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

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China is the world’s largest automotive market, and understandably so, an important one for electric vehicle (EV) makers like Tesla. market, the company’s recent release of a city EV with a price tag under $10,000 has some worried for when it and other low-cost companies do. auto market anytime soon , some U.S.

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Hyundai seeks to restore market share in China with new EV brand

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Hyundai seeks to restore its market share in China with a new electric vehicle (EV) brand. a 50-50 joint venture between Hyundai Motor and BAIC—announced a new project to develop an electric vehicle brand exclusive to the Chinese market. Tesla China accounted for 22.5% Hyundai’s annual output in China peaked in 2017 at 1.6

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Renault CEO calls for Auto European plan to protect against ‘onslaught of EVs from China’

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Renault CEO Luca de Meo released a 19-page open letter to Europe describing an auto European plan to protect against the ‘onslaught of electric vehicles (EV)’ coming from China.” Meo stated that the center of the global automotive market has gravitated toward Asia. Buoyed by its huge domestic market (8.5

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Stellantis strengthens ties with China’s auto industry

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billion open-market share repurchase program announced February 22, 2023, which is expected to [be] completed by the end of 2023,” announced Stellantis. In October, the legacy automaker invested in China-based Leapmotor to expand its global electric vehicle (EV) sales. “Dongfeng will retain 49.2 Stellantis invested €1.5

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ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants

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The United States is the third-largest electric vehicle (EV) producer behind China and Europe; a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the gap has widened. Based on company announcements through 2020, about 5% of this global total is actively being invested in local US assembly plants.

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Ipsos Auto Global Study: interest in battery electric vehicles growing in the US

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Ipsos’ new 2020 Global Mobility Navigator Study, focusing on Electrification, found global interest remained on par with the numbers from 2019. However, the study reveals there has been an increase in interest in the US and Chinese markets. Source: Ipsos. Those consumers who are more familiar are more likely to consider a BEV.

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BYD to Chinese Auto Industry: "Demolish the Old Legends" in the EV Race

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Though enormous, BYD isn’t satisfied with dominating its home market and wants the rest of the Chinese electric auto industry to come with it. Though it’s behind Tesla in global sales, BYD is king in China. The Chinese giant is one of the world’s busiest EV automakers, with almost 1.9