Automobile

BLOOMBERG Thailand’s electric vehicle (EV) sales may double this year as Chinese manufacturers prepare to roll out their first locally manufactured models and about $2.4 billion in government incentives boosts consumer demand. New battery EV registrations are likely to top 150,000 by the end of the year, Krisda Utamote, president of the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand, said in an ...

BLOOMBERG Hyundai Motor Co will give as much as $7,500 in cash bonuses for electric-vehicle buyers in the US, seeking to keep its cars competitive with automakers qualifying for tax credits under President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The discounts apply to the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6 and Kona Electric, and the month-long incentive will last through January 31, according ...

BLOOMBERG Owners of BMW AG’s carmaking partner in China are considering options to raise funds, including selling the company’s stake in its joint venture with the German manufacturer, according to people familiar with the matter. Preliminary talks regarding Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd’s 25% stake in its joint venture with BMW are ongoing, no final decision has been made and ...

BLOOMBERG BYD Co, the world’s largest maker of electric vehicles, will invest 100 billion yuan ($14 billion) to develop smart-car features, its founder and chief executive officer said. Wang Chuanfu didn’t give a specific time frame for the investment or more details. The move comes as the Chinese carmaker tries to narrow the gap with rivals making vehicles with driver-assistance ...

BLOOMBERG Tesla Inc delivered more vehicles than expected in the fourth quarter as the Elon Musk-led company dropped behind China’s BYD Co in global electric-car sales. Tesla handed over 484,507 vehicles in the last three months, beating analysts’ average estimate for 483,173 deliveries. BYD sold 526,409 fully electric vehicles in the quarter to become the new No 1 in EVs, ...

BLOOMBERG General Motors (GM) Co said in a lawsuit that San Francisco unfairly taxed it $108 million over seven years, despite the automaker having very low sales and almost no personnel in the city. The company said that San Francisco used the presence of its Cruise self-driving unit to tie its tax bill to a portion of GM’s global revenue, ...

BLOOMBERG The billionaire co-founder of Xiaomi Corp Lei Jun unveiled the company’s first electric vehicle (EV), declaring ambitions to become a top global carmaker in 15 to 20 years and compete against Tesla Inc and Porsche AG. Lei spent hours detailing the SU7’s features, which include a range of up to 800 kilometres (500 miles) on a single charge, adjustable ...

BLOOMBERG The European Union (EU) and the UK approved a three-year postponement of tariffs on electric vehicles, giving carmakers more time to make necessary changes to comply with local content requirements under a bilateral trade deal. The tariffs that were set to kick in from next year would have charged a 10% duty on vehicles and batteries traded between the ...

BLOOMBERG Thailand will allocate 34 billion baht ($970 million) through to 2027 to fund its ambition of becoming a major production hub for electric vehicles, renewing a flagship incentive program in the Southeast Asian nation. Foreign EV makers will be eligible to receive up to 40% cuts on import duties and a reduced excise tax rate of 2% for their ...

BLOOMBERG Chinese electric carmaker Nio Inc unveiled a flagship sedan at its annual customer event, with the vehicle set to take on Porsche AG’s Panamera series and Mercedes-Benz Group AG’s luxury S range. The four-seater executive sedan dubbed ET9 is expected to start delivery in the first quarter of 2025, with an estimated starting price at around 800,000 yuan ($112,000). ...