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☆ Google to start manufacturing Pixel smartphones in India by next quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Google plans to starts producing its Pixel smartphones in India by the next quarter, according to a Nikkei Asia report on Thursday. The report also said Google will begin manufacturing Pixel 8 Pro phones in the April-June quarter, followed by the production of the Pixel 8 around the middle of 2024. Google will be competing with smartphone giants Apple and Samsung in India, as well as Chinese brands vivo and Xiaomi. "For 2023, India's smartphone market maintained stability with 148.6 million shipments overall, a minor drop of 2%," research firm Canalys said last month. Xiaomi continued its robust performance, claiming second place by shipping 7.2 million units.

Persons: Canalys, Xiaomi, Apple Organizations: Nikkei, Google, Apple, Samsung, Research Locations: India, Nikkei Asia, U.S, China

☆ AMD bets on AI-powered PCs as artificial intelligence race with Nvidia, Intel heats up
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2023 - Photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows the AMD logo at the 2023 ChinaJoy in Shanghai, China. U.S. chip giant Advanced Micro Devices is betting on AI PCs to take on rivals including Nvidia and Intel as the AI race heats up. "[The market for] AI PCs is going to continue to expand," said Victor Peng, president of AMD, in an exclusive interview with CNBC on Thursday. He added that the firm expects more adoption of AI PCs in the second half of the year. IDC expects the integration of AI capabilities into PCs to serve as a catalyst for upgrades, hitting shelves this year.

Persons: Victor Peng, Enrique Lores Organizations: Nvidia, Intel, AMD, CNBC, ChatGPT, HP, International Data Corporation, IDC Locations: SHANGHAI, CHINA, Shanghai, China . U.S

☆ Apple flexes its new No. 1 smartphone maker status and makes a rare move in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Apple became the world's largest smartphone maker in 2023 for the first time ever. Despite a rough start to 2024, we think the company can build on this momentum in the U.S. and China. Apple's frontrunner status was confirmed in separate industry research reports from International Data Corporation (IDC) on Monday and Canalys on Tuesday. To be sure, Apple's iPhone is facing intensified competition in China as domestic players like Huawei and Xiaomi have started offering high-end alternatives. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Apple, Canalys, Nabila Popal, Will Apple, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Eduardo Munoz Organizations: Samsung, International Data Corporation, IDC, IDC's, Huawei, Apple, Big Tech, Microsoft, Xiaomi, Apple Watch, CNBC Locations: U.S, China, India, New York

Signage for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. covers the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange November 11, 2015. Cloud competition from HuaweiAlibaba has been an industry leader in the cloud business. Alibaba in November blamed U.S. restrictions on chip sales to China for the decision to pull the cloud IPO. Alibaba said its cloud business revenue grew by just 2% year on year in the quarter ended Sept. 30. Those resellers were other companies that had acted as distributors or agents for Alibaba cloud and received commissions.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, It's, Alibaba, hasn't, they're, Duncan Clark, Clark, ”, Jack Ma, Brian Wong, Eddie Wu, Trudy Dai, Daniel Zhang, Yi Zhang, —, Alibaba's, Canalys, BDA's Clark Organizations: Alibaba Group Holding, New York Stock, Reuters, BDA, Alibaba Group, Alibaba, Duncan Clark BDA, Huawei Alibaba, Huawei, Tencent, “ Global Locations: Reuters BEIJING, U.S, China, Beijing, Alibaba

☆ AI boom fails to propel China's cloud market growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-27 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING — Excitement over artificial intelligence isn't yet fueling a boom in cloud services spending in mainland China. "The Chinese cloud services market remains conservative, relying heavily on government and state-owned enterprises to drive growth," tech market analysis firm Canalys said in a report Wednesday. Training AI models on the cloud, following a surge of interest in the potential of ChatGPT-like services, has been expected to drive the industry's growth. Alibaba 's cloud business, with the country's largest market share at 39%, reported just 2% year-on-year revenue growth in the quarter ended Sept. 30. Huawei, which isn't publicly traded and is the second largest cloud player, didn't separately state its cloud revenue for the third quarter, nor did Hong Kong-listed Tencent .

