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☆ GM's Wall Street vindication is happening as it outperforms its peers in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT — General Motors is proving it's a standout among automakers this year as it continues to consistently outperform Wall Street's earnings expectations and its competitors. For the most part, GM stock has traded in lockstep with Ford due to their histories and the cyclical nature of the automotive industry. Ford stock is off 10% as of Friday's close. Others, including Ferrari , which has been among Wall Street's top auto performers, are also trailing GM. Shares of GM under Barra, who started leading the automaker in January 2014, have been lackluster for investors for most of her tenure.

Persons: Mary Barra, Jeff Kowalsky, John Murphy, Wall, it's, Donald Trump, Elon Musk Organizations: General Motors Co, Bloomberg, Getty, DETROIT —, Detroit, Rivian, BofA Securities, GM, Ford Motor, Chrysler, General, Ford, Ferrari, Tesla, U.S, Trump . General Motors, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, Nissan, Barra Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, lockstep

☆ Auto giants launch a flurry of cheaper electric vehicles — taking the fight to China
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, beside a Citroen C5 Aircross Concept automobile at the Paris Motor Show in Paris, France, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. So, Citroen, Peugeot [and] Renault, they are all showing some smaller affordable models," Poliscanova said. The partly covered wheel of a BYD Co. electric vehicle at the Paris Motor Show in Paris, France, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. "This year in Europe, we did not have affordable models, so people are not buying those overpriced premium vehicles. Not that many full electric vehicles in Europe for less than that price," he added.

Persons: Carlos Tavares, Julia Poliscanova, Poliscanova, carmaker, Environment's Poliscanova, JATO, Denis Le Vot, CNBC's Charlotte Reed, Le Vot Organizations: Stellantis, Citroen, Paris, Bloomberg, Getty, Europe's, Transport & Environment, CNBC, Peugeot, Renault, carmaker Renault, Tech, Auto, Parc des, Chesnot, U.S, Beijing, Dacia, EV Locations: Paris, France, PARIS, Europe, China, Dacia, EVs, Parc, U.S

☆ 3 of China's Tesla rivals had a record month, putting pressure on Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese Tesla rivals Zeekr, Xpeng, and Li Auto announced record monthly deliveries this week. That puts pressure on Tesla, which is also expected to announce strong numbers on Wednesday. Elon Musk's automaker is facing fierce competition in China, with rivals rolling out their own cheap EVs. Advertisement3 of Tesla's Chinese EV rivals have had a very good month — and they've thrown down a gauntlet for Elon Musk. Chinese EV makers Li Auto, Zeekr, and Xpeng all announced record September deliveries this week, putting pressure on Tesla as it prepares to release its own numbers on Wednesday.

Persons: Zeekr, Elon, —, Elon Musk, Li Auto, Xpeng, Tesla, Li, catchup Organizations: Li Auto, Elon Musk's, Service, EV, Li, Wall Street, London Stock Exchange, Reuters Locations: China

☆ Tesla sales fall again as more automakers crowd electric vehicle market
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Tesla sales fell for the second straight quarter. In the fourth quarter BYD briefly passed Tesla in global EV sales. But the better-than-expected Tesla sales were enough to lift shares of Tesla (TSLA) by more than 9% in midday trading. The strong EV sales were balanced by a slight drop - about 0.3% - in sales of traditional gasoline powered cars. Toyota’s US EV sales soared even more, rising 301% to 11,600.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, —, BYD, CNN’s Laura He, Peter Valdes, Dapena Organizations: New, New York CNN, clamoring, Tesla, Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford, GM, EV, Blazer EV, Cadillac, Toyota Locations: New York, China, Europe, North America

☆ EU tariffs on EVs sting China but won’t halt BYD’s advance
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The impact on China’s EV makers will vary depending on the level of tariff and each company’s cost structure. “One critical issue for China is that the EU accounted for 38% of China’s EV exports in 2023,” Sebastian said. In February, nine government agencies, including the Commerce Ministry and the central bank, vowed to provide support to accelerate Chinese EV makers’ global push. Tesla prices to riseIn contrast to BYD, state-owned carmaker SAIC is in a “disastrous” situation facing 38.1% in additional tariffs, according to Sebastian. Soula said China could retaliate by imposing tariffs on some European goods such as luxury cars, premium brandies or airplane parts.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, BYD, Tesla, Gregor Sebastian, ”, ” Sebastian, Etienne Soula, It’s, Sebastian, Geely, Andrew Bergbaum, don’t, Soula Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, European Union, EV, China’s, Alliance, Democracy, German Marshall Fund of, Commerce Ministry, SAIC, Volvo, European Commission, UBS, EU Locations: China, Hong Kong, European, Europe, Beijing, Asia, Brazil, Turkey, United States, EU, America, Shanghai, Hungary, Italy, Spain

