Automundo China

China's electric vehicle (EV) sector, once a symbol of the nation's manufacturing ascendancy, is now showing signs of strain. As production far outpaces demand, the industry has entered a phase of what analysts describe as "bleeding competition", a prolonged period of margin erosion and consolidation that could reverberate across the global auto market.

BYD has set its sights on selling up to 1.5 million vehicles overseas in 2026, as the Chinese carmaker goes from strength to strength

Tesla is facing a noticeable slowdown in China, one of the world's most competitive electric vehicle markets.

Beijing is tightening the screws on its booming electric vehicle (EV) industry. Starting in 2026, the Chinese government will introduce strict new export rules aimed

Use of advanced hardware will pick up next year, with some carmakers already adopting it to ‘pre-empt rivals’, CFO says.

Facing the European Union's looming anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs), BYD is executing a three-pronged strategy—combining geopolitical positioning, product diversification, and global production realignment—to blunt the impact and maintain its rapid global expansion. The approach is already beginning to yield results, narrowing the gap with industry leader Volkswagen and signaling a new phase of competitive pressure for Europe's homegrown automakers.

China's electric vehicle market, once booming, is now imploding due to overcapacity, price wars, and subsidy cuts, threatening global auto industries. Despite milestones like EVs outselling gas cars, intense competition and economic pressures are forcing a painful shakeout in the world's largest EV market.

Car manufacturing is one of the strategic pillars of the European economy, an exporting juggernaut that has generated prosperity and high-paying jobs for decades.

Model expansion could see BYD Australia offering plug-in hybrid versions of existing EVs as the brand looks to shoot up in sales.