Persons: Canalys, isn't Organizations: Artificial Intelligence, Huawei Locations: Shanghai, BEIJING, China, Hong Kong

☆ Dell misses quarterly revenue estimates on slow PC market recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Harshita Mary Varghese | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company's client solutions group, which includes its consumer and enterprise personal computer business, posted revenue of $12.28 billion for the third quarter, a near 11% fall compared to a year earlier. However, Dell has more impact than its competitors due to the weakness in the business PC market, which is a core market (for the company)," said Mikako Kitagawa, analyst at Gartner. Dell's servers and networking business revenue was up 9% from the second quarter, fueled by customer interest in generative artificial intelligence, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke said. Revenue for the third quarter came in at $22.25 billion for Dell, missing estimates of $23 billion, according to LSEG data. The PC market is expected to bank on demand from AI boost, according to research firm Canalys, as it projects adoption of AI-capable PCs to accelerate from 2025 onward, with such devices accounting for around 60% of all PCs shipped in 2027.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, lockdowns, Dell, Mikako Kitagawa, Jeff Clarke, Harshita Mary Varghese, Maju Samuel Organizations: Dell, Dell Inc, REUTERS, UNITED STATES, Dell Technologies, Gartner, Nvidia, Revenue, Intel, AMD, Thomson Locations: New York

Bernstein named Taiwan Semiconductor a "best idea" for 2024, raising its price target on the stock. — Alex Harring 7:01 a.m. In addition to the best-pick honor, analyst Steve Scala has an outperform rating and $86 price target. Analyst Michael Lavery downgraded the stock to neutral from overweight and slashed his price target by $40 to $200. ET: Morgan Stanley hikes PDD price target, calls stock a top pick following earnings Morgan Stanley named Chinese e-commerce name PDD Holdings a top pick following its latest quarterly earnings report.

Persons: Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, LSEG, Bank of America's Tal Liani, Morgan Stanley's Hamza Fodderwala, Alex Harring, Craig Siegenthaler, Blackstone, That's, — Alex Harring, Ken Hoexter, Hoexter, TD Cowen, Steve Scala, Scala, Jefferies, John Colantuoni, bode, Colantuoni, Neil Beveridge, Josh Silverstein, Silverstein, JMP, Baldwin, Mitch Germain, Germain doesn't, Germain, Piper Sandler, Michael Lavery, Lavery, elasticities, HSY's, Hershey, Eddy Wang, Wang, Mark Li, Li, — Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Taiwan Semiconductor, Holdings, Wall, Bank of America, Bank of America's, KKR, Apollo Global Management, Pacific, Transport, AstraZeneca, pharma, Airbnb, Toyota, UBS, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Exxon Mobil's, Hershey, PDD, U.S, LSEG, Commerce, PDD's U.S, Apple, Huawei Locations: Tuesday's, Ivory Coast, Ghana, 4Q23, Taiwan, China

☆ Ex-Huawei handset maker Honor prepares IPO
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People walk near a sign for Honor Magic Vs phone, during the GSMA's 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSHENZHEN, China, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Handset maker Honor is preparing for an initial public offering, the company said on Wednesday, three years after it was sold by U.S. sanctions-hit Huawei Technologies. Honor was first in terms of handset shipments in China in the third quarter with 11.8 million units sold, and was the second biggest seller last year, research firm Canalys said. Huawei sold Honor to a consortium of more than 30 agents and dealers in November 2020 after the U.S restricted its access to technology essential to its handset business. Reporting by David Kirton Editing by Louise Heavens, Alexander Smith and Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Magic, Nacho, Canalys, David Kirton, Louise Heavens, Alexander Smith, Frances Kerry Organizations: Congress, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Huawei Technologies, Huawei, Counterpoint Research, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Rights SHENZHEN, China, Europe, U.S, Washington

