Category: Automotor
Stymied in the West, Chinese EV Brands Look to Expand in Africa
Just over a million new vehicles were sold in Africa last year, a relatively small number given the continent's enormous population, estimated at 1.5 billion. Chinese auto brands are looking at that discrepancy and think it provides a unique opportunity for ...
Thailand’s EV Incentives: Boosting Chinese Investment, but at What Cost to Local Workers?
For more than two decades, Thai automotive worker Winai Tintanod has witnessed the ups and downs of Thailand’s automobile manufacturing, a sector sustained by the likes of car-making giants like Toyota and Honda. From the manufacturing peak output in 2011, when the country introduced a subsidy for ...
Climate Change, Economics Muddy West’s Drive to Curb Chinese EVs
By Oliver Hotham and Mary Yang China's meteoric rise as the world's powerhouse of electric vehicle production makes Western efforts to curb their exports a tough sell -- and means they could even stifle the fight against climate change, analysts warn. ...
China’s Global Car “Blitzkrieg”: 6 Million Exports Set to Shake the Auto Industry
Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley recently returned from one of his regular visits to China and warned his team at the company's headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, that the venerable automaker faces an "existential threat" from Chinese automakers. Farley should be ...
Chinese Cars Make Inroads in Latin America
By Paulina Abramovich with AFP offices in Latin America Chilean truck driver Claudio Perez was dubious about his first purchase of a Chinese-made family car two years ago. But the price and quick delivery time convinced him, and now he is ...
In Fuel-Guzzling Saudi Arabia, Chinese Electric Cars Pique Interest
By Haitham El-Tabei For Hamed al-Rafidain, a Saudi human resources worker, an electric vehicle offers welcome savings, especially since his other car is a fuel-guzzling four-wheel drive favored by motorists in the desert kingdom. The ...
Türkiye Puts Its Best Foot Forward to Charm Chinese Investors
By Burcin Gercek Türkiye plans to draw on its geographical position and an EU customs deal to entice Chinese investors keen to access European markets tariff-free, as it recently just did with carmaker BYD. The ...
China’s BYD Signs Deal to Open Electric Car Plant in Turkey
China's electric vehicle giant BYD on Monday signed a one-billion-dollar agreement with Turkey to open a plant in the country in a move that would help it dodge new EU tariffs. The signing ceremony in Istanbul between BYD's CEO Wang Chuanfu ...
China’s BYD Opens EV Plant in Thailand Despite Slowdown, Tariff Row
By Damon Wake China's electric vehicle giant BYD opened a factory in Thailand on Thursday, continuing its international expansion despite a market slowdown and hours before the European Union was due to impose swingeing tariffs on Chinese EV firms.
Western Tariffs a ‘Challenge’ for China’s Battery Giant CATL
By Agatha Cantrill An executive from China's battery giant CATL said on Thursday that Western tariffs tied to electric vehicles present a "challenge" for the firm and are bad for customers as well. Citing unfair ...
China’s Big Push to Dominate the Egyptian Automotive Market
Chinese auto brands are revving up to capture an even bigger share of the Egyptian vehicle market, one of the three largest in Africa. The state-run auto major BAIC Motors opened a flagship dealership in Cairo this week to boost sales ...
Chinese EV Exports to Brazil Surge to Avoid New Tariffs
Brazilian imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles surged by almost 50% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to last year. BYD and other Chinese automakers are rushing to get their vehicles into the market ahead of new import duties that will ...