China urged the European Union to refrain from holding separate talks with specific automakers regarding the bloc’s anti-subsidy case involving Chinese electric vehicles, warning that such actions could undermine mutual trust, said the Ministry of Commerce on Monday. If the European side, while negotiating with the Chinese side, simultaneously conducts separate price commitment negotiations with…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled two of the company’s upcoming autonomous ‘Robotaxi’ or ‘Cybercab’ and the Robovan, at an event on the Warner Bros, Burbank lot on Oct 10, 2024. [Photo/VCG] Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said the electric vehicle maker will roll out driverless ride-hailing services to the public in California and Texas…
Passenger cars wait to be shipped in Ningde, Fujian province, for sale to various markets on Oct 10. WANG WANGWANG/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s stimulus package, which includes incentives for large-scale equipment renewals and consumer goods trade-ins, has helped to boost investment growth, unlock consumption potential, and better facilitate economic recovery amid domestic downward pressure, officials and…
LONDON – British Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said that the United Kingdom (UK) has no plans to follow the European Union’s (EU) decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports. Reynolds said that there had not been any complaints from the UK automative industry to the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), and he…
This aerial photo taken on Aug 20, 2022 shows the Tesla Gigafactory in the Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in East China’s Shanghai. [Photo/Xinhua] Multiple sources told China Daily that Tesla Inc has yet to receive regulatory approval from Chinese authorities to launch its full self-driving or FSD functions in…
Employees of BMW Brilliance Automotive work on the production line in Shenyang, Liaoning province, in May. The Shenyang plant is BMW Group’s largest production base in the world. CHINA DAILY German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on German automakers not to be afraid of competition from Chinese rivals, according to Reuters. “Some say that China…
Michael Arndt, head of FAW Audi Sales Co, presents the key to an Audi A6L to Frances Galatia Lanitou Williams, the ambassador of Cyprus to China, in Beijing on Oct 23, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] An Audi A6L, manufactured in Changchun, Jilin province, was handed over to the Cyprus Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday…
A BMW i5 is seen at the German premium carmaker’s R&D facility in Shenyang, Liaoning province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] BMW unveiled a joint research institute with Tsinghua University on Thursday, in the presence of the German carmaker’s chairman Oliver Zipse, who is on his third visit to China this year. The institute for sustainable…
A BMW i7 and a Mercedes EQS are seen at one of IONCHI’s first charging stations in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] IONCHI, an ultra-fast charging brand based in Beijing, launched its first seven public charging stations on Thursday following two weeks of trial operations. This marks a major milestone in the company’s mission to…
A visitor gets to grips with Nio’s cockpit in Shanghai in July. CHINA DAILY Smart cabins are becoming a must for new vehicles in China, especially electric ones, as carmakers vie to attract car buyers with better onboard user experience. Of the new vehicles sold in the first quarter, more than 67 percent featured cabins with…