Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It will ramp up for the first time at our future plant in Debrecen, Hungary, before being rolled out across our global production network in stages. The Chinese plant in Dadong also began producing the BMW iX3 this year. This architecture will be in use from the middle of the decade. —Milan Nedeljkovi?.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Climate-KIC CEO Mary Ritter and District Mayor Peng San of Tianjin City’s Hexi District formalized the agreement by signing a statement of intent in the Chinese capital’s Great Hall of the People, where the EU-China Summit was taking place.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2022

Chinese battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., billion to build a 100 GWh battery plant in Hungary. The Debrecen, Hungary battery plant would join CATL’s Munich, Germany facility as the second for the company in Europe. . CATL announced on Friday that it would invest €7.34

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

The new Mercedes-Benz compacts are produced in a network of the Mercedes-Benz plants in Rastatt, Germany, and Kecskemét, Hungary. It furthermore plans to build premium compact cars for the Chinese markets locally and close to the customers in the future. The company has received more than 40,000 A-Class orders to date.

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Teslarati

APRIL 10, 2025

Chinese EV maker unveiled its plans for Denza on Wednesday at Milans Brera Design Week. The Chinese automaker will expand its Denza push with the D9, a seven-seat MPV, though BYD didnt announce a timeline for its release. In 2024, the EU slapped 17% duties on BYDs battery EVs, citing unfair Chinese subsidies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

This marks SKIET’s first large-scale supply of EV battery separators to a Chinese EV battery manufacturer. In addition, they plan to build a mid-to-long term strategic cooperative relationship in the Chinese electric vehicle market. The MOU signing ceremony took place at Sunwoda Group’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2023

Hungary is anticipating 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) in unutilized Chinese language investments within the automobile sector, additional boosting the central Ecu public as a regional heart within the transition to electrical mobility, International Minister Peter Szijjarto mentioned.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Chinese-owned automaker BYD has announced plans to build a factory in Europe in hopes of bringing its affordable EVs to the masses there. As the brand picks up steam in sales, it will break ground on its first European factory, with Hungary selected as the location.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022. Ltd (BBAC), a joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Group. Following the EQA 250 (combined electrical consumption: 15.7

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

Total lithium-ion capacity existing or being built has doubled since the beginning of 2021, following announcements of new plants by Chinese and South Korean battery producers, according to Benchmark’s Gigafactory Assessment. LG Energy Solutions said it would invest KRW 1.7 trillion (US$1.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

million square meters, the Beijing-compact car site complements the current Mercedes-Benz’ compact model plants in Rastatt (Germany) and Kecskemet (Hungary) as well as the Valmet Automotive plant in Finland. Built from scratch in less than 3 years and stretching at present across about 1.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Germany and Hungary will increase their battery manufacturing capability to match Poland, as cell and component plants come online in coming years. European countries such as Czechia, Hungary and Poland, continue to have advantages in their ability to provide cleaner and more sustainable supply chains.

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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

AUGUST 31, 2024

Hedin is a Swedish company that distributes other Chinese car brands across Germany, including BYD and XPeng. The Chinese automaker predicts that its overseas market will account for 50% of its total global sales in the future. BYD Automotive GmbH plans to buy Hedin Electric Mobility, a car distributor in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2017

The production compound of the current compact car generation further includes the plant in Kecskemét, Hungary (production: B-Class, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake), the Chinese production location BBAC (Beijing-Benz Automotive Co. In 2016, more than 300,000 vehicles rolled off its production lines.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Just a few months later the German-Chinese production joint venture, Beijing Benz Automotive Co. EQA production will also follow next year (2021) at BBAC in Beijing for the Chinese market. In May 2019 production of the EQC (combined power consumption: 21.5 BBAC), launched EQC production for the local market in China.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 30, 2024

BYD forecasts that its overseas market will account for 50% of its global sales in the future, and Europe plays a significant role in the Chinese automaker’s plans. The Chinese automaker’s duty is 17%, which will be placed on top of the EU’s current 10% duty for vehicle imports.

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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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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Chinese automaker aims to expand its global presence and sees Mexico as an excellent place to reach its goals. It opened facilities in Thailand this year and announced plans to build a production site in Hungary in the next three years. Tesla’s rival BYD is considering Mexico for its new electric vehicle (EV) plant.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 10, 2025

Notably, the Polish new-car market has seen an increase in Chinese brands debuting. Other European markets, such as Hungary , are anticipating price rises later in 2025 as a result. Meanwhile, more Chinese brands continue to appear in the Polish new-car market. from 2024, according to data from industry authority PZPM.

