Etiqueta: Industry

Self-driving vehicles are looking to be an increasingly larger reality on the road as automobile developers look to develop more advanced levels.

We spotted the highly anticipated BYD Denza B5 off-roader testing in Sydney ahead of its November 2025 arrival.

The automotive industry is a critical pillar of China’ s national economy. With an exceptionally long industrial chain - extending upstream to resource development, spanning midstream through...

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. This is my second article on the recent visit of a large but select group of journalists to BYD’s Shenzhen factory and headquarters, and to the Zhengzhou tech center in China. I saw and experienced BYD’s groundbreaking electric vehicle innovations ... [continued]

Turin’s air was cleaner than it during its industrial peak, but around half the 50-plus brands and more than half the production cars on show were Chinese.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese electric car makers invested more abroad than at home for the first time in 2024, new data from Rhodium Group showed on Wednesday, as fierce domestic competition makes it almost impossible for manufacturers to turn a profit. Automakers have benefited from years of subsidies and other government policies aimed at making China a global automotive power and the world's leader in electric vehicles, but overcapacity and aggressive price cutting have sent the industry into a tailspin. Automakers in the world's No. 2 economy are locked in relentless price wars that are deepening deflationary pressures, while fears of a flood of cheap Chinese cars have sparked trade tensions with key partners — strain the export-driven economy can ill-afford amid U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Stocks to watch this morning include CoreWeave (CRWV), the NVIDIA (NVDA)-backed AI cloud scaler, which is rising after some big swings in recent weeks. In the pharmaceutical sector, AstraZeneca (AZN) gains as it announces plans to list in New York, while GSK (GSK) and UCB SA (UCB.BR) are up on appointing a new CEO and positive trial results, respectively. And it's a high-stakes moment for Tesla (TSLA), BYD (1211.HK) and other makers of electric vehicles, amid a global slowdown and as a $7,500 tax credit comes to an end in the US. For more live coverage of markets watch the full episode of Market Sunrise and head to Yahoo Finance.

BYD projects to export between 800,000 and 1 million units in 2025, which is about 20% of its total sales.

While discounting helped make BYD the most popular EV brand in China, the tactic could backfire in Japan.

The company is also preparing to start production at its new Hungary plant early next year as part of its broader international expansion.