BYD is building it first plant in Hungary, while Leapmotor will use a Stellantis factory in Poland, as Chery eyes production in Spain and possibly Italy; Great Wall, SAIC and Dongfeng are also assessing opportunities

China sat out of the global risk rally after a group of Republican lawmakers said battery companies CATL and Gotion should be banned from shipping goods to the US

Lawmakers say the US should ban imports from the battery-makers because their supply chains are linked to Xinjiang and 'deeply compromised'

China's exports saw yearly growth in May, with a better yuan exchange rate and firms shipping early ahead of tariff increases in foreign markets

The clean energy sector was the biggest driver of China’s economic growth in 2023, contributing 40% of its expansion

US electric vehicle maker plans to register the latest software and may sell it as a monthly subscription to users of its cars in China

Solid-state batteries hold the promise of improved safety, a longer lifespan and faster charging compared with conventional lithium-ion batteries, but mass adoption remains some way off

Chinese carmakers' tactics to break into Europe include making cars in the EU, sponsoring events to raise brand awareness, setting up dealership networks, plus service-and-repair operations

Plug-in hybrids priced from 79,800 yuan ($11,014) have made up the bulk of BYD's sales in the past three years

Americans are warming to electric vehicles and analysts are predicting "widespread EV adoption", plus thousands of jobs in some states from billions of investments

Analysts say China is using carrots and sticks to convince key European states to push back against hefty tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Chinese exports of pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars to Brazil soared 13-fold year-on-year partly due to a drop in shipments to EU on the back of an ongoing anti-subsidy probe