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EV

In-depth analysis of China’s electric vehicle industry, including EV makers, batteries, pricing competition, and policy support. This section tracks profitability challenges, technology shifts, and structural changes shaping the world’s largest EV market.

ChinaBiz Briefing | China Auto Reset, SHEIN IPO, MetaX Valuation Gap, Seres Loss

China's technology and industrial landscape is undergoing a simultaneous reset across multiple fronts: the world's largest auto market is contracting sharply even as its EV transition accelerates past the point of no return; a GPU startup is trading at a valuation its own financials struggle to

China Auto Market Falls 20% in H1 2026 as EVs Hit 60% Penetration

China's passenger car market shed roughly 2.2 million units in the first half of 2026, with retail insurance registrations falling 20.2% year-on-year to 8.726 million vehicles — a structural reset that is reshaping the competitive hierarchy between domestic and foreign automakers at an accelerating

AITO Maker Seres Swings to Loss as Input Costs Gut Huawei Partnership's Profitability

Seres Group has swung from a RMB 2.94 billion (US$408 million) first-half profit to a projected net loss of RMB 1.5–1.8 billion (US$208–250 million) in the same period of 2026, exposing the fragility of China's electric-vehicle boom when commodity

BYD Cracks Germany's Top 15 as Tesla Surges 318%, But European Moat Holds Firm

Chinese automakers are gaining measurable ground in Europe's most competitive car market, yet Volkswagen's near-30% grip on German sales underscores how far the challengers remain from disrupting the established order. Germany registered 296,000 new vehicles in June 2026, a 15.7% year-on-year

BYD Rewrites the UK Playbook: Premium Positioning, Flash Charging, and 80,000-Unit Ambition

BYD has cracked one of the world's most brand-conscious automotive markets not by undercutting rivals on price, but by engineering a perception shift that has left Tesla, BMW, and Volkswagen trailing in the UK's EV sales rankings. Three years after entering the UK passenger car

ChinaBiz Briefing | Chinese Cars Pass Japan in Europe, DeepSeek Chips, Momenta IPO, Xiaomi SkyNomad

China's technology and industrial ambitions converged in a single trading day on July 8, 2026. From European roads to Hong Kong's stock exchange to China's semiconductor labs, the day's headlines trace a consistent arc: Chinese companies are no longer competing at the

Xiaomi Launches SkyNomad Sub-Brand, Targeting Premium Family SUVs at Up to RMB 450,000

Xiaomi's automotive unit has officially unveiled a new brand called SkyNomad — known in as 澎程 (Péng Chéng) — marking the company's first move beyond its core EV lineup into a distinct sub-brand identity targeting the family outdoor travel segment. The announcement, made on July 8, positions

Chinese Automakers Overtake Japan in Europe for First Time as Five Brands Post 64.5% Sales Surge

Five Chinese automakers collectively outsold their six Japanese rivals in the European market for the first time on record in May 2026, according to data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), marking a structural inflection point in the continent's automotive competitive order. The five Chinese

ChinaBiz Briefing | EV Margin Crunch, CXMT Snubs Apple, Momenta's $9B IPO

China's technology and industrial sectors are undergoing simultaneous inflection points on July 7, 2026. EV startups are discovering that volume without profitability is a liability, not an asset. A domestic chipmaker is rewriting the rules of supplier-customer power. An autonomous driving software company is making the case

Great Wall Motor's Domestic Sales Hollowed Out as EV Upstarts Seize Home Turf

Overseas shipments now outnumber domestic deliveries, exposing a structural fault line that 36 years of manufacturing heritage cannot paper over. Great Wall Motor sold 108,100 vehicles globally in June 2026—a headline figure that flatters a deeply uncomfortable reality: strip out the 60,200 units shipped abroad, and the

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