{"id":1224,"date":"2026-06-13T11:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2026-06-13T11:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:11:23","slug":"chinese-electric-cars-are-popular-all-over-the-world-except-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/chinese-electric-cars-are-popular-all-over-the-world-except-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"CHINESE ELECTRIC CARS ARE POPULAR ALL OVER THE WORLD, EXCEPT IN CHINA!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-image-slot image-slot-placeholder\" data-is-first=\"true\" data-height=\"853\" data-doc-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA25tgVB\">\n<div class=\"article-image-slot\">\n<div class=\"article-image-container polished\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:8,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA25sZdo&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;finance&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;markets&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAynGx&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;autos&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;buying&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Everyone loves Chinese cars, except the Chinese&quot;}\" data-test-id=\"AA25tgVB\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"article-image-height-wrapper expandable article-image-height-wrapper-new\" data-customhandled=\"true\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModalButton&quot;,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA25sZdo&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;finance&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;markets&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAynGx&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;autos&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;buying&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Everyone loves Chinese cars, except the Chinese&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image article-image-ux-impr article-image-new expandable\" title=\"A Xiaomi SU7 Max car is displayed at the entrance to the Xiaomi EV Factory in Beijing.\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA25tgVB.img?w=534&amp;h=356&amp;m=6\" alt=\"A Xiaomi SU7 Max car is displayed at the entrance to the Xiaomi EV Factory in Beijing.\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-ux-impr articlewc-image-caption-container\"><span class=\"image-caption\">A Xiaomi SU7 Max car is displayed at the entrance to the Xiaomi EV Factory in Beijing.<\/span><span class=\"image-attribution image-attribution-ux-impr\">\u00a9\u00a0greg baker\/Afp\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The world is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/personal-tech\/chinese-ev-test-drive-xiaomi-su7-c3e59282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">applauding the latest Chinese vehicles<\/a>\u00a0and sales are surging almost everywhere the cars are available. The one exception: China itself.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">New-car sales in China, the world\u2019s largest new-vehicle market, fell 22% in May compared with the same month a year earlier to around 1.5 million vehicles. That was the eighth straight month of year-over-year declines, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Year-to-date car sales are running nearly 20% below last year, hitting profits at the country\u2019s leading carmakers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\n<div class=\"articlePageIntraArticleFullWidth ad-slot-placeholder left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad intra-ad-rm-bg intra-ad-rm-h\" data-ad-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad intra-article-display-ad\">\n<div class=\"displayAdContainer\">\n<div id=\"rectangle4_2f097dde3df7412ea5885d035f1c4ee3\" class=\"displayAdWCContainer     \" data-ad=\"&quot;v&quot;:1,&quot;d&quot;:1,&quot;r&quot;:1,&quot;s&quot;:undefined}\" data-anadid=\"749664108\">\n<div id=\"div_utif_rectangle4_2f097dde3df7412ea5885d035f1c4ee3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"adSlug adChoicesOutside adSlugDisabled\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"adChoicesSpan\">Sponsored<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-image-slot image-slot-placeholder\" data-height=\"660\" data-doc-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA25t1Ts\">\n<div class=\"article-image-slot\">\n<div class=\"article-image-container polished\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:8,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA25sZdo&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;finance&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;markets&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAynGx&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;autos&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;buying&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Everyone loves Chinese cars, except the Chinese&quot;}\" data-test-id=\"AA25t1Ts\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"article-image-height-wrapper expandable article-image-height-wrapper-new\" data-customhandled=\"true\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModalButton&quot;,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA25sZdo&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;finance&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;markets&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAynGx&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;autos&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;buying&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Everyone loves Chinese cars, except the Chinese&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image article-image-ux-impr article-image-new expandable\" title=\"Monthly vehicle sales in China\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA25t1Ts.img?w=534&amp;h=587&amp;m=6\" alt=\"Monthly vehicle sales in China\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-ux-impr articlewc-image-caption-container\"><span class=\"image-caption\">Monthly vehicle sales in China<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"continue-read-break\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The troubles at home are pushing Chinese carmakers\u2014including foreign brands that manufacture there\u2014into an even more aggressive expansion overseas. The Chinese auto industry shipped 784,000 cars abroad in May, according to the association, 75% more than in the same month last year.