Chinese brands such as BYD, Nio and SAIC's MG, which have raced past foreign rivals to top sales rankings at home, will have to overcome a new set of challenges to thrive in Europe

The deal is win for Xpeng, one of the smaller players in China's EV sector, that is less than a decade old

The battery giant is shadowed by increasing competition from rivals like BYD, a capacity glut with its production facilities and headwinds in its efforts to expand globally

Experts say latest data coming in from China pointed to the world’s biggest EV market recovering from a slump and getting “back on the fast-track"

The Korean automaker has raised its EV sales target to 2 million by 2030, will develop next-gen batteries and sell two China plants

Bill Ford, the great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, also addressed criticism from US senators like Marco Rubio on the automaker's plans to partner with Chinese battery company CATL

The trip is Musk's first to China since he made headlines in early 2020 by dancing on stage at Tesla's Shanghai gigafactory

The move came as data from the China Passenger Car Association showed the electric vehicle maker delivered 14.7% fewer China-made electric vehicles in April, compared to March

The Chinese electric vehicle maker is pushing to make battery swapping a viable alternative to rivals' rapid-charging technology

China's best-selling electric vehicle brand did not give a reason for throttling back on production and it was not clear how long it would last

The new rules, set to come into force in July, have been described as “one of the most stringent emission standards around the world"

BYD’s Europe president said the company doesn’t “understand what happened” to the UK after its decision to exit from the European Union