☆ Xiaomi Q3 net income jumps on cost savings, revenue rises
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People check new products of Xiaomi ahead of the 2023 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 26, 2023. The company's sales for the period totalled 70.9 billion yuan ($9.83 billion), beating an average estimate of 70.2 billion yuan from 13 analysts polled by LSEG. Net income jumped by 183% from a year earlier to 6 billion yuan thanks to lower component costs and efficiencies across the business, compared to a consensus estimate of 4.6 billion yuan. Xiaomi, China's fifth-largest smartphone brand, shipped 9.1 million devices in China during the latest quarter, according to industry research firm Canalys. Though that was little changed from a year earlier, Xiaomi outperformed peers, with overall industry sales dropping 5% year on year, according to Canalys.

Persons: Nacho, Lu Weibing, Xiaomi, Xiaomi's Lu, Yelin, Brenda Goh, Jacqueline Wong, David Goodman, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Xiaomi Corp, HK, LSEG, BAIC, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Rights BEIJING, China, Beijing, Yelin Mo, Shanghai

The German auto giant isn't alone in its struggles, according to CNBC's analysis of 10 global car brands. While Volkswagen remains by far a giant in China's car market with around 3 million vehicles sold a year, the German brand hasn't gained much traction in the electric car space. In July, the company opted to invest about $700 million into Chinese electric car start-up Xpeng to jointly develop two cars for China. Toyota , which has struggled in the market transition to electric cars, is set for its worst year of overall China sales since 2020 with about 1.8 million vehicle sales, CNBC found. Tough competitionAlthough China's new energy market is growing quickly, competition is fierce, even for domestic brands.

Persons: Evelyn Cheng, Alvin Liu, Liu, Bernstein, BYD, Tesla, Nio Organizations: CNBC, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai, China Passenger Car Association, Toyota, Canalys, Honda, BYD, Tesla's, Plaid — Locations: Europe, China, North America, Evelyn Cheng BEIJING, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, German

☆ Lenovo posts another revenue decline as PC demand remains slow
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Josh Ye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

In May, Lenovo reported 14% revenue decline for the year through March, its first annual fall since 2019, following a pandemic-induced boom for electronics manufacturers. Worldwide PC shipments fell 7% in the second quarter of 2023, showed data from researcher Canalys. To help lift PC sales, Lenovo aims to release its first "AI PC" - or PC that can make use of artificial intelligence (AI) without the internet - in the second half of next year, said Chairman Yang Yuanqing. An employee gestures next to a Lenovo logo at Lenovo Tech World in Beijing, China November 15, 2019. Overall net income attributable to shareholders in the second fiscal quarter fell 60% to $249 million versus analysts' $235 million estimate.

Persons: Canalys, Yang Yuanqing, Yang, Jason Lee, it's, Josh Ye, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Lenovo Group, HK, LSEG, Lenovo, PC, Reuters, Lenovo Tech, REUTERS, Nvidia, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, Beijing, China, U.S, Hong Kong

☆ Apple supplier Foxconn posts surprise 11% jump in third-quarter profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ceng Shou Yi | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesApple iPhone supplier Foxconn, officially known as Hon Hai, on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit rose 11.27% from a year ago, beating analysts' expectations despite an ongoing consumer electronics slump. Foxconn reported a NT$38.75 billion net profit in the same period a year ago. watch now"Volumes declined year-on-year largely due to slower than expected recovery in consumer demand. Research firm Canalys said last week that the global smartphone market is seeing a slowdown in its decline. The ongoing electronics slump has badly impacted the global smartphone market.

