LONDON - Britain's auto industry, seeking to swerve Brexit obstacles, is accelerating toward electrification as consumers shun high-polluting diesels, driven by rapid advances in technology and greener government policy.
China's draft proposal on the fuel consumption of conventionally-powered vehicles and production of new energy vehicles is expected to further stimulate the country's market for electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles, according to analysts.
Changan Ford, a major Chinese joint venture of the United States carmaker, is poised to regain ground after years of slowdown in the world's largest automotive market.
Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors has bucked the downward market trend with its products and global strategy and achieved enviable results in China and overseas.
China has more than 1 million electric charging piles nationwide according to the latest figures released by a top industry body, demonstrating that electric vehicle infrastructure is growing at a pace in line with the vibrant new energy vehicle market.
The 2019 BMW China Culture Journey kicked off in Haikou, Hainan province last week to explore the intangible cultural heritage of the province. The German carmaker is making efforts to integrate intangible cultural heritage into modern life.
Major carmakers and battery producers expect at least one out of every two vehicles sold globally in 2035 to be powered by new energy, a sign of their growing commitment to e-mobility.
Audi's China sales jumped 22.5 percent year-on-year in June to 58,788 units, helping the German premium carmaker to consolidate its position in the world's largest automotive market.
As joint-venture automakers face excess production capacity, when a business does not produce as many products as it could, collaborating with Chinese electric car startups to produce new energy vehicles could be a solution, say insiders.
More than half of passenger carmakers operating in China did not meet the country's gasoline consumption standards in 2018, meaning they'll have to work harder to produce electric vehicles if they don't want to pay for credits.
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