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07.11.18Welcome to China, Tesla. Now Time to Cough Up
Bloomberg
Welcome to China, Elon. Let’s talk about how this is going to work.
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05.22.18China Cuts Car Tariffs, in a Small Offering to U.S. on Trade
New York Times
The small change is unlikely to motivate automakers to shift production.
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04.18.18Tesla Isn’t Ready to Thrive in China's Embrace
Bloomberg
The structure of the electric-car market means that it needs a local partner.
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03.09.18Trump Takes the Bait from Musk, Attacks China Auto Import Duties
Bloomberg
President Donald Trump may not follow Elon Musk on Twitter, but the Tesla Inc. chief’s posts decrying China’s automotive trade practices managed to catch his attention.
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02.07.18China’s Didi Chuxing Signs Deal with 12 Car Groups
Financial Times
Chinese ride-hailing group Didi Chuxing has signed partnership agreements with 12 car companies to help them market auto-sharing services and electric vehicles.
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02.05.18China Wants to Enter the U.S. Car Market, But a Rough Road Lies Ahead
Los Angeles Times
State-controlled Chinese automaker GAC Motor plans to enter the U.S. car market.
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12.18.17China Plans to Kill Local Subsidies for Electric Cars
Bloomberg
The Ministry of Finance is working on a plan that would mandate authorities to phase out the incentives to discourage protectionism and help rein in state expenditure, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing...
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12.05.17China Will Lead an Electric Car Future, Ford's Chairman Says
New York Times
Speaking in Shanghai, William C. Ford Jr., Ford Motor’s longtime executive chairman, outlined why in an unusually blunt comment. “When I think of where E.V.s are going,” he said, using an abbreviation for electric vehicles, “it’s clearly the case...
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10.25.17Tesla Strikes Deal with Shanghai to Build Factory in China
Wall Street Journal
Electric-car maker Tesla Inc. has reached an agreement to set up its own manufacturing facility in Shanghai, according to people briefed on the plan, a move that could help the company gain traction in China’s fast-growing EV market.
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10.10.17China Hastens the World toward an Electric-Car Future
New York Times
There is a powerful reason that automakers worldwide are speeding up their efforts to develop electric vehicles — and that reason is China.
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10.03.17Exclusive: One Ford, Two Systems - U.S. Carmaker Revamps China Strategy amid EV Push
Reuters
U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co (F.N) is overhauling its China plans as its global “One Ford” strategy is holding it back in the world’s biggest auto market, two high-ranking company insiders told Reuters.
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09.28.17China Gives Carmakers More Time in Biggest Electric-Vehicle Plan
Bloomberg
China unveiled a comprehensive set of emission rules and delayed a credit-score program tied to the production of electric cars, giving automakers more time to prepare for the phasing out of fossil-fuel powered vehicles.
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09.25.17China Considers Rule Change That Could Aid Tesla
Wall Street Journal
The move could pave the way for Tesla Inc. to manufacture vehicles in China.
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09.21.17BYD Predicts Ambitious China Shift to Electric Cars by 2030
Reuters
All vehicles in the country will be “electrified” by 2030, which could range from full electric cars to mild hybrids, Chinese automaker BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu said on Thursday. BYD, backed by Warren Buffett, has already invested heavily in the...
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09.14.17VW, China Partners to Recall 4.86 Million Vehicles over Takata Airbags
Reuters
Official Chinese estimates show over 20 million cars in China had air bags made by Takata, which have been linked to at least 16 deaths and 180 injuries globally. The air bags have the potential to explode with too much force and spray shrapnel.
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09.12.17China Fossil Fuel Deadline Shifts Focus to Electric Car Race
Bloomberg
China will set a deadline for automakers to end sales of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles, becoming the biggest market to do so in a move that will accelerate the push into the electric car market led by companies including BYD Co. and BAIC Motor Corp.