Persons: Hai Group's, Ceng Shou Yi, Hai, Foxconn, Canalys, Amber Liu, Liu Organizations: Getty, Apple, Hai Technology Group, Counterpoint Research, Research, Huawei Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Mainland China

☆ China is 'absolutely booming' in this sector, says Standard Chartered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

China's economic recovery story has been a largely disappointing one, but the economic powerhouse is seeing stellar growth in one particular sector, said Standard Chartered's Bill Winters. While China's recovery is still "a bit bumpy," the country is also building is a more resilient, sustainable and stronger economy, he said. "Gradually decompressing the old economy sectors, and accelerating in the new economy sectors," Winters added. China boasts the world's largest EV market with 5.9 million units sold in 2022, capturing 59% of EVs sold globally, according to research from Canalys. Additionally, Counterpoint Research data showed that domestic brands make up 81% of the EV market — with BYD, Wuling, Chery, Changan and GAC among the top players.

Persons: Bill Winters, CNBC's Emily Tan, Winters, EVs Organizations: Global Financial, Investment, Research, Chery, Changan, GAC Locations: China

☆ India developers seek to cash in on soaring EV sales with residential chargers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ajose Koilparambil | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Electric Vehicle(EV) charging units are seen at a parking lot of Sobha city, a real estate property, in Gurugram, India, October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Acquire Licensing RightsNov 6 (Reuters) - More developers in India are putting electric vehicle chargers in parking slots of new developments, hoping to boost the value of the property and attract more buyers in a country where the charging infrastructure can't keep up with soaring EV sales. While EVs accounted for just 2.4% of India's vehicle sales in the first half of this year, EV sales grew 137% to 48,000 units during the same period, research firm Canalys says. The world's most populous nation is aiming to make EVs account for a third of total vehicle sales by 2030, but scarcity of public charging stations could derail these ambitions. Sobha has gone a step further and launched two residential projects in Bengaluru with EV charging facilities in all available parking slots.

Persons: Anushree, Canalys, Javed Shafiq Rao, Ravneet Phokela, Aby Jose Koilparambil, Dhanya Skariachan, Miyoung Kim Organizations: REUTERS, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Prestige, EV, Mahindra Lifespace, Brigade, DLF, Ather Energy, Survey, Thomson Locations: Gurugram, India, United States, Bengaluru, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh

A woman looks at a new iPhone 15 Pro and a Huawei Mate 60 Pro as Apple's new iPhone 15 officially goes on sale across China, at an Apple store in Shanghai, China September 22, 2023. Research firm Canalys estimated that overall smartphone sales in China fell 3% in July-September from a year earlier as consumers bought fewer smartphones as an economic recovery was choppy. On the other hand, analysts estimate that Huawei's China smartphone sales grew strongly in the quarter. Apple said on Thursday that its overall sales in China dipped 2.5% but it blamed tough Mac computer and iPad sales for that. Aggressive discounting on the iPhone 15 series in the run up to the annual Singles Day shopping festival by major Chinese online retailers is also encouraging demand.

Persons: Aly, Tim Cook, Apple, Cook, Canalys, Apple's, Huawei's, Yuvraj Malik, Bengaluru ， Stephen Nellis, Yelin, Arsheeya Bajwa, Harshita Varghese, Sayantani Ghosh, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Huawei, Apple, REUTERS, Huawei Technologies, Reuters, Research, HK, Taobao, Pro Max, Qualcomm, Thomson Locations: China, Shanghai, Bengaluru ，, San Francisco, Yelin Mo, Beijing, Bengaluru

☆ Apple hints at an AI-focused future and ‘scary fast’ upgrades
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Samantha Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The focus of the event, which featured the tagline “scary fast,” was Apple’s new custom-made M3 chips, the M3, M3 Pro and M3 Pro Max. The chips will ship with Apple’s latest MacBook Pro and iMac lineup. “This deep integration is something only Apple can deliver, and we never stop innovating.”At a time companies such as Microsoft, Google and Meta have openly discussed their plans for an AI future, Apple has been less forthcoming. Apple said it shipped about 26 million Macs in 2022, making up 9.1% of the overall market (up from 7.8% the year prior). At the same time, the overall PC market shipped about 292 million computers the same year, down 15% from the year before.

