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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

Setec Powerr

Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. With the current sales figures and the seductive future expectations, Southeast Asia has successfully attracted the attention of Chinese car companies.

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Chinese-made cars drive growth In Europe, sale of cars made in China saw the highest levels of year-on-year growth in February 2024 (+45%) and in January-February 2024 (+43%). Munoz added: “Chinese brands still have a long way to go before they occupy a significant part of the European market.

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Comment on BYD reportedly wants to drop plans for $1 billion plant in India by sarojbhattarai

CN EV Post

Suzuki, Hyundai, Kia and Toyota all lags way behind Telsa or Chinese company. @Rational Guy In reply to Rational Guy. The only way of innovating in India would be to welcome a Tesla gigafactory. But that would take another 10 years.

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Comment on BYD reportedly wants to drop plans for $1 billion plant in India by Rational Guy

CN EV Post

Tata Mahindra face tremendous competition from Suzuki, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota (all of which makes vastly superior cars than any Chinese company). @渡海 In reply to 渡海. These cars ensure Mahindra and Tata keep innovating and making better cars.

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Leapmotor likely to introduce Tiago EV rival and SUV as in India | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Chinese EV brand Leapmotor, which has a joint venture (JV) with the Amsterdam-based Stellantis, may announce its India entry plan soon. While the number of electric vehicles available in India is still very low, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors together have lined up close to a dozen new models for launch.

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BorgWarner launches new low-friction engine timing chain; 0.3-0.6% improvement in fuel economy

Green Car Congress

mm inverted tooth silent engine timing chains are launching on engines from Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hyundai, General Motors Korea and one Chinese automaker. BorgWarner’s next-generation 6.35 The new timing chain is designed to reduce friction, resulting in as much as 0.3 improvement in fuel economy based on customer testing.

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Autocar Professional’s March 15, 2024, issue is out! | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Leapmotor, a Chinese EV brand in which Stellantis picked up a 20 percent strategic stake in October 2023 for Euro 1.5 Maruti Suzuki has historically been a major player in the small car segment, dominating the market in India with models like the Alto, WagonR, and Swift.

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