Automundo China

You won't be able to spot it, but it was impossible not to notice for this traveller. And it shows just how far behind Australia really is.

Chinese EVs are making waves in Europe as BYD’s affordable Dolphin Surf launches, raising competition and security concerns for 2025 and beyond.

Chinese automaker BYD is rewriting the electric vehicle industry playbook, shaking up global sales rankings with its EV-only strategy. After overtaking Tesla last year, BYD has now surpassed Hyundai, establishing itself as a new powerhouse in the global automotive market. Outperforming Hyundai Motor with EVs Alone In May 2025, BYD sold 382,476 vehi...

Concerns are growing in Korea’s automotive industry over China’s push to offload its oversupplied electric vehicles (EV) at low prices, with competition expected to intensify particularly in emerging markets where China holds significant sway.

China's Affordable Electric Cars: Unpacking the Hidden Implications

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -Chinese electric-vehicle makers led by BYD beat Tesla in the competition to produce affordable electric vehicles. BYD shook up China’s smart-EV industry earlier this year by offering its “God’s Eye” driver-assistance package for free, undercutting the technology Tesla sells for nearly $9,000 in China. “With God’s Eye, Tesla's strategy starts to fall apart,” said Shenzhen-based BYD investor Taylor Ogan, an American who has owned several Teslas and driven BYD cars with God’s Eye, which he called more capable than Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” (FSD).

Nio Inc, which includes the Nio, Onvo, and Firefly brands, saw 4,340 insurance registrations last week, a decrease of 19.63 percent from the previous week.

It’s no secret — China’s electric vehicle market is the most developed in the world. Related to that, EVs account for about half of the country’s new car sales, and it’s a hyper-competitive market where many automakers are struggling to scale up, outcompete each other on price, and eventually make ... [continued]