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BYD has overtaken Tesla in the United Kingdom’s electric vehicle market, marking a stunning reversal in one of Europe’s largest markets for plug-in cars. The Chinese manufacturer registered almost seven times more new cars than Tesla last month, according to data released Wednesday by the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The shift…
The European Commission will announce a new regulatory category for affordable small electric vehicles in December, aiming to enable manufacturers to produce EVs priced between €15,000 and €20,000 ($16,000-$21,000) as Chinese competitors continue gaining market share with lower-cost models. European Commissioner for Industry Stephane Sejourne confirmed the timeline during the Automotive Industry D
Tesla’s China-made electric vehicle sales fell 9.9% year-over-year in October 2025 to 61,497 units, reversing a brief September uptick and signaling renewed struggles in the world’s largest EV market. The decline, reported by the China Passenger Car Association, marks a troubling return to the downward trajectory that plagued the automaker for eight consecutive months earlier…
Volkswagen has secured 2.3 billion reais ($425.62 million) in credit lines from Brazil’s state development bank BNDES to accelerate hybrid vehicle development across South America, according to Reuters. The German automaker announced Friday it will use the financing to offer hybrid versions of all new vehicles developed and manufactured in the region starting in 2026.…
Ford CEO Jim Farley has escalated his warnings about Chinese automotive dominance to existential levels, declaring that China’s manufacturing capacity could single-handedly destroy the entire North American auto industry. In a stark CBS Sunday Morning interview that aired October 26, Farley compared the Chinese threat to 1980s Japan “on steroids”—his most alarming public assessment yet…
Volkswagen Group reported a €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) operating loss for the third quarter of 2025, marking the German automaker’s first quarterly loss since the pandemic as it absorbs massive charges from Porsche’s failed electric vehicle strategy and President Trump’s punishing import tariffs. The Times reported that Europe’s biggest carmaker swung from a €2.8 billion…
Porsche is testing heavily camouflaged electric 718 Cayman prototypes at Germany’s Nürburgring circuit, with the sports car wearing fake bodywork designed to make it resemble a 911. The testing comes as Porsche posts its first quarterly loss ever—a staggering $1.1 billion wipeout—while simultaneously developing both electric and combustion versions of its entry-level sports car for…
Tesla has pulled back the curtain on the engineering philosophy behind its new Model Y Performance, revealing how the electric automaker achieved blistering 3.3-second 0-60 mph times and 306 miles of EPA-estimated range through aerodynamic refinement rather than simply cranking up horsepower. In a detailed design walkthrough, Tesla’s engineering team explained how everything from extended…
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