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">In January, Beijing halved a tax exemption for plug-in vehicles and reduced subsidies when people trade in an old vehicle for an electric vehicle, hitting EV sales. Then, in March, the Iran war led to rising gasoline prices, hurting sales of traditionally powered cars as well.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Many consumers were already hesitant about big-ticket purchases in an economy hit by deflation and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/china\/china-says-hostile-foreign-forces-are-driving-its-youth-to-slack-off-2781aba1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">high youth unemployment<\/a>. Retail sales in China grew just 0.2% in April, the slowest in more than three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">\u201cWe need to do something to really rebuild consumer confidence,\u201d said Stella Li, executive vice president at BYD, China\u2019s largest carmaker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\n<div class=\"articlePageIntraArticleFullWidth left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad intra-ad-rm-bg intra-ad-rm-h\">\n<div class=\"intra-article-relatedcontent\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper   \" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\" videocard1PP video-embed-common related-video-divider-bottom videocardRelatedVideo\">\n<div class=\" content-video-container  large-title    \" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;ContentVideoPlayer&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:61,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA25h7SU&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:61,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;finance&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;financenews&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;CNBC&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAnPvW&quot;,&quot;ext&quot;:{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;AA25h7SU&quot;,&quot;videoCs&quot;:&quot;AAnPvW&quot;,&quot;eventType&quot;:17,&quot;pageGroup&quot;:&quot;usamon&quot;,&quot;isMuted&quot;:true,&quot;inline&quot;:true,&quot;adIndex&quot;:1,&quot;totalAdTimeWatched&quot;:3.3890000000000002,&quot;adDuration&quot;:30,&quot;playerHeight&quot;:344,&quot;playerWidth&quot;:612},&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;How a smaller car market is squeezing all buyers, new and used&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"vjs_video_3\" class=\"video-js vjs-msn vjs-fill custom-background control-spacing opaque-control vjs_video_3-dimensions vjs-controls-enabled vjs-workinghover vjs-v8 vjs-user-active vjs-layout-medium vjs-qualitymenu vjs-telemetry vjs-has-started vjs-hide-bigplaybutton vjs-paused\" lang=\"en-us\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"region\" translate=\"no\" data-setup=\"{ &quot;inactivityTimeout&quot;: 0 }\" aria-label=\"How a smaller car market is squeezing all buyers, new and used Video Player\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title-bar\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title-provider\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-title-text\">How a smaller car market is squeezing all buyers, new and used<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-text-track-display\" translate=\"yes\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"vjs-text-track-cue vjs-text-track-cue-en-us\" lang=\"en-us\">\n<div>The American auto market has gone high end, making more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-seek-live-region\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-clear-div\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">For the first quarter, many Chinese automakers reported their worst results in years. BYD\u2019s net profit roughly halved to the equivalent of $590 million, its lowest since mid-2022. Smaller players, such as EV maker XPeng, are suffering losses in a market crowded with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/autos\/chinese-cars-go-american-with-brutish-suvs-and-trucks-5d49b6e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">dozens of competitors and hundreds of models<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image-slot image-slot-placeholder\" data-height=\"740\" data-doc-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA25tjwt\">\n<div class=\"article-image-slot\">\n<div class=\"article-image-container polished\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:8,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA25sZdo&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;finance&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;markets&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAynGx&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;autos&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;buying&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Everyone loves Chinese cars, except the Chinese&quot;}\" data-test-id=\"AA25tjwt\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"article-image-height-wrapper expandable article-image-height-wrapper-new\" data-customhandled=\"true\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModalButton&quot;,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA25sZdo&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;finance&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;markets&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAynGx&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;autos&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;buying&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Everyone loves Chinese cars, except the Chinese&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image article-image-ux-impr article-image-new expandable\" title=\"Quarterly net income\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA25tjwt.img?w=534&amp;h=659&amp;m=6\" alt=\"Quarterly net income\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-ux-impr articlewc-image-caption-container\"><span class=\"image-caption\">Quarterly net income<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">BYD has sought to revive business with technology announcements such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/autos\/china-has-five-minute-ev-charging-america-is-trying-to-catch-up-ef7d707a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">five-minute flash charging<\/a>, long battery warranties and pledges to cover the cost of any accidents caused by its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/autos\/tesla-is-losing-ground-against-its-biggest-rival-in-china-c0ebd081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">\u201cGod\u2019s Eye\u201d<\/a>\u00a0driver-assistance system.