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(Another) Record Month for EV Sales in China!

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BEVs represented 35% of the total Chinese car market in December. We saw plugins score another million-plus sales in December, reaching a record 1.34 million units (in a 2.26-million-unit overall market, down a harsh 14% YoY). Last month’s result put plugin vehicles’ market share at 59%, with BEVs reaching 35% … [continued]

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Canada Opens Up To China’s EVs: Motivated By The Long Term, Not Tariffs

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Our sources are once again proven reliable. In our earlier exclusive a few days before the news broke globally, we spoke of how China’s automobile and industry organizations were pushing (caressing) the Canadian government to reduce EV tariffs so that they could export their EVs to Canada. EV makers in … [continued]

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Canada’s New Trade Agreement Has Far Reaching EV Implications

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As Steve recently wrote, Canada announced a trade deal with China that will allow a quota of 49,000 EVs at a tariff rate of 6.1%, raising to 70,000 vehicles over five years. This is big news. While the quota volume might look small compared to the Chinese market, it makes … [continued]

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XPENG Targets Huge Sales Growth In 2026 Again — Looking Forward & Backwards

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Two weeks ago, I reported on XPENG’s huge rise in sales in 2025. It might have been the largest EV sales rise in 2025. Note that the leaders in the market grew by 28% (BYD) and shrunk by 10% (Tesla). XPENG’s sales grew by 126%, from 190,068 to 429,445. However, … [continued]

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