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QOTD: Do You Actually Care About Chinese Imports?

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This was interesting because the article dealt exclusively with updates to the vehicle, which is technically still a product of North America. General Motors managed to make inroads on the Asian market by selling premium-badged products to Chinese customers that viewed brands like Cadillac and Buick as a cut above.

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Auto supplier Forvia posts organic sales growth for Q1 on strong N.America – ET Auto

Baua Electric

billion euros worth of new orders in the quarter, more than half of which came from Asia on the back of new deals with Chinese automakers. European automotive supplier Forvia reported higher organic sales for the first-quarter on Thursday driven by strong North America, and said new awards from Chinese carmakers had boosted quarterly orders.

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Chinese automakers hit by production issues with Huawei computing unit, sources say – ET Auto

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Some Chinese automakers have had to delay deliveries of flagship models due to production issues with a computing unit made by tech giant Huawei , five people with knowledge of the matter said. The production issue relates to a shortage of a component that goes in the MDC 810, according to one of the sources.

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Another Tesla price cut possible thanks to plummeting lithium prices

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Now, according to Reuters , lithium prices have hit all-time lows in China, following similar movements in North America and Europe. Several factors have likely helped push Chinese lithium to its meager price. What do you think of the article? But how could this affect Tesla pricing?

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Asian EV Manufacturers You Should Know

Clean Fleet Report

Some Are Coming to the USA; Some Are Here This article may contain affiliate links. Zhidou Zhidou is a Chinese manufacturer of electric microcars. The MG4 EV–on sale in the UK SAIC Motor SAIC Motor is a Chinese state-owned car manufacturer that has been in operation since 1955. Asia’s EV market is growing rapidly.

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OneD, Koch Modular partner to scale up silicon-graphite EV anode materials – ET Auto

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OneD Battery Sciences and Koch Modular said on Wednesday they have teamed up to build a factory in North America to produce enough silicon-graphite anode material to supply batteries for around 1 million EVs annually. Koch Modular, minority-owned by U.S. production uneconomical, Koch Modular president George Schlowsky told Reuters. .”

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Drone co IdeaForge to enter new segment – ET Auto

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North America has a very clear embargo on specific Chinese OEMs, as well as they have embargo on components coming from specific countries in the world. “We are very vertically integrated in technology. We get (some) subsystems from geographies that are not of concern. The ability to ship from here as become real.

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