Why Volkswagen Is Investigating Its Chinese Headlight Supplier Over 107 Fired Graduates
Volkswagen Group China confirmed on September 1 that it has opened a special investigation into...
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Nissan Called July a “Growth” Story. Its Own Numbers Show China Production Collapsing by Two-Thirds
Nissan put out a press release this week headlined “Nissan continues to see growth in...
BYD’s Profit Jumped 30% While Sales Fell — Turns Out That Was the Plan
BYD wants the world to read this week’s earnings as an export success story. Look...
Nissan Says Business Is Growing — Its Own Spreadsheet Says Sales Just Crashed 16.5%
Nissan put out a press release this week with a headline built for good news:...
Norway Found a Cure for China’s Bus ‘Kill Switch’ — Bringing Back the Diesel Engine
Two governments got handed the exact same discovery. One called it a managed risk and...
China’s #1 Bestselling Car Just Failed Its Own Safety Audit — And That’s Not Even the Scary Part
Somewhere in a Chinese testing facility, a government inspector measured the wheelbase on a Geely...
Toyota China Sales Fall 24% As Fuel Costs Push Buyers To EVs
Toyota built its empire on a simple promise: buy the boring one, save money on...
China’s Largest Headlight Supplier Fired 107 New Grads in Weeks — But Still Found Cash for a Dividend
Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems makes the adaptive LED headlights that bend light around oncoming traffic...
Rocket-Powered EV Dies With Chinese Vacuum Maker’s Car Division
A Chinese company that makes very good robot vacuums told the world it would build...
Porsche Sold Its Own Consulting Arm, Then Paid Four Times as Much to Rent It Back
Porsche spent three decades building a consulting firm from scratch, spent 2023 buying out the...
China Isn’t Sneaking Into Europe’s Car Factories — Stellantis And Nissan Are Handing Over The Keys
Picture an Opel dealer in Zaragoza a couple of years from now, selling a compact...
Geely’s Solid-State Battery Promise: The Numbers Behind the 500 Wh/kg Headline
Geely Holding says it will begin pilot deployment of solid-state batteries across its brand portfolio...
The White House’s Auto Manufacturing Victory Lap Included a Company That Doesn’t Make Cars
The White House is crediting tariffs for Ford's decision to stop importing the Lincoln Nautilus from China. The tariffs are…
Volkswagen Wanted Tariffs to Keep Out Cheap Chinese EVs. The Cheapest One in Germany Showed Up Wearing Four Rings.
Somewhere inside Volkswagen Group’s tariff lobbying operation, someone owes a colleague an apology. For two...
Tesla’s Recalling Nearly 5 Million Cars In China Over Door Handles It Still Won’t Redesign
Tesla just told Chinese regulators it will fix nearly five million cars without a single...