Automundo China

BYD sales are already surging

BYD kicked off 2026 at the peak of an expanding Australian electric vehicle (EV) market. But as both battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) demand soared year-on-year in January, is a new challenger emerging? James Roberts, Autovista24 web editor, finds out.

US and Japanese automakers have fallen far behind their Chinese rivals, as even Big Three CEOs freely acknowledge. Their ultimate fate, however, is far from certain. This tragedy will play out over several years, but one possible scenario includes the failure of one or several of the legacy OEMs. Could the Chinese someday add insult... Read more »

Tesla is negotiating with Chinese suppliers including Suzhou Maxwell to buy $2.9 billion in solar manufacturing equipment for its 100 GW US production goal.

XPeng earnings delivered a mixed bag for investors. On Friday, the stock tumbled after the report forecast weak first quarter revenue.

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I was a week into a trip to Singapore and the Chinese-made vehicles were all over the city-state.

BYD announced it plans to invest BRL 300 million (US$ 57 million) to build a new research and testing centre in Brazil.

Tesla looks to bring solar manufacturing to the US, with latest $2.9 billion bet to acquire Chinese solar equipment.