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New breed of Chinese automakers rewriting script

China EV

The stories about Chinese brands going international are both telling and, in some cases, prescient. Remember, back then electric vehicles were just a gleam in Beijing and some Chinese automakers eye. Chinese manufacturers lacked the engineering and design chops to produce cars for international markets. So where is SAIC today?

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BYD overtakes Tesla as China’s EV giants dominate global sales

Electrek

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) just dropped its third annual Global Automaker Rating, showing that Chinese carmakers dominate the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) space. Its massive domestic market has helped Chinese automakers build serious momentum. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Back In U.S.S.R? Automakers Eye Return to Russia

The Truth About Cars

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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2025 Volvo EX30 Twin Performance Ultra Review: The fastest production Volvo ever comes with standard sincerity and a dash of devil

EV Central

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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China starts 2025 at the front of the global EV market

Baua Electric

This looks to be an attempt to hold on to its share of the Chinese market, Reuters reported. This illustrates the building demand for a model which first hit the roads in September 2024. The Li Auto L6 was seventh with 13,990 units sold, representing 2.7% The affordable electric car took 3.6% of the global BEV market in January.

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Shanghai Motor Show: A wrap of some of the brand new stuff you may not have seen or read about yet

EV Central

Sixteen halls, each substantially bigger than the entire Melbourne motor show, with around 100 auto brands on display hosting about the same number of global debuts almost all of them electrified in some way. READ MORE: Who builds a new V8 engine in 2025 and why would they do it? GWM shocks the auto world at least its a PHEV!

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Report: Lotus Considering U.S. Production at Volvo's South Carolina Factory

The Truth About Cars

Even with much deeper pockets from its Chinese parent company, Lotus has never been on the most comfortable financial ground. Auto factories are far from cheap, making it unlikely that Lotus would spin up a new facility here. That said, the company acknowledged that it is considering other solutions, one of which could involve a U.S.