☆ Billionaire investor Ron Baron says Tesla stock has bottomed out and will 'go up huge' on the promise of more affordable vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaire investor Ron Baron told CNBC that Tesla is "going to go up huge." The stock has reached bottom after investors were unsure if the firm was scrapping plans for a low-cost model. "Oh, it's going to go up huge," he told CNBC on Wednesday. He also cited that Tesla could make a profit by eventually selling its full-self driving technology to other carmakers. Previously, Baron disclosed that he has made nearly 20 times its Tesla investment since buying the stock a decade prior.

Persons: Ron Baron, Tesla, Baron, —, Elon Musk, Musk Organizations: CNBC, Service, Baron Capital, Baron Partners Fund

☆ China has a problem with electric cars, and that's bad news for Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewBYD and Tesla both posted anemic first-quarter sales this week, serving up a reminder that demand for electric cars appears to be stalling around the world. China, the world's largest EV market, hasn't been immune to the slowdown. Goldstein said that's a sign he knows Tesla can't win the price war and remain profitable. Bloomberg reported that it recently reduced production to five days a week from 6 ½ days, in a sign of waning demand for its cars in China. AdvertisementIf China joins the US in loving EVs a little less, both Tesla and BYD could be in for a difficult 2024.

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☆ China has a problem with electric cars and that's bad news for Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewBYD and Tesla both posted anemic first-quarter sales this week, serving up a reminder that demand for electric cars appears to be stalling around the world. China, the world's largest EV market, hasn't been immune from the slowdown. Related storiesCEO Elon Musk appears to have backed away from the price cuts strategy this year, however. There are plenty of public charging stations — about 2.7 million as at the end of 2023, according to the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance. AdvertisementIf China joins the US in loving EVs a little less, both Tesla and BYD could be in for a difficult 2024.

Persons: —, Tesla, anemic, hasn't, That's, Seth Goldstein, Morningstar, BYD, Elon Musk, Goldstein Organizations: Service, Car Association, Bloomberg, Business, Tesla, China, Alliance, BYD Locations: China, Tesla's, Shanghai

☆ China-made vehicles will comprise a quarter of Europe's EV sales this year, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A BYD Co. Atto 3 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) on day two of the Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. China-made electric vehicles will make up more than a quarter of the EV sales in Europe this year, with the country's share increasing by over 5% from a year earlier, according to a new policy analysis. While most EVs sold in the EU are from Western brands such as Tesla, which manufactures and ships EVs from China, Chinese brands alone are set to account for 11% of the region's market in 2024. The findings come as the European Commission probes subsidies given to electric vehicle makers in China to determine if they unfairly undercut local companies. Non-Chinese brands that ship from China, such as Tesla and BMW, could be included in the ongoing subsidy investigation.

Persons: Tu Le Organizations: Geneva, European Federation for Transport, European Commission, BMW, Sino Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, China, Europe, France, Spain

☆ Why a small China-made EV has global auto execs and politicians on edge
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

The rise of BYD and other Chinese automakers led Tesla CEO Elon Musk in January to warn that Chinese automakers will "demolish" global rivals without trade barriers. Caresoft, an engineering benchmarking and consulting firm, has already torn down one China-built BYD Seagull and is preparing to do another. Michael Wayland / CNBCThe consulting firm tore apart the BYD Seagull piece by piece to benchmark the small EV against vehicles from other startups and traditional automakers. Its initial study of the BYD Seagull found it to be efficiently and simplistically designed, engineered and executed, but with unexpected quality and anticipated reliability. Growing concernsBYD's rise comes at a precarious time for global auto industry dynamics.

