China’s Dongfeng Motor is in talks with an investor about producing passenger cars in Turkey, reports Reuters, citing the company’s Turkish distributor. Turkey, with annual sales of 1.4 million vehicles, is a relatively large market and has custom free trade with the EU. Car imports to Turkey from China are subject to extra taxes and Chinese […]
Category: Autos
Hesai Group, the world’s largest maker of vehicle “lidar” sensors, has struck a partnership with US chip giant Nvidia to help develop an autonomous driving platform, reports the South China Morning Post. The move comes as the Shanghai-based firm pushes its global expansion. Hesai said that its light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors–which use laser beams […]
Honda Motor said it will extend a production halt at three car plants in China by two weeks due to a semiconductor shortage, reports Reuters. This halt highlights persistent supply chain strains for Japan’s second-biggest automaker. The factories, run with Guangzhou Automobile Group had been set to restart operations on Monday but will now resume on […]
Xiaomi is raising its delivery target for electric vehicles (EVs) to 550,000 units in 2026 as the tech giant seeks to expand its revenue base, reports Caixin. The target, announced by founder Lei Jun is up 34% from last year’s sales of 410,000 cars. The goal shows Xiaomi’s confidence in the continued expansion of its EV […]
Lacklustre sales at the end of 2025 will bode ill for the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) domestic market this year, reports the South China Morning Post, with low-priced carmakers under pressure to offer further price cuts amid an adjusted trade-in subsidy mechanism. A bleak outlook could also prompt authorities to rein in a discount war as few assemblers […]