The drop in numbers comes despite steep discounts BYD has handed out on its vehicles, signalling that Tesla's global clout will not be easily challenged

Sources claim state-owned SAIC Motor plans to cut 30% of workers at its JV with General Motors, 10% at its unit with Germany's Volkswagen, plus half the staff at its Rising Auto EV unit

Xiaomi co-founder and CEO, Lei Jun, believes his newly launched electric sedan is a direct competitor of Tesla — both in price and capabilities

Huawei remained relatively muted about its achievement, doing away with the press conference and launch event it has held every year at least since the US restrictions began

BYD has set back plans for an EV factory in Vietnam, while CATL has said solid-state batteries are problematic and have safety issues

Chinese EV battery-maker is in talks with Tesla and other automakers to licence its battery technology in the United States, new report says

Chinese carmakers are turning to Nvidia for advanced technology in an effort to compensate for what they currently lack in global brand recognition

At least five Chinese carmakers are building factories or already producing electric vehicles in other countries around the world, despite friction with local automakers and the threat of tariffs and other reactions

Long-running batteries with 'full life circle' costs will be key for the operating costs of Nio's thousands of battery swapping and charging stations

Southeast Asia has emerged as one of the hottest EV markets and could boost Tesla at a time when demand is slowing in its two biggest markets: China and the US

In a Weibo post, the Chinese tech giant said it has 59 stores in 29 cities that will take orders for its new EV, to be launched on March 28

The slowdown has fuelled intensifying competition in China's EV market, led by a fresh round of deep cuts by Tesla-beating carmaker BYD