Visitors inspect electric vehicles on display at the 2022 Haikou International New Energy Vehicles & Connected Mobility Show, held in January in Hainan province. [Photo by Zhang Junqi/For China Daily] BEIJING – China will halve the purchase tax for eligible passenger vehicles and ease restrictions to spur auto sales and underpin consumption, authorities said. The… Continue reading China relaxes restrictions, cuts taxes to boost auto sales
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Musk: China ‘leading world’ in renewable energy
Tesla’s Shanghai gigafactory is located in the city’s Lingang Industrial Area. [Photo/China Daily] Few seem to realize China is leading the world in renewable energy generation and electric vehicles, Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO said via Twitter on Monday, adding, “Whatever you may think of China, this is simply a fact,” reported Guancha.cn. In the next… Continue reading Musk: China ‘leading world’ in renewable energy
Buyers enticed by large space and comfort of premium MPVs
The Buick GL8, here on display at an auto show held in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, is the best-selling multipurpose vehicle produced by SAIC GM. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] A growing number of Chinese and international carmakers are jumping on the bandwagon of premium multipurpose vehicles, or MPVs, eyeing opportunities brought by larger families and… Continue reading Buyers enticed by large space and comfort of premium MPVs
Thousands of vehicles loaded for export at Shanghai port
Share – WeChat A large group of SAIC Group passenger vehicles wait for shipping at Haitong port in Pudong New Area, Shanghai on May 25, 2022. The cargo ship, loaded with thousands of SAIC MG and Maxus brand vehicles, is headed for Australia. [Photo/Xinhua] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next >>| Go to Source
Top 10 importers of China’s new energy vehicles
Belgium became the world’s biggest importer of China’s new energy vehicles in 2021, followed by Bangladesh, the UK, India and Thailand, statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed. In 2021, China exported 424,000 NEVs to its top 10 importers, accounting for 77.8 percent of the country’s total export volume. According to the association,… Continue reading Top 10 importers of China’s new energy vehicles
China’s pickup truck sales down in first four months
Workers assemble pickup trucks at a factory of Great Wall Motors in Yongchuan, Chongqing, in Aug 2021. [Photo/IC] BEIJING – China’s pickup truck sales dropped 11 percent year-on-year in the first four months of the year due to COVID-19 disruptions to production, industry data showed. A total of 165,000 pickup trucks were sold during the… Continue reading China’s pickup truck sales down in first four months
SAIC-GM-Wuling posts record new energy vehicle sales
Dozens of SAIC-GM-Wuling’s popular Hong Guang MINI EV are shown at an event in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] NANNING – SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), based in Liuzhou of South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, reported record new energy vehicle sales. By the end of April, the company had sold more than 700,000 units of Hongguang MINI… Continue reading SAIC-GM-Wuling posts record new energy vehicle sales
Tesla to recall over 100,000 vehicles in China
Tesla Model 3 sedans and Tesla Model X sport utility vehicle in Shanghai, China May 8, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] BEIJING – Electric carmaker Tesla will recall 107,293 vehicles in China from May 23 due to safety risks, said the website of China’s top watchdog on Monday. The recall, initiated by Tesla (Shanghai) Co Ltd, involves Model… Continue reading Tesla to recall over 100,000 vehicles in China
Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory dispatches second export shipment
Employees work at the Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai, Nov 20, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] SHANGHAI – A ship loaded with over 4,000 electric cars produced by US automaker Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory left a Shanghai port for Belgium on Sunday. This is the second export shipment of Tesla cars from Shanghai since the factory resumed production on April… Continue reading Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory dispatches second export shipment
Drive Pilot breaks new ground as Mercedes sells Level 3 models
The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen on a car. [Photo/Agencies] Mercedes-Benz has rolled out its Drive Pilot system in two of its models in Germany as the first Level 3 system available in the vehicle market worldwide. The European country is also the first in the world to allow Level 3 vehicles to hit the road.… Continue reading Drive Pilot breaks new ground as Mercedes sells Level 3 models