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Tesla offers free Fremont Factory tour to Chinese customers

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Credit: CNEV Post ) First, eligible participants must purchase a new Tesla vehicle. However, the company faces tough competition in China against Chinese automakers. The company has launched programs that encourage Chinese customers to purchase new Tesla vehicles. However, Tesla enumerated some of the requirements to win.

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AutoPacific: Younger Buyers More Willing to Look At Chinese Brands

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is set to implement harsh tariffs on Chinese vehicles, and many lawmakers have expressed grave privacy concerns, but those issues haven’t squashed younger buyers’ curiosity. Chinese cars aren’t currently sold here, but they’re creeping on our borders. Across the board, 70 percent of people said they’d have some concerns.

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Survey: Younger US drivers are more open to Chinese EVs

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drivers are more open to driving vehicles from Chinese brands than their older counterparts, according to a new AutoPacific survey. But concerns about how Chinese brands manage data privacy were high regardless of age. No vehicles from Chinese brands are currently sold in the U.S., Younger U.S.

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BYD and Tashkent Municipality Sign Purchase Agreement for 2,000 Electric Buses

Electric Cars Report

Chinese biggest EV maker BYD has signed a framework agreement with the Tashkent Municipality, the government of Uzbekistan’s capital. The agreement states that the Tashkent Municipality will purchase 2,000 units of pure electric, zero-emissions BYD K9UD eBus.

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Volkswagen Group investing ~€1B in vehicles and components, purchasing center in Hefei; shortening development time by 30%

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The Volkswagen Group is investing around €1 billion in a new development, innovation, and procurement center for fully connected intelligent electric vehicles in the southern Chinese city of Hefei. The new company, with the project name ‘100%TechCo’, combines vehicles and components R&D teams with purchasing.

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Neta becomes latest Chinese EV maker to offer incentives for car purchases

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The post Neta becomes latest Chinese EV maker to offer incentives for car purchases appeared first on CnEVPost. Neta raised the prices of all its models on January 4, but two days later Tesla sharply lowered the prices of the Model 3 and Model Y in China. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Senate Bill Seeks to Tariff Chinese Vehicles Out of Existence

The Truth About Cars

This week, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is introducing legislation to increase tariffs on imported Chinese vehicles this week with the stated goal of dealing with the “existential threat posed by China.” percent to 100 percent, including vehicles owned by Chinese-based automakers that are assembled in places like Mexico.

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