Part 1: The New Establishment The Philippine automotive market has moved beyond asking whether electrification will arrive. At the tenth edition of the Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS), the question was no longer if alternative powertrains would become mainstream, but which technologies, brands, and business models would define the transition. … [continued]
BEVs on the way up, PHEVs on the way down Plugin vehicle registrations were up 9% year over year (YoY) in April, ending the month at around 1.6 million units. Interestingly, BEVs (+19% YoY) and PHEVs (-9% YoY) behaved very differently, with pure electrics back to double-digit growth while plugin … [continued]
Without a doubt, one of the top concerns Europeans and Americans bring up regarding Chinese electric vehicles is whether or not they are safe. Is it a legitimate concern in 2026? Not that I’ve seen, especially since Chinese automakers have to meet European and US safety standards to sell cars … [continued]
Geely is that giant Chinese automaker that owns so many brands it’s easy to forget some of them. The company still sells a mixture of gas-powered vehicles and electric ones, which makes tracking its progress a bit wonky. Nonetheless, we have some numbers from Geely for April and the company’s … [continued]
The trend continues — another Chinese automaker finds factory space in Europe to build electric cars there. Ford is reportedly on the verge of selling factory space in Spain to Chinese automotive giant Geely. This would be the first place in Europe where Geely would build cars. The factory space … [continued]
After the December end-of-incentive sales rush (NEVs are no longer exempt from purchase tax this year), and the following sales slump, high gas prices and a never ending wave of new models has allowed April to reach record EV market share, with plugins surpassing the 60% barrier for the first … [continued]
This article is a reply to a question my nephew, who works as an executive in one of Canada’s largest car dealerships. His question came after reading my first article on this series about Chinese EVs coming into Canada and right after vehicle release and shipment announcements from BYD and … [continued]
Geely may have quietly secured a strategic opening into the Canadian market long before its own badge officially arrives there. Through its ownership of the British performance marque Lotus Cars and its Nasdaq-listed technology arm Lotus Technology, the Chinese automotive giant has now physically delivered the first Chinese-made electric vehicles … [continued]
I arrived late to the Auto China 2026. Media day was already 2 days over and the crowds filled the China International Exhibition Center and every brand was doing its best to attract the crowds. Chery had Chinese superheroes on stilts to launch its new QQ EV. Brands like BYD … [continued]
Several trends emerged at Auto China, also known as the Beijing Auto Show. The number of new models and the speed that new technology was progressing was a bit overwhelming. However, one of the strongest and most interesting trends came from more established brands. The trend came into focus for … [continued]
