The Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2017 Nearly half of all plug-in vehicles are sold in China, driven by relentless subsidies and regulations By Trefor Moss Oct. 2, 2017 10:24 a.m. ET Click here to read this article at wsj.com SHANGHAI—China has created the world’s largest electric-car market by sheer force...
THE FINANCIAL TIMES, September 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_16689" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A BYD assembly line in Shenzhen, where the carmaker has its headquarters © Reuters[/caption] Click here to read the full article at FT.com Earlier this month, China’s vice-minister of industry, Xin Guobin, said China was looking at banning...
The Daily Star, September 14, 2017 Beijing's announcement that it is considering joining France and Britain in banning petrol and diesel cars from its smog-clogged roads promises to accelerate a push towards electric vehicles -- a race in which Chinese carmakers have everything to gain. As the...
AFP, September 11, 2017 China is gearing up to ban petrol and diesel cars, a move that would boost electric vehicles and shake up the world's biggest car market in a country that is plagued by pollution. The plan would follow decisions by France and Britain to...
Phys.Org, September 11, 2017 Beijing's announcement that it is considering joining France and Britain in banning petrol and diesel cars from its smog-clogged roads promises to accelerate a push towards electric vehicles—a race in which Chinese carmakers have everything to gain. As the global auto industry braces...
CNN Money, August 22, 2017 Ford wants to crack the world's largest auto market with fully electric vehicles sold under a new brand. The company announced plans on Tuesday to form a new joint venture with Anhui Zotye Automobile Co., a Chinese brand that specializes in all-electric...
Fortune, June 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_571" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Vanessa Zhu exits her Model X in front of a Tesla showroom in Beijing. Strong demand for SUVs and their perceived safety advantages have fueled Tesla’s surge in China. Photograph by Adam Dean—Panos Pictures for Fortune[/caption] When you climb...
Gao Feng Insights, May 2017 China’s automotive industry is entering a period where discontinuities and disruptions are likely to reshape the competitive landscape - and this represents an opportune time to guide the development in alignment with China’s overall industrial development goals. With the issuance in...
The Wall Street Journal, January 3, 2017 Electric carmaker Faraday Futures demonstrated its prototype all-electric FF 91 vehicle at CES 2017 on Tuesday. The four-door car can go from zero to 60 miles an hour in 2.39 seconds, executives say. By TIM HIGGINS Jan. 3, 2017 10:05 p.m....
The Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2016 A VW dealership in Louisville, Ky., in August. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG NEWS German auto maker plans joint venture with state-run China Anhui Jianghuai Automobile SHANGHAI— Volkswagen AG is exploring a joint venture to make electric cars in China with a state-run company, part of its aggressive push...
