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China said it plans to sue the European Union after the bloc cracked down on its EV giants. The EU imposed sweeping tariffs on Chinese EV companies, including BYD, last week. The measures have raised fears that China might retaliate by slapping its own tariffs on European automakers. The EU voted to impose sweeping tariffs on Chinese EV companies like BYD in October. Advertisement"With this in mind, the Commission takes note of the request for WTO consultations lodged by China.
Persons: , Xpeng Organizations: European Union, EV, Service, World Trade Organisation, EU, WTO, Business, Commission, Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes Locations: China, European, Europe, Hungary, Turkey
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  + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. European manufacturers are trying to claw back some of the market share of electric vehicles from their Chinese competitors. AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City.
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China's EV giants left their European rivals in the dust at the continent's biggest auto show. AdvertisementAutomakers flocked to Paris for Europe's largest motor show this week — and China's EV giants were the star attraction. The booth of Chinese EV firm Xpeng was dominated by the company's flying car prototype, which hung from the ceiling. European automakers despairAmong the local automakers at the event, the atmosphere was less positive. Leapmotor CEO Zhu Jiangming and Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares unveil the Leapmotor B10 at the Paris Motor Show.
Persons: Leapmotor, , Xpeng, Xiaopeng, Brian Gu, Gu, Oliver Zipse, Luca de Meo, Zhu Jiangming, Carlos Tavares, MAGALI COHEN, Hans Lucas, Ram, Tavares, " Tavares Organizations: EV, Paris, Service, European Union, BYD, Business, BMW, Renault, Leapmotor, Getty, Jeep, Fiat Locations: Paris, Europe, China
European car CEOs criticize EU tariffs on Chinese EVs, urging learning from rivals. AdvertisementEuropean car bosses have a solution to the Chinese EV invasion — if you can't beat them, at least learn from them. In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, de Meo declined to comment on the EU's prospective tariffs on Chinese automakers. Stellantis has partnered with Chinese EV firm Leapmotor, which has given it exclusive rights to sell Leapmotor's EVs outside of China. "We need to understand where the Chinese automakers are strong, and through our investment in Leapmotor we have a perfect transparent understanding of what makes the difference.
Persons: , Stellantis, Oliver Zipse, BYD, Luca de Meo, de Meo, Henry Ford, Carlos Tavares, Tavares Organizations: Leapmotor, Service, Paris, BMW, European Union, Mercedes, EU, Renault, Fiat, Citroen, Bloomberg, EV, Jeep, Business Locations: China, Europe, Germany, Paris, United States, Leapmotor
Stellantis is struggling. Here's why
  + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Robert Ferris | In | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
American car brands Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler are struggling under their new owner. The European-American giant Stellantis is the world's fifth-largest automaker by volume, according to S&P Global Mobility. But Stellantis did better than that. 2023 was a banner year: record sales, record profits, record free cash flow. Out of all brands in the U.S., Stellantis vehicles have some of the highest inventories of vehicles on dealer lots, according to Cox Automotive.
Persons: Daniel Roeska, Bernstein, Stellantis, Stephanie Brinley, Carlos Taveres, Roeska Organizations: Dodge, Chrysler, P Global Mobility, Groupe PSA, Italian Fiat Chrysler, Products, Jeep, RBC Capital, Cox Automotive, United Auto Workers Locations: Italian, North America, U.S, America, China
Rows of new energy vehicles are parked at Changan Automobile's vehicle distribution center in Chongqing, China, on January 14, 2024. Shares of Chinese automakers climbed Tuesday, shrugging off a U.S. government proposal to ban certain types of vehicles equipped with car parts from China and Russia, amid a broad rally after Beijing announced policy easing. The Joe Biden administration has cited national security risks for its latest measure aimed at curbing Chinese auto industry's influence and reach in the U.S."Cars today have cameras, microphones, GPS tracking, and other technologies connected to the internet. U.S. proposal to ban Chinese auto parts may not have a direct negative impact on the Chinese auto industry as the sales volume of Chinese auto exports to the U.S. markets are "very small" and limited, Wu said. Additionally, Chinese parts companies have already set up factories in South America, which can be exported directly to U.S. markets under the U.S.-Mexico Tariff Agreement, he added.
