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Geely extends lead over BYD with biggest sales gap since 2022

Carmakers are rolling out ultra-long-term financing programmes

Many domestic EV-makers have managed to shorten their R&D cycles for new cars to under two years, a production line manager at a carmaker told Caixin.

Chinese automakers’ need for speed comes with a price

Chinese regulators have taken notice of the drawbacks of short R&D cycles

BYD’s Hong Kong-listed shares dropped 7.8 per cent to HK$90.10, the lowest level since Feb 3, 2025.

BYD leads Chinese automaker sell-off on weakening sales

The sell-off highlights rising investor concern that China’s carmakers face a prolonged slowdown

Volkswagen’s two JVs in China held a combined 10.9% share in terms of retail sales, down from 12.2% in 2024.

Volkswagen drops to third in China sales as fast-growing Geely Auto pips it

Legacy foreign carmakers such as Volkswagen have ceded share to Chinese rivals due to a slower shift to EVs

Even in countries that welcome Chinese investment, Geely has preferred partnering with local automakers to jointly operate or upgrade existing facilities.

Chinese carmakers shift to ‘asset-light’ models in overseas expansion

The technology-for-equity deal is designed around deep operational integration

Ecarx has built research and development centres in Stuttgart, Gothenburg and London, and set up an engineering centre in Sao Paulo, Shen Ziyu says.

Geely-linked car electronics maker eager to shed Chinese roots

Ecarx’s initial plans for overseas expansion relied largely on exports from China

The company is ramping up expansion into other markets where it has formed a joint venture with Renault to make cars for the South American market.

Geely profit climbs despite competition, regulatory scrutiny

While momentum at home is strong, the company’s exports are under pressure from plummeting sales in Russia

China is the world’s biggest car market and accounts for more than half of global EV sales, which in Rho Motion’s data include battery-EVs and plug-in hybrids.

Global EV sales growth slows to 15% in August, research firm says

Growth in other markets has partially made up for the China weakness

BYD and Tesla are dealing with the sudden rise of new entrants such as tech giant Xiaomi, while automakers are releasing new models in a drive to win share.

Chinese carmakers resist Beijing’s call to end brutal price war

Foreign automakers in China, at least, appear to be taking more heed