In recent years, dozens of electric vehicle startups have emerged in China striving to become the Chinese Tesla. Who will prevail? Keep your eye on Baoneng Investment Group, a Chinese conglomerate that has acquired Qoros Automotive, a company that once had big plans to enter Europe. Baoneng has humble roots. Incorporated in Shenzhen in 1992, […]

Russia’s strengthening auto market is good news for automakers such as Renault-Nissan and its Russian subsidiary AvtoVAZ, as well as Hyundai and sister brand Kia. These three dominant players are poised to profit most from the market’s rebound.

Volvo unveiled its all-new XC40 model at the Los Angeles auto show in November, moving the brand into the rapidly growing small-CUV market segment in the U.S. And while it’s attractively styled and appears to tick all the boxes needed to blend seamlessly into the lineup alongside its XC60 and XC90 big brothers, what’s most […]

Under Brussels’ new low-emissions mobility strategy, cars and vans registered in the EU in 2025 will have to emit 15% and in 2030, 30%, less CO2, compared with 2021’s 95 g CO2/km for cars and 147 g CO2/km for vans. More info at Wards Auto

Sales of light vehicles in China declined 0.03 percent to 2.6 million vehicles in November from a year earlier, marking the first time the market failed to rise in nearly two years, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported. The slight year-on-year dip reflected explosive sales growth a year earlier, noted John Zeng, Asian director […]

Ford Motor plans to build a new electric vehicle in Mexico rather than in Michigan, choosing instead to build a future self-driving vehicle at the Detroit-area plant. The Flat Rock, Mich. factory had been designated for production of an unidentified electric car. That vehicle will now be made at an existing Mexico facility. More at USATODAY

Toyota has narrowed down options to two states Details at Autonews

Uwe Ellinghaus is leaving Cadillac after four years as the brand’s global chief marketing officer, effective Jan. 31. Cadillac spokesman Andrew Lipman said Ellinghaus is departing for “personal reasons.” A search for Ellinghaus’ successor will be conducted “over the coming months,” according to an internal memo

Renault plans to increase its share of the Russian automotive market by broadening its product range and stepping up marketing efforts centered on affordability. The French automaker’s efforts include boosting not only its own brand but also domestic manufacturer AvtoVAZ, of which Renault has been majority owner since late 2016 More at AutoNews