After nearly a century of Audi AG branding every car with four interlocking rings, the German automaker shed its iconic marker last year in China, betting a sleek, tech-heavy electric vehicle would reignite consumer interest.
After nearly a century of Audi AG branding every car with four interlocking rings, the German automaker shed its iconic marker last year in China, betting a sleek, tech-heavy electric vehicle would reignite consumer interest.
An Audi electric vehicle on display at the Shanghai Auto Show on April 24.
Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. sold more vehicles than BYD Co. for a second consecutive month, piling pressure on the latter to beef up its lineup and reignite waning demand for electric vehicles.
Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. sold more vehicles than BYD Co. for a second consecutive month, piling pressure on the latter to beef up its lineup and reignite waning demand for electric vehicles.
Geely’s growing lead over BYD shows that a major restructuring to streamline its brands is bearing fruit.
Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. sold more vehicles than BYD Co. for a second consecutive month, piling pressure on the latter to beef up its lineup and reignite waning demand for electric vehicles.
Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. sold more vehicles than BYD Co. for a second consecutive month, piling pressure on the latter to beef up its lineup and reignite waning demand for electric vehicles.
Geely’s growing lead over BYD shows that a major restructuring to streamline its brands is bearing fruit.
BYD Co. reported a 41% drop in vehicle sales for February from a year earlier, after a record-long Lunar New Year holiday brought production and retail activity in China to a near standstill for much of the month.
BYD Co. reported a 41% drop in vehicle sales for February from a year earlier, after a record-long Lunar New Year holiday brought production and retail activity in China to a near standstill for much of the month.
A BYD Co. dealership in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. China's top-selling automaker BYD expects overseas deliveries to account for almost half of total sales in the future, suggesting it will continue to set up global production hubs to overcome punishing tariffs.
China is taking aim at stripped-down, screen-dominated car interiors favored by the likes of Tesla Inc. and Xiaomi Corp., requiring that essential safety functions be controlled by physical switches or buttons.
China is taking aim at stripped-down, screen-dominated car interiors favored by the likes of Tesla Inc. and Xiaomi Corp., requiring that essential safety functions be controlled by physical switches or buttons.
The dashboard of a Xiaomi electric vehicle in Beijing. Photographer: Na Bian/Bloomberg
China has banned carmakers from pricing vehicles below cost, intensifying its crackdown on a persistent price war that’s engulfed the world’s largest auto market.
China has banned carmakers from pricing vehicles below cost, intensifying its crackdown on a persistent price war that’s engulfed the world’s largest auto market.
Nio Inc. shares jumped after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker said it likely posted its first quarterly profit, a watershed moment for a company that has spent years burning through billions of dollars to challenge Tesla Inc. and local rivals.
Nio Inc. shares jumped after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker said it likely posted its first quarterly profit, a watershed moment for a company that has spent years burning through billions of dollars to challenge Tesla Inc. and local rivals.
Employees stand next to a ET7 sedan at a NIO Inc. dealership in Shanghai, China.
Tesla Inc.’s China shipments in January increased 9% from a year earlier, bucking the rocky start that many local electric vehicle makers had in 2026, including top rival BYD Co., which saw sales slip by almost a third.
Tesla Inc.’s China shipments in January increased 9% from a year earlier, bucking the rocky start that many local electric vehicle makers had in 2026, including top rival BYD Co., which saw sales slip by almost a third.
China banned concealed door handles on electric vehicles, the first country in the world to outlaw a design popularized by Tesla Inc. that is now facing global regulatory scrutiny due to a spate of deadly incidents.
China banned concealed door handles on electric vehicles, the first country in the world to outlaw a design popularized by Tesla Inc. that is now facing global regulatory scrutiny due to a spate of deadly incidents.
A door handle on a Tesla Model Y at a charging station in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Tesla Inc. is working on a redesign of its door handles, which have drawn scrutiny over safety incidents that trapped passengers inside their vehicles.
BYD Co. said sales dropped 30% in January, underscoring the challenges facing the electric vehicle maker’s efforts to boost sales just as a winding back of subsidies hurts demand in China.
BYD Co. said sales dropped 30% in January, underscoring the challenges facing the electric vehicle maker’s efforts to boost sales just as a winding back of subsidies hurts demand in China.
A BYD Co. Seal electric vehicle, left, at a BYD showroom, operated by Schiller Auto, in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, May 27, 2024. Chinese EV giant BYD plans to set up its first European car plant in Hungary.
China’s retail sales of new-energy vehicles are set to expand at a slower pace this year as government-backed trade-in subsidies are gradually phased out, removing a key pillar of support for the world’s biggest auto market.
China’s retail sales of new-energy vehicles are set to expand at a slower pace this year as government-backed trade-in subsidies are gradually phased out, removing a key pillar of support for the world’s biggest auto market.
BYD Co.’s sales fell for a third straight month as the world’s largest electric vehicle maker faces intensifying competition from rivals churning out popular models.
BYD Co.’s sales fell for a third straight month as the world’s largest electric vehicle maker faces intensifying competition from rivals churning out popular models.
BYD Co. electric vehicles on display at one of the company's showrooms in Shanghai, China, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. By 2024, BYD had shifted downmarket with smaller, cheaper models to appeal to younger buyers.
A senior Tesla Inc. executive highlighted the electric vehicle maker’s close partnerships with Chinese manufacturers following a report that it was looking to shift away from some China-based suppliers.
A senior Tesla Inc. executive highlighted the electric vehicle maker’s close partnerships with Chinese manufacturers following a report that it was looking to shift away from some China-based suppliers.
Tesla vehicles at a dealership in Beijing. Photographer: Na Bian/Bloomberg
Nio Inc. shares tumbled after the carmaker’s disappointing outlook for the fourth quarter fueled investor concerns about its ability to reach a break-even target as industry competition intensifies.
Nio Inc. shares tumbled after the carmaker’s disappointing outlook for the fourth quarter fueled investor concerns about its ability to reach a break-even target as industry competition intensifies.
Chinese officials have sought to rein in the sprawling EV sector this year.
Anmelden
