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South Africa Targets Chinese, Indian Auto Imports With New Tariffs to Boost Local Production

The South African government is considering imposing new tariffs on imported cars to boost the country's ailing auto manufacturing sector. "We're looking specifically at how we can turn the tide on localization," said Mkhululi Mlota, chief director of automotives at the ...
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South Africa Fast Emerging as a Major Hub For Chinese Auto Sales and Manufacturing

Chinese automakers are ramping up their sales outreach and manufacturing operations in South Africa, Africa's dominant auto market that accounts for somewhere between a third to a half of all sales on the continent. State-owned auto giant BAIC announced it will ...

China Gets Second 0% Tariff Path to Chile EV Market via Indonesia

China now has two ways to sell electric cars in the Chile EV market without an import tax. Besides the China–Chile trade deal, Chile said EVs (electric vehicles) made in Indonesia can also enter at 0% under IC-CEPA (Indonesia–Chile ...

China EVs: BYD Leads Indonesia in August 2025, Market Down

China’s BYD led among Chinese EV brands in Indonesia in August with 2,562 wholesale units as the overall car market fell year on year. Aion finished ahead of Denza, sharpening competition among Chinese marques under Indonesia’s EV tax breaks. Indonesia’s ...

China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: Changan’s 932-Mile EV Battery, Chery’s SA Crash Test and Nairobi’s New E-Tuktuks

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service launching in Summer 2025. This week, news broke of Chinese automaker Changan's plans to unveil an electric vehicle (EV) with ...
Israeli Experts Converge: China Can’t Afford to Back Iran
An Iranian man shouts anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans while standing in front of a portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a rally to pledge allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto) (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
By Amanda Chen One week into the war triggered by the American-Israeli joint offensive on Iran launched on Saturday, February 28, Tehran’s retaliation has already expanded from targeting U.S. military assets to striking Gulf energy and civilian infrastructure. On March 7, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian publicly apologized to ...

South Africa Targets Chinese, Indian Auto Imports With New Tariffs to Boost Local Production

The South African government is considering imposing new tariffs on imported cars to boost the country's ailing auto manufacturing sector. "We're looking specifically at how we can turn the tide on localization," said Mkhululi Mlota, chief director of automotives at the ...

South Africa Fast Emerging as a Major Hub For Chinese Auto Sales and Manufacturing

Chinese automakers are ramping up their sales outreach and manufacturing operations in South Africa, Africa's dominant auto market that accounts for somewhere between a third to a half of all sales on the continent. State-owned auto giant BAIC announced it will ...

China Gets Second 0% Tariff Path to Chile EV Market via Indonesia

China now has two ways to sell electric cars in the Chile EV market without an import tax. Besides the China–Chile trade deal, Chile said EVs (electric vehicles) made in Indonesia can also enter at 0% under IC-CEPA (Indonesia–Chile ...

China EVs: BYD Leads Indonesia in August 2025, Market Down

China’s BYD led among Chinese EV brands in Indonesia in August with 2,562 wholesale units as the overall car market fell year on year. Aion finished ahead of Denza, sharpening competition among Chinese marques under Indonesia’s EV tax breaks. Indonesia’s ...

China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: Changan’s 932-Mile EV Battery, Chery’s SA Crash Test and Nairobi’s New E-Tuktuks

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service launching in Summer 2025. This week, news broke of Chinese automaker Changan's plans to unveil an electric vehicle (EV) with ...

China and Algeria Sign Eight Cooperation Agreements 

The Algerian government announced the signing of eight new cooperation and investment deals with Chinese entities. The announcement follows this week’s Algeria-China Business Forum in Algiers. Details of China-Algeria Deals: – China’s Jetour will ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: Shein, Chinese Fast Fashion Giant Returns to India After Five-Year Ban

China has joined countries around the world in rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to “take over” Gaza and force the displacement of Palestinians to other countries. China "has always believed that 'the Palestinians governing Palestine' is the fundamental principle for postwar governance in Gaza," said Foreign Ministry ...

Q&A: What It’s Going to Take for Chinese Car Brands to Succeed in Africa

With just a million new vehicles sold every year in Africa, half of which are sold in South Africa alone, the continent is one of the world's smallest regional auto markets. However, even relatively small markets are becoming increasingly important to China's auto majors now that ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: China Backs Syria’s Efforts to Maintain National Security and Stability

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted his counterparts from five Central Asian countries for talks on Sunday in the southwestern city of Chengdu. Boosting trade, Chinese infrastructure investment and security topped the agenda at the annual gathering. (CHINA DAILY) ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. To Meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Next Tuesday

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken next Tuesday to discuss the escalating tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea. Separately, a summit with Marcos and the leaders of Japan and the U.S. is in the final planning stage and ...

U.S. Becoming Increasingly Worried About Chinese EV Car Brands Setting Up Factories Across the Border in Mexico

The United States government is becoming nervous about the prospect of Chinese automakers building new factories in Mexico that would afford those new vehicles duty-free access into the U.S. market. MG, BYD and Chery are reportedly all in talks to build ...

Chinese Automakers Prominent at BRICS Summit

The BRICS summit is proving a PR bonanza for an unexpected group of stakeholders: Chinese automakers. South Africa, the host of this week’s summit, eschewed the usual fleet of Mercedes Benzes to ferry the delegates between venues. Instead, the Chinese automakers Chery and Haval are providing the official SUVs. ...
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