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1. Chinese electric vehicle exports plummet in November as EU tariffs bite
The value of China’s electric vehicle exports plunged last month to their lowest level since July 2022, driven by tariff challenges in Europe, large declines in shipments to emerging markets and intensified price cuts.
2. China will retain car-export crown in 2025, but growth may slow on EU EV tariffs
China’s car exports are likely to hit a speed bump in 2025 as leading EV players absorb additional tariffs from the European Union, the biggest overseas market where mainland-made cars enjoy a healthy profit margin.
3. China’s car parts, software industry to hit US$356 billion by 2030
China’s automotive industry will need components and software worth 2.6 trillion yuan (US$356.2 billion) a year by 2030 amid mainland buyers’ surging interest in smart cars with autonomous driving systems and digital cockpits even as a brutal price war envelops the industry.
4. Can Chinese electric trucks overcome global tariffs to dominate the market?

Dominant in the EV sector, Chinese companies have been quietly consolidating their position in the lesser-watched trucking scene – but foreign tariffs and a perceived quality gap could signal roadblocks ahead, experts warn.
5. Foxconn invests in EV battery plant in China’s iPhone city
Major Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group is injecting 600 million yuan (US$82 million) into a new EV battery plant in Zhengzhou, capital of central Chinese province Henan, where it runs the world’s largest iPhone factory.
6. Tariff jab at Chinese graphite exports could inflate EV battery costs: analysts
A call by US graphite miners for a tariff as high as 920 per cent on Chinese suppliers of the mineral is threatening to cause “disruptive, far-reaching impacts” on the cost of EV batteries, auto industry analysts said.
7. China’s EV champion Geely bets on tech edge to expand in Asia, EU

Geely Automobile Holdings, China’s second-largest carmaker, plans to embark on an asset-light strategy in the overseas smart EV market by working with local partners, defying a trend among mainland peers that seek to set up production plants in the West, its chief executive said in an exclusive interview.


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BYD electric cars bound for export at a port in Yantai, Shandong province, in April. Photo: AFP

Employees of Chinese electric truck start-up Windrose assemble vehicles at a factory in Suzhou, in eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP

Geely’s Robocar Jiyue 01 is displayed at the Beijing Auto Show on April 29, 2024. Photo: AFP

US Marines in Japan, Malaysia’s first home-grown EV: 7 Asia highlights

Japan-based US Marine Corps soldiers embark an aircraft in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November 2013. Photo: EPA

A Marine Corps pilot prepares for a vertical landing of Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighter aboard the USS Wasp amphibious assault carrier during their operation in the waters off Japan’s Okinawa on March 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (left) and his daughter and PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrive before the royal endorsement ceremony in Bangkok in August. Photo: AP

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso gestures as she leaves Yogyakarta Women’s Prison for her transfer to the capital city of Jakarta in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Gunung Kidul, Indonesia on December 15, 2024. Photo: AP 

Malaysia’s first locally produced electric vehicle, the e.Mas7, was launched in Kuala Lumpur on December 16. Photo: AFP

Chefs prepare their dishes before service at a monthly supper club in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Hadi Azmi

A screengrab, of a viral video of a bakery assault in Indonesia, has sparked anti-Chinese sentiment. Photo: X/@untoksikk

A Yotteba customer receives a slap to the face at one of its izakaya outlets in Japan. Photo: TikTok/Salty_Gourmets

Japan’s Honda and Nissan merge to form world’s third-largest carmaker, amid EV transition

Logos of Nissan Motor Corporation and Honda are seen at a joint press conference on their merger talks, in Tokyo, Japan on December 23. Photo: Reuters

Makoto Uchida, Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO of Nissan Motor Corporation and Toshihiro Mibe, Director, President and Representative Executive Officer of Honda, hold a joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan on December 23. Photo: Reuters

Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn has called the merger between Japan and Nissan a “desperate move”. Photo: AP

In a bid to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving automotive landscape, Japanese carmakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge. Photo: Reuters

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The findings of a study led by Xiamen University have put a spotlight on a type of bile known as LCA that can produce effects resulting in regeneration in animals. Image: Shutterstock

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From Chinese EV exports plummeting to Geely looking to expand in the EU and Asia, here are seven EV stories you may have missed


From Chinese EV exports plummeting to Geely looking to expand in the EU and Asia, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.


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EU tariffs slow Chinese EV exports, Geely looks to expand in Asia: 7 EV reads

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Chinese EV exports plummeting to Geely looking to expand in the EU and Asia, here are seven EV stories you may have missed

1. Chinese electric vehicle exports plummet in November as EU tariffs bite

From Chinese EV exports plummeting to Geely looking to expand in the EU and Asia, here are seven EV stories you may have missed