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A Honda and Nissan combination could give the two struggling Japanese brands the scale to take on China’s BYD

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Tesla's battery-electric vehicle registrations in Europe dropped 9.5% year-over-year in November 2024.

BYD, the world's leading manufacturer of new-energy vehicles (NEVs), has become an official partner of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Slovakia 2025.

Germany and Japan have built powerful automotive manufacturing industries over decades, establishing global dominance with brands like Toyota, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Nissan, and Honda. However, the rapid rise of China's electric vehicle (EV) industry is now transforming an automotive sector that has remained stable for decades.

Shenzhen-based EV company BYD recently announced global job openings on WeChat, seeking specialists in sensory algorithms, robotics, and software engineering for its robotics arm. BYD has already developed a range of robots, including collaborative, mobile, and humanoid robots

BYD, the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEVs), becomes an official partner with the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Slovakia 2025 (UEFA Under 21). Following its successful collaboration with UEFA for UEFA EURO 2024, BYD becomes the first NEV brand to partner consecutively with both the UEFA EURO and U21 EURO tournaments, and the first Chinese car maker to secure consecutive partnerships with UEFA.

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, the electric vehicle industry is becoming a growing focal point of international competition between Western developed countries and China.

The “four rings” turns to “four letters” in China—a choice that also signals deeper shifts in the global auto market, where Chinese automakers now dominate.

Since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, Chinese carmakers have come to dominate the Russian auto market, filling the void left by Western rivals. Lately, however,…