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1. China’s BYD expands car-carrier fleet to bolster EV exports amid furious domestic competition
BYD, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker, has taken delivery of two new car-carrying ships – the largest yet in a growing fleet – as it bets on export growth to counter brutal competition at home.
2. Xiaomi accelerates launch of Tesla Model Y rival YU7, citing strong demand
Chinese smartphone and car maker Xiaomi has moved up the launch of its latest electric vehicle model amid strong consumer interest in the SUV, which is seen as a potential challenger to the dominance of Tesla’s Model Y.
3. SemiDrive to supply EV cockpit chips to European carmaker as Chinese firms go global

Chinese automotive chip firm SemiDrive will start supplying its cockpit system-on-a-chip (SoC) to an undisclosed European carmaker late next year, marking its first collaboration on the continent to push for global sales, a senior executive said.
4. Under Beijing’s thumb, BYD and other carmakers pledge to speed up payments to suppliers
More than a dozen Chinese carmakers, including BYD, pledged to cut payment cycles to suppliers to 60 days from as long as a year after Beijing moved to police the nation’s auto market, which has been engaged in a bruising price war.
5. Chinese carmaker GAC’s electric-van unit takes aim at Ford and Stellantis in Europe
A commercial-vehicle subsidiary of China’s state-owned carmaker GAC Group has its sights set on Europe, where it hopes its electric vans can lure corporate buyers away from petroleum-powered models built by the likes of Ford and Stellantis.
6. Shanghai firm sues to liquidate Hozon amid EV maker’s financial struggles
The cutthroat competition in mainland China’s electric vehicle market threatens to sink Hozon New Energy Automobile, as the maker of Neta-branded cars faces a lawsuit from a Shanghai-based advertising agency that wants the debt-ridden company to be liquidated.
7. How Tesla’s Robotaxi service compares with Baidu’s Apollo Go in China

With the roll-out of Tesla’s new Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, how does Elon Musk’s offering compare to the Apollo Go driverless taxi service by Chinese tech giant Baidu?


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Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun introduces the Chinese smartphone maker’s new electric SUV YU7 at a launch event in Beijing, China May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo

BYD’s Changsha and Xi’an can each carry 9,200 vehicles. Photo: Weibo/白菜研究所Jarvis


Visitors look at a display at the booth of SemiDrive Technology at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show. Photo: Getty Images

A driverless Tesla Robotaxi moves through traffic on June 22 in Austin, Texas. Photo: AP

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Japanese start-up KG Motors has developed a battery-powered one-seater that looks like a futuristic golf cart. Photo: Handout

Workers assemble electric vehicles at a factory in Chongqing, China. Photo: EPA-EFE

Geely cars are assembled at the carmaker’s plant in Guiyang city in southwest China’s Guizhou province. Photo: Xinhua

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A fleet of unmanned trucks developed with Huawei’s autonomous driving solution, seen in Inner Mongolia. Photo: Handout

French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) holds a model of an electric lorry made by Windrose, a Chinese company founded by entrepreneur Wen Han (right), at the Choose France summit in Versailles, France on Monday. Photo: Instagram/whan6023

BYD Dolphin Surf EVs are parked at the Chinese carmaker’s event in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Xpeng’s AeroHT conducts a test flight during the Zhuhai Airshow in November 2024. Photo: Xinhua

The U8L SUV by Yangwang, a luxury brand under Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show on April 23, 2025. Photo: Reuters

The Xiaomi YU7 SUV aims to take market share from Tesla’s Model Y. Photo: Xiaomi

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From Xiaomi accelerating its latest EV launch to Chinese carmakers facing a price war, here are seven EV stories you may have missed


From Xiaomi accelerating its latest EV launch to Chinese carmakers facing a price war, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.


BYD expands car-carrier fleet, Tesla’s Robotaxi vs Baidu’s Apollo Go: 7 EV reads

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Xiaomi accelerating its latest EV launch to Chinese carmakers facing a price war, here are seven EV stories you may have missed

1. China’s BYD expands car-carrier fleet to bolster EV exports amid furious domestic competition

From Xiaomi accelerating its latest EV launch to Chinese carmakers facing a price war, here are seven EV stories you may have missed