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EVs: Industry Trends
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A BYD Seal is displayed at the Brussels Motor Show on January 9, 2026. Photo: EPA
Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV makers’ outlook overseas improves as Europe levels the playing field

Europe’s 33 per cent EV sales growth outpaces the mainland in 2025, while Germany launches a US$3.5 billion subsidy programme.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV makers face slowdown in export growth after doubling in 2025

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s Xpeng unveils hybrid SUV boasting world’s longest driving distance

China economy

Opinion | Innovation and exports will winnow China’s car industry in 2026

Exports will be key to profitability and chips will be the new battleground but consolidation is likely to be confined to the battery sector.

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Vehicles awaiting export at the Nanjing Port Longtan area operated by Jiangsu Port Group in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, on December 8. Photo: AFP
Autonomous vehicles

How Chinese robotaxi giants are steering Middle East towards a driverless future

WeRide, Baidu and Pony.ai expand operations in the Middle East as UAE promotes clean energy and reduces dependence on oil and gas.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s approval for L3 self-driving cars to stimulate slowing mainland market

Chinese carmakers could sell about 270,000 semi-autonomous vehicles next year, representing 1 per cent of the total market, Daiwa says.

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Volkswagen

Can Volkswagen regain its China market share with its US$3.5 billion bet?

Volkswagen, which once had 50 per cent of China’s vehicle market, has invested €3 billion in its largest R&D centre outside its home country in Hefei.

Volkswagen’s research and development centre in eastern China’s Anhui provincial capital of Hefei on November 20, 2025. Photo: handout
China-EU relations

‘A big opportunity’: why Spain’s new electric car plan hands an opening to China

Madrid’s ambitious strategy may hinge on attracting more Chinese investment, giving China’s firms greater leverage, analysts say.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla’s China plant sees shipment surge ahead of subsidy expiry

However, the rebound may not be sufficient to help the company reclaim lost ground in China, an analyst says.

China manufacturing

Germany’s China playbook: if you can’t beat them, partner up

More than half of surveyed German firms plan deeper ties with local partners in China to match the rapid innovation cycles of domestic competitors, the German Chamber of Commerce has found.

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Robot arms are seen at work on a car production line at a factory of FAW-Volkswagen in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 12. Photo: AFP
Science

Chinese team cuts laser weapon, EV part production time from 1 hour to 1 second

High-intensity heating and cooling method speeds up creation of sought-after electrical component.

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Employees work on an electric vehicle production line at a factory of Chinese automaker NIO in Hefei, in eastern China’s Anhui province on September 24, 2025. Photo: AFP
Xiaomi

Xiaomi open-sources AI model spanning autonomous driving and robotics

EV and AI initiatives have become an increasingly important part of Xiaomi’s business.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi reaffirms safety focus after raising 2025 sales target to 400,000 units

Safety is a foundation and a priority, founder and CEO Lei Jun says after Xiaomi’s 500,000th EV rolls off Beijing assembly line.

Made in China 2025

Chinese EV makers accelerate robotics drive for ‘game-changing’ edge over US

Xpeng, Cherry and others expand beyond cars, with humanoid robot Iron winning praise from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Xpeng’s humanoid robot Iron relies primarily on visual data for training and decision-making. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles

Volkswagen bets on EV developed with Xpeng to regain ground in China

The ID Unyx 08 has received government approval to begin production and is expected to enter the market in 2026.

Volkswagen’s fully-electric SUV, the ID Unyx 08, co-developed with Xpeng. Photo: Xpeng
China’s private sector

Innovation is key to curbing ‘involution’ in China: Two Sigma co-founder

While there is a lot of hype around AI, China’s practical approach is more effective, David Siegel says at the Family Business Summit.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla and global carmakers race against Chinese EV rivals at expo

At CIIE, global brands like Tesla and Volkswagen are under pressure to win back market share from local competitors.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s Xpeng touts driverless cars with Alibaba’s Amap to take on Tesla

Company promises three robotaxi models, a humanoid robot and flying cars leveraging a new vision-based AI model.

He Xiaopeng, Xpeng’s chairman and CEO, introduces the company’s robotaxis at the company’s headquarters in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province, on November 5, 2025. Photo: Handout
IPO

Chinese EV maker Seres’ shares close unchanged in lacklustre Hong Kong debut

Trading under the stock code 9927, Seres’ shares fell as much as 10.3 per cent before closing flat at its IPO price of HK$131.50.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV maker BYD’s sales surge in Europe, narrowing gap with Tesla

New-car registrations in Europe in September jump nearly fivefold from a year earlier to just under 25,000.

China-EU relations

Exclusive | ‘Progress cannot be stopped’: China’s chief Paris envoy talks trade, EV tariffs

Deng Li says China and Europe can build emerging sectors like EVs together, Beijing not interested in ‘completely unnecessary’ trade surplus.

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Deng Li, China’s ambassador to France and Monaco, says Beijing still sees the EU as a partner and welcomes economic cooperation. Photo: Handout
Electric & new energy vehicles

Global monthly EV sales hit record 2.1 million, with 62% Chinese-made

Worldwide September deliveries of EVs – including battery-only and hybrid models – jump 24 per cent from a year earlier.

Chinese-made MG cars are seen at a port in Lianyungang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, on September 25, 2025. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

As China’s EV boom makes the EU anxious, is it too late to work together?

Decades after their first joint venture, EU carmakers fear losing their markets to China’s upstarts. Is it too late for them to work together?

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Asean

Opinion | How China is engineering Asia’s rise as the world’s leading EV factory

Systematic Chinese investments and tech transfers are being embraced, especially in Southeast Asia, in contrast to Western decoupling efforts.

China-Latin America relations

BYD opens massive Brazil plant, its biggest investment outside Asia

Built on a former Ford site, BYD’s Bahia plant is expected to create 20,000 jobs and cement its 74 per cent share of Brazil’s EV market.

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BYD founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the BYD opening ceremony on Thursday. Photo: Handout
China exports

China’s cleantech creating ‘new global energy system’ as exports soar: report

Demand for clean technology is ‘skyrocketing’, especially in Global South, as China drives creation of cheaper solutions, report says.

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China’s exports of clean technology have soared in recent years, as the cost of wind turbines, solar panels, lithium batteries and other solutions continues to fall. Photo: Xinhua
Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi takes on Porsche with customised luxury EVs in China

The Chinese EV maker has started a bespoke service that adds at least US$14,000 to the sticker price of an SU7 Ultra EV.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Chinese carmaker poised to unveil Hong Kong’s first EV assembly

The Grand Tourer, designed for high-speed, long-distance journeys and priced above US$100,000, will be produced in Tai Po, sources say.

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