Policy and Regulation
The darkest hour is before dawn
Reasons to be cheerful as well as fearful for the year ahead
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Chinese OEMs
Li Auto moves to negative margins
Firm feeling the brunt of investing to try to meet Chinese market's vehicle software appetite
Corporate Strategy
Canoo aims for global sales expansion
The firm is trying to juggle production capabilities with its order book in light of limited cash
Vehicle Sales
Xpeng continues internationalisation blitz
The Chinese firm has been expanding its global reach exponentially this year
Battery and Components
UK battery maker targets niche OEMs
New start-up aims to aid the country’s low-volume producers with electrification
Corporate Strategy
Honda presents first fully-fledged BEV plan
Automaker's sporadic BEV updates have lacked coherence and detail until now
Chinese OEMs
Stellantis-Leapmotor JV to hit up Europe by September
Hoping to reach scale rapidly by year-end, the cooperation will test the appetite for Chinese EVs in Europe
Corporate Strategy
Renault inks autonomy deal for L4 minibuses
OEM is challenging prevailing industry sentiment with "pragmatic" approach to driverless mobility
Policy and Regulation
Opinion: US tariffs on Chinese EVs are no cure-all for domestic EV makers
A protected home market could raise issues for US OEMs' global competitiveness
Policy and Regulation
Cruise restarts AD trials with renewed technical focus
GM subsidiary will revisit core performance of its technology, not just its communication strategy
Stellantis
Stellantis EU BEV share stagnates in April
OEM is predicting a slow first half of 2024 before a major growth wave driven by new platform ramp
Tesla
Opinion: Musk's $500mn supercharger promise leaves more questions than answers
Musk insists Tesla is not abandoning charging, but meagre spending plan still likely signals a cutback
Corporate Strategy
Blink targets December profits with cost-saving measures
Profitability drive will focus on opex reductions