Persons: Tim Cook –, –, they’re, ” Cook, Apple, ”, Dipanjan Chatterjee, Forrester, “, Tim Cook, Chatterjee, David McQueen, ” McQueen, Kieren Jessop Organizations: CNN, Apple, Max, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Lenovo, Dell, HP, IDC Research, Apple Music, ABI Research, Intel, Qualcomm, AMD, NVIDIA, MacBook Locations: Cupertino , California, China

A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. Executives at both the companies talked up the stabilizing PC market on earnings calls this week and said they expected the integration of artificial intelligence to boost growth. "The arrival of the AI PC represents an inflection point in the PC industry," said Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. AMD boss Lisa Su said she "expected some growth going into 2024 as we think about sort of the AI PC cycle and some of the (Microsoft) Windows refresh cycles". Still, some investors see the lack of AI apps as a potential hurdle for their adoption.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Pat Gelsinger, Lisa Su, Justin Sumner, Canalys, Dave Egan, Arsheeya Bajwa, Akash Sriram, Chavi Mehta, Krishna Chandra Organizations: REUTERS, Intel, Devices, AMD, Microsoft, Voya Investment Management, Graphics, Columbia, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Chinese consumer stocks that analysts like for their global potential
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"We expect Miniso to report another strong quarter in 1QFY24," Jefferies analysts wrote in an Oct. 24 report. Xiaomi shares are up more than 20% so far this year despite a more than 10% slump in the broader Hong Kong stock market. "We believe good shipment momentum and resilient margins could support a strong 3Q23," the Morgan Stanley report said. The analysts have an overweight rating on Xiaomi shares with a 15 Hong Kong dollar price target — up 11% from Friday's close. Shares of Transsion, not covered in the Morgan Stanley report, are up nearly 70% so far this year.

Persons: Miniso, Jefferies, Xiaomi, Morgan Stanley, Canalys, Morgan, Andre Chang, Chang, —, JD.com —, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Hong Kong Locations: 1QFY24, China, New York, Hong Kong, Canalys, Friday's, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Africa, India, Morgan China

☆ China smartphone shipments fall 5% y/y in Q3 to 66.7 mln handsets -Canalys
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Smartphone shipments in China fell 5% year-on-year in the third quarter to 66.7 million handsets, research firm Canalys reported on Thursday. The Honor smartphone brand took first place by sales, while Huawei's market share rose, reaching that of leading manufacturers due to its new Mate 60 products, Canalys said. Reporting by Shanghai newsroom and Liz Lee; Editing by Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Canalys, Liz Lee, Jamie Freed Organizations: Shanghai, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, China

☆ Intel forecasts fourth-quarter revenue above expectations
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 26 (Reuters) - Intel (INTC.O) forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, optimistic of a healthy rebound in client orders for its chips after a several-quarters-long inventory buildup in the PC market eased. The company forecast adjusted current-quarter revenue in the range of about $14.6 billion to $15.6 billion, compared with an estimate of $14.35 billion, according to LSEG data. The company expects adjusted profit per share to be about 44 cents, beating an estimate of 32 cents. Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra EluriOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, chipmaker, Canalys, Chavi Mehta, Krishna Chandra Organizations: REUTERS, Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Thomson Locations: Santa Clara , California, Bengaluru

China's decision may escalate trade disputes globally and spur other countries to prioritize research into alternative sources and materials, industry executives said. "We see China's move as a potential catalyst to highlight the urgency of improving (U.S.) graphite supply," said John DeMaio, president of Graphex Group's (6128.HK) graphene division. It has graphite supply deals with Syrah Resources (SYR.AX) and is looking for other sources, DeMaio said. Synthetic graphite could account for nearly two-thirds of the EV battery anode market by 2025, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence estimates. Chief Operating Officer Hans Erik Vatne told Reuters recently that developing synthetic graphite production is costly, but that is the price to pay to reduce reliance on China.

