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News on the Auto Industry in China

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Charge to the top

BYD has raced past Tesla in the Chinese market
Jun 3, 2022 (WiC 587)

“Few seem to realise that China is leading the world in renewable energy generation and electric vehicles,” noted Tesla supremo Elon Musk in a post on Twitter and Sina Weibo this Monday. “Whatever you may think of China, this is simply a ...

Battery wars ahead of IPO

Warning to investors as CATL sues rival CALB over patents ahead of its listing
Jun 3, 2022 (WiC 587)

In China you might typically steer clear of competition with a state-owned enterprise that used to develop missiles for the People’s Liberation Army. Unless you are CATL, perhaps, the world’s biggest producer of batteries for electric ...

Geely’s overseas acquisition drive continues
May 20, 2022 (WiC 585)

What’s in a company name? Branding experts will tell you that the naming process is crucial, of course, and perhaps there were a few billable hours on offer in thinking up the latest one for Renault in South Korea. A decision has been ...

Porsche under pressure as Chinese drivers claim discriminatory treatment
May 13, 2022 (WiC 584)

China is Porsche’s largest market by far, with sales of more than 95,000 vehicles last year. So, when local buyers claim that they are being treated unfairly in comparison to customers in other countries, the German carmaker has to ...

Zeng Yuqun’s global leader

Should investors think of CATL as the “Huawei of EV batteries”?
May 13, 2022 (WiC 584)

Prior to the invention of USB chargers, the swapping of dry cell batteries was a significant business opportunity. The US government’s post-war influence in setting global standards, including its collaboration with Japanese electronic makers, ...

The latest contender

Can Hozon make its mark in electric cars with the Nezha EV brand?
May 6, 2022 (WiC 583)

In the novel The Investiture of the Gods, Nezha is born during the late Shang Dynasty (around 3,000 years ago) in a fortress at Chentang Pass where his father served as a military commander. One day in a deadly fight Nezha killed the ...

A lion set to roar?

An emerging unicorn from China bets on battery breakthrough
Apr 8, 2022 (WiC 580)

When Mao Zedong died in 1976, one of the first people to benefit from China’s subsequent re-engagement with the outside world was a middle-aged physics researcher from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) called Chen Liquan. After winning a ...

Charging into action

State-backed CALB joins EV battery rush and takes on Chinese leader CATL
Apr 1, 2022 (WiC 579)

For years, Gree chairwoman Dong Mingzhu made headlines as China’s most prominent female business boss, backed by her much-heralded career in manufacturing. Another candidate for the title of most influential businesswomen is Liu Jingyu, who ...

More foreign carmakers are taking control of their Chinese JVs
Mar 11, 2022 (WiC 576)

“Who’ll be the first to eat crabs?” rhetorically asks one of China’s many treasured ancient idioms. That particular saying harks back to the first century, according to legends, when a general from the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ...

Why are Chinese carmakers moving to make phones?
Mar 11, 2022 (WiC 576)

Porsche Design celebrated its 50th anniversary in January. Starting with watches and car-related accessories, the German studio now offers all sorts of products, including smartphones. For instance, it has collaborated with Huawei since 2016 in ...

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