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Chinese Cars Star at Munich Auto Show, Underscoring German Economic Woes

For decades, the phrase “Made in Germany” signaled cutting-edge automotive technology and design. But now German automakers are falling behind in the global race to produce more electric vehicles, and […]




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Price War Over Electric Cars Erupts in China

A cutthroat price war has erupted in the world’s largest automobile market.Within the span of a week in March, Volkswagen’s Chinese joint venture slashed prices on its ID.3 electric cars […]




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Tesla Offers a New ‘Master Plan’ but Few Big Revelations

Tesla said on Wednesday that it would build a factory in Mexico to manufacture an electric vehicle that would be significantly more affordable than any of the cars it sold […]







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Tesla Sales in China Slump as Competition Intensifies

Tesla sales in China, the world’s largest car market, rose in 2022 but slumped in December as domestic manufacturers gained ground, according to data published Thursday.The company sold around 56,000 […]




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For China’s Auto Market, Electric Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present.

Zhang Youping, a Chinese retiree, purchased an all-electric, small sport-utility vehicle from BYD — China’s largest electric vehicle maker — at an auto show for around $20,000 last month. Her […]




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How China’s CATL Became the Top Electric Car Battery Maker

CATL’s initial public offering in 2018 made Mr. Zeng and two CATL vice chairmen, who together own a 40 percent stake, rich. Other early investors, some with deep political connections, […]




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China’s Popular Electric Vehicles Have Put Europe’s Automakers on Notice

FRANKFURT — The name MG used to be synonymous with spirited but finicky sports cars from Britain. Nowadays the iconic octagonal badge serves a different kind of motoring ambition: China’s […]