Chinese cars are on the rise – and yes, as an EV editor, I’d buy one - DRIVESMART: Chinese cars: are they really any good? Steve Fowler explores the Chery Tiggo 7 in this week’s DriveSmart newsletter, ...

In 2025, BYD sold 3,731 EVs in Japan after excluding commercial vehicles, up 68% on the year. It now ranks fifth in the segment among automakers, but sales have grown more slowly than hoped. This owes ...

With the average cost of a new vehicle in the United States nearing $50,000, it’s understandable some Americans are dreaming of a cheaper Chinese alternative. The allure of paying half the price of a ...

The cost of importing Chinese cars to Canada is set to drop steeply with a recent cut in tariffs. How will that impact EV sales? Are our EV charging infrastructure and our grid ready for those extra ...

The global automotive landscape is undergoing one of the most dramatic shifts in decades, and China is unmistakably at the centre of this transformation. While Western headlines often emphasise the ...

With Chinese cars closing in on America, Washington might draw from China's own playbook to try to limit the threat to the U.S. domestic industry. Why it matters: China used to copy American cars. Now ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Two decades ago, a California company called Tesla Motors almost single-handedly created the electric vehicle as we now know it. Elon Musk’s company has dominated the industry across the globe ever ...