China's fiercely competitive auto market is entering a new phase of high-stakes rivalry, with two private-sector titans — Geely Automobile and BYD — locked in an increasingly intense battle for dominance.
Tesla's once-hyped Dojo supercomputer project—touted as a bold leap into custom-built AI infrastructure—appears to have reached a dead end. CEO Elon Musk confirmed via social media that the Dojo team has been disbanded, calling Dojo 2 a "dead end." However, he added that a potential "Dojo 3" could still emerge, possibly in the form of a single mainboard integrating a large number of AI6 system-on-chips.
Dongfeng Motor Corporation, one of China's largest state-owned automakers, is divesting its 50% stake in Dongfeng Honda Engine Co., a joint venture with Japan's Honda Motor Co., in a move that signals a decisive pivot away from internal combustion engines and toward electric mobility.
As competition in China's electric vehicle (EV) market intensifies and range anxiety persists, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are emerging as a compelling alternative — and Japan's Honda is quietly shaping the technological standard.
In a challenging global environment that has dampened growth across the electric vehicle (EV) industry, Solteam held its investor briefing on August 13, 2025, revealing a robust 38% year-over-year increase in revenue from its new energy vehicle (NEV) division in the first half of 2025.
For years, the biggest perceived roadblocks to widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption were clear: prohibitive sticker prices, range anxiety, and too few public chargers. But as the global EV market grows, one of those long-held assumptions is being turned on its head.
As Western automakers wrestle with supply chain bottlenecks and regulatory shifts, China's electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are rapidly carving out a dominant position on the global stage—powered by technology, pricing, and increasingly, strategy.
