drop in vehicle sales of 44% for China and 18% for Korea, two of the hardest hit countries. Chart: BloombergNEF.