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31 Jan Waymo Faces Roadblocks in China

Posted at 22:14h in Autonomous Driving, China, Media Mentions, Product & Technology by Bill Russo 0 Comments

The Information, January 26, 2018 By Shai Oster and Yunan Zhang [caption id="attachment_16810" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The branding for Baidu's Apollo self-driving car system is displayed on a car at the Baidu World Technology Conference in Beijing, China. Photo by Bloomberg[/caption] China is the world’s biggest market for new cars,...

29 Jan Alibaba, Foxconn Invest in Chinese Electric-Vehicle Maker

Posted at 18:12h in China, Electric Vehicles, Media Mentions by Bill Russo 0 Comments

The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2018 E-commerce giant Alibaba is making its first big investment in a car maker [caption id="attachment_16804" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Xiaopeng He, chairman of electric-car maker Xiaopeng Motors, stands with the company's newest sport-utility vehicle, the G3. PHOTO: XIAOPENG MOTORS[/caption] By Liza Lin SHANGHAI—Chinese e-commerce...

24 Jan In A Shared Economy, Who Will Own Cars?

Posted at 21:00h in Autonomous Driving, Media Mentions, New Mobility, Sales Distribution by Bill Russo 0 Comments

Forbes Asia, January 21, 2018 by Russell Flannery Click here to read this article at forbes.com [caption id="attachment_16801" align="aligncenter" width="276"] Shared mobility can mean less traffic, cleaner air and better public transit[/caption] Cracks in the business model that has guided the auto industry in the past century are becoming...

24 Jan Bill Russo Briefs Global Investors on China’s E-Mobility Disruptions

Posted at 20:46h in China, Electric Vehicles, Event by Bill Russo 0 Comments

January 19, 2018 China has emerged as the world’s largest automotive market since 2009 and remains the growth engine of the global automotive industry. Following a decade of rapid growth that culminated in a stimulus-driven surge in demand in 2009-2010, the China auto market sharply...

14 Jan A $45,000 SUV You Can Unlock With a Face Scan Shows China’s Car Ambitions

Posted at 07:55h in China, Electric Vehicles, Media Mentions by Bill Russo 0 Comments

Bloomberg Technology, January 8, 2018 By: Yan Zhang Byton unveils concept at CES with driving range of 320 miles Startup by ex-BMW executives building factory in Nanjing A $45,000 electric SUV using facial recognition to unlock doors, Amazon’s Alexa to entertain and a 49-inch screen across the...

31 Dec Would You Buy A Car Online? Why Chinese Motorists Are Skipping The Dealership For Virtual Showrooms

Posted at 12:50h in Media Mentions, Sales, Sales Distribution by Bill Russo 0 Comments

Forbes, December 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_16783" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A Guangzhou Automobile Group's Trumpchi GE3 sport utility vehicle[/caption] Zhang Tian is really into cars. The 29-year-old, who works for an internet company in Beijing, shifted through a Chevron, a Mercedes Benz and two BMWs in the past six...

30 Dec China’s Geely eyes Volvo trucks after cars

Posted at 11:36h in China, Media Mentions by Bill Russo 0 Comments

Bloomberg News, December 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_16780" align="aligncenter" width="300"] PHOTO: REUTERS[/caption] [BEIJING] About a decade after Chinese billionaire Li Shufu bought the Volvo Car nameplate from Ford Motor Co and revived the brand, he's turning his attention to the Swedish company's heavy vehicles in a bid to...

23 Dec E-mobility alters auto industry dynamics

Posted at 18:09h in Article, Electric Vehicles, New Mobility by Bill Russo 0 Comments

China Daily, December 18, 2017 Competing is no longer just about physical hardware, but also the capability to build a digital ecosystem relationship with consumers The electric vehicle market is growing rapidly in China and is now outpacing its Western counterparts. Already the largest auto market in...

23 Dec Bill Russo Joins Ortus Round Table on The Future of China’s Innovation Hubs

Posted at 18:00h in China, Event, Innovation by Bill Russo 0 Comments

December 13, 2017 Senior executives of the technology ecosystem and investment community in Shanghai gathered at the Nova Dinner, hosted by Savills, to discuss the future of Shanghai and other cities in China as innovation hubs. Shanghai is clearly a global business hub and China’s financial capital....

05 Dec Charging Ahead: China’s Attempt to Dominate the Global Electric Vehicle Market

Posted at 16:06h in China, Electric Vehicles, Media Mentions by Bill Russo 0 Comments

Insight Magazine, November 2017 Bill Russo was quoted in the November edition of Insight, the Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Extracted quotes: “I think the question is can you get EVs and lithium-ion batteries to become standardized”, says Russo. "Because the world's lithium ion...