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Xpeng’s AEROHT flying car on display at Liuye Lake Tourist Resort in Changde City, central China’s Hunan province, March 27, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng CEO says flying car market will be bigger than EVs over next two decades

CEO He Xiaopeng believes the global flying car market could reach US$2 trillion in the next two decades, double the size of land vehicles.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Self navigating to the top: why China leads the global autonomous-driving race

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Science

EV expert Xu Fuguo returns to China after leaving US$30 million project in Japan

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Banking & finance

Cathie Wood sees AI driving US$10 trillion global robotaxi revolution

The CEO of Ark Investment says the market will help propel a near 10-fold jump in Tesla’s share price to US$2,600 in five years.

Cathie Wood of Ark Investment (right) takes part in a panel discussion at HSBC’s Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong on Thursday. Photo: Handout
China technology

Opinion | China’s true talent in AI lies in making it safe to use

While the US remains caught in a computational race, China’s competitive advantage lies not in any LLM model but in AI-embedded ecosystems.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD launches a ‘Model 3 killer’ at half the price of Tesla’s top seller

The Qin L and Xpeng’s Mona M03, which are priced around US$16,500, arrive as the US company’s mainland sales are dropping.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD’s Denza unveils N9 SUV to challenge Mercedes, BMW in premium EV segment

The N9 starts from 389,800 (US$60,860), equipped with BYD’s autonomous driving systems and can support on-vehicle drone systems.

BYD’s premium brand Denza launches its most expensive model called N9 in Shenzhen on March 21, 2025. Photo: Handout
Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng sets up first self-branded EV supercharging station in Hong Kong

Fierce competition among auto manufacturers is extending to charging technologies.

Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI firms turn to Hong Kong as gateway to global markets

Executives from several companies expressed confidence in Hong Kong’s growing role in supporting China’s AI development.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng says robotics industry will get bigger than automotive sector

Xpeng plans to mass produce humanoid robots and flying cars for the consumer market by the end of next year.

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Workers at an Xpeng factory in Guangdong province. Photo: Xinhua
Technology

Opinion | Forget Doge, it’s Musk’s Tesla that looks in need of a rescue

Once an audacious pioneer in electric cars, Tesla is being out-competed by cheaper, more innovative rivals and suffering by association with Musk.

Elon Musk wields a chainsaw on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Centre on February 20 in Oxon Hill, Maryland, US. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
China technology

My Take | Will AI and robots drive China’s next consumer spending spree?

China is seeking the next ‘big items’ to encourage consumers to open their wallets. Technology looks to be a key.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla plans cheaper model to put brakes on China sales slide

The US company’s share of the world’s largest EV market has dropped to 4.3 per cent from more than 16 per cent in 2022.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla pins hope on refreshed Model Y to revive faltering sales in China

Orders for the revamped model, which starts from US$36,292 have crossed 200,000 units, according to Chinese tech site 36kr.

Customers check a Tesla Model Y at a delivery centre in Beijing on February 27, 2025. Photo: AFP
Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Hesai eyes Europe’s smart EVs for lidar sales after Mercedes-Benz deal

Hesai’s 2025 profit may jump to between 200 million yuan and 350 million yuan, from 14 million yuan last year, said its chief financial officer Andrew Fan.

Hesai’s lidar. Photo: Handout
Electric & new energy vehicles

1.2 million EVs were sold worldwide last month, mostly in China

About three-quarters of the 1.2 million EVs and hybrids sold worldwide in February were delivered in China, according to Rho Motion.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng to test autonomous driving software in Hong Kong to support go-global push

He Xiaopeng says tests of company’s Xpeng Navigation Guided Pilot would be conducted in Hong Kong soon.

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United States

Maserati sets new self-driving car speed record as technology advances

A driverless Maserati MC20 clocked 318km/h in Florida recently. The record comes as self-drive technology looks to be on the cusp of a leap.

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A driverless Maserati MC20 attempts sets a new world speed record at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. After years of slow progress in autonomous driving technology, advances are being made. Photo: Maserati
Electric & new energy vehicles

Geely to make its AI-powered pilot system available across all brands

Geely says AI-powered pilot system would be added to all of its brands, including Galaxy, Zeekr and Lynk.

Jeep

Leading carmaker unveils hands-free driving, good for emailing and more

Maker of Jeep, Fiat, Dodge, Peugeot and other marques builds autonomous driving technology to let drivers watch movies, email, take a break.

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Xpeng

Xpeng to double global presence to 60 markets in 2025, CEO says

The expansion in Thailand, where only one Xpeng model, the G6, is currently available, is part of its ‘go-global 2.0 strategy’.

He Xiaopeng, chairman and CEO of Xpeng, drives a right-hand version of the X9 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Saturday. Photo: Coco Feng
Electric & new energy vehicles

JPMorgan boosts BYD share price target by 60% on strong growth projections

The US investment bank sees BYD’s Hong Kong and Shenzhen share prices at HK$600 and 560 yuan, respectively, by June 2026.

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JPMorgan is extremely bullish on the outlook of BYD’s shares in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Photo: AFP
Electric & new energy vehicles

Why foreign carmakers have little room to manoeuvre in China

The share of foreign carmakers on the mainland could shrink to as low as 32 per cent this year from 35 per cent in 2024, Natixis says.

China technology

Opinion | In tech war, China is gunning for mass adoption over premium innovation

From artificial intelligence and biotech to autonomous driving, China is disrupting the traditional high-cost model of proprietary innovation.

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Video gaming

CreateAI, once a self-driving star known as TuSimple, cuts 100 people

Lay-offs come just two months after the troubled company renamed itself CreateAI and pivoted to producing video games and films.

CreateAI’s locked office in Guangzhou. Photo: Coco Feng
China Conference: Southeast Asia

Are fragmented regulations holding back Southeast Asia’s EV ambitions?

The head of Chinese EV maker Xpeng says a lack of unified legal frameworks around tech like autonomous driving could discourage investment.

Brian Gu, vice chairman and president of Xpeng, during a panel discussion at SCMP’s China Conference: Southeast Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 17. Photo: Nora Tam
Electric & new energy vehicles

How DeepSeek’s AI has become a must-have feature in Chinese smart EVs

Some two dozen carmakers, including BYD and Leapmotor, have unveiled plans to equip their models with AI developed by DeepSeek.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Zeekr joins China’s autonomous-driving race, to unveil tech at Shanghai car show

New York-listed Zeekr, which finalised a merger with Lynk on Friday, will reveal its L3 self-driving system in April.

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