Smart features drive up Chinese carmakers
4 months, 1 week ago

Smart features drive up Chinese carmakers

China Daily  

Su Jun, president of J.D. Smart onboard functions have enabled Chinese automotive startups to make foray into high-end markets and compete with established global giants, said a senior J.D. "Smart NEVs have won the heart of Chinese car buyers," said Su Jun, president of J.D. Smart cockpit technologies are more widely accepted by new vehicle owners in China and are a key factor in their vehicle-buying decisions, according to the 2024 China Tech Experience Index Study, whose findings were released earlier this month. Retail sales of new energy vehicles accounted for 51.1 percent of total passenger vehicle deliveries in China last month, outnumbering conventional internal combustion engine vehicles for the first time, according to the China Passenger Car Association.

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China's auto sector achieves strong growth in November
1 week, 5 days ago

China's auto sector achieves strong growth in November

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-12 11:21 Chinese new energy vehicle startup Leapmotor showcases its models at the 2024 Guangzhou auto show in November. CAO YINGYING/CHINA DAILY BEIJING -- China's auto production rose 11.1 percent year-on-year to 3.44 million units in November 2024, while sales climbed 11.7 percent from a year earlier to 3.32 million units, industrial data showed Wednesday. In the …

Nation poised to hold more than half of global EV fleet by 2025
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nation poised to hold more than half of global EV fleet by 2025

China Daily  

By Liu Yukun | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-29 08:59 Potential car buyers check out an NEV in Xiangyang, Hubei province. YANG DONG/FOR CHINA DAILY International consulting firm Gartner recently forecast that global electric vehicle ownership would rise significantly to hit 85 million by 2025, with China accounting for over half of the global EV fleet. Experts highlight that as …

China's NEV boom boon for global auto sector
1 month ago

China's NEV boom boon for global auto sector

China Daily  

A Sitrak hydrogen fuel-cell heavy truck is on display at the automobile exhibition area during the seventh China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov 7. SHANGHAI — As the new energy vehicle boom continues in China, global players in related sectors are eyeing a vast array of opportunities and are exerting efforts to tap into this promising market. "China …

China's NEV boom boon for global auto sector
1 month ago

China's NEV boom boon for global auto sector

China Daily  

A Sitrak hydrogen fuel-cell heavy truck is on display at the automobile exhibition area during the seventh China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov 7. SHANGHAI — As the new energy vehicle boom continues in China, global players in related sectors are eyeing a vast array of opportunities and are exerting efforts to tap into this promising market. "China …

China's NEV boom boon for global auto sector
1 month ago

China's NEV boom boon for global auto sector

China Daily  

A Sitrak hydrogen fuel-cell heavy truck is on display at the automobile exhibition area during the seventh China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov 7. SHANGHAI — As the new energy vehicle boom continues in China, global players in related sectors are eyeing a vast array of opportunities and are exerting efforts to tap into this promising market. "China …

New energy vehicles dominate delivery figures for first time
4 months, 1 week ago

New energy vehicles dominate delivery figures for first time

China Daily  

The 2024 L9 model displayed at the Li Auto booth attracts visitors' attention during the 21st Changchun International Auto Expo in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, in July. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY Retail sales of new energy vehicles accounted for 51.1 percent of total passenger vehicle deliveries in China in July, outnumbering conventional internal combustion engine vehicles for the first …

Chinese car buyers value smart functions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese car buyers value smart functions

China Daily  

The AITO booth attracts visitors at the Beijing auto show in April 2024. New vehicle owners show a strong preference for purchasing smart cockpit technologies such as online navigation, intelligent voice assistants and digital keys, according to a J.D. This suggests that smart cockpit technologies are more widely accepted by new vehicle owners in China and are a key factor …

Smart driving aids push brands into pole position
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Smart driving aids push brands into pole position

China Daily  

By Li Fusheng | China Daily | Updated: 2024-08-05 09:17 An engineer monitors a self-driving vehicle's performance via a laptop in Beijing in June. JU HUANZONG/XINHUA Smart driving functions have become a must for new energy vehicles in China, especially when such brands aspire to grow themselves into premium ones, said analysts. More than 62 percent of electric vehicles, plug-in …

Smart driving aids push brands into pole position
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Smart driving aids push brands into pole position

China Daily  

An engineer monitors a self-driving vehicle's performance via a laptop in Beijing in June. JU HUANZONG/XINHUA Smart driving functions have become a must for new energy vehicles in China, especially when such brands aspire to grow themselves into premium ones, said analysts. Smart driving functions are emerging as one of the major highlights of premium vehicles, said Joel Ying, an …

