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1. Tesla continues its skid in China as August sales and market share fall
Tesla is gradually losing its appeal in China’s premium electric vehicle (EV) segment as its sales and market share fall.
2. China’s EV makers face uphill task to meet 2025 break-even target
Chinese makers of smart EVs will have to redouble their efforts over the next few quarters to stay on track to break even as the brutal discount war in the world’s largest vehicle market shows few signs of abating.
3. Why Mexico’s big tariff hike on Chinese cars won’t cripple their competitiveness

Chinese carmakers will likely feel the sting of Mexico’s anticipated 50 per cent tariff on cars imported from Asia, but their competitive prices and global operations may offset some of the pain, according to analysts.
4. China aims to dominate the skies in the race to make flying cars the transport of the future
AeroHT, an affiliate of Chinese EV maker Xpeng, is preparing to enter European airspace as it edges closer to mass production of its flying cars following more than 5,000 orders.
5. BYD ramps up showroom openings, targets full local production in Europe
BYD, the world’s largest EV maker, is doubling down on its expansion in Europe, opening more showrooms and launching new models as its growth slows in China.
6. HKEX reforms have made city world’s top fundraising hub for EV makers: official
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), operator of Asia’s third-largest stock market, has become one of the world’s largest fundraising platforms for the new energy sector, thanks to a slew of listing reforms to promote the city as a green finance hub, according to a government official.
7. Chinese off-road vehicle brand 212 eyes Europe, Middle East, Africa for growth

Jeep maker 212 Off-Road Vehicle, a unit of Beijing Auto Works (BAW), has set its sights on overseas markets as it banks on the country’s automotive supply chain to design and assemble high-performance products.


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Tesla sales continue to decline in China, BYD’s European expansion: 7 EV reads

Tesla cars for sale in Beijing. Photo: Simon Song

An assembly line is seen during a media tour in June at Chinese carmaker JAC Motors’ plant in Ciudad Sahagun, Mexico. Photo: Reuters

A jeep from Chinese carmaker 212 Off-Road Vehicle. Photo: Handout

Tesla to award Musk an unparalleled US$1 trillion depending on performance

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person has consistently said he needs more of a stake in Tesla. Photo: via Reuters

A Tesla robotaxi drives in Austin, Texas in June 2025. Tesla moved its corporate base from Delaware to Texas in 2024. Photo: Reuters

China’s budget-friendly EVs, Tesla price cuts: 7 EV reads you missed

A production line of the Beijing Electric Vehicle Company in China’s Hebei province shows cars being produced in 2019, when the state-owned manufacturer received more subsidies than other carmakers. Photo: Xinhua

Tesla EVs sit outside a showroom in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, on January 12, 2025. Photo: Getty Images

Leapmotor vehicles are parked outside a showroom in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: AP

EV battery giant CATL’s earnings outlook brightens as it extends market share

A CATL Shenxing Pro vehicle battery is unveiled to the media before the opening of the International Motor Show IAA on September 7, 2025, in Munich, southern Germany. The IAA Mobility fair runs from September 9 to 14, 2025. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

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From BYD’s plans to expand in Europe to Mexico’s tariffs on Chinese cars, here are seven EV stories you may have missed


From BYD’s plans to expand in Europe to Mexico’s tariffs on Chinese cars, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.


Tesla sales continue to decline in China, BYD’s European expansion: 7 EV reads

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From BYD’s plans to expand in Europe to Mexico’s tariffs on Chinese cars, here are seven EV stories you may have missed

1. Tesla continues its skid in China as August sales and market share fall

From BYD’s plans to expand in Europe to Mexico’s tariffs on Chinese cars, here are seven EV stories you may have missed