Persons: It's, Terry Woychowski, Warren Buffett, —, BYD, Tesla, Elon Musk, Caresoft Bernstein, Nissan, Michael Wayland, Caresoft, simplistically, Woychowski, Mathew Vachaparampil, CNBC BYD, Stellantis —, Donald Trump, Zach Gibson, Jennifer Granholm, Republican Sen, Marco Rubio, Trump, –, GM Dong, Tang, Marin Gjaja, Gjaja, Ford, you've, Evelyn Cheng, Dylan Butts Organizations: Shanghai International Automobile Industry, National Exhibition, Convention Center, Visual China, Getty, U.S, General Motors, Caresoft, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Overseas, Chevrolet, Nissan Leaf, Bolt, Chicago Federal Reserve, BYD, CNBC, Cox Automotive, Seagull, Tesla, Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor, Honda Motor, Hyundai, Kia, — GM, Ford, Chrysler, U.S ., Washington , D.C, Bloomberg, Republican, North American Free Trade, Republicans, Buick, SAIC, GM, GM Dong Yue Motors Co, Detroit Locations: Shanghai, LIVONIA, Mich, –, China, Europe, Latin America, Detroit, Texas, Germany, Japan, U.S, Livonia , Michigan, America, XPENG, Mexico, Thailand, Brazil, Indonesia, Hungary, Uzbekistan, ., Washington ,, United States, Marco Rubio of Florida, Yantai, Shandong Province

☆ Tesla rival BYD launches electric supercar that could take on Ferrari — for $233,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A BYD Co. Yangwang U9 electric vehicle in Shenzhen, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. BYD debuted its most expensive car on Sunday, a 1.68 million yuan ($233,450) high-performance fully-electric supercar pitted against luxury gas-guzzling options offered by rivals such as Ferrari NV and Lamborghini. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesChinese automaker BYD this weekend unveiled a new electric supercar that it says can hit speeds similar to high-end models produced by industry giants like Ferrari. The U9 supercar will be part of BYD's luxury brand Yangwang, which was only introduced last year and has launched two other vehicles. According to BYD, the U9 will be able to reach a top speed of 309.19 kilometers per hour, or 192.12 miles per hour.

Persons: BYD, Qilai Shen Organizations: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bloomberg, Getty Images Locations: Shenzhen, China

☆ A Chinese EV maker just revealed a 1,300 horsepower supercar
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —BYD is a Chinese carmaker that recently unseated Tesla as the world’s leading seller of electric vehicles. Its new all-electric Yangwang U9 has nearly 1,300 horspower and is designed to compete directly with Lamborghini and Ferrari. As an electric supercar, the Yangwang U9 combines power and performance similar to a 1,800-horsepower, $2 million Rimac Nevera, but in a package costing less than gasoline-powered cars from the famous Italian automakers. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has said that Chinese EV makers like BYD could “demolish” other automakers as the industry transitions to electric vehicles. ]”A rear view of the BYD Yangwang U9 electric car in Shenzhen, China, earlier this year.

Persons: Tesla, BYD, Elon Musk, ” Carlos Tavares, Stellantis, Qilai Shen, Stephan Winkelmann, CNN’s Shawn Feng Organizations: CNN, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Dolphin, Elon, Jeep, Fiat, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Chinese, Europe, New York, Shenzhen, China

☆ Tesla upgrades Model Y in China as BYD competition heats up
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Tesla Model Y is seen on a Tesla car lot in Austin, Texas, on May 31, 2023. The Tesla Model Y will come with Hardware 4.0 (HW 4.0) free of charge when a customer purchases the car. Tesla upgraded the self-driving hardware on the Model Y car it sells in China, Elon Musk's automaker said on WeChat on Thursday, as it looks to boost sales and fend off rising competition from domestic players. The U.S. EV maker also launched new red, gray and silver colors for the Model Y in China. Tesla has brought HW 4.0 to the Model S and Model X cars in some markets.

