The Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2020 Roughly $1 billion investment entitles state-owned entities to 24.1% stake in electric-vehicle maker’s China unit By Trefor Moss SHANGHAI— NIO Inc., the embattled electric-vehicle startup once feted as China’s answer to Tesla Inc., has secured a financial lifeline from state investors in...
Radio France Internationale, April 17, 2020 Click here for a link to the podcast French automaker Renault says its China operations will from now focus exclusively on electric vehicles, after it pulled out of a joint venture with Wuhan manufacturer Dongfeng, which produces conventional internal combustion engines. Was it...
The Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2020 For Renault, the onset of the coronavirus epidemic snuffed out its bid to become a mainstream brand in China By Trefor Moss SHANGHAI -- Renault SA, which was already struggling in China before the coronavirus epidemic hit, will stop making gas-powered...
Tue, Apr 21, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM CST and 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT Join the Auto Care Association and Bill Russo, Founder & CEO of Automobility Ltd. and AmCham Shanghai’s Automotive Committee Chair on Tuesday, April 21 from 10 a.m. - 11...
May 12, 2020 On May 12 (PST - California time) Bill Russo will be speaking at a Workshop for Auto/Mobility Tech Startups sponsored by Howard Chao and Doon Capital. Bill has spoken at this event in person for the past two years. In previous years this has...
March 19th at 7:30pm PST, March 20 at 10:30am in China X marks the spot presents: Fede Ponce, the founder of Ronin X Design, will interview Bill Russo, the founder & CEO of Automobility Ltd and the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai's...
Detroit, Michigan, May 14-15, 2020 This year AutoSens in Detroit promises to be bigger and better than ever. Returning to the Michigan Science Center, AutoSens brings together the brightest minds in the industry at an international forum for idea sharing, technical discussion and collaboration. AutoSens in Detroit...
by Bill Russo and Edward Tse Over the past several years, app-based digital services have exploded in China, with its over 800 million mobile internet users. China’s digital economy is providing affordable and convenient access to products and services, which typically involve some form of people and/or goods...
Shanghai, China, January 13, 2020 Bill Russo spoke at the 20th UBS China Global China Conference held in Shanghai on January 13, 2020. Panelists included Chloe Reuter from Reuter Communications and Michael Boddington from Asian Agribusiness Consulting. Panel was moderated by Natalie Cade, Head of UBS China...
Bloomberg News, January 16, 2020 When auto tycoon Li Shufu emerged as a suitor for Volvo Cars a decade ago, few outside China had heard of him. Now the billionaire’s name pops up as soon as there is a whiff of a deal in the industry. Not...