BAIC Group bets big on new energy

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GM slims down to attack Ford’s pickup profit machine

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Ford pushes localization strategy, streamlines sales units in China

Ford shows some of its models in Chongqing ahead of the Beijing auto show in April. [Photo provided China Daily] US auto giant set to hire more Chinese executives in bid to improve performance, Li Fusheng reports. Ford Motor Co is streamlining its sales units in China and hiring local executives as part of efforts… Continue reading Ford pushes localization strategy, streamlines sales units in China

Shenzhen to register only EV as taxis

A worker washes a BYD Co e6 electric taxi in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. [Photo/Agencies] Only fully electric vehicles (EV) will be registered as online ride-hailing taxis in Shenzhen from Aug 1, according to a report by Shenzhen Economic Daily. In addition, the existing 7,500 taxis in the city will be replaced by EV by Dec… Continue reading Shenzhen to register only EV as taxis

GM inaugurates battery assembly plant in Shanghai

An employee attaches paperwork to the windshield of a vehicle in the general assembly shop at the SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co Baojun plant, a joint venture between SAIC Motor Corp, General Motors Co and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co, in Liuzhou, Guangxi province, May 23, 2018. [Photo/VCG] SHANGHAI – US car maker General Motors has inaugurated… Continue reading GM inaugurates battery assembly plant in Shanghai

FAW-Volkswagen launches advanced new Qingdao plant

Juergen Unser, vice-president of FAW-Volkswagen. [Photo provided to China Daily] FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co has inaugurated a new plant in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province, as one of the joint venture’s latest efforts to charge ahead in the world’s largest car market. The plant, which was unveiled last Monday, employs 3,000 people and has an annual… Continue reading FAW-Volkswagen launches advanced new Qingdao plant

First generation e-cars will be gone tomorrow, says expert

Ding Lei, founder and chairman of electric car startup Huaren Technology R&D Co. [Photo provided to China Daily] Most electric models currently mushrooming in the Chinese auto sector will lose their appeal in two or three years, as they were designed as “makeshift substitutes” for gasoline cars, according to Ding Lei, founder and chairman of… Continue reading First generation e-cars will be gone tomorrow, says expert

Chinese electric automaker BYD vows to push industry change

Chinese electric automaker BYD established its North American headquarters in Los Angeles in 2011. [Photo/IC] LOS ANGELES – “BYD’s mission is to change the world through technological innovation that reduces greenhouse gases and our dependency on fossil fuels,” Stella Li, president of BYD Motors, a US subsidiary of China’s automaker BYD Company Ltd, told Xinhua this… Continue reading Chinese electric automaker BYD vows to push industry change

Auto tariff cut to fuel sales of SUVs, new energy cars

Visitors look at a Porsche during the biennial Beijing auto show in May. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/China Daily] China’s plans to slash its automobile import tariffs are expected to fuel sales of premium SUVs and new energy cars, which are already riding high in the country. The tariffs, which now range from 20 to 25… Continue reading Auto tariff cut to fuel sales of SUVs, new energy cars

China’s BYD, US Hybrid to develop first-ever hydrogen electric bus

China’s leading electric vehicle maker BYD announced Wednesday to team with US Hybrid Corporation to develop a hydrogen fuel cells battery-electric bus.[Photo/IC] LOS ANGELES – China’s leading electric vehicle maker BYD announced Wednesday to team with US Hybrid Corporation to develop a hydrogen fuel cells battery-electric bus. According to a press release of BYD (Build… Continue reading China’s BYD, US Hybrid to develop first-ever hydrogen electric bus