An extended, robust sales recovery since the pandemic battered the industry in the first quarter of 2020 enabled Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW to finish 2020 with record deliveries in China. 

Fueling the shortage is soaring demand for chips in digital devices such as phones and computers, which is diverting deliveries away from automotive customers.

VW Group will build the plant for MEB-based EVs in Hefei, in a joint venture with automaker Jianghuai. Production is expected to begin in 2023.

Li made significant contributions to Geely’s integration of Volvo after Geely acquired the Swedish automaker in 2010.

The automaker’s transmission plant in Tianjin began output of the motor, codenamed APP310, which will first be used in the ID4, due next year.

The UK automaker is moving to streamline its management structure and oversight by allowing China CEO Pan Qing to take the helm of local operations. 

VW will introduce eight ID-series electric vehicles in China by the end of 2023, aiming to greatly enhance its green credentials in the key market.

Tesla will begin exporting Model 3 sedans assembled at its Shanghai plant to Europe next week, according to Chinese media. Some 7,000 Model 3s are due to leave the Shanghai port Tuesday for Europe. 

VW has begun mass production of two variants of the ID4 electric compact crossover at Volkswagen Group’s two local joint ventures, as it seeks a bigger share of the Chinese electric vehicle market.

Among VW Group’s main brands, only Audi posted sales growth for the first three quarters.

PSA will bail out and revive a joint venture with Dongfeng that has racked up prolonged financial woes.

Faurecia plans to construct a factory in Shanghai to build automotive seats for Tesla’s vehicle assembly plant. 

EVs may get all the attention in the China market these days. But what consumers are really interested in are crossovers and SUVs.

BMW completed expansion of a battery production facility at its joint venture with Brilliance this week to double battery output for locally built electrified vehicles. 

China's local automakers have dominated the fast-growing market for electric vehicles. But the Beijing show may reveal a new challenge from abroad.