The Truth About Cars

MARCH 6, 2025

Ward's Auto is reporting that Hyundai and Renault are eyeing a return to the Russian market, assuming that Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal following the former's invasion of the latter. Russians have been buying new cars from Russian automakers, Chinese car companies, and the gray market. But we are business people.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2011

Volvo Buses and Chinese SAIC Motors have agreed to form a new joint venture company for driveline systems for new energy buses such as hybrids and electric buses. Accelerating the development of the strategic new energy vehicle industry is a top priority for the Chinese government.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2010

This latest Eaton supercharger application will be the first on a Chinese-produced vehicle. Fuel savings and emission reduction are the new themes for China’s auto industry. Eaton Corporation’ superchargers will make their debut in China on selected new engines on three vehicle models from Chery Automobile Co., Tiggo, 1.3S

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2019

Jingju is a key component of a DiDi-BAIC strategic partnership formed in a growing alliance between DiDi and auto-industry players. DiDi started partnership programs with automakers and fleet operators in 2016, and launched the DiDi Auto Alliance, an industry-chain partnership network in April 2018.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Pending regulatory approval, the new JV will design, build, market and distribute all-electric passenger vehicles for China, the world’s leading electric vehicle market. Zotye Ford plans to build a dedicated product research and development center as well as its own sales and services network. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The growth capital and Chinese government incentives will be used predominantly to scale manufacturing, research and development, and business development activities in China for the company’s energy storage technology and products. Boston-Power, Inc., GSR Ventures has offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley. Purcell, Jr., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2017

The Chinese LCV market is reaching upwards of 3 million units annually. We see China not only as the biggest car market worldwide, but also as a trend setter for the auto industry. Brilliance and Groupe Renault are joining hands to build a world-class model for the development of LCVs.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Suzuki will build the Toyota-badged EV at its Indian facility in Gujarat starting in the Spring. Toyota has also extended its partnership with Subaru—in which it owns a significant stake—to build a new SUV in 2026. Toyota noted that the new EV would be “a nimble SUV with the sharp driving characteristics of a BEV.”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The program backs automotive companies that offer both green energy initiatives, such as increased fuel efficiency, and new auto industry jobs in the United States. Delays in production and last-minute design changes drove the price to build a Karma much higher than the company could sell them for. Earlier post.)

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EV Central

APRIL 12, 2025

Sometimes though, the sincerity, the goodness, gets in the way of building truly characterful cars. Not that Im advocating Volvo start building inefficient tanks with enormous V8 engines. The Zeekr X and Smart #1 are in-house rivals because those brands are like Volvo members of the giant Chinese Geely Auto Group.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. Geely developed the methanol version of the Emgrand for the Chinese market, where use of methanol is an automobile fuel has increased rapidly over the last few years.

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Charged EVs

JULY 1, 2024

Now the company is building a US plant to produce nickel-free and cobalt-free cathode materials. The company is building a plant in the US where it will produce LFP as it gradually phases in production of LMFP and DRX. So, if we’re going to build a plant in the US to make the DRX material, we could manufacture LFP in the same facility.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 30, 2024

It’s official: The European Union is moving ahead with increased tariffs on Chinese-made EVs to as much as 45.3% – in an effort to save its auto industry from total demise. Since the US and Canada apply 100% tariffs on EVs coming from China, Europe has been the most obvious choice for Chinese expansion.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 16, 2024

In June, the EU announced import tariffs on Chinese EVs ranging from 17.4% The rationale behind the new tariffs is that the Chinese government has unfairly subsidized its auto industry, enabling Chinese automakers to sell EVs at prices European brands can’t match. BYD has established a factory in Hungary.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Volkswagen faces mounting pressure to keep up with Tesla and Chinese automakers in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and its success in doing so could have major implications. The auto industry is faced with the question of whether and how we will be a global leader in the future,” Baerbock said at the event. “The

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Teslarati

MARCH 25, 2024

That time has long passed, and BYD’s presence in the hybrid, PHEV, and BEV sector has grown to a point where it has garnered the respect of the global auto industry. As noted by the Chinese automaker in a post on Weibo, its 7 millionth NEV is an N7 SUV from the company’s premium sub-brand Denza.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Chinese automaker BYD has been seeking to build an automotive plant in Mexico, with the company’s regional chief executive confirming the plan on Wednesday. manufacturing advocacy group, the Alliance for American Manufacturing, this month warned low-cost Chinese cars and parts could threaten the viability of auto companies in the U.S.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It comments positively by saying Tesla accelerates transformation of entire auto industry & how it redefines MIC as high-quality prod in foreign markets. Outlook Weekly, sub of China’s major news media Xinhua News, published an article entitled “What Exactly Does Tesla Bring”. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 28, 2024

