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Baidu’s (BIDU) Apollo gains approval to test autonomous vehicles in Shanghai

Apollo, Baidus (NASDAQ: BIDU) smart car business, announced Wednesday that the Chinese tech giant has received approval to be among the first companies to test fully autonomous vehicles in Shanghai.

Apollo currently operates driverless robotaxi services in specially designated areas of... More

VW aiming for 3M small EVs produced in Spain between 2025-2030

Wayne Griffiths, the chairman of Volkswagen's Spanish unit SEAT, said on Wednesday that the German carmaker plans to produce 3 million small electric vehicles at its two plants in Spain between 2025 and 2030.

Griffiths said in a news conference that SEAT aims to assemble 500,000 electric cars a year in the... More

Data suggests a very strong Q1 for Tesla (TSLA) in China

Brokerage data surrounding Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shows that the EV company is poised to report one of its best quarters in China.

According to data from China Merchants Bank International, the U.S. EV maker's retail sales in China totaled 106,915 units from Jan. 1 to March 19, or 1,371 units per day on... More

Slowing demand has BYD reducing shifts at China EV plants

Reuters reports Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter, that BYD has reduced shifts at two auto assembly plants in China.

According to three of the sources and an internal memo sent earlier this month, BYD, which outsells Tesla (NYSE: TSLA) in China, asked some of the workers at its Xian plant, its biggest manufacturing hub, to work only four days a... More

Polestar (PSNY) launches electric SUV in China with $29k price cut

Swedish electric automaker, Polestar (NASDAQ: PSNY) officially launched their Polestar 3 electric SUV in China on Friday. However, the EV maker has slashed its starting price by roughly $29,000.

When the Polestar 3 was first advertised to Chinese... More

Prepare for lower margins as Tesla (TSLA) price cuts become a 'feature' of EV market - Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley reiterated an Overweight rating and $220.00 price target on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as analyst Adam Jonas believes that investors should anticipate further price cuts in EVs.

Jonas wrote in a note, We believe EV price cuts are not a fad, but a trend. While subject to volatility, investors should anticipate further price cuts in EVs with cost-leader Tesla setting the tone.

One of the reasons Jonas... More

Morgan Stanley cuts forecasts on China EVs reflecting headwinds

Morgan Stanley has decided to cut earnings forecasts and price targets on Chinese electric vehicle companys, Nio Inc. (NYSE: NIO), Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI), XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) and BYD after Teslas (NASDAQ: TSLA) price cuts in the country triggered broader price competition. The price cuts, along with weaker YTD sales post stimulus, has pressured the Chinese EV segments 1H23 sales margin.

Carmakers continue to join the price competition by either lowering the MSRP directly,... More