Persons: Tesla, Elon, Warren Buffett Organizations: Tesla, Beta, stoke Locations: Austin , Texas, China, WeChat, U.S

☆ Goldman Sachs loves these 4 global battery stocks — giving one more than 120% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As electric vehicle automakers like Tesla and BYD continue to make headlines, Goldman Sachs is watching the battery sector closely. Stocks with buy ratings Goldman's buy-rated stocks in the sector include South Korean companies LG Chem, Samsung SDI and LG Energy. It has a target price of 710,000 Korean Won ($530) on LG Chem and 800,000 Korean Won on Samsung SDI, representing potential upside of 81.6% and 123.2%, respectively. Meanwhile, It expects the price of LG Energy to hit 550,000 Korean Won in the next 12 months, representing 47.3% upside. The investment bank has a buy rating on the stock at 20.47 yuan ($2.84), giving it around 6.2% upside.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Nikhil Bhandari, Goldman, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: EV, LG Chem, Samsung SDI, LG Energy, Won, U.S, Gotion High Tech, Mast, Recycling, Gotion, Tech Locations: EU, 2025E, South, Korean, United States, Switzerland

☆ Why China poses a growing threat to the U.S. auto industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose company operates a large plant in China, has said Chinese automakers are the greatest competitors for his Texas-based company. "They were 26% [market share] a few years ago, up to more than 50% in 2022 and headed towards two-thirds by the end of the decade." Chinese companies have begun expanding into Mexico, Europe and elsewhere, Wakefield said. The EU believes Chinese EVs are undercutting the prices of local models by about 20% in the European market. The influx of Chinese EVs has spurred the European Union to launch into government support for the industry.

Persons: —, Carlos Tavares, Elon Musk, Tesla, Musk, BYD, Massimo Pinca, Reuters BYD, Kristin Dziczek, Mathew Vachaparampil, Bernstein, Eunice Lee, Mark Wakefield, Evelyn Cheng, hasn't, Wakefield, That's Organizations: GM, Shanghai International Automobile Industry, National Exhibition, Convention Center, Visual China, Getty, DETROIT, American, of, SAIC, Dongfeng, General Motors, U.S . Bureau, Analysis, America —, Chrysler, America's GM, Ford Motor, automakers, The New York Times, Economist, Reuters, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's, Caresoft, Overseas, Chicago, CNBC, European Union, EU, Union, Volvo, Karma, Ford, U.S, Buick, Lincoln Nautilus Locations: Shanghai, U.S, of China, Asia, Europe, China, Japan, Nio, Mexico, Korea, Germany, Beijing, Texas, Turin, Italy, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Detroit, AlixPartners, Russia, America

☆ Charlie Munger, the 'Oracle of Pasadena' who was Buffett's second-in-command
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chair Charlie Munger arrives to begin the company's annual meeting in Omaha May 4, 2013. EXPANDING BUFFETT'S HORIZONSMunger and Buffett did differ politically, with Munger being a Republican and Buffett a Democrat. Like Buffett, Munger was a fan of the famed economist Benjamin Graham. ORACLE OF PASADENAFans dubbed Buffett the "Oracle of Omaha," but Munger was held in equal esteem by his own followers, who branded him the "Oracle of Pasadena" after his adopted hometown in California. "I was raised by people who thought it was a moral duty to be as rational as you could possibly make yourself," Munger told Daily Journal shareholders in 2020.

Persons: Charlie Munger, Rick Wilking, Charles Munger, Warren Buffett's, Munger's, Buffett, Munger, Berkshire Hathaway, HORIZONS Munger, Santa Barbara, Warren, Benjamin Graham, Charlie, Ben Graham, Charles T, Kathy Kristof, Buffett's, Ernest . Buffett, Olson, Wheeler, Alice Schroeder, Nancy, Graham, Heinz, Todd Combs, Ted Weschler, Nancy Munger, Jonathan Stempel, Diane Craft, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, REUTERS, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Munger, CNBC, Buffett, HORIZONS, Republican, University of California, Berkshire, ORACLE, PASADENA, Oracle, Wesco Financial Corp, Daily Journal Corp, Daily, Los Angeles Times, University of Michigan, U.S . Army Air Corps, Harvard Law School, Tolles, Munger &, Omaha Club, BNSF, 3G Capital, Kraft Foods, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Omaha, California, Berkshire, Omaha , Nebraska, Vienna, Santa, Pasadena, Munger, TETE, Los Angeles, New York