China's passenger car exports up 28% in June
5 months, 2 weeks ago

China's passenger car exports up 28% in June

China Daily  

BYD vehicles bound for Brazil await shipment in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. BEIJING - China's exports of passenger vehicles hit 378,000 units in June, marking a 28 percent increase year-on-year and staying flat compared to the previous month, the latest data showed. With the South American market recovering, exports of Chinese-brand cars hit 325,000 units in June, up 31 percent year-on-year, …

Smart driving sees higher acceptance in China
6 months ago

Smart driving sees higher acceptance in China

China Daily  

Seres Chairman Zhang Xinghai speaks at the World Intelligence Expo on June 20, 2024. At first they did not dare to use the functions but gradually their fear is gone and finally they have taken to them, said Seres Chairman Zhang Xinghai at the World Intelligence Expo on Thursday. Seres designs and produces AITO-branded electric vehicles in collaboration with Huawei, …

China's NEV penetration to hit new high of 49.1% in June: survey
6 months ago

China's NEV penetration to hit new high of 49.1% in June: survey

China Daily  

A view of a charging station that utilizes photovoltaic storage systems in Yiyuan county, Shandong province, in May 2023. ZHU ZHENG/XINHUA BEIJING - The penetration rate of new energy vehicles in China, a gauge of popularity, is expected to hit a new high of 49.1 percent in June, as the market continues to grow steadily amid intensifying competition, an industry …

Chinese autos looking to meet global demand
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese autos looking to meet global demand

China Daily  

Consumers experience a BYD electric vehicle at a dealership in Mengzi, Yunnan province, in May. Due to cost-effectiveness, improved quality and efficient after-sales service, Chinese new energy vehicles have steadily gained a larger market share by offering affordable solutions to green transition drives in more countries, especially developing economies. Most recently, Chinese NEVs and auto parts manufacturers are increasingly setting …

Chinese autos looking to meet global demand
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese autos looking to meet global demand

China Daily  

Consumers experience a BYD electric vehicle at a dealership in Mengzi, Yunnan province, in May. Due to cost-effectiveness, improved quality and efficient after-sales service, Chinese new energy vehicles have steadily gained a larger market share by offering affordable solutions to green transition drives in more countries, especially developing economies. Most recently, Chinese NEVs and auto parts manufacturers are increasingly setting …

China's new-energy sector draws interest of global investors
7 months ago

China's new-energy sector draws interest of global investors

China Daily  

Tesla showcases its charging piles and electric vehicles at the 2023 Consumer Technology and Innovation Show on May 30 in Shanghai. Experts said China's fast-growing green technologies and its thriving new-energy market have heightened the country's magnetism for foreign investors, particularly auto firms keen on turbocharging the electrification trend. "The influx of investments by international carmakers has shed light on …

China unveils plan to galvanize NEV uptake in rural areas
7 months, 1 week ago

China unveils plan to galvanize NEV uptake in rural areas

China Daily  

A robot operates equipment on the assembly line of an automaker in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. YUAN JINGZHI/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in collaboration with four government bodies, has launched a nationwide campaign to bolster the new energy vehicle uptake in China's rural areas. The NEV rural promotion catalog features an impressive array of …

NEV makers move fast in China leveraging innovation, cooperation
7 months, 1 week ago

NEV makers move fast in China leveraging innovation, cooperation

China Daily  

Employees work on the assembly line of a new energy vehicle manufacturer in Chongqing. TANG YI/XINHUA HEFEI -- Fierce competition has driven up technological innovation and industrial upgrading in China's new energy vehicle sector, with auto brands revving up investment and seeking cooperation. China's NEVs captured a 62-percent share of the global NEV market in the first two months of …

Tech firms eye big footprint in vrooming NEV sector
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tech firms eye big footprint in vrooming NEV sector

China Daily  

Employees work at the assembly line of Xiaomi SU7 electric sedans in Beijing in March. HE GUANXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese technology companies are foraying into the new energy vehicle industry, believing that the smart driving functions of electric vehicles will be key to winning market competitions over the next decade. From supplying autonomous driving systems to developing cars, tech companies …

Tech firms eye big footprint in vrooming NEV sector
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tech firms eye big footprint in vrooming NEV sector

China Daily  

Employees work at the assembly line of Xiaomi SU7 electric sedans in Beijing in March. HE GUANXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese technology companies are foraying into the new energy vehicle industry, believing that the smart driving functions of electric vehicles will be key to winning market competitions over the next decade. From supplying autonomous driving systems to developing cars, tech companies …

