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Market & PolicyChina's EV market shrinks but shifts upscale as sales fall to seven-year low
China's passenger car market is on track for its worst year since 2020, with sales down 21.7% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2026. But the d...
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Market & PolicyChina's October car sales seen at 1.6 million units, NEV share near 67%
China's passenger car retail sales are projected at about 1.6 million units in October, down 28.9% year on year, while new energy vehicles are expecte...
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Market & PolicyChina's car market seen recovering by 2027, CPCA's Cui says
CPCA secretary general Cui Dongshu predicts China's passenger car retail sales will grow about 2% in 2027 after an unexpectedly weak 2026, as policy s...
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Market & PolicyHyundai and Kia's China retail sales fall below 10,000 units in September, market share hits 0.6%
Hyundai and Kia's combined retail sales in China dropped to about 9,000 units in September, down 39% year-on-year, with market share falling to a reco...
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Market & PolicyCanada freezes vehicle emission rules at 2030, easing pressure on automakers
Canada has shelved plans to tighten vehicle emission standards, freezing fleet targets at 172 g/mi until the 2030 model year, a move that gives automa...
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Market & PolicyNHTSA proposes teal lights for autonomous vehicles in US
US regulators are proposing a new teal exterior light for autonomous vehicles to help other road users identify them, a move that could ease deploymen...
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Market & PolicyChina's September car imports plunge 49% year on year to 21,000 units
China imported just 21,000 cars in September, down 49% from a year earlier, the deepest monthly drop this year, according to the CPCA. The slump refle...
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China's imported-car market collapses as domestic EVs take over
Imported car sales in China fell 49% year-on-year in September 2026, with cumulative imports down 20% in the first nine months, as domestic brands, es...
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Market & PolicyCity NOA-equipped cars hit 30% of China's new-car registrations in September
In September, 30.3% of new passenger cars registered in China came with city NOA, with the Tesla Model Y leading the pack. The feature is rapidly movi...
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Market & PolicyChina's new rules clamp down on gimmicks, mandate mechanical door handles
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has proposed new safety standards that restrict decorative exterior lighting, ban hidden door...
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China's new standard restricts smart-driving indicator lights to L3 vehicles
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has proposed a mandatory national standard that would restrict blue-green 'smart-driving' indi...
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Market & PolicyChina accounts for over 60% of global new-energy passenger car sales in first eight months
Official data shows China's new-energy passenger vehicles captured more than 60% of the global market from January to August, with exports surging 124...