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Market & PolicyChina's September passenger car sales to rise 9.7% month-on-month to 1.69 million units, CPCA says
China's passenger car retail sales are expected to reach about 1.69 million units in September, up 9.7% from August but down 24.6% year-on-year, accor...
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Market & PolicyEU asks China to cap hybrid car sales at 15% of EU market or face higher tariffs
Brussels has asked Beijing to voluntarily limit Chinese-made hybrid vehicle sales in the EU to around 15% of the market, threatening higher tariffs if...
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Market & PolicyGAC and FAW agree tie-up as China's car groups face cut from 71 to 15
GAC has agreed a share-swap restructuring with China FAW Group that would put FAW Toyota under joint management and make FAW GAC's second-largest shar...
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Market & PolicyEurope's BEV share hits 30.5% in August as registrations surge 54.2%
August saw battery-electric vehicles take a 30.5% share of Europe's core markets, with registrations up 54.2% year-on-year, far exceeding forecasts.
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Market & PolicyGAC to take FAW Toyota stake in 20bn yuan ($2.8bn) share deal
GAC Group plans to acquire part of FAW Toyota through an all-share transaction that would make FAW its second-largest shareholder. According to Huxiu,...
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Market & PolicySecond-tier battery makers counter CATL via direct cell supply as H1 power-battery growth hits 42% of rival's
Second-tier Chinese battery makers grew power-battery revenue by 25.36 billion yuan (about $3.57 billion) in H1 2026, about 42% of CATL's increase, wi...
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Market & PolicyChinese automakers pile into used-car market as new-car profits collapse
A growing number of Chinese automakers, from Tesla to Nio and GAC Aion's Hyptec, are launching certified used-car programs as new-car margins hit a de...
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Market & PolicyChina's August auto sales top 10: zero petrol cars
Every one of the 10 best-selling passenger cars in China in August was a new-energy model, according to Huxiu. Yet the wider market shrank 23.6% as NE...
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Market & PolicyVolkswagen Group approves 'Future Plan 2030': 100,000 job cuts and a drastic model-line reduction
Volkswagen Group's supervisory board has unanimously approved a sweeping restructuring plan that will cut 710,000 jobs, reduce its model lineup by hal...
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SASAC orders central SOEs to pay SMEs faster, caps bills at six months
China's state-asset regulator is requiring central state-owned enterprises to prioritise cash payments to small suppliers and has banned new bills of...
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Market & PolicyChina proposes mandatory hydrogen emission cap for fuel-cell EVs
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published draft mandatory safety standards for fuel-cell electric vehicles, including a ne...
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Market & PolicyChina's NEV sales hit 1.64 million in August, 60.6% of total car sales
China's new energy vehicle sales reached 1.643 million units in August 2026, accounting for 60.6% of total car sales, according to the China Associati...