Etiqueta: VW
Automakers Are Required To Show The Chinese Government Their Future Cars;...

This is the first of a monthly series about China’s MIIT list that unveils upcoming vehicles long before their official launch. Today, with cars from Baojun, iCar, Leapmotor, Toyota, and Voyah. Huawei is ever-present, supplying motors and software to almost everybody. There’s a truck too, and an H8 motorbike. What is the MIIT list? Every […]
EU Concerns About Chinese Subsidies: What the Evidence Suggests

China uses subsidies extensively to take a leading role in the global markets of green-tech products such as battery electric vehicles and wind turbines. Against the background of the current EU investigations into Chinese subsidies in these sectors, this article takes a careful look at the Chinese subsidy system and provides new data on direct government subsidies to leading Chinese producers of electric cars and wind turbines. Extensive government support has allowed Chinese companies to scale up rapidly, to dominate the Chinese market and to expand into foreign markets. The article concludes that the EU should use its strong bargaining power due to the single market to induce the Chinese government to abandon the most harmful subsidies.
‘In Europe to stay’: Chinese carmakers steal a leaf from VW’s...
MUNICH (Reuters) -Chinese car makers are making inroads in Europe and executives say they are in the region to stay, underscoring a key reversal as brands from BYD to SAIC take market share on a continent where they once struggled to make sales. At this week's IAA Mobility car show in Munich, China's auto firms - facing a tough price war at home - were increasingly bullish about their plans for Europe, dominated still by local brands such as Volkswagen and Renault. "Everything we do starts with the needs of European users," said GAC's president of international operations Wei Haigang as the Chinese automaker showed off the Aion V electric SUV that will start sales in Poland, Portugal and Finland this month, and the Aion UT set to go on sale in Europe next year.
Germany’s VW, China’s BYD face off at Munich auto show
Europe's top car manufacturer Volkswagen presented a series of more affordable electric vehicles Monday as Chinese EV titan BYD said it would start producing a cut-price model on the continent. With starting prices of around 25,000 euros ($29,000), lower than many current EVs made by European manufacturers, their commercial launch is set for next year.
VW unveils affordable EVs to take on Chinese rivals
Europe's top car manufacturer Volkswagen on Monday presented a series of more affordable electric vehicles to take on fast-growing Chinese rivals as Germany's troubled auto sector seeks to turn around its fortunes.Their commercial launch is set for 2026, VW said in a statement, and is part of efforts to combat Chinese carmakers which are gaining market share in Europe with their own affordable EVs.
Volkswagen says it has made considerable cost savings on the cars by sharing technology across th
Trump, China in focus as Europe’s largest car show kicks off
MUNICH (Reuters) -Major automakers showcased their latest models at the Munich car show on Monday, unveiling new EVs and lower-cost models as Europe's auto sector fights crises ranging from tariff hikes to rising costs and rivalry with Chinese firms on their home turf. With many auto companies concerned over Europe's tough-to-meet carbon emissions targets for 2035, several firm said they would widen their production focus rather than restrict themselves to electric or other alternative-fuel vehicles. European automakers at the IAA Mobility show in Munich, running until Friday, also face sinking sales in China, the biggest single market for Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Chinese Electric Existential Threat Will Dominate Munich Auto Show

Europe’s auto industry will be grappling with a moribund economy and an existential threat from China as a motor show in Munich gets underway.
Will BYD Electric City Car Lead Europe’s EV Embrace?

The little BYD Dolphin Surf city car could lead the way to a mass market for electric vehicles in Europe because it won’t need subsidies or government edicts to sell.
BYD Seal U DM-i vs Omoda 9 vs Volkswagen Tayron: which...
Time to compare three chart-topping family PHEVs on price, practicality and comfort
BYD starts exporting EVs Made in Thailand to Europe

BYD, the Chinese manufacturer, has started exporting electric vehicles (EVs)