40 h. ago Xpeng and Chinese EV peers aim to win over Hongkongers amid global push

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng aims to start offering Hong Kong consumers smart cars featuring semi-autonomous driving systems next year as it gears up to take on Tesla’s FSD (Full Self-Driving) feature outside mainland China. He Xiaopeng, co-founder and CEO of the Guangzhou-based carmaker, said in Hong Kong on Thursday that testing of its Xpeng Navigation Guided Pilot (X NGP) driver-assistance system in the city would take only two months before sales could begin. However, he added...

Politics

7 d. ago L’Oreal sees Middle East and Southeast Asia as next growth engines as China slows: ‘Eventually demographics have to win’

L’Oreal sees Middle East and Southeast Asia as next growth engines as China slows: ‘Eventually demographics have to win’  Fortune

Politics

2 w. ago Tesla’s brand is losing its shine, lagging BYD, Xiaomi, UBS poll finds

Tesla’s brand has lost the lustre in its major markets due to the political engagements of its CEO Elon Musk, creating opportunities for Chinese rivals like BYD and Xiaomi to fill the void, according to a UBS survey. The number of electric vehicle (EV) buyers who pick Tesla as their top choice fell last year to 14 per cent in mainland China, down from 18 per cent in 2023 and nearly half of the 30 per cent peak in 2020 when the US carmaker began assembling its Model 3 in Shanghai, UBS said in a...

Politics

2 w. ago Tesla’s brand is losing its shine, lagging BYD and Xiaomi: UBS poll

Tesla’s brand has lost the lustre in its major markets due to the political engagements of its CEO Elon Musk, creating opportunities for Chinese rivals like BYD and Xiaomi to fill the void, according to a UBS survey. The number of electric vehicle (EV) buyers who pick Tesla as their top choice fell last year to 14 per cent in mainland China, down from 18 per cent in 2023 and nearly half of the 30 per cent peak in 2020 when the US carmaker began assembling its Model 3 in Shanghai, UBS said in a...

Politics

2 w. ago How China EVs are winning over Europe while Tesla keeps losing ground

How China EVs are winning over Europe while Tesla keeps losing ground  Quartz

Politics

2 w. ago How China EVs are winning over Europe while Tesla loses ground

How China EVs are winning over Europe while Tesla loses ground  Quartz

Politics

3 w. ago In Trump’s war on clean energy, China (and everyone else) wins

In Trump’s war on clean energy, China (and everyone else) wins  politico.eu

Politics