Autos analysts pick who can survive China’s cut-throat EV market

Autos analysts pick who can survive China’s cut-throat EV market

Investment analysts are coalescing around a few potential winners in China’s car market after a 10-day auto show in Beijing put the ferocious competition on full display. The opening morning of China’s biggest auto show of the year — April 25 in this case — is typically a mad rush. But this time, the sheer … Read more

China Nio shares soar 20% as EV deliveries more than double in April

China Nio shares soar 20% as EV deliveries more than double in April

Nio’s ET5 stands on display at the Central China International Auto Show on May 25, 2023, in Wuhan, China. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio Inc jumped 20% Thursday after its vehicle deliveries more than doubled in April. Hong Kong-listed shares of the company jumped … Read more

Musk visits Beijing as Tesla’s China-made cars pass security rules

Musk visits Beijing as Tesla’s China-made cars pass security rules

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters BEIJING — Local Chinese authorities have removed restrictions on Tesla cars … Read more

Chinese EVs Nio, Xpeng turn to mass market for growth

Chinese EVs Nio, Xpeng turn to mass market for growth

Nio Founder and CEO William Li poses outside of the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate his company’s IPO. Photo: NYSE BEIJING — Chinese electric car start-ups Nio and Xpeng are turning to a lower-priced segment of the market with plans to release newly branded cars this year. Nio’s first such mass market car will … Read more

Xpeng’s Gu says robotaxis won’t be a real business for at least five years

Xpeng’s Gu says robotaxis won’t be a real business for at least five years

A Xpeng G9 is displayed at a store in a mall in Beijing on Feb. 29, 2024. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Self-driving taxis won’t be a significant business for at least five years, Xpeng Vice Chairman and Co-President Brian Gu said Thursday. That prediction comes as Elon Musk has promoted … Read more

Tesla shares slide, Li Auto sinks as EV makers slash prices

Tesla shares slide, Li Auto sinks as EV makers slash prices

Pedestrians walking past a Tesla store in Shanghai, China, on March 14, 2024. CostFoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tesla shares sank 3% in premarket trading Monday, while China’s Li Auto plummeted to an 11-month low, after both companies slashed prices of their electric vehicles in various markets amid intense competition. U.S. EV giant Tesla … Read more

Xiaomi shares up 15% after Chinese smartphone maker launches first EV

Xiaomi shares up 15% after Chinese smartphone maker launches first EV

A Xiaomi SU7 electric sedan is seen displayed at a regional HQ of Xiaomi in Nanjing in east China’s Jiangsu province.  Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Shares of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi surged 15% when the Hong Kong market opened Tuesday, the first trading day since the company launched its … Read more

Xiaomi releases electric car $4K cheaper than Tesla’s Model 3

Xiaomi releases electric car K cheaper than Tesla’s Model 3

Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi revealed Thurs., Dec. 28, 2023, its long-awaited electric car, but declined to share its price or specific release date. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi said Thursday it will sell its first car for far less than Tesla’s Model 3, as price wars heat up in … Read more

China EV shares are feeling the heat as price war concerns grow

China EV shares are feeling the heat as price war concerns grow

New cars of the “Dolphin” model from Chinese car manufacturer BYD are in the harbor.  Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle makers shares listed in Hong Kong fell on Tuesday as worries of price wars in the sector grew. China’s EV market, the world’s largest and most crowded, is seeing … Read more

Xpeng plans to hire 4,000 people, invest in AI

Xpeng plans to hire 4,000 people, invest in AI

The Xpeng G9 SUV is on display during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, April 18, 2023. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Xpeng plans to hire 4,000 new people and invest in artificial intelligence technology, according to the company’s CEO, who warned … Read more