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Tesla’s China Sales Fall to 8,817 as Exports Take 87% of Shanghai Wholesale
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November 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Subaru’s operating profit rose from ¥42.6bn in April–June to about ¥73bn in July–September, a sharp second-quarter recover

#Subaru #JapanAuto #AutoAsia
November 11, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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China’s Three Year Old EVs Keep About 45% of Their Value as Geely’s Chairman Flags Battery Life

#Geely #China #AutoAsia
November 9, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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Honda plans to lift North American car capacity from 1.67 million to 1.91 million units a year by 2029, including a new plant in Ohio.#Honda

#AutoAsia #Earnings
November 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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Suzuki’s CNG sales in India rose 44% to about 450,000 units in the half, and new lines at Maruti Suzuki’s Kharkhoda and Hansalpur plants have started production.

#Suzuki #MarutiSuzuki #AutoAsia
November 11, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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Malaysia Is in Chery’s Plan to Build Seven in Ten Overseas Cars Locally

Locally built share abroad: 41% in 2025, 70% targeted for 2027
R&D footprint grows from 16 overseas centres to 26
No Malaysian site or date has been given

#AutoAsia #Chery #Malaysia
November 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Xiaomi’s October rebound in China belongs to the Sky Nomad, not the YU7

50,168 cars in October, up 3.11% year on year
SU7 12,984 (down 13.39%), YU7 10,037 (down 70.18%)
336,658 so far this year against a 550,000 goal

#Xiaomi #EREV #AutoAsia
November 10, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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China’s BYD took twelve years for its first million NEVs and four months for the last two

Production hit 19 million on 9 November
The 10 million mark came on 18 November 2024
Tai 9 books opened with six free months of flash charging

#BYD #ChinaEV #AutoAsia
November 10, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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BMW’s China EV plan: local batteries, local AI, one national price

The long wheelbase iX3 goes on sale 25 November, from 269,900 yuan
Top trim: 113.4 kWh Eve Energy pack, 919 km CLTC
The i3 follows at Guangzhou on 27 November

#BMW #NeueKlasse #AutoAsia
November 9, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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Proton Closes In on 200,000 Sales in Malaysia After a 21,624 Car October

Share reached 30.6% against 27.1% for the year so far
The e.MAS electrified range has sold 35,730 cars cumulatively
Exports this year stand at 9,980

#Proton #EV #AutoAsia
November 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Japan: Nissan posts an 80 billion yen operating profit as China retail sales slide 15%

No shock that Nissan’s China sales fell, but at least profit is back.

#Nissan #JapanAuto #AutoAsia
November 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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November 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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A 5,600 mm limousine from China’s Yangwang, a brand now selling 258 cars a month

Altior unveiled in Abu Dhabi, China pre orders open
399 car launch edition at an expected 2.08 million yuan
Over 1,000 km CLTC range on a second generation Blade battery

#BYD #EVs #AutoAsia
November 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Japan: Mitsubishi Motors lowers its full year targets

Net profit forecast falls to 10 billion yen from 25 billion
Global sales forecast now 764,000 vehicles
Middle East costs and a Southeast Asia electrified gap cited

#Mitsubishi #Pajero #AutoAsia
November 7, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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Gwangju Gets 3 Trillion Won From Kia as Korea Plant Leaves Combustion Behind

Sportage successor due at the No. 2 plant in 2027
Autonomous shuttle and van trials planned with local partners
Funds come from the group’s five year domestic plan

#Kia #EV #AutoAsia
November 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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November 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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China’s luxury EV brands queue for Europe

Li 6 SUV debuted in Paris with 780 km CLTC range
Aito showed four SUVs, no markets or prices yet
Seres posted a first half loss of 1.72 billion yuan

#Seres #LiAuto #AutoAsia
November 7, 2026 at 5:40 AM
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Big Is the New Normal in China as 5 Metre Plus SUVs Take Over

Share of new SUVs at 5 to 5.5 m: 17% in 2024, 56% so far this year
NEV launches over 5 m rose to 58% from 34%
NEV launches at 4.5 to 5 m fell to 40% from 55%

#China #SUV #AutoAsia
November 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Thailand gets Li Auto’s first right hand drive flagship

Five markets: Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam
Mega debuts at the Bangkok show in December
Li Auto’s Asia Pacific footprint reaches nine markets this year

#LiMega #ASEAN #AutoAsia
November 11, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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Kia India eyes a much bigger Anantapur plant

Investment of 1.5 billion dollars planned
Two thirds more capacity, 200,000 extra vehicles
Suppliers add Rs 1,614 crore of local facilities

#Kia #India #AutoAsia
November 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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China’s Yangwang Says Its U9 Xtreme Passed 500 km/h on a UAE Road

Announced 6 November, run held 1 November
Priced above 20 million yuan, 30 units worldwide
Previous best: 496.22 km/h, certified in Germany

#AutoAsia #BYD #China
November 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Nissan Ships Its China Built Sedan and Pickup to Philippine Buyers

The N7 sells there as the Primera, Frontier Pro as Navara Pro
Five more China NEVs are due by summer 2027
Frontier Pro reaches Australia and New Zealand in 2027

#AutoAsia #Nissan #ASEAN
November 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Sydney job ads give China’s Xiaomi a right hand drive timeline

Roles: Senior Legal Counsel, instalment finance manager
Plan: Europe late 2027, right hand drive first half of 2028
Eight German dealer groups signed MoUs, not contracts

#Xiaomi #ChinaEVs #AutoAsia
November 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Europe turns its security lens on China’s BYD

Fourteen EU lawmakers led by France’s Francois Kalfon question the Commission
Asks: cyber agency rating, high risk supplier listing, tender ban
BYD says no data is reachable remotely from China

#BYD #ChinaEVs #AutoAsia
November 6, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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Giga Shanghai Now Sources 98% of Its Parts in China, Tesla Says

More than 60 of its 400 plus local suppliers serve Tesla globally
January to October wholesale was 810,889, up 21.42%
Model Y L has entered Japan, South Korea and Australia

#AutoAsia #Tesla #China
November 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM