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CPCA expects China's Jul NEV retail at 860,000, penetration to rise further to 49.7%
China's passenger car retail sales fell in July from June, but the NEV market was bolstered by fast-growing sales of hybrid models, the CPCA said.
Honda to cut gas car capacity in China, 2 EV plants to start production within this year
Honda will reduce its gasoline vehicle production capacity in China by 290,000 units and expects two new EV plants to start production in September and November, respectively.
Changan's NEV unit Deepal launches global model S07, starting at $20,730 in China
The Deepal S07 SUV, available in EREV and BEV variants, replaces the S7 to better align with the company's global strategy.
Low-priced NEVs to benefit most from higher trade-in subsidies in China, says Deutsche Bank
BYD and Leapmotor will benefit the most, followed by Xpeng, Geely Auto, Changan, Great Wall Motor and GAC due to their relatively large exposure to low-priced vehicles, said Deutsche Bank.
China doubles subsidies to encourage consumers to replace old cars
Consumers can get a RMB 20,000 subsidy for scrapping an old car and buying an NEV, and a RMB 15,000 subsidy for buying a fuel car of 2.0 L or less, both doubled from previous levels.
China NEV retail at 461,000 in Jul 1-21, down 2% from same period last month
China's retail penetration of NEVs stood at 49.35 percent in the July 1-21 period, and 42.45 percent year-to-date.
Lexus seeks to build wholly-owned plant in China, starting with production of UX hybrid and 1 BEV, report says
The models will be sold in China and also to overseas markets such as Japan, according to local media.
GAC Aion launches updated Aion V SUV to target global markets
The updated Aion V is GAC Aion's first model to be built in both its China and Thailand factories, and GAC Aion said the model will be available in a battery swap-enabled variant in the future.
EU holds hearing on additional tariffs at SAIC's request
SAIC said in the hearing that the European Commission's anti-subsidy investigation involves commercially sensitive information and that there were errors in the determination of subsidies.
Beijing offers extra 20,000 EV quotas in 1st relaxation of car purchase policy since 2011
The 20,000 quotas are additional to the original 80,000 quotas and can only be used to purchase purely electric vehicles.
