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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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