Tesla reclaims the quarterly EV crown from BYD, but the numbers tell a more complicated story
Tesla reclaims the quarterly EV crown from BYD, but the numbers tell a more complicated story

Tesla delivered 358,023 battery electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2026, edging past BYD’s 310,389 pure electric sales to reclaim the global quarterly BEV lead it surrendered across all of 2025. The margin, roughly 48,000 units, was enough for t…

Geely says it will stop building factories and start borrowing everyone else’s instead
Geely says it will stop building factories and start borrowing everyone else’s instead

Li Shufu, the billionaire chairman of Geely Holding Group and the man who bought Volvo Cars from Ford for $1.8 billion in 2010, has arrived at a conclusion that many of his peers in the global automotive industry have been slower to reach: the world ha…

Uber, Pony.ai, and Rimac’s Verne announce Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service
Uber, Pony.ai, and Rimac’s Verne announce Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service

On-road testing in Croatia’s capital is already underway using Pony.ai’s Gen-7 system on the Arcfox Alpha T5, a Chinese-manufactured robotaxi. Uber intends to invest in Verne. The three companies plan to scale to thousands of vehicles across Europe, bu…

Sony and Honda cancel the electric vehicle AFEELA dream
Sony and Honda cancel the electric vehicle AFEELA dream

Sony Honda Mobility has discontinued both its AFEELA 1 sedan and an unnamed follow-up SUV, less than a year after opening a dedicated showroom in California. Honda’s sweeping EV retreat left the joint venture without the technical foundations it needed…

US car buyers want what they can’t have: Chinese EVs

Rising EV prices in the US are pushing buyers to look at Chinese alternatives, even though tariffs and policy barriers keep them out of reach.
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Tesla Model 3 got outsold by an EV from a Chinese smartphone brand

In what is one of the most important developments in the Chinese auto industry, Xiaomi’s SU7 has outsold Tesla’s Model 3 in 2025. The information comes from the China Passenger Car Association (via scmp.com). The Chinese smartphone maker delivered 258,…