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One Ranking Illustrates Chinese Carmakers' Rise

4 brands made Australia's top 10 for sales in August

(Newser) - Four Chinese carmakers have muscled into Australia's automotive top 10 for the first time, as the country's appetite for Chinese-made vehicles soars. In August alone, Australians snapped up more than 20,000 Chinese cars, according to industry data, which is 8,000 more than they did the...

Op-Ed: China Has US Smoked on Cars
Op-Ed: China Has
US Smoked on Cars
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Jul 8, 2025 5:45 PM CDT

Op-Ed: China Has US Smoked on Cars

If their EVs were sold in America, it could destroy US automakers, writes a former GM exec

(Newser) - China has gotten very, very good at making electric vehicles, writes former GM exec Michael Dunne in a New York Times op-ed. Models made by BYD and other brands are as good as any made by Tesla or other Western automakers—and they cost a third of the price. They'...

The Top 10 Companies That Have Innovation in Spades

Waymo tops Fast Company ranking of the most groundbreaking firms across the globe

(Newser) - There are global firms that aren't only "keeping up," but also "setting the pace." Fast Company has taken a deep dive into the world's most innovative companies, across all major industries, and come up with the best of the best, many of which are...

Tesla Rival BYD Unveils Ultrafast Charger

Chinese automaker says flash chargers can 'fill up' in 5 minutes, for power that'll last almost 300 miles

(Newser) - China's energy and auto giant BYD has announced an ultrafast electric-vehicle charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill-up at the pumps. BYD, China's largest EV maker, said Monday that its chargers can provide a full charge for its latest vehicles within five to...

US Carmakers 'Trembling' Over This Low-Cost Chinese EV
This 'Dream' EV Could Prove
a Nightmare for US Carmakers
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May 19, 2024 6:01 AM CDT

This 'Dream' EV Could Prove a Nightmare for US Carmakers

Seemingly well-made Seagull by China's BYD costs a third of what similar US electric vehicles do

(Newser) - A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China, but it drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals US electric vehicles that cost three times as...

China Upstart's Electric Car Plugs Into West

Battery expertise puts BYD 'at same starting line' with Detroit

(Newser) - BYD, a Chinese company known mostly as a cell-phone battery manufacturer, plans to enter the Western auto market with an electric car that could short-circuit entries from Detroit’s Big Three and others, the Wall Street Journal reports. BYD hopes the relative engineering simplicity of an all-electric design will grant...

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