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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

Teslarati

Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. Even despite ongoing political concerns, its entry into North America is considered an eventuality, and other Chinese automakers likely won’t be far behind. auto sector,” the organization writes. BYD last year sold 1.57

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

Green Car Congress

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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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

Green Car Congress

China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. By 2020, average passenger car fuel consumption is to drop to 5.0

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Chinese language EV makers pin hopes on Europe’s auto sellers

Baua Electric

Tesla’s good fortune Now, the {industry}’s paradigm shift to EVs is developing unheard of alternative for newbies. Tesla’s good fortune has proven that buyers are clear to outsiders, although it’s vague whether or not Chinese language manufacturers will be capable of fit the promoting draw of Elon Musk.

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China Auto Ownership Expected to Exceed 200M in 2020

Green Car Congress

Estimated automobile ownership in China will exceed 200 million by 2020, causing serious energy security and environmental issues, according to Wang Fuchang, director of the Department of Equipment Industry under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

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Volkswagen starts pre-production in first China plant focused only on e-mobility; MEB-based vehicles from Oct 2020

Green Car Congress

The start of series production of all-electric cars based on the MEB platform in Anting is scheduled for October 2020. Full series production in the new Anting factory is planned to commence in October 2020, with an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles. model rolled off the production line. manufacturing started in Zwickau, Germany.

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China's transition to new emission standard: How will this affect auto market?

CN EV Post

The recent price war in China's auto market has put a new emission standard that will come into effect in a few months' time in the spotlight. CnEVPost obtained the views of several local analysts, which provide references on what impact that new emission standard will have on the auto industry.