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Pak-China Automobile Brand Set To Display First Electric Car In Islamabad

Pak-China Huazi Green Energy Pvt Ltd will display their first electric car in Islamabad next month.  The launching will be done for the marketing and public awareness of the company’s new Electric Vehicle (EV).  Talking to Gwadar Pro, Khalid Mehmood,…

BYD Widens Lead Over Volkswagen As China’s Top-Selling Car Brand

BYD extended its lead over Volkswagen as China’s top-selling carmaker, with its wide range of electric vehicles (EV) proving hugely popular among local buyers.   After dethroning the German giant for the first time earlier this year, BYD notched up 595,300…

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China To Be centre Of Mercedes-Benz 2025 EV Sales Drive, Automobilwoche Says

Mercedes-Benz is making China, the world’s top auto market, central to its next electric vehicle (EV) campaign starting in 2025, its CEO told German magazine Automobilwoche.  “To do this, we must master electric propulsion just as perfectly as digitalisation. That’s…

India Blocks $1 Billion Bid By China’s BYD to Set Up EV Factory

India rejected Chinese carmaker BYD Co.’s proposal to build a $1 billion electric-vehicle plant in partnership with a local company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.  The Indian government dismissed the plan from BYD and Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering…

Toyota Recalls 12,000+ EVs Developed With Warren Buffett-backed BYD In China

BYD, the China electric vehicle and battery leader backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, said on Sunday sales of new energy vehicles nearly doubled in June from a year earlier to 253,046 from 134,036 a year earlier, underscoring the popularity…

Olectra Greentech’s Partnership With BYD Motors And Megha Engineering in India Rejected

Olectra Greentech, a unit of MEIL, has been working with Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD Motors to develop electric buses. However, the Indian government has rejected a plan by BYD Motors and Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) to set…

Audi And SAIC Join EV Development

Audi and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) have agreed to co-operate on electric vehicle development in a move aimed at strengthening their respective positions in the Chinese car market, according to a statement made by the Chinese state-owned car maker…

Tesla And Chinese Car Manufacturing Clock Massive Milestone

Tesla’s Shanghai GigaFactory in China has confirmed that its 1,000,000th Model Y rolled off the production line earlier this month – a milestone that only took some 30 months to complete.  Launched in the US several years ago and in right-hand drive…

Overcapacity In China’s EV Battery Industry To Reach Four Times Demand By 2025

China’s electric vehicle (EV) battery industry will face severe overcapacity in the next two years, which could lead to the closure of many small players, according to analysts.  Chinese battery manufacturers, which number close to 50, will be able to…

China’s Denza to Add New Models in Global Expansion

Denza, the Chinese brand operated jointly by BYD and Mercedes-Benz, reaffirms its global expansion plans with the confirmation of five more new production models at the unveiling of its T8 SUV.  Established in 2010, the Shenzhen, China-based company plans to…