We’re committed to creating long-term value by building a competitive and profitable business. With the EV market becoming more competitive due to cars from upstart automakers like Tesla and Rivian and Chinese carmakers like BYD, Ford will need a lineup of well-designed electric vehicles to carve out and protect its place in the EV segment.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2017

Baidu, the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, announced a new project—named “Apollo”—intended provide an open, complete and reliable software platform for its partners in the automotive and autonomous driving industry to develop their own autonomous driving systems with reference vehicles and hardware platform.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 23, 2024

The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Who needs soap operas when you’ve got the auto industry? One Chinese automaker is providing enough gossip, misdirection and sneaky dealings to keep script writers happy for years.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 9, 2024

It’s not just clear if that’s the result of Porsche building more desirable EVs than the competition or shifting its whole lineup to better prioritize electrification. The massive Chinese market likewise poses significant problems for German luxury car manufacturers. As of April 2024, BMW reported Chinese sales having declined by 3.8

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

Jeremiads lamenting China’s takeover of the global auto industry are everywhere these days. Each reaches basically the same conclusion: the global non-Chinese automakers will never be able to catch up unless they radically change their corporate mindsets. Three recent accounts stand out from the pack. Williams asks.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 31, 2024

Image: BYD BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle giant, is gearing up to make waves in the North American market, with Canada as its latest target. They're reportedly close to sealing a deal to build a manufacturing plant there, which would create over 1,000 jobs. BYD isn't a stranger to the region. market for now.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 16, 2024

China’s leading automaker, BYD , is reportedly planning to build yet another EV factory overseas as it looks to take on new global markets. Despite new tariffs on Chinese EV imports in the US and Europe, BYD is widening its lead in key auto markets like Southeast Asia and South America.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

After discontinuing the production of vehicles powered entirely by internal combustion engines in March 2022, BYD has been at the forefront of the industry’s shift to EVs. However, BYD has been building its supply chain for much longer. The company began building lithium-ion batteries in 1996. In the US, EVs accounted for 8.5%

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 1, 2024

Nissan and Honda building a software-defined EV? Mitsubishi’s CEO Takao Kato explained, “Collaboration with partners is essential in today’s auto industry,” with EVs and other tech rapidly developing. BYD is breaking into Japan’s seemingly impenetrable auto industry.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Honda and Nissan will team up to build EVs as they look to keep pace with Tesla and BYD. The Honda and Nissan EV merger will create one of the worlds largest auto groups as they look to pull a third Japanese automaker into the partnership. BYD continues taking the auto market by storm. Heres everything you need to know.

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Baua Electric

JULY 1, 2024

Now the company is building a US plant to produce nickel-free and cobalt-free cathode materials. The company is building a plant in the US where it will produce LFP as it gradually phases in production of LMFP and DRX. So, if we’re going to build a plant in the US to make the DRX material, we could manufacture LFP in the same facility.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Tesla is reportedly in talks with Italy to build a factory in the country, according to the Minister for Business and Made in Italy. Italy has been looking to diversify its auto industry, which is currently dominated by Stellantis – a laggard in electrification. Electrek’s Take I would take this with a grain of salt.

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Baua Electric

JULY 10, 2024

He admitted that while the auto industry might be the hardest to succeed, the nascent EV industry is even more difficult. But he is personally “excited about doing great work in this industry and bringing new innovative EVs to the world”. Chinese Dominance In 2023, over 8 million electric cars were sold in China.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

By 2027 it will be building nothing but EVs with zero tailpipe emissions… and therefore have a line-up containing zero ICE-powered models. The brand, these days part of the multi-national auto-industry giant Stellantis, claims no-one else in the business will complete the transition so quickly.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Indeed, the two brands that got busy exceeding targets instead of whining are listed in this paragraph – Tesla, and Volvo (owned by Geely, a Chinese firm). If they don’t want to pay the price they’ve brought upon themselves, they’re welcome to stop building, advertising, and lobbying in favor of cars that poison the world anytime.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Rising EV sales are set to remake the global auto industry and significantly reduce oil consumption for road transport, according to the new edition of the IEA’s annual Global EV Outlook , released today. This growth builds on a record-breaking 2023. Last year, global electric car sales soared by 35% to almost 14 million.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

Not so long ago, automakers boasted about horsepower and towing capabilities in their cars and pickups, but in the fast-changing world of technology that now dominates the auto industry, software-driven enhancements are prominent in consumers’ minds. The transition to software-dominated cars is challenging.

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Baua Electric

JULY 20, 2024

The European Union and Serbia signed a deal Friday to develop the supply of lithium seen as a crucial building block to achieve Europe’s transition to a green economy. Vucic also said the country’s lithium exports would be sold only to European partners for the time being, despite interest from Chinese manufacturers.

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