Persons: shrugging, Li, Nio, Leapmotor, Joe Biden, Gina Raimondo, Ivan Wu, Pan Gongsheng, Wu Organizations: Beijing, Guotai, People's Bank of China Gov, U.S, China Automobile Dealers Association Locations: Chongqing, China, U.S, Russia, Hong Kong, South America, Mexico
London CNN —Foreign automakers have dominated China’s car market for decades, selling millions of vehicles and raking in enormous profits. Ford (F) and General Motors (GM) are also among firms seeing sales and market share vanish in China as local consumers spurn overseas brands to buy Chinese instead. The American automaker’s sales in China have halved from a peak of above 4 million in 2017 to 2.1 million last year. Last year, BYD sold a record 3.02 million vehicles globally, including plug-in hybrids, up 62% from 2022. Months later, Stellantis (STLA), which makes Citroen, Fiat, and Peugeot cars, bought a 20% stake in Chinese EV maker Leapmotor for about €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion).
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CEO of auto giant Stellantis Carlos Tavares speaks to journalists during a joint media event by Stellantis and Leapmotor in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province on May 14, 2024. DETROIT – Automaker Stellantis plans to once again reduce its U.S. employee headcount through a broad voluntary buyout, as the company attempts to reduce costs and boost profits. The company, which reported disappointing first-half results last week, said if not enough employees participate in the buyout program, involuntary terminations could follow. Stellantis confirmed the buyout program, which was first by Automotive News, early Tuesday afternoon. Stellantis last conducted a voluntary buyout program in November, offering the deals to roughly half of its U.S. white-collar employees.
Persons: Carlos Tavares, headcount, Stellantis, excessiveness, Tavares Organizations: DETROIT –, U.S, Automotive News, Fiat Chrysler, France's PSA Groupe, CNBC Locations: Leapmotor, Hangzhou, China's Zhejiang province, Italy
(Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Shares of major Chinese electric vehicle companies dropped Wednesday after U.S. giant Tesla 's earnings fell short of analysts' estimates and General Motors delayed its EV plans. EV hype has been dwindling, as automakers from Tesla to General Motors scale back or delay their EV plans. Tesla shares closed 2.04% lower. Separately, General Motors on Tuesday said it was delaying further a second U.S. electric truck plant and the Buick brand's first EV. Investors were spooked by the pullbacks in growth businesses and General Motors' shares closed 6.42% lower on Tuesday despite solid financial results.
Persons: Tesla, Xpeng, Nio, Li Auto, Elon Musk, Musk Organizations: 21st Changchun International Automobile, Getty, U.S, General Motors, EV, Zhejiang Leapmotor, SAIC, Motors, Buick, Investors Locations: Changchun, Jilin province, China, Hong Kong, BYD, Zhejiang, U.S, Xpeng
Chinese carmakers accounted for 88% of the EV market in Brazil and 70% in Thailand in Q1, according to ABI Research figures. The EV markets in many of these countries are small now, but they're growing rapidly. This is because Chinese automakers are known for their ability to build electric cars for less than their foreign competitors. Australian Senator and shadow cyber-security minister James Paterson said earlier this year that Chinese EVs pose a growing cybersecurity risk. "India is still a little wary of the Chinese market," said Dylan Khoo, an analyst at ABI Research.
