Tesla finally launched FSD in China. Its rivals have been selling self-driving cars there for years.
Tesla finally launched FSD in China. Its rivals have been selling self-driving cars there for years.

Tesla announced on Thursday that its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system is now available in China, listing the country among 10 markets where the technology can be accessed. The announcement on X was short on details and marks the first time Tesla h…

Xiaomi’s CEO admitted his SUV wasn’t cheap enough to beat Tesla. Then he launched one that is.
Xiaomi’s CEO admitted his SUV wasn’t cheap enough to beat Tesla. Then he launched one that is.

Most CEOs would not go on stage and admit their product was not competitively priced against a rival. Lei Jun did exactly that on Wednesday evening, and then launched a model that fixes it. At Xiaomi’s “Human x Car x Home” launch event on 21 May, the f…

China’s EV brands cross 15% in Europe, with Britain leading the charge
China’s EV brands cross 15% in Europe, with Britain leading the charge

BYD and Chery led a doubling of Chinese EV deliveries in April, even as Brussels keeps its tariff wall up and Stellantis quietly hands the keys to underused European plants. Chinese brands accounted for more than 15 per cent of Europe’s electric-vehicl…

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software just landed in its second European country, with more in the queue
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software just landed in its second European country, with more in the queue

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software is no longer a single-country experiment in Europe. Lithuania became the second EU member state to approve FSD (Supervised) on Tuesday, just weeks after the Netherlands became the first. Greece and Belgium are expecte…

Europe’s EV sales are surging as the Iran war sends petrol prices through the roof
Europe’s EV sales are surging as the Iran war sends petrol prices through the roof

War has a way of rewriting consumer habits overnight. Since US and Israeli airstrikes hit Iran at the end of February, crude oil has soared past $100 a barrel for the first time since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The result at Europe’s petrol pum…

XPeng starts its robotaxi line in Guangzhou, three years behind the leaders and ahead of any other Chinese automaker
XPeng starts its robotaxi line in Guangzhou, three years behind the leaders and ahead of any other Chinese automaker

The first car off the line on Monday marks the start of a slow ramp. Public pilots arrive in the second half, fully driverless by early 2027. XPeng said on Monday that the first robotaxi had rolled off its production line in Guangzhou, making the Chine…

Chinese EVs are arriving in Canada. Nearly 400 dealers are already fighting to sell them.
Chinese EVs are arriving in Canada. Nearly 400 dealers are already fighting to sell them.

Michael MacGillivray, the CEO of Century Auto Group and Sigma Auto Group, oversees 10 dealerships across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In April, he flew to the Beijing Auto Show to shake hands with Chinese automakers and drive their cars. He came back…

Faraday Future raised $25 million for its robotics pivot. The fine print tells a different story.
Faraday Future raised $25 million for its robotics pivot. The fine print tells a different story.

Faraday Future announced on Thursday that it has raised $25 million through convertible promissory notes, bringing its total financing over the past two months to $70 million. The company says the capital is sufficient to fund Phase 1 of its robotics b…

Chinese parts already power American cars, and that’s exactly why Congress is panicking
Chinese parts already power American cars, and that’s exactly why Congress is panicking

  Somewhere in the wiring of the car you drove this morning, there is almost certainly a Chinese component. An airbag inflator. A windshield. A steering column bearing. According to global consulting firm AlixPartners, more than 60 US-based auto suppli…

Bolt is betting that South Africa’s next ride will be a Chinese electric car
Bolt is betting that South Africa’s next ride will be a Chinese electric car

  Bolt Technology, the Estonian ride-hailing company that has spent roughly $180 million building a dominant position in South Africa, has struck a deal with China’s Dongfeng Motor Group to roll out an electric-vehicle fleet in the country. The partner…