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China's major automakers and some new carmakers have pledged to shorten supplier payment terms amid concerns about supply chain security.

Maruti Suzuki has cut near-term production targets for its maiden electric vehicle e-Vitara by two-thirds because of rare earths shortages, a document showed, in the latest sign of disruption to the auto industry from China's export curbs.

Tesla has a new competitor. Yes, that’s right, it’s called Xpeng Motors, it’s Chinese and it promises a more sustainable future. Until now, Tesla had been the

Chinese electric-vehicle makers led by BYD beat Tesla in the competition to produce affordable electric vehicles. Now, many of those same fierce competitors are pulling into the passing lane in the global race to produce self-driving cars.

China's electric vehicle (EV) sector is witnessing an intensifying price war, with BYD at the centre of a dispute involving emissions compliance.

BYD, already a clear leader in the Chinese auto market, has been accused of indulging in unfair competition with repeated price cuts and by forcing others to follow suit.

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...

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).

I recall the Chinese EV market getting into an extreme price war a couple of years ago, and then another one, and then another one…. The market has been in a series of prices for a long time, and BYD reportedly started another one recently. Some other big players in ... [continued]

The price war engulfing China’s electric vehicle industry has already sent share prices tumbling and prompted an unusual level of intervention from Beijing.