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Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor on April 1, 2024 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. The additional tariffs are the result of an EU probe that began in October. Main Chinese BEV producer BYD was struck with a 17.4% tariff, with Geely slapped with a 20% duty. "We strongly oppose the use of increased tariffs as a strategy to obstruct the normal global trade of electric vehicles. watch nowGlobal EV trade tensions
Persons: Shi Kuanbing, Valdis Dombrovskis, Dombrovskis, BEV, BYD, Geely, Elon Musk's Tesla, Tesla, Nio Organizations: Visual China, Getty, Union, EV, European Commission, EU, CNBC, China's Ministry of Commerce, Google, World Trade Organization, SAIC, Global Locations: Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, Europe, Shanghai
Massimo Pinca | ReutersDETROIT – Since spearheading a merger to create Stellantis in 2021, CEO Carlos Tavares has been on a cost-cutting mission. "We are not in the race to transition to EVs, but in a race to cut cost on EVs," Tavares said in late May during a Bernstein investor conference. The cuts are part of Stellantis' strategic plan to increase profits and double revenue to 300 billion euros by 2030. Executives on Thursday will outline developments across Stellantis' regions and businesses, including its capital and operational disciplines, according to Stellantis CFO Natalie Knight. "The share price reaction to the [capital markets day] will likely be driven by how these short-term concerns are addressed.
Persons: Carlos Tavares, Massimo Pinca, Tavares, " Tavares, Stellantis, Ned Curic, EVs, I've, Natalie Knight, David Dee Delgado, Ram, China's, Patrick Hummel Organizations: Reuters DETROIT, Atlantic, PSA Groupe, Fiat Chrysler, Ram, CNBC, Amazon, New York, Auto, Reuters, Cox Automotive, UBS, GM, Ford Locations: Turin, Italy, U.S, Auburn Hills , Michigan, Manhattan , New York, China
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Meme stocks — Meme stocks roared for a second day with GameStop surging more than 65% and AMC popping over 70%. AMC's Tuesday rally came even after the movie theater said it completed a $250 million stock sale during Monday's wild trading. Sony — U.S.-listed shares jumped 5.3% after quarterly revenue came in at 3.5 trillion yen, topping the consensus expectation of 2.89 trillion yen from analysts polled by LSEG. On Holding — The shoe maker jumped 16% after first-quarter earnings came in well ahead of analysts' expectations. Boston Beer Company — Shares added 1% after the beer brewer was upgraded by Jefferies to buy from hold.
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That's due, in part, to new American tariffs on China-made EVs, Tavares said, citing among other reasons as well. The Biden administration on Tuesday announced stiff new tariff rates on billions' worth of Chinese imports, including quadrupling tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles, from 25% to 100%. The joint venture's expansion plans include at least six EVs by 2027, according to a presentation by Stellantis and Leapmotor. The announcement comes amid increasing geopolitical tensions surrounding China-made electric vehicles in the U.S., Europe and other regions. Many in and around the automotive industry fear the less-expensive, China-made vehicles will flood the markets, undercutting domestic-produced EVs.
Persons: Carlos Tavares, Zhu Jiangming, EVs, Tavares, Biden, " Tavares, Stellantis Organizations: Stellantis, Leapmotor, Europe —, Asia Pacific Locations: China, Europe, Europe — France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Greece, Romania, East, Africa, India, Asia, South America, U.S, Hangzhou
China was once a profit engine for GM, and its top sales market from 2010 to 2023. GM revealed several vehicles last week in China, including plug-in hybrid versions of its Buick GL8 minivan, a best-seller in China, and the Chevrolet Equinox crossover. "We think clearly that market has shifted and the landscape has shifted … with the capability of the Chinese [automakers]," Barra said. But it has had to aggressively cut prices to compete against Chinese automakers such ay BYD, Nio and others. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares earlier this year called Chinese automakers his company's "No.
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Investment analysts are coalescing around a few potential winners in China's car market after a 10-day auto show in Beijing put the ferocious competition on full display. "This year, we notice[d] a meaningful amount of foreign visitors who are Chinese brands' overseas dealers or importers," JPMorgan analysts said. Open to the public After two days of restricting access only to business and media, the Beijing auto show opened to the general public. Jefferies' analysts estimate the policy could boost China's passenger vehicle sales by 1 million units this year, evenly split between electric and gas-powered models. The analysts highlighted their Chinese car stock picks as Leapmotor, Geely and BYD, all rated buy and listed in Hong Kong.
