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China’s car market posts record sales while profits down

China’s automobile sector posted record revenue of RMB 11.2 trillion ($1.6 trillion) in 2025, up 7.1% year-on-year, while profit growth failed to keep pace, sinking to a record monthly low of 1.8% in December 2025, dragging the full-year average to just 4.1%, reports Caixin. This is according to data released Tuesday by the China Passenger Car […]

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Driving towards new energy

China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) production jumped 25% to 16.52 million units in 2025, while output of internal combustion engine vehicles shrank 1% to 18.25 million. The as the automobile sector also posted record revenue of RMB 11.2 trillion ($1.6 trillion) in 2025, up 7.1% year-on-year, but profit margins were just 4.1%, well below the […]

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China’s energy storage firms see record overseas orders

Chinese energy storage firms secured a record 366 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of overseas orders in 2025, up 144% from a year earlier reports Caixin. This is reportedly driven by grid instability in Europe and favorable policy tailwinds in the US and Australia. The China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA), which released the figures Thursday, said more than half […]

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Construction starts on project to move clean energy from Tibet to southern China

China has begun construction on the southern section of the Tibet-Guangdong ultra-high-voltage power transmission line, reports South China Morning Post. The line aims to channel vast amounts of green energy generated from the Roof of the World to factory hubs along the country’s south coast. The project–which will transfer the equivalent of half the electricity produced […]

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China’s new-energy storage booms fades 

The expansion of China’s new-energy storage capacity saw a markedly slower pace of growth in 2025, reports Caixin, describing it as signaling a transition from a policy-fueled boom to a more mature phase driven by market dynamics and operational efficiency. While the sector remains on an upward track, growth cooled to double-digit rates after installations more […]