TOPIC: The Path to Electrification of China's Automotive Industry Date: Thursday, February 12, 2015 Time: 10AM EST, 11PM China Venue: Conference Call Click here to register (sponsored by Coleman Research Group) Recent performance of electric vehicles manufacturers in China Tesla's growth plans and the impact on dealership dynamics Traditional auto ownership model re-shaped by...
The Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2015 Chinese Startup Car Maker Appoints Former GM Exec in Bid to Revive Fortunes By Colum Murphy Feb. 3, 2015 5:47 a.m. ET Phil Murtaugh in Los Angeles on March 16, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS SHANGHAI—Chinese startup car maker Qoros Automotive Co. appointed the former head...
The old automotive industry model - a way to provide mobility for middle-class consumers - no longer fits the China context, creating opportunities for innovation.
Bloomberg News, January 22, 2015 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., which fended off Volkswagen AG to remain the world’s top automaker in 2014, may lose the sales crown as early as this year as it falls behind in China, the world’s biggest auto market. Toyota is predicting...
Business Insider, January 15, 2015 Tesla got crushed on Wednesday, partially due to Elon Musk breaking the news that Tesla sales in China were "unexpectedly weak" in the fourth quarter. Echoing Musk's explanation, Tesla communications chief Ricardo Reyes told Business Insider that "misperceptions about the ease of charging Model...
The Financial Times, January 13, 2015 by Tom Mitchell Multinational carmakers defied slowing economic growth in China last year, increasing their lead over Chinese rivals in the world’s largest automotive market. Sales of passenger cars, SUVs and minivans increased 9.9 per cent year-on-year to 19.7m units in 2014,...
Ward's Auto, January 5, 2015 Chinese automaker Geely will sell about 3,000 units online in China in 2014, five years after launching Internet sales on the country’s leading e-commerce site. “The impact of Internet firms has been a major success for the company,” Geely spokesman Ashley Sutcliffe...
Gao Feng Insights Paper, January 2015 As we know, China’s economy has been growing dramatically for more than two decades. China is now the world’s second largest economy. Recently, we see rising concerns over the impact of a deceleration in overall economic growth, especially on the...
The Wall Street Journal A BYD Co. electronic vehicle is charged at an EV charging station at the company's campus in the Pingshan district of Shenzhen, China, Aug. 5, 2014. Bloomberg News By Colum Murphy Updated Dec. 18, 2014 10:03 a.m. ET SHANGHAI—An executive at Warren Buffett -backed BYD Co. defended its business...
Beijing, China, December 3, 2014 Gao Feng’s Managing Director and Auto Practice leader Bill Russo will chair a workshop on Life Cycle Analysis and Future Emissions Regulations, and will deliver an opening keynote speech titled “Towards a Green Automotive Industry”. Click here to see the workshop agenda: LCA workshop Beijing_En & Chn Mr. Russo and his...