If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em It is not a secret for anyone that China has been rising as the uncontestable EV leader globally. Competition is arising in Europe and South Korea (mainly thanks to relatively protected markets and government support for locally produced EVs), whereas the US seems … [continued]
A closer look at the best-selling plugin vehicle OEMs Following the feedback of some readers, this is a more detailed look at the top plugin OEMs in the world, divided across four different articles. In this is the first one, we’ll have a look at SAIC, Leapmotor, Changan, Chery, and … [continued]
The collaboration between SAIC, General Motors, and Wuling has been on a roll over the past couple of years. They have released some very fascinating products which have gone on to be smash hits in China. An example of this is the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, a basic 3-door $5,000 … [continued]
Things happen really fast in the mini EV world, unlike in the traditional ICE automobile world. Traditionally, consumers would have to wait for long periods in between new models. Sometimes people would have to wait for 7 or so years for a new model of their favorite car. In between … [continued]
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese Auto Market these days, having scored a record 413,000 registrations in November, up 106% year over year (YoY). This pulls the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over to 2.7 million units, and with December set to be another record month (half a … [continued]
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in China, having scored 325,000 registrations in October, up 113% year over year (YoY). That’s an especially impressive performance when we consider that the overall market was down 5%. This pulls the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over to 2.3 million units, and with further … [continued]
3 plugin vehicles made it into the overall automotive top 10 in September!
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in China, having scored 286,000 registrations in August, a full 22% increase over the previous record, which was set in June when 235,000 registrations were made. That pulls the year-to-date (YTD) tally to 1.6 million units, and with further record months set to happen … [continued]
Plugin vehicles continue to see record or near-record levels in China, having scored 231,000 registrations in July, only 4,000 fewer than the record set in the previous month of June, when 235,000 registrations were made. That pulls the year-to-date (YTD) tally to 1.3 million units, which is already more than … [continued]
Plugins are on fire in China, having scored a record 235,000 registrations last month, pulling the year-to-date (YTD) tally to 1.1 million units, a far cry from the 360,000 units that this market had 12 months ago. Share-wise, June also witnessed a record month, hitting 15% (12% full electrics/BEVs). This … [continued]