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">The focus on innovation marks a change from the price cuts that drove BYD\u2019s spectacular growth in earlier years. The Chinese government\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/china\/a-new-challenge-for-chinas-economy-involution-419500f1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">last year clamped down<\/a>\u00a0on what it saw as excessive competition in the EV industry, fearful that a vicious price war was hurting suppliers and contributing to the deflationary mood.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\n<div class=\"articlePageIntraArticleFullWidth ad-slot-placeholder left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad intra-ad-rm-bg intra-ad-rm-h\" data-ad-index=\"1\">\n<div class=\"left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad intra-article-display-ad\">\n<div class=\"displayAdContainer\">\n<div id=\"rectangle4_02dc8e0f41204bd2ebf9d29486b415be\" class=\"displayAdWCContainer     \" data-ad=\"&quot;v&quot;:1,&quot;d&quot;:1,&quot;r&quot;:1,&quot;s&quot;:undefined}\" data-anadid=\"381846714\">\n<div id=\"div_utif_rectangle4_02dc8e0f41204bd2ebf9d29486b415be\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"adSlug adChoicesOutside adSlugDisabled\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"adChoicesSpan\">Sponsored<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">With its unusual automated-driving promise, BYD wants to \u201cput money on the table, give consumers confidence,\u201d said Li. \u201cI\u2019m more focused on quality than quantity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">As the local market struggles, Chinese carmakers are accelerating their export push. BYD founder Wang Chuanfu said at the company\u2019s annual general meeting Tuesday that it planned to be the world\u2019s largest automaker within five years, according to a summary of the meeting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image-slot image-slot-placeholder\" data-height=\"720\" data-doc-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA25tgVD\">\n<div class=\"article-image-slot\">\n<div class=\"article-image-container polished\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:8,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA25sZdo&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;finance&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;markets&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAynGx&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;autos&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;buying&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Everyone loves Chinese cars, except the Chinese&quot;}\" data-test-id=\"AA25tgVD\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"article-image-height-wrapper expandable article-image-height-wrapper-new\" data-customhandled=\"true\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModalButton&quot;,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA25sZdo&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;finance&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;markets&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAynGx&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;autos&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;buying&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Everyone loves Chinese cars, except the Chinese&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image article-image-ux-impr article-image-new expandable\" title=\"China's monthly vehicle exports\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA25tgVD.img?w=534&amp;h=641&amp;m=6\" alt=\"China's monthly vehicle exports\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-ux-impr articlewc-image-caption-container\"><span class=\"image-caption\">China&#8217;s monthly vehicle exports<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Among the few countries not experiencing an influx of Chinese cars is the U.S., which has introduced high tariffs and other restrictions to keep them out.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">On Monday, the Pentagon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/u-s-expands-list-of-chinese-tech-companies-it-says-assists-beijings-military-a2c6c6b9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">added BYD<\/a>\u00a0and NIO, another Chinese carmaker, to a list of companies deemed to have links with China\u2019s military, a move that bars them from carrying out work for the Defense Department. The companies said they didn\u2019t have military links and were wrongly included on the list.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\n<div class=\"articlePageIntraArticleFullWidth ad-slot-placeholder left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad intra-ad-rm-bg intra-ad-rm-h\" data-ad-index=\"2\">\n<div class=\"left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad intra-article-display-ad\">\n<div class=\"displayAdContainer\">\n<div id=\"rectangle4_f1a97dfd8a504b7a84f275c09553096a\" class=\"displayAdWCContainer     \" data-ad=\"&quot;v&quot;:1,&quot;d&quot;:1,&quot;r&quot;:1,&quot;s&quot;:undefined}\" data-anadid=\"381846714\">\n<div id=\"div_utif_rectangle4_f1a97dfd8a504b7a84f275c09553096a\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"adSlug adChoicesOutside adSlugDisabled\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"adChoicesSpan\">Sponsored<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Elsewhere, the rapid growth of Chinese vehicle exports has raised alarm bells and prompted moves to restrict trade. China\u2019s carmakers have responded by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/autos\/china-is-exporting-its-factories-across-the-world-and-spooking-the-competition-39e63291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">building factories and joint ventures<\/a>, particularly in Europe.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">\u201cThe key is to find a way to really partner and join forces,\u201d said Brian Gu, XPeng\u2019s vice chairman. \u201cUltimately, we need to invest more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Xiaomi SU7 Max car is displayed at the entrance to the Xiaomi EV Factory in Beijing.\u00a9\u00a0greg baker\/Afp\/Getty Images The world is\u00a0applauding the latest Chinese vehicles\u00a0and sales are surging almost everywhere the cars are available. The one exception: China itself. New-car sales in China, the world\u2019s largest new-vehicle market, fell 22% in May compared with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-electric-cars-evs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1224"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1225,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions\/1225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}