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A view from inside a GWM ORA 03 electric car at the dealership in Wycombe, Britain, March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/file photo
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How China’s EV makers aim to beat legacy automakers in Europe

Chinese electric automakers BYD, Chery and GWM are preparing a fusillade of product launches in their most important export market.

FILE PHOTO: A staff member of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio drives a Nio car as he demonstrates to media about the operation of the new battery swapping station, at a delivery center of the company, in Nanxiang, Shanghai, China March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Analysis: China gears up to make a deal with Europe as EV tariffs loom

As a hike in Chinese EV tariffs across Europe looms, executives hope to strike a deal that will boost exports while letting carmakers...

FILE PHOTO: The BYD logo is displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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BYD launches new hybrid vehicle tech with lower fuel consumption

BYD launched its latest generation of plug-in hybrid technology that achieves a record low fuel consumption of 2.9 litres per 100km.

Koji Sato, chief executive of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. “An engine reborn.” That's how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans for a new lean compact motor that will cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Toyota announces ‘an engine born’ with biofuel

Toyota announced it would offer lean compact engines that also run on so-called green fuels like hydrogen and bioethanol.

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Brazil surpasses Belgium as top export market for Chinese EVs

Exports of pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars to Brazil soared 13-fold year-on-year to 40,163 units in April, according to Chinese data.

Tesla Model Y on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
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Tesla slashes Model Y production in Shanghai, data shows

Tesla has cut output of its best-selling Model Y electric car by a double-digit percentage number at its Shanghai plant since March

The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2020.  REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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Tesla doing damage-control, discounts for European fleet buyers

Tesla is working to appease some European leasing companies after repeated price cuts tanked their fleets’ value

File photo: Workers install a battery for a new electric vehicle model at Mitsubishi Motor Corp's factory in Kurashiki, Japan May 19, 2022.  REUTERS/Satoshi Sugiyama/File photo
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Japan and ASEAN plan joint strategy on auto production, EV foc

Japan and ASEAN plan to create joint strategy on automobile production and sales, to counter China's increasing presence in the EV market

FILE PHOTO: A giant logo of Volkswagen is pictured on the wall of its production facility in Wolfsburg, Germany, April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
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VW and Renault end talks to develop affordable EV, sources say

Volkswagen has walked away from talks with Renault to jointly develop an affordable electric version of the Twingo car

FILE PHOTO: XPENG Motors (Guangzou Xiaopeng Motors Technology) logo is seen in this illustration taken Jan. 16, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Xpeng says US tariffs on Chinese EV detrimental to meeting carbon neutrality

The overseas expansion is overshadowed by an anti-subsidy probe launched by the EU into EV imports from China, as well as U.S. tariff...

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