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China's largest auto show opened in Beijing on Thursday, 25 April 2024, with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world's largest auto market is already in an all-electric state of mind, …

Volkswagen is betting on investments in a new Chinese research hub, and partnerships with Chinese EV makers and suppliers to develop more affordable EVs, more quickly. …

The ID.UX subbrand is the automaker's bid to recapture market share lost to local rivals such as BYD. VW also showed the ID Code SUV concept ahead of the Beijing auto show. …

The Aceman will initially be built only in China. …

Tesla said the new vehicles, including more affordable models, will use aspects of its next generation platform as well as aspects of our current platforms. …

Tesla is hoping to achieve the jobs reduction without forced layoffs.  Tesla is targeting around 400 job cuts at its German factory, or about 3% of the plant's workforce …

Electric car sales will rise strongly in 2024 despite economic headwinds in some markets, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast on Tuesday, 23 April 2024, but affordability and charging infrastructure will be key to future growt …

Renault finance chief Thierry Pieton said the automaker will not follow Tesla in cutting prices for its EVs. Renault expects its sales growth to accelerate in 2024 as it launches a number of new models. …

Zero emission HGV use trebles in a year – but accounts for just 0.05% of HGVs on the road with end of sale in 2035. Massive manufacturer investment means operators can choose from 27 different zero emission trucks – bu …

Automakers from General Motors to Volvo Cars, alongside utilities and charging app operators are calculating their financial cut as EVs that allow their owners to sell power back to grids become a more realistic prospect. …