Daniel Ren

9 hours ago | scmp.com | Yujie Xue |Daniel Ren

Some of China’s biggest carmakers, from the iconic Hongqi or Red Flag to Geely Auto and Tesla rival Xpeng, are competing on a new front – flying cars – to build a first-mover advantage as sales of electric vehicles begin to saturate. Front-runners like AeroHT, an affiliate of Xpeng, are edging closer to commercialising their drone businesses amid Beijing’s support for the so-called low-altitude mobility economy, spearheading innovations in the global air-travel industry.

1 day ago | scmp.com | Yujie Xue |Daniel Ren

Lower tariffs on Chinese goods are likely to keep auto-parts exports relatively attractive for American buyers, prompting mainland-based producers to reassess their plans to build production facilities in the US.

3 days ago | scmp.com | Daniel Ren

Apollo Go, which operates one of the world’s largest networks of robotaxis, has expanded the testing of its autonomous taxis across more locations in Hong Kong, moving closer to launching its services in the city. Currently, a fleet of 10 vehicles is operating on streets in Cheong Hing Road, Second Sky Street, Airport Expo Boulevard, Tung Yiu Road, the company said on Saturday, without revealing the size of the expanded experimental zone.

6 days ago | scmp.com | Daniel Ren

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers led by BYD have set their sights on South Korea to chase fresh growth and enhance profitability amid a cutthroat domestic market, setting up a clash with dominant native brands Hyundai and Kia. A successful foray into the market, where Tesla recorded robust growth last year, could burnish the global image of Chinese-made EVs despite an expected export slowdown this year, analysts said.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Daniel Ren

Deliveries by Tesla’s Shanghai factory plunged in April, reversing a short-lived turnaround a month earlier, in the latest sign of the US carmaker’s grim situation in the world’s largest electric-vehicle (EV) market. The company’s Gigafactory 3 handed 58,459 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to customers in mainland China and abroad last month, representing a 25.8 per cent drop from March, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Wednesday.