Auto stocks rose collectively at the end of the session. As of press release, Great Wall Motor (02333) rose 4.55% to HK$12.88; Xiaopeng Motor-W (09868) rose 4.05% to HK$46.2; Ideal Automobile-W (02015) received a net purchase of 2.38% to HK$88.35; and LEAPMOTOR (09863) rose 1.95% to HK$28.75.
The Zhitong Finance App learned that auto stocks rose collectively at the end of the session. As of press release, Great Wall Motor (02333) rose 4.55% to HK$12.88; Xiaopeng Motor-W (09868) rose 4.05% to HK$46.2; Ideal Automobile-W (02015) received a net purchase of 2.38% to HK$88.35; and LEAPMOTOR (09863) rose 1.95% to HK$28.75.
According to reports, European Parliament Trade Commission Chairman Bernd Lange said that the EU must readjust its competition policy after Trump enters the White House. He said it is expected that an agreement will be reached at least in the tariff dispute over Chinese electric vehicles. China may promise to establish a lowest price mechanism for electric vehicles exported to the European Union. Gong Min, head of China's automobile industry research at UBS Investment Bank, believes that this is positive news for Chinese car companies because compared to setting additional tariffs, setting a minimum price can guarantee the profit level of each car company.
Furthermore, analysts Bernstein wrote in a report that China's electric vehicle market will maintain strong growth in 2025. They said that sales prospects in China's electric vehicle market are still full of energy, and the industry's sales growth is expected to be around 20% to 25% next year. Although there may be some setbacks in the short term after the government's trade-in policy expires at the end of the year, competition in the Chinese market is expected to remain intense, which may put pressure on pricing and profitability. They added that plug-in hybrid models are likely to grow faster than the overall market.