Persons: Fabian Bimmer, John DeMaio, Graphex Group's, DeMaio, Tesla, Hans Erik Vatne, Rob Anstey, Alvin Liu, Akash Sriram, Ernest SCheyder, Nick Carey, Christina Amann, Marie Mannes, Gilles Guillaume, Ilona Wissenbach, Ben Klayman, Josie Kao Organizations: Volkswagen, REUTERS, Syrah Resources, Magnis Energy Technologies, Mineral Intelligence, Reuters, EVs, BMO Capital Markets, BMW, Volvo, Renault, General Motors, Ford, Thomson Locations: Salzgitter, Germany, China, Warren , Michigan, West, U.S, Europe, Oslo, Norway, Bengaluru, Houston, London, Berlin, Stockholm, Paris, Frankfurt

☆ PC demand is back, says Acer CEO who sees robust growth in the 'foreseeable future'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"We have seen the demand reach the bottom during about the May timeframe this year and ever since that, the demand has come back. For Q3, we have already seen year-to-year growth," chairman and CEO Jason Chen told CNBC's Emily Tan. Acer is the world's fifth-largest player in the PC market with a 6.4% market share, according to Canalys. But the boom in PC sales came to an end, when global PC shipments declined sharply in the first quarter of 2022. "PCs today, together with the display business, monitor business, is contributing about two-thirds of our business.

Persons: Jason Chen, Emily Tan, Chen Organizations: Lenovo, HP, Dell, Apple, Acer Locations: Taiwan, China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, India

☆ US electric-vehicle sales hit record high, Tesla loses market share - report
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company logo is pictured on a Tesla Model X electric vehicle in this picture illustration taken in Moscow, Russia July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 12 (Reuters) - Electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States jumped to more than 300,000 for the first time in the third quarter, but industry leader Tesla's market share slipped to the lowest on record, a report by Cox Automotive showed on Thursday. "Higher inventory levels, more product availability, and downward pricing pressure have helped spur continued linear growth of EV sales in the U.S. market," Cox said. The price war started by Tesla has brought average EV prices down to $50,683 in September, down from $52,212 in the prior month, Cox added. Reuters GraphicsTotal EV sales for the third quarter rose nearly 50% from a year ago, and accounted for a record 7.9% of total industry sales, the report showed.

Persons: Evgenia, Tesla's, Tesla, Cox, Canalys, Zaheer Kachwala, Devika Organizations: Tesla, REUTERS, Cox Automotive, Elon, Reuters, Rivian, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, United States, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Swedish EV maker Polestar's deliveries rise 50% in Q3
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Polestar Automotive Holding Uk Plc FollowOct 5 (Reuters) - Polestar Automotive Holding's deliveries of electric vehicles (EV) rose 50% in the third quarter from a year earlier, sending its shares up about 3% in premarket trading. The Swedish EV maker, however, reported a quarterly decline of 12% in deliveries to 13,900 units, compared with the second quarter, as high borrowing costs dent global demand for new vehicles. Globally, EV sales grew 49% to 6.2 million units in the first half of the year, a report by data analytics firm Canalys Research showed. Polestar Automotive, which is scheduled to announce its third-quarter results on Nov. 8, reiterated its tempered delivery forecast of 60,000-70,000 vehicles for the full year. The company expects to start deliveries of the Polestar 4 compact luxury crossover in China in the current quarter.

Persons: Arsheeya, Shweta Agarwal Organizations: REUTERS, Polestar Automotive, EV, Research, Polestar, Thomson Locations: Oslo, Norway, Victoria, Swedish, China, Bengaluru

☆ Apple CEO Tim Cook makes $41 mln from biggest stock sale in two years
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the 'Wonderlust' event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 4 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook made $41.5 million after taxes in his biggest share sale in two years, a U.S. securities filing showed. Cook sold 511,000 shares, which were worth about $87.8 million before accounting for taxes, according to the filing dated Tuesday. The Apple chief owns about 3.3 million shares, valued at about $565 million, following the sale, the filing showed. A report from research firm Canalys showed North American smartphone shipments were expected to fall 12% in 2023.

Persons: Tim Cook, Loren Elliott, Cook, Chavi Mehta, Akash Sriram, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, KeyBanc, Thomson Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S, United States, American, Bengaluru

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