Etiqueta: Japan

The global automotive industry has been experiencing a seismic shift since 2 April. The US administration has imposed customs duties of 25% not only on imported vehicles, but also on the spare parts essential to their manufacture, as well as on steel and aluminium. A protectionist measure with potentially devastating…

SHANGHAI (AP) — Leading automakers will be showcasing their latest designed-for-China models at the Shanghai auto show this week, struggling not to be edged aside in the world’s largest car market…

BYD plans to leap over tariff hurdles to sell all-electric vehicles in Japan's hard-to-crack all-important minicar segment.

Chinese EV maker BYD is preparing to develop a kei (mini car) electric car for the Japanese market. So far only domestic manufacturers in Japan have been making kei cars.Mini cars or kei-ji dosha (light ...

The Chinese conglomerate is already one of the best-selling EV brands in Japan. Now, it may give the Japanese market what it wants.

Chinese EV maker BYD plans to enter Japan's minicar market in 2026, offering affordable options. It also aims to strengthen global presence and compete with Tesla.

BYD is beginning to execute like the Japanese car companies, picking Western brands, using Western design elements, increasing quality, and retaining massive cost and price advantages.

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CATL and BYD's combined EV battery installed capacity in January-February was 71.5 GWh, accounting for 55.1 percent of the global total.

Top 10 local EV makers dominate sales and drive home advantage with faster charging and autonomous systems