☆ China EV maker BYD to build first Europe plant in Hungary -FAS
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies BYD Co Ltd FollowFRANKFURT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD (002594.SZ), plans to build its first European car factory in Hungary, a German newspaper reported on Saturday. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS), citing unnamed sources close to BYD, said the decision had already been made internally. A government website in Shenzhen, where BYD is headquartered, posted an article last month saying that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met BYD Chairman and President Wang Chuanfu on a visit to the company. BYD, contacted by Reuters, said that it was still looking for the right location and would make an announcement at the end of the year. Reporting by Brenda Goh, Jason Xue, Krisztina Than, and Tom Sims; editing by Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Viktor Orban, Wang Chuanfu, Brenda Goh, Jason Xue, Tom Sims, Jason Neely Organizations: BYD, FRANKFURT, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Hungary, BYD, Shenzhen, Hungarian

☆ Berkshire Hathaway sells $25.8 mln worth of shares in China's BYD
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHONG KONG, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company owned by Warren Buffett, has sold 820,500 Hong Kong-listed shares of electric vehicle maker BYD Co (002594.SZ) for HK$201.73 million ($25.78 million), a stock exchange filing showed. The sale on Oct. 25 lowered Berkshire's holdings in BYD's issued H-shares to 7.98% from 8.05%, the filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday showed. ($1 = 7.8238 Hong Kong dollars)Reporting by Twinnie Siu; Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ China EV maker BYD reports record quarterly profit of $1.42 bln in Q3
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BYD electric vehicles are seen at a BYD dealership in Brasilia, Brazil October 24, 2023. Net profit for the third quarter reached 10.41 billion yuan ($1.42 billion), a 82.2% increase from a year earlier, on a 38.5% rise in revenue to 162.2 billion yuan, BYD said in a market filing. It flagged earlier this month that third-quarter net profit could as much as double. That was a smaller increase than the second quarter when profit was up 145%. The third-quarter earnings was within its forecast range of between 9.55 billion yuan and 11.55 billion yuan.

Persons: Adriano Machado, BYD, Qiaoyi Li, Zhang Yan, Brenda Goh, Jamie Freed, Louise Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Brasilia, Brazil, Rights BEIJING, SHANGHAI

☆ China's electric vehicle giant BYD sees Q3 net profit as much as doubling
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People stand next to BYD Company vehicles, at the 2023 IAA Mobility auto show, in Munich, Germany, September 10, 2023. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies BYD Co Ltd FollowHONG KONG, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD (002594.SZ) on Tuesday said it expects third-quarter net profit to as much as double thanks to robust sales and effective cost control. The Shenzhen-based company forecasts net profit for the July to September period at between 9.55 billion yuan ($1.31 billion) and 11.55 billion yuan, an increase of 67% to 102% from a year earlier. "Despite the increasingly intensified competition in the automobile industry in the third quarter, the company continued to record profit," BYD said in the filing. Net profit in the nine months through September is expected to rise 120-142% year-on-year to between 20.50 billion yuan and 22.50 billion yuan, it said, up from a net profit of 9.31 billion yuan in the year ago period.

Persons: Angelika Warmuth, BYD, Twinnie Siu, Jan Harvey Organizations: BYD Company, REUTERS, BYD, Tashkent Municipal, Thomson Locations: Munich, Germany, HONG KONG, Shenzhen, Uzbekistan, Tashkent

☆ BYD says talk of leaked commercial secrets 'purely rumours'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People stand next to BYD Company vehicles, at the 2023 IAA Mobility auto show, in Munich, Germany, September 10, 2023. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies BYD Co Ltd FollowBEIJING, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Online discussions saying BYD workers leaked commercial secrets are purely rumours, the Chinese automaker said in a social media post on Friday. BYD also said the person responsible for spreading the rumour has been apprehended by police and that the firm plans to take legal action. In the statement, BYD posted screenshots of social media posts of the rumour which said an employee at the company's semiconductor foundry division had leaked a client's chip engineering drawing to U.S. politicians. BYD is the top-selling auto brand in China by sales in the first eight months of the year with pure electric and plug-in hybrid models.

