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Tech Insight: Will smart cars drive out smartphones?

There is a possibility for smart cars to replace smartphones as the next mobile terminals. /CFPThough the golden era of mobile internet turned its page in 2018, it univ

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Stellantis, Nissan, Nio cut more production due to chip shortage

Stellantis, Nissan and Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio became the latest carmakers to announce new production cuts as a result of a global semiconductor chip shortage. Stellantis said on Friday it

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Forget about EVs' rollercoaster share prices, look at the future

A Chery eQ1 car at a charging station in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, January 30, 2021. /CFP Editor's note : Thomas Zhang is head of Greater China Analysis

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Is Xiaomi prepared to step in the NEV sector?

Reports that China's biggest handset maker, Xiaomi, is planning to enter the new energy vehicle (NEV) market have boosted the company's shares.Xiaomi's share price soared about 12 percent during t

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Tesla summoned by Chinese regulators for quality concerns

Tesla, which is seeing rapid growth in China as it ramps up local manufacturing capacity, has been called upon by the Chinese government for talks over quality issues in its electric cars.A group of C

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Domestic EV makers rival Tesla in China, can they win?

A NIO ES8 electric SUV on display at the Shanghai auto show in Shanghai, China, October 3, 2020. /VCG The competition between Tesla and its Chinese rivals was always intense, and now it is get

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Blackberry and Baidu deepen autonomous, connected car partnership

Blackberry and Chinese search engine giant Baidu have agreed to expand a partnership that aims to give automakers the tools they need to launch next-generation connected and autonomous vehicles in Chi

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Chinese EV maker Xpeng secures $2b credit line to expand production

An Xpeng store is seen in Beijing, China, January 2, 2021. /CFP Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng said on Tuesday it has secured a credit line of 12.8 billion yuan ($2 billion) from fi

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China’s search giant Baidu to set up an EV making venture

China’s search giant Baidu is extending its car ambitions from mere software to production. The company said Monday that it will set up a company to produce electric vehicles with the help of C

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BizBeat Ep. 05: Why did NEV makers become momentum stocks in 2020?

02:32 In 2020, four out of 10 cars sold in China's big cities were new energy vehicles (NEVs). The past year was extraordinary for new energy cars, against heavy odds.T

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Tesla’s China rival Xpeng to use lidar sensors from DJI affiliate Livox

The battle is heating up between Tesla and its Chinese challenger Xpeng as the latter makes clearer its stance on the future of autonomous driving. Over the weekend, Xpeng, which counts Xiaomi and Al

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Tesla's Model Y SUV sales surge in China thanks to price cut

A Tesla logo is seen at the groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla's Shanghai gigafactory, China, January 7, 2019. /Reuters Tesla Inc. on Friday said it has started taking orders for its China-made

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Alibaba vies for a piece of China’s booming EV market

There’s no lack of news these days on China’s tech giants teaming up with traditional carmakers. Companies from Alibaba to Huawei are striving to become relevant in the trillion-dollar aut

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China auto sales rise by 12.5% in October, 7th straight monthly gain

An electric car charging station in central China, November 9, 2020. /CFP Vehicle sales in China rose by 12.5 percent in October from the same month a year earlier, the seventh straight monthl

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Stock market boom, new listings mint China billionaires at record pace

China is minting new billionaires at a record pace thanks to booming share prices and a spate of new stock listings, according to a list released on Tuesday.The Hurun China Rich List 2020 also highli

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China auto sales jump 13% in September as shoppers return to showrooms

Automobile sales in China rose 12.8 percent in September from the same month a year earlier, marking the sixth consecutive month of gain, as the world's biggest vehicle market comes off lows hit duri

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Auto China 2020: Highlights of auto technologies

03:34 Auto China 2020 in Beijing is a pow-wow for electric vehicle makers.BMW is showing its i3 Urban Suite, which strikes a balance between luxury and technology, alth