China’s carmakers don’t see the country’s fierce price war ending anytime soon as they press suppliers for discounts
Both BYD and SAIC Motor reportedly asked suppliers for 10% discounts amid fierce competition in China's oversaturated EV sector.
China’s EV price war is so brutal that BYD is trying to pinch its suppliers
China’s top maker of electric vehicles (EV) wants to pay a lot less for car parts in the new year, a demand that signals there is no end in sight to a vicious price war nor economic gloom marked by lower wages and uncertain prospects.
BYD asks suppliers to cut prices as China auto war intensifies
Chinese automaker BYD is asking its suppliers to cut their prices, in a sign that a brutal price war in the world's largest auto market is set to escalate.
China's 'ruinous' EV price war cannot last forever, says Volkswagen exec
Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, is bullish about the German automaker's prospects in China and the US amid a push to slash costs at home.
2025 EV price war looms as SAIC joins supply chain cost-cutting push
On November 26, BYD announced a directive requiring its suppliers to implement a 10% cost reduction starting January 1, 2025. Following this, SAIC Maxus has reportedly launched a similar initiative, also targeting a 10% cost cut across its upstream...
Chinese EV maker BYD asks dozens of suppliers for price cuts, Yicai reports
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD , has requested price cuts from dozens of its suppliers, state-owned news outlet Yicai reported on Friday citing unidentified sources.
BYD suppliers reportedly dissent over latest price cut request
Some Chinese parts suppliers have expressed their dissatisfaction over a recent request from BYD to cut their prices by 10% starting next year, saying any
Leaked BYD Email Pressures Suppliers To Slash Costs For 2025 EV Price Wars
The world’s largest manufacturer of electrified vehicles says it regularly requests price reductions from key suppliers as part of its annual negotiations
Leaked BYD Letter Signals China EV Price War Is Set to Intensify
BYD Co. has asked suppliers to accept price cuts next year in a signal the Chinese electric vehicle maker is preparing for ...
Chinese Automakers Tell Suppliers to Cut Costs as Price War Deepens
China’s electric vehicle market is the world’s largest — and its most cutthroat, with dozens of brands jostling for position.
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Leaked email signals BYD’s plan to heat up EV price war
We can negotiate.” For the past two years or so, BYD has been leading the charge in an intense price war in China, pushing smaller companies to the edge while forcing consolidation.
Ola Electric's Bhavish Aggarwal declares a price war in e-scooters
On Tuesday, Ola Electric’s founder Bhavish Aggarwal announced two electric scooters — Ola S1Z and Gig — starting at an ...