In July another 75,000 plug-in electric cars were sold in China Plug-in electric car sales in China grew in July by 64% year-over-year, which is not as quick as it could be (in the three-digit range at time), as new incentives now promote longer-range New Energy Vehicles, which translates to less sales of cheap lower-range BEVs. […]
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Nissan to boost China production by 30%
Nissan has earmarked $900M for increasing their production capacity in China. They plan a new factory in Wuhan together with JV partner Dongfeng. Also existing facilities are to be expanded. Nissan is looking to grow their China business by 30%, including new energy vehicles. Nissan are not the only carmaker pumping substantial sums into the […]
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Boring Company Asks Trump Administration To Exclude Certain Imports From Tariffs
The company says some required parts are only available from manufacturers in China. In July, President Trump increased tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods. These import duties were a response to ” theft of intellectual property and unfair trade practices.” The administration plans for a second round of tariffs in August. China has retaliated […]
Toyota Upping Production In China: 120,000 Plug-In Electric Cars A Year
Toyota is building up plug-in car production capacity in China According to Reuters, Toyota is going to expand its production facilities in Tianjin and Guangzhou to handle plug-in electric car production. Currently, the Japanese manufacturer can produce roughly 1.16 million cars annually in China, soon it will increase by more than 20% or 240,000: In […]
Beijing Leads China In Promoting Battery Electric Vehicles
Beijing is one of the most EV rich places in the world with 188,000 all-electric vehicles, which is 11.6% of all electric cars registered in China. The Chinese capital increased the number of BEVs this year by 17,000. Around 140,000 out of a total of 188,000 were purchased by individuals and companies, while the remaining […]
Toyota expanding EV manufacturing in China
The Japanese car manufacturers have announced plans to significantly increase production capacities in their Chinese factories. In future, they plan to manufacture more plug-in hybrid as well as battery-electric vehicles there. Vehicle imports will also be expanded. Specifically, Toyota plans to increase production capacities in their factories in Tianjin and Guangzhou. The first location will […]
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BYD Achieves The Unthinkable: 50% Of Sales Are Plug-Ins
BYD isn’t wasting its time. The automaker is increasing plug-in car sales by as much as possible and achieved yet another monthly record, improving June’s result by almost 2,000. In July, the Chinese manufacturer sold a record number of 18,203 plug-in electric cars, which is 62% more than a year ago. Because sales of conventional models […]
GAC To Get 430 Kuka Robots For Electric Car Production
Kuka, the German industrial robots company, released a note that won a major automotive contract for GAC electric car factory. Chinese manufacturer GAC NE, subsidiary of GAC Group, will purchase (for high double-digit million euro range) 430 industrial robots for manufacturing electric cars. Such number of robots means that GAC is serious about its plans […]
New Ford Territory Will Be Available In PHEV Version In China
Ford Territory is a new model for China, with a plug-in hybrid version coming. Ford hasn’t rushed to introduce new plug-in models, but finally there will be a new choice – although it’s only in China, where the company needs to improve its position. Here we have the first two images of the Ford Territory, a […]
Would You Buy A Chinese Car? Most Americans Say No – Take Our Poll
… and the results won’t shock you. Let’s face it – sooner or later, Chinese cars will eventually come to the United States and, when that happens, we’re quite sure they’ll be (nearly) as good as all other vehicles on the market. But until that moment arrives, we have to travel all the way to China […]
