China’s EV giants head overseas, Tesla’s Shanghai plant boosts deliveries: 7 EV reads

From China’s auto industry boom threatening EU carmakers to BYD’s largest plant outside Asia, here are seven EV stories you may have missed

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Workers at the Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai in May 2023. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 3:00pm, 15 Oct 2025

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1. Tesla’s Shanghai factory deliveries hit record as Model Y variant woos buyers

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory saw a jump in deliveries last month, as its upgraded models struck a chord with wealthy Chinese consumers who favour spacious vehicles.

2. As China’s EV boom makes the EU anxious, is it too late to work together?

Decades after their first joint venture, EU carmakers fear losing their markets to China’s upstarts. Is it too late for them to work together?

3. New models, expiring tax breaks drive record pure-EV sales in China

Visitors view cars displayed at an automobile consumption promotion event held in Changsha, in central China’s Hunan province, on October 1, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

Sales of pure-electric vehicles (EVs) in mainland China hit an all-time high last month as consumers rushed to take advantage of expiring tax breaks and subsidies.

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