Persons: Nick Lai, BYD, Tesla, hasn't, Elon Musk, Nezha, Asensing, Zhang Haizhou, Morgan, Lei Jun, Xiaomi, Jefferies, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Leapmotor, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Asia Pacific, JPMorgan, Porsche, Apple Vision, Brands, Mazda, Auto, Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific, EV, Bank of America, Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Volkswagen, VW, Toyota Locations: Beijing, China, Asia, Europe, Nio, Zhejiang, Hong Kong
A gong inside the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. China Vanke's subsidiary Onewo and EV maker Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology began trading on the Hong Kong market on Thursday. Asia-Pacific markets rose on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains ahead of key U.S. employment data. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect to see 240,000 job gains in the U.S. April nonfarm payrolls report due Friday at 0830a.m. Stock markets in Japan and mainland China were shut for public holidays.
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While consumer interest is improving, the "wait for a better price" sentiment continues to constrain sales volumes for EV makers, Ding said. watch nowAt least 30% of China's entire auto market is made up of electric vehicles, with most of those EVs coming from homegrown brands. Hong Kong-listed shares of Li Auto fell 3.9%, while Nio shares dropped 3.6% and Xpeng was down 1.8%. BYD shares were up 0.4%. Despite price cuts announced earlier, Tesla still lost market share in China in January, mainly in the large cities, according to Morgan Stanley.
Persons: Tesla, Yuqian Ding, Ding, Xpeng, Morgan Stanley, Li, Li Auto, SCMP, Zhu Jiangming, Nio, BYD, Bernstein Organizations: Getty, HSBC Qianhai, CNBC, Li Auto, China Morning, Reuters Locations: Hong Kong, China, Stellantis
"We expect competition within the domestic market to remain intense and put pressure on pricing and profitability," Bernstein analysts said in a report on China's EV industry earlier this month. Morgan Stanley also highlighted competitions concerns in its note on Wednesday: "Investors remain cautious as China's auto market has had a volatile start to the year as competition and macro uncertainties persist." In mainland China, passenger EV sales growth fell to 28% in the third quarter of 2023, from 108% in the same period a year earlier, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers data quoted by Fitch Ratings. The growth slowdown will deepen in 2024, according to Fitch Ratings. "We expect China's domestic passenger car demand to increase modestly in 2024 to nearly 22 million units amid economic uncertainty," said Fitch Ratings.
Persons: Li Auto, Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, Fitch Organizations: Shanghai International Automobile Industry, National Exhibition, Convention Center, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Fitch Locations: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Nio, BYD, Zhejiang, China
Robotic arms assemble cars in the production line for Leapmotor's electric vehicles at a factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China, April 26, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Nov 29 (Reuters) - China's manufacturing activity likely contracted for a second consecutive month in November, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, keeping alive calls for further stimulus measures as factory owners struggle for orders both at home and abroad. A flurry of policy support measures has had only a modest effect, raising pressure on authorities to roll out more stimulus. The private Caixin factory survey will be issued on Friday, and analysts expect its reading to edge up to 49.8 from 49.5 in October. Reporting by Joe Cash; Polling by Susobhan Sarkar and Devayani Sathyan in Bangalore; Editing by Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Joe Cash, Susobhan Sarkar, Devayani, Kim Coghill Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, PMI, Thomson Locations: Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China, Rights BEIJING, Japan, Bangalore
A Li L7 electric SUV by Li Auto is displayed at the Auto Shanghai show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2023. One-third of total vehicle sales by Toyota, the world's top-selling automaker, are already hybrids and the company reported a 34% surge in hybrid sales in the six months to end-September, outpacing 9% growth in overall revenue. Sales of HEVs in China, which Toyota still dominates with four top-selling models, tumbled 15%, while gasoline car sales dropped 11%, underscoring potential challenges facing foreign automakers. But it was a failed trial, with sales of just over 4,000 units, and GM in 2020 halted sales. BYD is expanding PHEV sales overseas, offering Han, Qin and Song lineups in Latin America, which has less charging infrastructure.
