Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry
InsideEVs
APRIL 29, 2024
Many EV buyers would buy a Chinese car if it was cheap enough, according to a recent survey.
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InsideEVs
APRIL 29, 2024
Many EV buyers would buy a Chinese car if it was cheap enough, according to a recent survey.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
Cars built by Chinese companies like BYD in Mexico could have a devastating effect on American manufacturers, according to AAM. The post AAM Calls Cheap Chinese EVs Built In Mexico “An Extinction Level Event” appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
With car bloat so prevalent on US roads these days, you’d be hard pressed to find a compact car in any typical parking lot. more… The post A Chinese electric double decker bus for less than a cheap electric car? appeared first on Electrek.
Electrek
AUGUST 26, 2023
But this supercheap electric car somehow got an extra serving of power before it left the factory, helping it achieve highway speeds. more… The post This unbelievably cheap Chinese two-seater electric car goes 75 MPH appeared first on Electrek. That’s true whether it’s a tiger-shaped bus or a Cinderella carriage.
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The European Union launched an investigation over Chinese EV subsidies as the global markets are “now flooded with cheaper electric cars.” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed the probe Wednesday, claiming Chinese EV makers benefit from state subsidies.
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 18, 2024
Chinese automakers are expanding into Mexico, with companies like BYD opening dealerships across the country. Automotive News reported that the country would not offer tax incentives or land discounts to Chinese automakers. Mexico is no stranger to Chinese auto companies, as there are around 20 already selling vehicles in the country.
EV Central
APRIL 29, 2024
Chinese battery-making giant CATL has launched its new Shenxing Plus battery at the Beijing motor show claiming it’s capable of adding as much as 600km of range after a short 10-minute charge and delivering a driving range of more than 1000km. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?
EV Central
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Volkswagen and Renault are primed to join forces to work today to develop a new family of electric cars that will be priced less than €20,000 ($A32,000). According to German newspaper Handelsblatt, both VW and Renault are considering the deal that will see both car-makers produce up 250,000 of its bargain basement-priced electric cars.
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Chinese EVs are causing political turmoil in Europe, where the European Commission is considering new tariffs on imports.
CleanTechnica EVs
JUNE 14, 2023
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD thinks the USA’s Inflation Reduction Act is preventing the sale of cheap electric cars in the United States. Does this make sense? We asked BYD’s CEO whether or not the company would bring its popular electric vehicles (EVs) to the US a couple of times in the past decade.
EV Central
AUGUST 11, 2023
There was a time when brave car companies, and Saab in particular, thought it would be amusing to build cars with silly amounts of torque and then attempt to put it through the front wheels alone. I recently spent a week in the GWM Ora, a car that would have made even Saab’s semi-suicidal engineers blanche in fear.
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Europe is installing more solar panels than ever before, thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese solar panels, driving installations by 40% last year. European local solar panel manufacturers have reached a crisis in that they say they can’t compete with cheap imports and oversupply.
Baua Electric
MARCH 6, 2024
Possible “remedies” on the table include retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs. Back in October 2023, Europe launched its formal investigation into the Chinese EV industry, as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the European Union.
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 27, 2022
I love electric vehicles, but they’re sure not cheap. For many people, a clean used EV is all that they can afford, and that usually costs almost as much as the cheapest new gas-powered cars. Understandably, this keeps many people with low incomes out of the EV game, and it keeps many people globally (who […].
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
One of the cool things about window shopping through China’s largest online mall is that you find some weirdly cheap yet impressive-looking things. If you’re a fan of vintage automotive culture, well then, prepare to be horrified at this Chinese knockoff of a car.
CN EV Post
MARCH 18, 2024
Selling cheap cars under NIO's good reputation would be easier and stand out amongst other cheap crappy Chinese cars coming to Europe. The easiest way to separate volume cars and large pedestrian traffic from NIO Houses would be to separate them into other brands.
