Lei Kang

  • Ford offers up to $5,740 discount on Mustang Mach-E in China

    Ford is clearing out Mustang Mach-E inventory, and Chinese consumers have until April 30 to take advantage of the discount.

  • CATL takes over Chinese lithium miner to lock in more material supplies

    CATL's RMB 6.4 billion restructuring proposal was approved unanimously by lithium miner Sinuowei's creditors, according to local media.

  • Financially troubled WM Motor says it's pushing hard to resume production

    WM Motor will have more than 100 dealership stores in China gradually return to regular service, the company said.

  • Automakers in central China's Hubei offer hefty subsidies as sales pressure mounts

    Authorities in Hubei province have joined forces with local automakers this month to offer subsidies for car purchases of up to RMB 90,000 yuan ($13,000) for some models.

  • China's Feb retail sales of passenger NEVs up 32% from Jan to 438,000, preliminary CPCA data show

    China's new energy passenger vehicle penetration at retail in February was 32.1 percent, up 6.4 percentage points from 25.7 percent in January.

  • Overseas premiums likely to provide support for lithium prices in China, analysts say

    Overseas lithium prices are already at a 20 percent premium to Chinese prices, which is expected to provide support for lithium prices as the export window opens, analysts said.

  • Toyota bZ3 with BYD battery and motor starts accepting pre-orders in China with prices starting at $24,500

    The Toyota bZ3 is priced lower than the BYD Han EV in China, but higher than the BYD Destroyer 05.

  • Xiaomi's car project progresses beyond expectations, mass production set for H1 2024, CEO says

    Spy photos of what is suspected to be Xiaomi's first model have been circulating on Weibo recently, showing the exterior and some of the interior design of the model.

  • CATL's share in global EV battery market slips in Jan, BYD rises

    CATL's battery installations rose 6.5 percent year-on-year in January, below the industry's growth rate of 18.1 percent.

  • Nio Capital's portfolio firm Standard Robots closes new financing

    Standard Robots aims to use driverless, robotics and artificial intelligence technologies to create efficient and flexible logistics solutions to help manufacturing companies improve productivity.