China’s automakers take the world by storm with electric vehicle push
CNNEditor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Chinese companies exported nearly 350,000 EVs to nine European countries in the first half of the year, more than they exported in all of 2022, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association. Looking to Europe Auto analysts say a handful of Chinese EV makers are emerging as “new global champions.” “Overcapacity, economic slowdown, and the highly competitive automotive market at home are making Chinese look overseas for sales,” said Dylan Khoo, an EV industry analyst at New York-based ABI Research. “China’s competitive advantage in lithium-ion battery cell production gives its carmakers an edge in terms of EV production costs,” Moody’s analysts said in a report last month. “Increasingly, the US and Europe are looking to ‘de-risk’ from China, which could create barriers to Chinese imports, even if production costs are lower,” Moody’s analysts said.