Baua Electric
MAY 26, 2023
CEO Jim Farley says Chinese language electrical car makers are its primary competitors within the sector, however the corporate has hurdles competing on charge at a smaller scale. “We see the Chinese as the main competitor, not GM or Toyota,” Farley stated Thursday on the Morgan Stanley Sustainable Finance Zenith.
CN EV Post
JANUARY 2, 2024
I live in China 10 years, in Shenyang and now Foshan:) Gas is super cheap in China around 7-8rmb per liter. @DORAMAS In reply to DORAMAS. I have Toyota and it never breaks down, it depreciated 30k rmb in 5 years. If you check second hand EV like hiphi depreciated 200k in 2 years, nio et5 is selling for 170k with just 20k km.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Volkswagen is suing a German car dealer for importing the China-exclusive ID.6 In 2022, German car dealer Gregory Brudny offered the Volkswagen ID.6 6 EV is produced in China by the FAW-VW joint venture and is meant to be sold exclusively in the Chinese car market. The post Volkswagen sues car dealer for importing ID.6
EV Central
MARCH 17, 2024
Chinese-owned MG is hatching a cheaper sibling to its current all-electric MG 4 that will share tech but be priced from less than €20,000 ($33,000) when it makes its debut in 2025. In-car tech should match the larger MG 3 with a seven-inch digital instrument cluster combined with a large 10.25-inch READ MORE: Park that Toyota Yaris!
CN EV Post
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
It's interesting to see how some EU cars are becoming more what we knew as "Chinese" and Chinese cars more EU, more premium, better tech. Volkswagen it looks like a cheap, plastic car Better quality.
EV Central
AUGUST 7, 2023
The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. It is also a big reason the popularity of Chinese-made cars is exploding in Australia, as both the Model 3 and Model Y are made in Shanghai. It also sits eighth for the year with 29,511 sales.
Teslarati
MARCH 24, 2024
Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. Even despite ongoing political concerns, its entry into North America is considered an eventuality, and other Chinese automakers likely won’t be far behind. While BYD isn’t planning to enter the U.S. auto sector,” the organization writes.
EV Central
MARCH 25, 2024
Volkswagen has confirmed it is hatching an all-new entry-level replacement for the Up city car that will be priced from less than €20,000 ($A33,000) when it arrives in 2027. To lower the cost of development, VW has already been rumoured to be plotting teaming up with car-makers like Renault, meaning the ID.1
CN EV Post
DECEMBER 26, 2023
The biggest nominal profits per unit sold come from ultra luxury and super sports cars; for example, I can guarantee you that the per unit profit of the fully electric Rimac Nevera supercar is many times higher than that of any Tesla car. It's a meaningless measurement for most car companies, including Tesla.
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 24, 2022
Great Wall Motors (GWM) is a Chinese carmaker that has had a presence in Australasia for the past 13 years. They have a dealer network and many petrol and diesel cars on Australian and New Zealand roads. The vehicles have improved greatly since they were introduced as cheap, yet not so reliable, options. My niece […].
Baua Electric
APRIL 26, 2024
It’s taken Huawei just four years to become a force in smart car technology , navigating the devastation of trade sanctions on its smartphones business while simultaneously developing a driver assistance system that is the darling of the Beijing auto show. Audi said it does not comment on suppliers.
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 19, 2024
However, the threat of China flooding the market with cheap electric models is too frightening to ignore. Chinese vehicles already have a steep import tariff, and lawmakers have floated a popular plan to bump it to 125 percent. Tesla also reportedly plans to (finally) get its affordable EV out the door in the next year or so.
Get Electric Vehicle
JANUARY 24, 2024
It is one of the oddest combinations in the car manufacturing industry as the other half of JAG is owned by the Chinese government. The car supports 3C to 4C charging. Last May, JAC announced that it would discontinue the Sehol brand name and rebrand all of its cars as JAC or Yiwei. What Else is Brought To The Table?
Teslarati
MARCH 20, 2024
Xiaomi’s SU7 is priced high compared to many other EVs in the Chinese market. While other companies are able to offer cheap and affordable EVs, new companies are placed in a strange spot as they risk being undercut and outsold by established names on the block. .” Its top trim will be priced at $46,671, or 336,000 RMB.
