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New Cars in a New Economy: China’s Two Speed Car Market

January 30, 2018 By Shasha Chen

Like its whole economy, China’s auto market grew at breakneck pace in the 2000s, and while it is slowing down, it still contains enormous potential in terms of both raw sales and innovation as China shifts toward electric. The Chinese government is actively promoting new-energy vehicles, offering subsidies that amount to about 23% of the price of a vehicle. And consumers, many of whom no longer consider car ownership as a status symbol, are more willing to buy electric cars. Yet despite favorable policies and growing market demand, there are challenges ahead: lack of power stations, fragmented manufacturing of power batteries and insufficient innovation.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Chinese Economy, Resources, Sustainability Tagged With: Automobiles, Chinese Car Market, Electric Cars, EV, Renewable Energy

BMW China: Foot to the Floor

July 1, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

BMW China President and CEO Karsten Engel on how China became the company’s largest market globally, and how things are shaping up in the ‘New Normal’.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Best Practice, Branding, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Marketing Tagged With: BMW, Car Dealerships, EV, Lower-Tier Cities, MNC Strategy in China, Slider

Is the Chinese Electric Car Market Revving Up?

March 30, 2015 By Li Hui and Major Tian

As awareness increases, Chinese consumers are taking to electric vehicles. But just how evolved is the Chinese electric car industry?

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Infographics, Know China, Manufacturing Tagged With: Automobiles, BYD, Chery, Chinese Car Market, Electric Vehicles, EV, Geely, Infographics, License Plate Restrictions, Slider, Tesla

China Roundup: RIP. Yahoo China

March 19, 2015 By Major Tian

This week saw the end of Yahoo China, the Shanghai Composite Index peaked, and Uber found an unlikely partner in the Warren Buffet-backed BYD.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China Round-up, Digital Economy, Finance, Internet Finance, Know China, Real Estate, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, BYD, EV, Housing Prices, Slider, Tencent, Uber, Xiaomi, Yahoo, Yu'e Bao

China Roundup: In 2014 the China GDP figure hit a 24-year low

January 22, 2015 By Major Tian

This week, all eyes were on the 2014 China GDP figure, which at 7.4% was lower than the target of 7.5%; Tencent created a mini ad frenzy on WeChat; and LeTV’s electric car plans inched a step closer to fruition.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Digital Economy, Economy, Know China, Technology Tagged With: Advertising, Chinese Economy, Economic Growth, EV, GDP Growth, LeTV, PBOC, Slider, WeChat

China Roundup: Xiaomi’s ‘Smart’ Moves; and NDRC’s attempt to tackle pollution

December 4, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi made new moves in the wearable technology space; Tencent signed a deal to boost its K-pop quotient; and NDRC placed its bets on a new plan to clean China’s smoggy skies.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Environment, Know China, Technology Tagged With: Air Quality, Entertainment Industry, Environmental Pollution, EV, Interest Rate, PMI, Slider, Smartphone, Tencent, Wearable Devices, Xiaomi

Chinese Outbound Investment in Auto: Stop! Wait! Go!

October 23, 2014 By Li Hui

A look at how Chinese outbound investment in auto is rising and how marquee brands like Volvo Cars and Manganese Bronze now belong to Chinese companies.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Infographics, Know China, Manufacturing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Winning in China Tagged With: Automobiles, Chinese Outbound Investment, EV, Exports, Geely, Infographic, Manufacturing, Peugeot, Slider, Volvo, Warren Buffett

Electric Cars in China. Unplugged!

September 29, 2014 By Sunny Oh

The government money is there, the producers are capable, so what is stopping electric cars in China from taking off?

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China, Digital Economy, Know China, Manufacturing, Policy and Law, Technology Tagged With: BYD, Electric Vehicles, Energy Policy, Environmental Pollution, EV, Government, Infrastructure, Investment, Slider, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen

China Roundup: Qihoo 360 Launches a VC Fund; China’s Trade Numbers Improve; and Electric Cars to Get Cheaper

July 11, 2014 By Major Tian

The week that was: Qihoo 360 heads to Silicon Valley to fund start-ups; CCTV’s latest smear campaign targets Bank of China; China’s trade numbers look up; and electric cars may get cheaper. Qihoo 360 launches its VC Fund in Silicon Valley Qihoo 360, an internet security firm based in Beijing, has just set up a venture […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Digital Economy, Economics, Economy, Finance, International Trade, Know China, Policy and Law, Technology Tagged With: Bank of China, BYD, Chinese Economy, Economic Reform, EV, Foreign Exchange, Fosun, GDP, GDP Growth, Qihoo 360, RMB, Silicon Valley, Slider, Tesla, Venture Capital

Why Elon Musk Released Tesla’s Patents

July 7, 2014 By Bennett Voyles

Overnight the maverick electric car company became an evangelist of the Open Source philosophy. Why is releasing Tesla’s patents such a big deal? In the traditional business playbook, one way companies win is to create something useful, patent it, and then make money on their exclusive right to use that intellectual property (IP). Most companies still operate this way […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Best Practice, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Know China, Strategy Tagged With: Apple, Automobiles, Business Strategy, Elon Musk, EV, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Patents, Samsung, Slider, Technology, Tesla

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