Feeling pulse of China's tight NEV market from success of newcomer
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Feeling pulse of China's tight NEV market from success of newcomer

China Daily  

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun speaks during a news conference at the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, on April 25. In addition to leading NEV manufacturer BYD and domestic up-rising stars such as Li Auto, NIO and Xpeng, a newcomer born from China's smartphone maker Xiaomi has stirred up a new wave of NEV frenzy. Seeing from Xiaomi's successful …

Chinese automakers redefine the car as a living space at Beijing Auto Show
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese automakers redefine the car as a living space at Beijing Auto Show

Associated Press  

BEIJING — How about turning a car’s front bucket seats 180 degrees so they face the rear seats and extending out a table so the occupants can play cards or eat a meal? The seemingly never-ending efforts of China’s electric car makers to redefine the automobile went on display Thursday at the opening of the nation’s largest annual auto show. …

Chinese electric vehicles see more sales in developing countries
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese electric vehicles see more sales in developing countries

China Daily  

Marelli's booth at the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. Developing countries have more potential to increase their adoption of Chinese-made electric vehicles once they expand their associated infrastructure in the years ahead, said a senior foreign business leader. Speaking at its booth during the ongoing 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, David Slump, president and CEO of Marelli Holdings Co Ltd, …

China's driverless vehicles taking fast lane to success
8 months, 3 weeks ago

China's driverless vehicles taking fast lane to success

China Daily  

Workers assemble GAC Aion new energy vehicles at a plant in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in July. LIU DAWEI/XINHUA Salesman Wu Keli is considering trading his gasoline car for a smart electric vehicle at the urging of his wife, Zhang Qing, who was recently given a ride by her friend in an Aito M7, a model codeveloped by the Chinese technology …

China’s latest EV is a ‘connected’ car from smart phone and electronics maker Xiaomi
8 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s latest EV is a ‘connected’ car from smart phone and electronics maker Xiaomi

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Xiaomi, a well-known maker of smart consumer electronics in China, is joining the country’s booming but crowded market for electric cars with a sporty high-tech sedan. “There’s still a long way to go for our car to become a Porsche,” he said, but that if Xiaomi keeps striving for five to 10 years, “we will eventually surpass Porsche …

Detroit may be making the same mistake on EVs that it made with Japane
10 months ago

Detroit may be making the same mistake on EVs that it made with Japane

Live Mint  

Once upon a time, Japanese cars were seen as exotic vehicles that could never take on the might of Ford and General Motors. “Corolla, New Economy Car, Is Shown Here by Toyota," the New York Times yawned in a 1968 headline, introducing history’s best-selling automobile to the US market. With designers focused on large, powerful gas-guzzlers that earned better margins …

NEV industry booming in Southwest Chinese city
11 months ago

NEV industry booming in Southwest Chinese city

China Daily  

An employee works on a production line of Changan Automobile in Chongqing in July. CHONGQING - Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, a key hub of the country's auto industry, registered a rapid growth in new energy vehicle production in 2023. More than 500,000 NEVs rolled off the production lines in Chongqing last year, up 30.3 percent from the previous year, according …

China expects automobile industry to remain in top gear
11 months ago

China expects automobile industry to remain in top gear

China Daily  

A row of new energy vehicles await shipment from Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, via a rail-sea intermodal transport service, to Rotterdam Port, the Netherlands in September. HU JIANGTAO/FOR CHINA DAILY China is optimistic about the growth momentum of the automobile industry this year and sees its new energy vehicle sales growing 20 percent year-on-year in 2024, said the country's top industry …

How China works: Chinese NEVs going global
11 months, 4 weeks ago

How China works: Chinese NEVs going global

China Daily  

When it comes to new energy vehicles, you are probably familiar with the concept. More people have begun to choose new energy vehicles as a means of transportation. In recent years, China's new energy vehicle industry has moved quickly and steadily, ranking first in the global production and sales of new energy vehicles for eight consecutive years, and creating a …

How China works: Chinese NEVs going global
11 months, 4 weeks ago

How China works: Chinese NEVs going global

China Daily  

When it comes to new energy vehicles, you are probably familiar with the concept. More people have begun to choose new energy vehicles as a means of transportation. In recent years, China's new energy vehicle industry has moved quickly and steadily, ranking first in the global production and sales of new energy vehicles for eight consecutive years, and creating a …

