In an unlikely pairing, China upstart Leapmotor will supply the underpinnings for a new EV for the country’s oldest auto brand, which got its start supplying sedans for Communist Party leaders and has become a fast-growing premium brand.
The Future Hybrid Concept from Horse Powertrain includes an internal combustion engine, electric motor and transmission. It could appear in production cars by 2028.
Looking at the top stories in the auto industry today, there’s an unescapable link to China and its influence over the world of automaking. Some might even call it dominance.
The five-seat, dual-purpose Frontier Pro, unveiled at the Shanghai auto show, is Nissan’s first electrified pickup but also its first-ever plug-in hybrid. The powertrain pairs an electric motor to a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
Nissan sees China’s intensely competitive automobile market as fertile ground to help develop electric vehicles, an area where it needs to improve in order to get back on its feet.
Jetour, which focuses on SUVs, will join Chery's Omoda and Jaecoo brands, which are starting to gain traction in some European countries. It builds plug-in hybrids and nonhybrid gasoline models.
A zigzag slash cuts down the side of the reimagined Lexus ES, which is the Japanese premium marque’s bestselling car in the U.S. and will now be offered as a full battery electric.
New EV maker Xiaomi also scrapped an unveiling of the YU7 at this week’s Shanghai auto show, Bloomberg reported, in a blow to its ambitions to put pressure on Tesla and BYD.
President Donald Trump's tariff policy seeks to increase U.S. auto production. But it’s virtually impossible to build an EV battery from start to finish in the U.S. today.
More than 70 Chinese and international auto brands will show off more than 100 new or refreshed models this week. But more serious concerns underlie the event this year.
At the 2025 Shanghai auto show, CEO Ola Kallenius said pure tariff barriers are "the crudest instrument." Brussels and Beijing have floated the idea of lifting the tariffs through possible commitments to minimum prices.
The automaker made missteps that included overestimating the appeal of full-electric vehicles, mainly concentrating its dealers in cities and viewing Europe as a single entity rather than a diverse set of markets, Reuters reported.
Following new EU tariffs, sales of Chinese-built EVs rose only 29 percent in the first quarter, about the same as the overall EV market. Overall, Chinese sales were up 78 percent.
Huawei Technologies has forged a dominant position in China’s intensely competitive EV market by creating the intelligent driving software that’s found its way into the cockpits of marques from BYD to BMW.
BYD plans to leap over tariff hurdles to sell all-electric vehicles in Japan's hard-to-crack all-important minicar segment.
Volkswagen, once the top seller of passenger cars in China, lost its crown to domestic EV champion BYD last year. At the Shanghai auto show, it revealed five new models developed for China.
Buick, once a top-selling brand in China, aims to sharpen its focus on premium new-energy vehicles in the world's biggest car market.
Chinese consumers are driving adoption of driver-assistance technology, while the U.S. and Europe lag behind, according to two new studies.
Nio said Firefly, a rival to the Smart and Mini brands, will face delays because of sales and service network challenges in the region.
The Vision V features an airy interior with lounge chairs, a retractable 65-inch cinema screen, a 42-speaker surround-sound system and seven projectors.
Saudi Arabia has set an ambitious target to increase electric vehicle adoption from 1 percent to 30 percent within five years.
An upgraded version of CATL's Shenxing battery will offer 520 kilometers (323 miles) of range after just five minutes of charging time. Rival BYD recently launched a system it says can charge a vehicle for 400 kilometers in about the same time.
Ford this week halted shipments of its F-150 Raptors, Mustangs and Michigan-built Bronco SUVs as well as Kentucky-made Lincoln Navigators to China, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Many Western brands continue to struggle in China as domestic automakers and startups field more competitive EVs with smart features, often at lower prices.
With China’s growing new-vehicle market in the throes of a price war, some automakers plan to build on their success with a wide array of electrified models.
Xpeng plans to localize production for the Indonesian market and set up an R&D center in Germany.
Volkswagen’s CARIZON, a joint venture between its software subsidiary Cariad and China’s Horizon Robotics, has developed the carmaker’s first in-house automated driving system.
In nurturing some formidable automakers, China has became a power hub of R&D, planning, sourcing and production across the auto industry, while playing a central role in the geopolitics and trade wars unfolding today.
In litigation that appears headed for settlement, a GM supplier of exterior trim products sued a Chinese parts maker for refusing to ship until the buyer agreed to pay tariff costs.
Ford’s China business, including exports from the country, made $900 million in earnings before interest and taxes last year.
A first European factory site could be announced by this summer, sources said. Capacity could be 100,000 annually, with a second factory to come later.