Persons: Angelika Warmuth, BYD, Liz Lee, Jason Neely Organizations: BYD Company, REUTERS, BYD, Beijing, Thomson Locations: Munich, Germany, BEIJING, China

☆ China's BYD sets Dolphin EV price in Japan at 3.63 mln yen -website
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Visitors view a BYD Dolphin EV car at the 44th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies BYD Co Ltd FollowTOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - China's BYD (002594.SZ) has set the suggested retail pricing of its Dolphin electric vehicle in Japan at 3.63 million yen ($24,565.20), its website showed on Wednesday. The automaker had already announced earlier this month it would start selling the Dolphin as its second EV model in Japan, after launching a more expensive electric sports utility vehicle earlier this year. A long-range version of the Dolphin has a suggested retail pricing of 4.07 million yen, the company said. ($1 = 147.7700 yen)Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Athit, Daniel Leussink, Christopher Cushing Organizations: REUTERS, BYD, Thomson Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Japan, China

☆ Explainer: How France aims to discourage buying of Chinese EVs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

WHY IS FRANCE REVISING ITS EV BONUS ELIGIBILITY RULES? However, in the absence of cheap European-made EVs, a third of all incentives are going to consumers buying EVs made in China, a French finance ministry source said. Because Chinese industry generally relies heavily on coal-generated electricity, the criteria are likely to put the bonus out of Chinese carmakers' reach. But French car buyers will have to wait because Stellantis' (STLAM.MI) Slovakia-made e-C3 city car and Renault's (RENA.PA) France-made R5 are not due to hit the market until 2024. The model is currently one of the best-selling electric car's in France with the Tesla Y, Peugeot's e-208, Fiat's 500e, the Megane eTech and MG4.

Persons: Angelika Warmuth, EVs, Emmanuel Macron, Stellantis, MG4, Lorraine Morard, Luca De Meo, Tesla, BYD, Gilles Guillaume, Leigh Thomas, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Company, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, SAIC, P Global, Renault, Thomson Locations: Munich, Germany, France, China, Europe, FRANCE, French, Slovakia, Dacia Spring

Analysts said the probe could slow capacity expansion and the capital spending cycle of China's battery suppliers, although the move should not pose a big downside risk for Chinese EVs. Hong Kong shares of market leader BYD fell more than 3%. Nio and Geely declined to comment on the EU probe, while BYD, Xpeng and SAIC did not respond to requests for comment. GROWING MARKET SHAREEU officials believe Chinese EVs are undercutting the prices of local models by about 20% in the European market, piling pressure on European automakers to produce lower-cost electric vehicles. It accounted for 40.25% of EV exports from China between January and April 2023, up from 36.5% in 2022.

Persons: Angelika Warmuth, Ursula von der Leyen, BYD, CATL, der Leyen, Li Qiang, Cui Dongshu, EVs, Donny Kwok, Brenda Goh, Ryan Woo, Anne Marie Roantree, Tom Hogue, Jamie Freed Organizations: BYD Company, REUTERS, China, EV, European Commission, EU . European, Analysts, HK, Geely, SAIC, EU, Chamber of Commerce, China Passenger Car Association, Center, Strategic, Internal Studies, Volvo, Thomson Locations: Munich, Germany, Europe, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Xpeng, Shenzhen, SZ, China, Moscow, Russian, Ukraine, New Delhi, Brussels, U.S

☆ Chinese EVs are now seen posing a 'real threat' to Europe's auto industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChinese electric vehicles pose "a real threat" to the European car industry, according to Christian Kames, managing director at financial advisory firm Lazard. Kames spoke from the IAA Mobility Conference in Munich, where the number of Chinese companies has soared since the last event. watch nowThe increase in Chinese companies in attendance shows that these firms "really have the European market … as the next market they want to conquer," Kames said. European companies are 'ready to engage'European auto manufacturers are well aware of the competition brought about by Chinese companies, Christian Kames told CNBC. "[European carmakers] get it now, that the Chinese [automakers] are a real threat.

Persons: Christian Kames, Lazard, Kames, Warren Buffet, carmaker BYD, Xpeng, Brian Gu, Luca De Meo, Monday, De Meo, China's, Chris Reitermann, CNBC's Evelyn Cheng, Reitermann Organizations: Munich, Bloomberg, Getty, IAA, IAA Mobility, CNBC, UBS, Renault, Ogilvy Asia Pacific Locations: Munich, Germany, Asia, Europe, Hangzhou, China, Swiss, European, Greater China

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