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FILE PHOTO: A general view of BYD's new electric vehicle (EV) factory's construction site in Camacari, Brazil November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
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Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD construction site in Brazil

About 163 workers were found in slavery-like conditions at a construction site for carmaker BYD in Brazil's Bahia state, labor authorities said on...

Honda's electric vehicle (EV) e:NS2 is displayed at the Auto Shanghai show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Honda aims to double hybrid car sales by 2030 as ‘bridge’ to EV era

Honda plans to double hybrid car sales to 1.3 million annually by 2030, using hybrids as a bridge until EVs gain traction.

Chinese companies have been consolidating their position in the lesser-watched trucking scene (AFP)
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Chinese firms take on EV truck challenges

Electric trucks currently represent less than one percent of truck sales worldwide.

FILE PHOTO: A sign of battery manufacturer CATL is pictured at its booth the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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China’s CATL offers suppliers financial support to drive battery innovation

CATL has extended its leadership in EV batteries with a global market share of 36.8% in the first 10 months of the year.

FILE PHOTO: New cars, among them China-built electric vehicles of the company Xpeng, are seen parked in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Global EV sales hit third consecutive record high

China continued to lead sales growth, accounting for almost 70% of total EV sales in November.

A BYD YangWang U8 is displayed on media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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BYD on track to top 2024 sales goal and outsell Ford, Honda

BYD gains market share in China's fast-growing auto market, poised to exceed 4M annual sales, surpassing Ford and Honda in 2024.

FILE PHOTO: Visitors check a Polestar 1 hybrid vehicle displayed during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Analysis: China automakers pivot to hybrids for Europe to counter EV tariffs

The bloc's latest EV tariffs to protect its auto industry from a flood of cheap Chinese imports do not apply to hybrid cars.

FILE PHOTO: Makoto Uchida, President and CEO of Nissan, speaks during a press conference by Renault Group, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd and Mitsubishi Corporation in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo
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Nissan boss Uchida races to save the automaker – and his job

Uchida faces questions about the decline of a company that five years ago had the world's top EV model.

The GM logo is seen on the China Headquarters in Shanghai, China, August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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GM to take more than $5 billion in charges on China operations

GM's China division, once profitable, now loses money as local rivals, boosted by subsidies, outpace U.S. and European carmakers.

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