Yang Jian

Valeo will work with Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi to develop intelligent safety technology for Level 4 robotaxis and will invest in the Chinese company's autonomous driving arm.

BMW will start producing its next-generation of electric vehicles, dubbed Neue Klasse, in the northeast China city of Shenyang in 2026, giving a major boost to its EV product lineup in the world’s biggest light-vehicle market. 

Chinese automakers are looking overseas for growth and profits as price cuts at home, spurred by Tesla, create a full-blown industry pricing battle that is engulfing nearly all automakers operating in China.

BYD will open stores in four cities -- Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Milton Keynes -- in mid-March when deliveries of the Atto 3 are due to begin.

Toyota this week launched sales of the first full-electric vehicle it has developed with BYD, China's largest electrified-vehicle maker. 

Veteran China executive Duan Jianjun will head sales in Mercedes's largest global market.

The Galaxy brand for plug-in hybrids and full electric vehicles will launch seven models within two years. 

Chinese battery maker Gotion High Tech intends to produce batteries for electric vehicles in Europe with its Slovakia's InoBat to supply European EV makers. 

The Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition, a major annual auto show in China, will restart on December 30 after being delayed for more than a month.

MG’s European deliveries jumped 106 percent in the first 11 months, according to SAIC Motor, the Chinese owner of the British brand.

Borgward, the German car brand revived by China's Beiqi Foton Motor, a truck subsidiary of state-owned automaker BAIC Group was declared bankrupt by a court in Beijing this week.

With a large number of Chinese cities complying with the central government’s strict COVID-19 measures to combat a new wave of virus outbreaks, China’s car market tanked last month after rebounding for five straight months.

Vitesco Technologies, a powertrain supplier spun off from Continental in 2019, is targeting electrified-vehicle parts as part of a renewed push to expand business in China. 

BYD, China’s largest EV maker, plans to introduce two new brands in 2023 to target premium markets for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles.

China’s largest battery supplier, CATL, will collaborate with Vietnamese EV maker VinFast to develop a chassis that integrates battery packs, electric motors and other components into a single layer at the bottom of a vehicle.