How China works: Chinese NEVs going global
11 months, 4 weeks ago

How China works: Chinese NEVs going global

China Daily  

When it comes to new energy vehicles, you are probably familiar with the concept. More people have begun to choose new energy vehicles as a means of transportation. In recent years, China's new energy vehicle industry has moved quickly and steadily, ranking first in the global production and sales of new energy vehicles for eight consecutive years, and creating a …

Chinese auto sales surged 10% year-on-year in October in fastest growth since May, exports up 50%
1 year, 1 month ago

Chinese auto sales surged 10% year-on-year in October in fastest growth since May, exports up 50%

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Sales of passenger cars rose 10.2% in October over a year earlier, an industry association said Wednesday, as makers ramped up promotions and customers opted for electric and hybrid vehicles. Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles climbed 37.5% from a year earlier, accounting for 767,000 of the 2.03 million vehicles sold in October, the China Passenger Car Association …

China: Car Sales Witness Growth by 2 Percent in Aug 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

China: Car Sales Witness Growth by 2 Percent in Aug 2023

News 18  

China’s passenger vehicle sales returned to growth in August year-on-year, as deeper discounts and tax breaks for environmentally friendly and electric vehicles boosted consumer sentiment even as economic growth remains weak. Car sales jumped 2.2% in August from the same month a year ago to 1.94 million units, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on Friday, the first …

Electric vehicle sales gain traction in rural areas
1 year, 5 months ago

Electric vehicle sales gain traction in rural areas

China Daily  

Elderly scooters will be banned from Beijing's roads from next year. CHINA DAILY Hurdles ahead A growing number of carmakers are making rural areas a priority in their sales and marketing campaigns, as large cities already have fierce competition for sales. However, pushing NEV car sales in rural areas also faces hurdles. Although automakers have started to establish dealerships in …

Electric vehicle sales gain traction in rural areas
1 year, 5 months ago

Electric vehicle sales gain traction in rural areas

China Daily  

Workers make NEV charging facilities in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. Cui, from the China Passenger Car Association, said the stimuli show the importance the central government attaches to the booming NEV sector. The China Passenger Car Association estimates that sales of passenger NEVs are expected to reach 8.5 million units this year, accounting for 36 percent of total vehicle sales in …

Chinese auto brands on rise as they seize NEV opportunities
1 year, 5 months ago

Chinese auto brands on rise as they seize NEV opportunities

China Daily  

Vehicles lined up in a port in Yantai, Shandong province, for export overseas on July 6. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY Executives speak of potential to snatch car market dominance at the China Auto Forum China's auto industry is experiencing a new phase of high-quality development, particularly in the field of new energy vehicles where it has established a competitive edge, …

Chinese auto brands on rise as they seize NEV opportunities
1 year, 5 months ago

Chinese auto brands on rise as they seize NEV opportunities

China Daily  

Vehicles lined up in a port in Yantai, Shandong province, for export overseas on July 6. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY Executives speak of potential to snatch car market dominance at the China Auto Forum China's auto industry is experiencing a new phase of high-quality development, particularly in the field of new energy vehicles where it has established a competitive edge, …

Big overseas potential for China's EV makers
1 year, 5 months ago

Big overseas potential for China's EV makers

China Daily  

Visitors take a closer look at a BYD Atto 3 at the Brussels auto show in January. ZHENG HUANSONG/XINHUA Institute leveraging its advantages to bolster international collaboration opportunities Chinese carmakers are speeding up their efforts to explore overseas markets with their advantage in the new energy vehicle sector, which will help the country's vehicle exports to hit a record this …

1 in Every 7 Cars Sold Now an EV, China's BYD Leaves Behind Tesla
1 year, 6 months ago

1 in Every 7 Cars Sold Now an EV, China's BYD Leaves Behind Tesla

News 18  

One in every 7 cars sold during the first quarter this year was an electric vehicle, dominated by China’s BYD at 21.1 percent market share while Tesla was at second spot, with 16 percent share, a report showed on Wednesday. “Tesla slashed prices for its models globally in January, following which other automotive brands announced similar cuts for their car …

New energy vehicles export drive accelerates
1 year, 7 months ago

New energy vehicles export drive accelerates

China Daily  

Workers assemble NEVs for overseas markets at a factory in Ganzhou. ZHU HAIPENG/FOR CHINA DAILY Top ratings SAIC's popular MG Electric hatchback, launched last year, is the first model developed by the company aimed at global markets. The result of efforts by SAIC's Chinese and British teams, the model has won top ratings in new car quality programs in different …

Tesla delivers 88,869 China-made EVs in March: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Tesla delivers 88,869 China-made EVs in March: Report