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Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2025

According to the Financial Times , BYD received unfair subsidies from China which were used in its electric car plant in Hungary. Subsidies from the Chinese government are the main reason the EU Commission decided to implement additional tariffs on exported electric vehicles made in China and sold in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2022

Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany and Kecskemét, Hungary to manufacture vehicles in Europe based on the MB.EA The EQB compact SUV was launched at the Mercedes-Benz Kecskemét plant in 2021 and is the first purely electrically powered series production vehicle from Hungary. Beijing Benz Automotive Co.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Chinese automakers are aiming to more than double their full-process manufacturing capacity outside of China, all in hopes of beating out import tariffs on Chinese-made vehicles and meeting demand for EVs, according to a report from Bloomberg. million vehicles in 2023 to more than 2.7 million by 2026. million by 2026.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It will be the first purely electrically powered production vehicle from the Kecskemét plant in Hungary. After the EQA, the EQB is the second all-electric compact car from Mercedes-EQ. The vehicles for China are produced in Beijing. The EQB offers five seats as standard and is optionally available as a seven-seater.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

MG Motors, a unit of Chinese automaker SAIC, will open a second European parts centre by the summer of 2024 in France to meet the country’s growing demand for its vehicles, a spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. SAIC is currently evaluating whether to build a factory in Europe.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Atto-3 SUV / Source: BYD Europe It was a huge year for profits at Chinese auto behemoth BYD. Of course, the Chinese EV market is booming – but looking at the numbers, it’s pretty staggering. Chinese automakers expect to have sold some 9.4 In 2023, the company sold 1.6 million vehicles. BYD tripled its profits to $1.5

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Baua Electric

JULY 10, 2024

Bloomberg) Chinese auto sales slumped in June as the domestic economy remained sluggish, but buoyant exports offset the decline at home, an industry association said Wednesday. Chinese EV exports were down 2.3 Chinese makers are moving production overseas. However, China continues to see drop in sales domestically.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2025

The Chinese government has implemented a series of incentives, subsidies, and regulations aimed at promoting the adoption of electric vehicles. Several factors contribute to this demand: Growing Middle Class: With an increasing number of Chinese consumers entering the middle class, more people can afford EVs.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

Chinese automaker BYD has concluded 2023 with record-breaking sales, which surpasses the 3 million annual sales target and retains its position the global new energy vehicle (NEV) sales champion, for the second year in a row. In the Chinese market, BYD retained its position as the best-selling car brand and manufacturer.

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Baua Electric

JULY 6, 2024

to build a one billion dollar plant that will improve the Chinese EV maker's access to the European bloc amid rising trade tensions --> Turkey is set to unveil an agreemeent with BYD Co. Its first car factory for Europe, in Hungary, is under construction. REUTERS) Turkey will soon unveil an agreement with BYD Co.

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Baua Electric

JULY 30, 2024

Thirteen Member States now generate more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels, with Germany, Belgium, Hungary, and the Netherlands hitting that milestone for the first time. Hungary set consecutive monthly records for solar generation in April, May, and June 2024.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 21, 2025

In Changchun, China, Audi and its Chinese partner FAW are reportedly leveraging around 800 robots to inspect all-electric vehicles. Mercedes has similarly been testing humanoid robots at its Kecskemt plant in Hungary. Theyd just slide in wherever people used to be, potentially saving truckloads of retooling money in the process.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As the European Union slaps more restrictive tariffs on EVs pouring in from China, Chinese automakers have found a workaround: they’ll just make and export hybrids instead, since hybrids of all varieties are bizarrely exempt from the tariff scheme. The European Union’s latest EV tariffs of up to 45.3%

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Baua Electric

JUNE 12, 2024

Meanwhile, the EU announced pre-disclosed tariffs on Chinese EV imports on Wednesday. BYD and other Chinese EV makers can explain the accuracy of the findings. Its Hungary plant is already under construction and is expected to begin production next year. For BYD, the EU would apply an additional 17.4%

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As a result, both Europe and the US have recently imposed large tariffs on Chinese EVs, fearing that Chinese cars will undercut domestic industry with lower manufacturing costs. Chinese EVs are already quite popular in Europe, though very few sell in the US. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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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.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Chinese EV automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) continues demonstrating why it should be a name on your radar. Weve told you the Chinese automaker was coming and doing so at a staggering rate. This stat is from one plant, not BYDs global annual production tally. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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