Baua Electric
MARCH 20, 2024
Volkswagen sold its last gas-powered car in Norway last December, and it seems likely that other brands will follow. A total of 7,380 cars sold in Norway in February, a decrease from last February. Auto buyers in China and India (and increasingly, smaller emerging auto markets ) have more cheap entry-level models to choose from.
Baua Electric
APRIL 11, 2024
Chinese EV makers are looking to export electric vehicles by the tens of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. China now has the world’s eighth-largest shipping fleet with 33 car-carrying ships, according to data from shipping consultants Veson Nautical and reported by Reuters.
Baua Electric
APRIL 25, 2024
But other Chinese automakers, including state-run companies that were later entrants to the EV race, have closed the gap on sub-USD 10,000 EVs at the Beijing auto show that began Thursday. KARAOKE IN YOUR MERCEDES In a race to stand out, some Chinese brands are offering features intended to be fun, if not frivolous.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 23, 2024
500,000th BYD Dolphin rolls off assembly line (Source: BYD) China’s behemoth BYD overtook Volkswagen as the best-selling car brand in China last year, the first time any carmaker outsold the German brand since at least 2008. million cars, Reuters reports. billion in the first half of last year, according to Car News China.
Teslarati
JUNE 27, 2022
Chinese electric vehicle sales have hit 31 percent of the overall market, with 25 percent being pure EVs, a substantial growth year-over-year. In raw numbers, over 403,000 new electrified vehicles hit the Chinese market in May, growing 109 percent compared to the same month in 2021.
The Truth About Cars
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
According to Reuters , regional demand for both models has declined as Chinese EVs have started to become commonplace in Europe. 3 technically is a Chinese-made EV. 4 launched with a Chinese MSRP of 193,900 yuan (roughly $27,000 USD) in 2021. However, it must be said that the ID.3 Both the ID.3 For example, the ID.4
EV Central
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Pictures and first details of the all-new Renault Twingo EV have been released ahead of its 2026 debut with the French car-maker announcing that the small hatch will be reincarnated as the brand’s most affordable EV yet. 2 and at least two affordable rivals from the Hyundai and Kia. The post Cheaper than a BYD Dolphin or MG4!
Baua Electric
JANUARY 22, 2024
BYD Atto 3 (Source: BYD) Europe and the US say that Chinese EV development is running wild and unchecked and on the verge of overwhelming the global market with, well, EVs the rest of the world can’t compete with. China last year overtook Japan as the world’s biggest car exporter – but most of those were ICE vehicles sold to Russia.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 21, 2016
The topic of electric cars and fires is a fraught one, not helped by the recent spate of videos of cheap Chinese hoverboards in flames. Any fire in an electric car tends to make headlines, regardless of whether the facts have been established.
Teslarati
OCTOBER 19, 2021
” In a way, such labels were quite fair considering that China had focused its exports in the past on low-quality vehicles that were sold dirt-cheap in developing countries. It simply ensured that the vehicles produced in Gigafactory Shanghai were on par, if not better, than the cars that it was producing in the Fremont Factory.
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The Casper, an ICE vehicle on sale in South Korea, will get a fresh new look in the form of an all-electric city car–slash–mini-SUV, releasing in European markets by the end of this year. The car is expected to go into production in July. Is this a move toward embracing an electric kei car model ? meters long (about 11.8
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2016
We think that in order to be a big player in the Chinese market we need both offers—high spec, low spec, higher price, lower price—because I believe that the support that the Chinese government is giving to electric cars is going to continue and it’s going to be stronger. Same car maker, what's the difference?
China EV
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Its cars are as good or better as other EVs out there. The question is, how to make a car seem like something as important to Chinese consumers as the next mobile phone. But I think NIO will move forward with the plant. NIO’s troubles do, however, speak to a contradiction in these start ups development plans.
Teslarati
JUNE 22, 2021
While Gigafactory Shanghai has been producing electric vehicles for the local Chinese market for over a year now, Tesla China’s operations have so far been focused on the company’s electric car business.
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