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BMW Mulls Chinese-Style Range Extenders For X5 And 7-Series As China Sales Crater
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BMW Mulls Chinese-Style Range Extenders For X5 And 7-Series As China Sales Crater

BMW is weighing the addition of range-extending engines to some of its vehicles in China, including the X5 SUV and 7-Series sedan, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would make BMW the first German automaker to embrace technology popularized by Chinese competitors like BYD and Li Auto. This isn’t innovation. It’s adaptation…

Tesla Model Y Performance Unleashes 3.3-Second Acceleration Through Aerodynamic Precision, Not Just Power
Tesla

Dutch Regulator Denies Tesla’s FSD Approval Claim, Tells Fans To Stop Calling

Tesla claimed victory on European Full Self-Driving approval. The regulator in charge says that never happened and wants Tesla fans to stop flooding its customer service lines with thank-you messages. The public contradiction exposes an unconventional pressure campaign that one autonomous driving expert called “unheard of” in regulatory history. RDW Disputes Tesla’s February 2026 Promise…

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German EV Sales Are a Statistical Illusion: 1 in 4 ‘Sold’ Cars Never Reached Real Buyers

Germany’s electric vehicle boom is built on a foundation of corporate accounting tricks, not genuine consumer demand. A German industry association warned Monday that nearly one in four newly registered EVs in 2025 were “self-registered” by manufacturers and dealers rather than sold to actual customers. The revelation exposes a troubling gap between official registration statistics…

Chinese Automaker GAC to Build Electric AION V in Austria, Dodging EU Tariffs
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Chinese Automaker GAC to Build Electric AION V in Austria, Dodging EU Tariffs

China’s Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) will manufacture its AION V electric SUV at Magna International’s Austria facility, the companies announced Thursday, marking the second Chinese EV brand in two months to use European contract manufacturing as a workaround for steep EU tariffs on China-made vehicles. The move highlights a rapidly emerging strategy among Chinese automakers:…

VinFast's Second-Quarter Loss Deepens Amid Aggressive Expansion
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VinFast Losses Nearly Double to $911M as Premium EV Strategy Collapses Against Chinese Competition

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast reported staggering third-quarter losses of $910.85 million, nearly double the $503 million lost in the same period last year, as the company’s premium pricing strategy crumbles under pressure from cost-efficient Chinese competitors. Despite achieving 47% revenue growth, VinFast’s gross margins deteriorated to negative 56.2%, meaning the company loses more than half…

Foxconn Bets $3B On AI While Predicting China EV "Shakeout" Will Crush Unprofitable Startups
China

Foxconn Bets $3B On AI While Predicting China EV “Shakeout” Will Crush Unprofitable Startups

Foxconn Chairman Young Liu is placing a massive bet on artificial intelligence while stepping back from electric vehicles, predicting that China’s brutally competitive EV market will soon experience a devastating consolidation that forces unprofitable startups to disappear. The world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer plans to invest $2 billion to $3 billion annually in AI infrastructure…

Ford UK Chief Warns Against EV Tax As Company Loses $1.4 Billion Per Quarter
Ford

Ford UK Chief Warns Against EV Tax As Company Loses $1.4 Billion Per Quarter

Ford’s UK managing director is pushing back against proposed electric vehicle taxation just weeks after the U.S. federal tax credit expiration triggered the exact market collapse she’s warning about—exposing how legacy automakers built EV strategies dependent on perpetual government subsidies rather than genuine competitiveness. Lisa Brankin, Ford UK’s chair and managing director, told the BBC’s…

Maersk Sued Over Collapsed 300-Truck EV Deal As Post-Subsidy Reality Bites
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Maersk Sued Over Collapsed 300-Truck EV Deal As Post-Subsidy Reality Bites

Swedish battery-electric truck startup Einride has sued Danish logistics giant Maersk over a collapsed deployment deal that was supposed to put 300 zero-emission trucks on American roads but instead became the latest casualty of the post-subsidy EV market collapse. The lawsuit reveals a corporate sustainability commitment unraveling in real time. The Deal That Wasn’t Einride…

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