Last month, $Ford Motor (F.US)$ shocked the auto world by scaling back its EV ambitions, scrapping plans for three-row electric crossovers in favor of hybrid SUVs like the Explorer. This shift could cost up to $1.9 billion but is seen as a smart fiscal move.
However, Ford CEO Jim Farley sees a bigger threat: Chinese EV companies. After a 2023 trip to China, where Farley and other executives were stunned by the quality of $Chongqing Changan Automobile (000625.SZ)$ 's elec...

$Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Stock (601127.SH)$
Chinese tech giant Huawei saw its automotive business unit realize a decent revenue in the first half of the year, as sales of models it built in partnership with Seres performed strongly.
As of early Jul, Huawei's Intelligent Automotive Solutions (IAS) business unit saw revenue reach RMB 10 billion ($1.38 billion), local media outlet 36kr reported today.
Huawei's...

$NIO Inc (NIO.US)$
Deepal, the new energy vehicle (NEV) unit of Changan Automobile, has announced its connection to Nio's charging network, becoming the latest automaker to do so.
Charging is a profitable business.
Like Tesla, Nio's income from charging will increase when more partners use its charging network.
Deepal and Nio Power have entered into a charging partnership that will see Nio's more than 20,000 charging piles begin serving 20...

$Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Stock (601127.SH)$
Huawei has set up a separate smart car unit, in another stride forward in the Chinese tech giant's plans to make a splash in the automotive world.
The company incorporated Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co Ltd on Tuesday in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, where Huawei is based.
The new firm is wholly owned by Huawei and will focus on the "manufacturing and sal...