June 23, 2020 Bill Russo joined a panel discussion at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Digital International Automotive Summit. The SMMT International Automotive Summit 2020 provided an opportunity to discuss how to scale up manufacturing and international trade, and a forum to analyse the...
Ozy, May 20, 2020 As their U.S. rivals sit idle, China's self-driving startups are looking to close the gap In March, as the leading self-driving car companies in the U.S. suspended testing because of the coronavirus, the Chinese startup AutoX accelerated its plans. It opened potentially the largest data...
The Wire China, June 14, 2020 The electric vehicle company NIO was about to crash, but many think Beijing, intent on dominating the industry, grabbed the wheel. BY DAN XIN HUANG Last December, the electric vehicle company NIO hosted its annual celebration for customers in Shenzhen, one of...
The Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2020 Government struggles to spark interest as consumers turn more to traditional vehicles By Trefor Moss This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street...
LinkedIn Pulse, April 2020 by Bill Russo, Bevin Jacob, Emily Wang and Amber Shu The Chinese automotive market is showing positive signs of a steady recovery since February when the country was under lockdown. As shown in Figure 1, the year-over-year change in daily average passenger vehicle...
S&P Global, April 29, 2020 Author: Soon Chen Kang Theme: Retail & Consumer Products China's decision to extend subsidies and exemptions for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles until 2022 is unlikely to significantly boost sales in this category, given the stronger effects the government's wider initiatives to...
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...