Hindustan Times  

Tesla sold 88,869 units of China-made electric vehicles in March for both domestic sales and exports, up 35.0% from a year ago, data published by the China Passenger Car Association showed on Tuesday. By comparison, BYD sold 206,089 units last month with its Dynasty and Ocean series of EVs and hybrids, up 97.5% from a year ago, CPCA data showed. …

China’s 2022 auto sales rise 9.5% but growth weakening
1 year, 11 months ago

China’s 2022 auto sales rise 9.5% but growth weakening

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s auto sales rose 9.5% last year as electric vehicle purchases nearly doubled, but demand in the global industry’s biggest market slumped in December, foreshadowing weaker growth this year, a trade group reported Thursday. In December, sales fell 6.7% from a year earlier to 2.3 million as consumer spending weakened under pressure from anti-virus restrictions that kept millions …

BYD Auto Remains EV Market Leader, Widens Leadership Gap With Tesla in Q3 2022
2 years ago

BYD Auto Remains EV Market Leader, Widens Leadership Gap With Tesla in Q3 2022

News 18  

China’s BYD Auto remained the global market leader, shipping more than 537,000 EV units – an increase of 197 percent – in the third quarter this year, leaving Elon Musk-run Tesla far behind globally. On the other hand, Tesla’s global sales grew only 43 percent YoY in Q3 2022 to over 343,000 units, according to Counterpoint Research. BYD’s overseas operations …

NEVs to make up 30% of new car sales in 2025
3 years, 1 month ago

NEVs to make up 30% of new car sales in 2025

China Daily  

Staff members work on the production line of new energy vehicle at an automobile company in Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Aug 12, 2021. Electric cars and plug-in hybrids are expected to account for 30 percent of new vehicle sales in China in 2025, according to Zhang Yongwei, a chief expert at Chinese auto think tank EV …

NEVs make up 10% of China's vehicle sales in first 7 months
3 years, 4 months ago

NEVs make up 10% of China's vehicle sales in first 7 months

China Daily  

Visitors try out an inbuilt version of the Xuexi Qiangguo app launched by Chinese new energy vehicle startup WM Motor in Beijing. One in every 10 vehicles sold in China from January to July this year was a new energy vehicle, and their popularity is expected to grow further in coming months, according to a top industry association on Wednesday. …

Middle-class cars crucial to China's NEV market, say executives
3 years, 5 months ago

Middle-class cars crucial to China's NEV market, say executives

China Daily  

Visitors try out a WM EX5 SUV at a dealership in Beijing in July 2021. China's electric car market is growing fast, but a closer look reveals that it is mainly powered by cheap mini-sized cars of domestic brands and nice but pricey ones from Tesla and the like. The pattern is going to change in the coming decade, with …

China's carmakers eye new energy top spot
3 years, 5 months ago

China's carmakers eye new energy top spot

China Daily  

Great Wall Motors displays its Haval-branded SUV at the 2021 Chongqing International Auto Exhibition, held from June 12-20. There were 5.8 million new energy vehicles on Chinese streets by the end of May, which is roughly half of the global total, according to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. "We are leading in terms of new energy vehicles …

Chinese carmakers to lead in smart vehicle sector, SAIC executive says
3 years, 5 months ago

Chinese carmakers to lead in smart vehicle sector, SAIC executive says

China Daily  

A Zhiji L7 electric vehicle by IM Motors, an electric vehicle brand jointly founded by SAIC Motor, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech and Alibaba Group, is seen displayed during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, on April 19, 2021. "We are catching up with international companies in terms of gasoline cars, we are on a par with them in …

Seat of learning: EVs to feature popular apps
3 years, 5 months ago

Seat of learning: EVs to feature popular apps

China Daily  

Visitors try out an inbuilt version of the Xuexi Qiangguo app launched by Chinese new energy vehicle startup WM Motor on Thursday in Beijing. ZHANG DANDAN/CHINA DAILY WM EX5 among the first intelligent new energy cars to include inbuilt Xuexi Qiangguo Jin Jingqiang, a visual designer at Zhejiang Satellite TV, rose to fame overnight earlier this month by ranking first …

Analysis | Tesla’s tale of woes in the U.S. and China
3 years, 7 months ago

Analysis | Tesla’s tale of woes in the U.S. and China

The Hindu  

Elon Musk’s car company is under the scanner in the world’s first and second largest economies, U.S. and China. On Saturday, a Tesla car crashed into a deputy patrol’s cars near Seattle, causing significant damage; no one was injured, according to a report by AP. In a related development, the Wall Street Journal said in a report that China’s government …

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