China’s leading carmaker urged its domestic rivals to unite and establish world-class brands in a patriotic global push

The automaker is also planning to develop an EV charging infrastructure and double its sales network, aiming to claim a 10% market share

Some of the biggest rare-earth companies outside of China are facing challenges in refining elements for the green energy transition

VW and automaker FAW Group could "buy" a platform of EV technologies from Leapmotor, according to the state-backed news-site. Meanwhile, BYD is facing a tax probe in India.

Chinese companies across the clean technology supply chain are looking to lock up access to resources amid forecasts of booming long-term demand

India and Thailand are contenders for production sites for a small electric vehicle made by Foxconn's Mobility in Harmony, CEO Jack Cheng said

The Japanese auto giant is to continue development of "smart cockpits”, long-range batteries, and hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines

The deals follow the introduction of the US's Inflation Reduction Act, designed to wean the US off the Chinese supply chain for electric vehicles

Analysts say the price tag on VinFast's planned merger is not realistic given that the EV-maker continues to burn cash and is in very early stages of its US business

French automaker Renault is to hack back costs by 40% while Peugeot-Fiat carmaker Stellantis described the competition with China as “brutal”

Together, the unusual coalition of competitors, aims to roll out 30,000 chargers in North America, which would be significantly higher than Tesla's fast-chargers

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