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Electric & new energy vehicles

The state of China’s EV industry

Chinese-made MG Cyberster electric vehicles wait to be loaded onto a ship for export at a car yard in Yantai in China’s eastern Shandong province. Photo: AFP

Economy

China Economy

‘Payback’: why China’s world-beating car industry faces plunging sales at home

Illustration: Davies Christian

Chinese car brands have suffered a steep drop in domestic sales this year, with Beijing scaling back subsidies and buyers reluctant to spend.


China’s policy playbook took its EV sector from zero to hero – can other countries follow?

Illustration: Henry Wong

The global green shift is providing a way for emerging economies to catch up with global powerhouses, with help from China’s supply chain.


China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry sits at the centre of numerous economic and geopolitical trends: consumer spending, environmental protection, trade policy, high-end manufacturing, technology and more. In this short series, the SCMP assesses the current state of the sector within these broader contexts.


Series

The state of China’s EV industry

China’s car industry is on a tear overseas. So why are sales at home plunging?

Chinese car brands have suffered a steep drop in domestic sales this year, with Beijing scaling back subsidies and buyers reluctant to spend.

China’s EV makers went from small fry to big shots. Can others do the same?

The global green shift is providing a way for emerging economies to catch up with global powerhouses, with help from China’s supply chain.