China Car Sales

China’s auto sales fall at fastest pace in nearly two years in January

Deals drop 19.5% from the year before to 1.4 million vehicles, the biggest decline since February 2024

Tesla was the first to offer a seven-year plan in China in January, prompting its rivals to introduce similar offerings with a down payment.

Automakers in China roll out longer-term financing plans to spur demand

Customers buying Dongfeng Nissan’s Sylphy Classic model will need to make a daily repayment of as low as 27 yuan over 8 years

A BYD car on display in Thailand.

As Thailand’s EV adoption grows, its automotive market wrestles with aftershocks 

China EVs have brought price wars, consumer uncertainty and infrastructure concerns 

Traffic flow at highway overpass in downtown Shanghai, China on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010

Photographer: Kevin Lee/Bloomberg News
CHINA CARS

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The top 10 manufacturers, brands and models of the world’s largest auto power

The construction machinery giants that grew fat off the China’s property bubble are looking for new markets to offset the downturn at home.
THE BOTTOM LINE

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Its construction industry may be struggling, but the nation’s heavy machinery giants are in global expansion mode

Farizon's SuperVan will be launched in Singapore on Feb 18 by distributor Hong Seh Motors.

China’s electric Farizon SuperVan makes Apac debut in Singapore

Offering from the Geely-owned commercial vehicle brand features technology normally found in passenger EVs

Nio notes in its business update that cumulative deliveries stand at 640,426 as at Nov 30.

Nio delivers 20,575 vehicles in November; marks 10th anniversary

15,493 vehicles are from Chinese EV maker’s flagship premium EV line, while 5,082 are from its family-oriented Onvo brand

Since April, Tesla has offered a financing plan with a zero-interest loan of up to five years to attract cautious buyers.

Tesla's China-made EV sales grows 3% year on year in August

This comes even as the country’s sales force is downsizing as part of the US company’s global layoffs

Chinese electric vehicles make up a big slice of the Latin American market, with 51 per cent of all sales.

Chinese cars make inroads in Latin America

CHILEAN truck driver Claudio Perez was dubious about his first purchase of a Chinese-made family car two years ago. But the price and quick delivery time convinced him, and now he is a convert.

Chinese electric car exports could weaken, following the European Commission's provisional import tariffs of up to 37.6 per cent on such vehicles.

China's car sales extend slide in June on lacklustre consumer demand

A vehicle inventory alert index rises 8 percentage points to an alarming 62.3% in June, spotlighting consumer demand weakness