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scmp.com > business > companies > article > 3343865 > ford-plans-us30000-budget-ev-line-take-chinese-rivals

Ford plans US$30,000 budget EV line to take on Chinese rivals

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (232+ words) Ford shrinks battery size while extending driving range in bid to launch the new EV by 2027 for the same price as a conventional petrol car Ford Motor is out to prove that it has not retreated entirely from the electric…...

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scmp.com > news > china > diplomacy > article > 3340081 > how-risky-punt-unknown-chinese-truck-manufacturer-paid-south-africa

How a punt on an unknown Chinese truck manufacturer paid off in South Africa

19+ hour, 20+ min ago  (529+ words) How a punt on an unknown Chinese truck manufacturer paid off in South Africa'South China Morning Post In 1994, Richard Leiter, a South African entrepreneur, took a gamble on the then unknown Chinese commercial truck maker FAW with the introduction of…...

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scmp.com > business > china-evs > article > 3343429 > beijing-warns-carmakers-stop-killing-your-profitability-hopes-selling-below-cost

Chinese cars now can’t be sold for less than it costs to make them

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (498+ words) Regulator bans tactics that result in a net loss per vehicle after a 7 per cent drop in the average car price China has banned carmakers from selling new vehicles for less than it costs to make them, including through discounts…...

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scmp.com > business > china-business > article > 3343294 > chinas-carmakers-cut-supplier-payment-cycles-amid-beijings-price-war-crackdown

China’s carmakers cut supplier payment cycles amid Beijing’s price war crackdown

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (281+ words) Only a handful of the nearly 50 mainland China-based EV builders have been able to turn a profit amid the price wars Major Chinese carmakers have cut their lengthy supplier payment cycles " previously used to offset costs and stay competitive in…...

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scmp.com > presented > news > hong-kong > topics > smart-enters-new-growth-phase-2026 > article > 3342861 > smart-enters-new-phase-strategic-growth-2026

smart Enters New Phase of Strategic Growth in 2026

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (85+ words) [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In the fiercely competitive global electric vehicle industry, premium EV brand smart has carved out a distinct strategic path. Building on robust global expansion in 2025 " entering new international…...

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scmp.com > business > china-evs > article > 3342907 > catls-new-innovation-expands-ev-battery-horizons-untapped-cold-regions

Exclusive | CATL’s new innovation expands EV battery horizons in untapped cold regions

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (303+ words) The Chinese giant pulls an ace from its sleeve amid fierce EV competition by bringing sodium-ion batteries to the mass-produced car market Contemporary Amperex Technology's (CATL) new batteries are ready to be used in extreme cold areas like Antarctica, according…...

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scmp.com > news > china > article > 3342980 > china-becomes-brazils-biggest-vehicle-exporter-january-surpassing-argentina

China becomes Brazil’s biggest vehicle exporter in January, surpassing Argentina

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (195+ words) The shift ends more than three decades of Argentine dominance, built on Mercosur rules and geographic proximity to Brazil's car dealers According to industry figures reported by Autoweb on Monday, Chinese vehicles sent to Brazil reached 16,800 units in January, versus…...

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scmp.com > business > china-business > article > 3342953 > pony-ai-and-toyota-roll-out-mass-produced-robotaxis-chinas-autonomous-drive-push

Pony AI and Toyota roll out robotaxis in China’s autonomous drive push

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (208+ words) Guangzhou-based Pony AI begins output of 1,000 autonomous cabs and targets a 3,000-unit fleet by the end of 2026 as it expands globally The Guangzhou-based company said on Monday that 1,000 driverless cabs of this kind would roll off the production line this…...

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scmp.com > business > china-evs > article > 3342899 > chinas-nio-raises-us26-billion-bet-ev-battery-swapping-plans-add-1000-stations

Chinese EV maker Nio raises US$2.6 billion bet on battery swapping

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (182+ words) Company touts 100 million swaps, but fast-charging batteries are eating into the technology's speed advantage, analyst says The company's 3,729 stations allow owners of compatible Nio EVs to exchange a spent battery pack for a charged one in just three minutes, and…...

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scmp.com > business > article > 3342801 > autoflight-unveils-worlds-largest-flying-car-china-races-lead-low-altitude-economy

AutoFlight unveils world’s largest flying car as China races to lead the skies

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (254+ words) CATL-backed AutoFlight debuts Matrix, targeting global expansion, as Beijing moves to set standards for domestic eVTOL makers and operators The Shanghai-based company on Thursday unveiled Matrix, a five-tonne (11,000lbs) class electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which it described as…...