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VIDEO: I Drove China's Best Selling Car. It's Really Good

The Geely Xingyuan, or EX2, beat out BYD and Tesla for a reason. In China, I found out just how Geely did it.

InsideEVs

Christian Horner Comeback Gathers Pace as Former Red Bull Boss Weighs Possible Return to F1

Christian Horner's return to the F1 paddock at Silverstone fuels speculation about his comeback, with potential roles at Alpine and BYD being explored, though no official position is confirmed yet.

International Business Times UK

‘Did they get ChatGPT to name them?’ These new car brands have one big problem

DRIVESMART: In the latest DriveSmart newsletter, Steve Fowler discovers that naming a car is harder than it looks – as young drivers pass judgement on Lepas, Omoda, Jaecoo and a host of other new brands

The Independent UK

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After Driving Over 25 Chinese Cars, These Are The 6 I Would Buy

These six cars represent what I think are the best of what China has to offer. I wouldn’t mind seeing them in my driveway every day.

InsideEVs

The UK has almost 50 Chinese electric car models – these are the 10 most exciting

China now builds some of Britain's most talked-about electric cars and plug-in hybrids

The Independent UK

Sales surge: electric, hybrid cars drive vehicle record

Electric and hybrid vehicles made up almost half of all new cars sold in July as Australian motorists turned away from rising fuel prices.

AAP

Analysts Argue That Selling Its China Business Could Be a Big Negative for Tesla Stock. Here’s Why.

Analysts at RBC Capital reckon that Tesla should not sell its China business.

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Elon Musk Hurts Tesla More Than China Ties Hurt BYD, Survey Finds

A new European survey suggests the Tesla boss is a bigger liability to the automaker's reputation than BYD’s links to the Chinese state.

InsideEVs

BYD Claims Its New EV Can Go 683 Miles On A Charge—And Add Hundreds More In 5 Minutes

The Denza Z9S is billed as the world’s longest-range EV. The Lucid Air would like to have a word.

InsideEVs

Meet the Chinese and American brands targeting Audi, BMW and Mercedes buyers

DRIVESMART: In the latest DriveSmart newsletter, Steve Fowler unpacks the crowded new premium car market – and asks how much longer Audi, BMW and Mercedes can rely on the badge alone

The Independent UK

BYD Seal 6 Touring: Fotu-genic quality

CAR REVIEW: As Sean O’Grady has often been told down the years, beauty is in the eye of the beholder; that’s certainly the case with the latest estate arrival from China, which does everything well and nothing really badly

The Independent UK

Tata Tops Tesla: Indian EVs Are the World’s Most Efficient

Tata Sierra.ev and Mahindra BE 6 highlight how compact Indian crossovers achieve low Wh/mi on local cycles compared with larger US-market electric vehicles.

Motor1

Dongfeng Just Unveiled A 1.5 MW EV Charger To Take On BYD. And It’s Just Getting Started

Developed in-house, Dongfeng’s flagship EV charger can cater to a wide range of battery voltages, peaking at 1,000V.

InsideEVs

This Chinese Automaker Just Beat BYD With An EV Battery That Recharges In 8 Minutes

Hongqi says its experimental battery can add 60% charge in under four minutes with a peak charging rate of 12C, or 12 times the pack's capacity.

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Benzinga

Tesla's Optimus May Soon Have Company as China's BYD Confirms Its First Humanoid Robot Will Debut in August

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD Co. Ltd. (OTC:BYDDY) (OTC:BYDDF) reportedly confirmed on Tuesday that its first humanoid robot will formally debut in August at its Di Space experience venues, pushing the automaker into a robotics contest already drawing Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and other carmakers.

The Independent UK

Inside the deals bringing Chinese carmakers into Europe’s factories

DRIVESMART: In the latest DriveSmart newsletter, Steve Fowler unpacks Ford’s new deal with China’s Geely – and asks whether Europe’s carmakers are wheeling in their own Trojan Horse

The Independent UK

BYD Sealion 7 review: Testing the Chinese electric SUV on British roads

Independent Editor-in-Chief Geordie Greig is spending the next few months with BYD's range-topping Sealion 7 to find out whether China's fastest-growing car brand can really tempt drivers away from the established names.

Tom’s Hardware

AI memory shortage is now increasing the price of cars — GM warns of vast cost increases, BYD hikes driver assistance prices 20%

GM CFO Paul Jacobson says that the company's costs are expected to increase by $1.5 to $2 billion, primarily due to increasing memory chip costs. The move comes as the RAM shortage is affecting the automotive industry, right as cars are requiring more memory and storage due to infotainment and…

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Euronews

Hungary probes BYD deal after ex-minister joins carmaker, raising 'revolving door' concerns

As Hungary announced it would investigate subsidies given to the Chinese carmaker, Transparency International warned the hiring of an ex-minister who negotiated them could expose the state to Chinese corporate pressure.

InsideEVs

BYD Wants To Take the World's Fastest Car Record... From Itself

BYD's own Yangwang U9 Xtreme already holds the production car top speed record, but it's determined to beat that soon.

AAP

Robot dealership agents in EV maker's Australian pitch

Humanoid greeters in car dealerships and flying vehicles are among the latest pitches from a Chinese EV maker trying to crack the Australian market.

The Conversation

Chinese companies are taking over the EV market. What’s behind their meteoric rise?

If producing electric vehicles (EVs) was an Olympic sport, China would be dominating the medals podium.

The Independent UK

Hungary probes deal with China's BYD carmaker after ex-foreign minister takes job there

Hungary's government is investigating a major foreign investment by Chinese automaker BYD

Motor1

This Tiny Hatchback Is The Best-Selling Car In China. But How?

China's hottest EV isn't an SUV—it's an affordable hatchback that's outselling the Tesla Model Y.

InsideEVs

BYD Wants To Overtake Toyota, And It Says It Doesn't Need America To Do It

BYD wants to be the top-selling car company in the world within the next five years—with or without selling in the U.S.

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