More than a dozen new EV models from foreign giants at Auto Shanghai feature the latest Chinese technologies in battery, digital cockpit and self-driving.
1 May 2025 - 8:30AM videocam
‘The number of planned large-scale renewable hydrogen projects is growing quickly,’ NEA top official Xu Jilin said on Monday.
29 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM videocam
Chinese firms have been exporting from offshore factories to beat US tariffs for a decade, and Washington is determined to shut the loophole.
27 Apr 2025 - 9:43AM videocam
Lithium prices are just one-ninth of the peak in 2022, allowing EV makers to win over new buyers in mainland China.
25 Apr 2025 - 8:26PM videocam
‘Safety’ is the big buzzword as firms adjust tone amid Beijing’s closer scrutiny after a fatal crash involving a driver-assistance system.
Hyundai, Hozon, Jaguar Land Rover, Polestar and nearly a dozen other marques miss the world’s largest auto event.
24 Apr 2025 - 4:25PM videocam
The industry will see wider adoption and a big jump in the number of robotaxis in the next three years, Pony.ai CEO James Peng says.
Slower capital spending and weaker prices projected as tariffs set to hit China’s biggest export market for energy-storage systems.
23 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM videocam
Firms including BYD, Nio, Geely, Xiaomi and Leapmotor will showcase new and existing models at the two-week event starting on Wednesday.
24 Apr 2025 - 3:31PM videocam
Caution came as China’s level 2 driving automation system ‘has entered a critical period of large-scale application’.
22 Apr 2025 - 12:19PM videocam
China wants decisions by carmakers to be made strategically, prioritising geopolitically favourable countries, Trivium China’s Ries says.
17 Apr 2025 - 6:45PM videocam
More Chinese EV brands will enter the global market in the future, notwithstanding the current tariff turmoil, CEO He Xiaopeng says.
Xpeng’s Turing AI chip is three times more powerful in computing power than the Nvidia chip installed in its existing EVs.
15 Apr 2025 - 10:34AM videocam
There are many opportunities to invest directly in wind and solar energy, yet global chipmakers have failed to do so on a meaningful scale, Greenpeace says.
GenAI applications have the potential to lead to a more curated customer experience, Academy of Finance CEO Enoch Fung says.
9 Apr 2025 - 8:05PM videocam
Clean Energy Associates says ‘measures lack sufficient substance to impact the already established online manufacturing capacity’.
Autonomous-driving features carry high safety risks amid a lack knowledge about how the systems work, leader of industry body says.
The world’s leading auction houses made a combined US$89.2 million, the lowest since autumn 2018, according to data from ArtTactic.
CEO He Xiaopeng believes the global flying car market could reach US$2 trillion in the next two decades, double the size of land vehicles.
After stamping their authority on EV technology, Chinese firms make strides in adding self-driving features.
29 Mar 2025 - 12:00PM videocam
Companies should balance exports and overseas production while seeking to achieve win-wins with foreign partners, former vice-minister says.
The N9 starts from 389,800 (US$60,860), equipped with BYD’s autonomous driving systems and can support on-vehicle drone systems.
‘This year marks the beginning of a new product cycle for our three brands,’ says founder, chairman and CEO William Li Bin.
Fierce competition among auto manufacturers is extending to charging technologies.
Towngas says its renewable energy business on the mainland was a strong profit contributor.
Xpeng plans to mass produce humanoid robots and flying cars for the consumer market by the end of next year.
Xiaomi is entering the high-end segment of the EV market and also eyeing overseas sales as it ramps up production.
18 Mar 2025 - 8:30PM videocam
The new battery and charger platform from the world’s biggest EV maker operates at 1 megawatt, twice the power of Tesla’s fastest offering.
US investment bank Jefferies raises CATL price target after company reports record profit for 2024.
Net profit rose 2 per cent to HK$1.6 billion (US$206 million), while revenue increased 7.4 per cent to HK$21.3 billion.