Persons: Li Auto, Aly, Xu Min, Yale Zhang, BYD, Li, Han, Qin, Stellantis, Leapmotor, Xu, Bill Russo, Zhang Yan, Brenda Goh, Miyoung Kim, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Li, Auto, REUTERS, Rights, Toyota, Honda, Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Institute, Intelligent, Reuters, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, HK, Automotive Foresight, Reuters Graphics, Prius, General Motors, Buick, GM, Li Auto, Jiao Tong University, HEVs, Thomson Locations: Auto Shanghai, Shanghai, China, Europe, U.S, outpacing, United States, Shanghai Jiao, Reuters Graphics CHINA, America, Leapmotor, North America
At least Zeekr benefits from having a powerful parent, Geely Automobile, which is part of China’s largest privately owned auto group Zhejiang Geely. But Geely Automobile, which will maintain control of the business after the IPO, has a market capitalisation of only $12.3 billion. The company, owned by Chinese automaker Geely Automobile, hopes to use funds raised to expand its product line. The company reported a net loss of 3.9 billion yuan ($534 million) for the six months to the end of June 2023, compared with a 3.1 billion yuan loss a year earlier. Revenue grew by 136% to 21 billion yuan, with 13.2 billion yuan of that total coming from vehicle sales.
Persons: Zeekr, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Antony Currie, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, U.S, Geely Automobile, HK, Graphics, European Union, Zhejiang, Investors, Revenue, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, New York, Beijing, Washington, Brussels, China, U.S, Europe, China’s, Hong Kong
[1/2] FILE PHOTO: Robotic arms assemble cars in the production line for Leapmotor's electric vehicles at a factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China, April 26, 2023. Retail sales, a gauge of consumption, rose 7.6% in October, quickening from a 5.5% gain in September and hitting the fastest growth since May. Analysts had expected retail sales to grow 7.0% due to the low base effect in 2022 when COVID curbs disrupted consumers and businesses. The PBOC has cut banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) twice this year to free up liquidity to aid the economic recovery. Fixed asset investment expanded 2.9% in the first 10 months from the same period a year earlier, versus expectations for a 3.1% rise.
Persons: Xing Zhaopeng, Albee Zhang, Liangping Gao, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, National Bureau of Statistics, Analysts, ANZ, People's Bank of China, Bloomberg, Thomson Locations: Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China, Rights BEIJING, quickening
Hong Kong Street Scene, Mongkok District with busses Nikada | E+ | Getty ImagesHong Kong's initial public listing market remains in a slump, even as analysts predicted a market rebound in the second half of the year. "The Hong Kong market has not recovered as much as we would like," Irene Chu, partner at KPMG China, told CNBC. In the first three quarters of the year, the Hong Kong IPO market concluded 44 listings, and raised 24.6 billion Hong Kong dollars ($3.14 billion), according to KPMG. Hong Kong's stock market was among the worst performing last year, shedding 15% in 2022 for its third-straight year of declines. "The Hong Kong stock market remained weak in Q3 2023, as did stock valuations, because of macroeconomic developments, in particular around U.S. interest rate hikes.
Persons: Irene Chu, Hong, Ringo Choi, EY, Zhejiang Leapmotor, Arun George, It's, Chu Organizations: Hong, KPMG China, CNBC, Hong Kong, KPMG, Hang Seng, J, T Express, Reuters, Deloitte, Hong Kong's, ZJLD, Onewo, Global Equity Research, International Monetary Fund Locations: Hong, Mongkok District, Hong Kong, Ringo Choi Asia, Pacific, Asia, Indonesian, Zhejiang, China, Shanghai, Shenzhen, KPMG China,
Chinese companies can produce EVs 30% more cheaply than Western ones, according to Stellantis’s research. Photo: Leonhard Simon/Getty ImagesBuying into a Chinese automaker sounds like a great answer to the challenge of making cheaper electric vehicles. If only it were easier to pick winners. Chrysler owner Stellantis said Thursday that it was spending the equivalent of about $1.6 billion to buy a roughly 20% stake in Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology . It will get two board seats and become Leapmotor’s exclusive export partner via a Europe-based joint venture in which Stellantis will own 51%.
Persons: Leonhard Simon, Stellantis Organizations: Chrysler, Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Locations: Zhejiang Leapmotor, Europe
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