Roundup: China, Europe Cooperation Fuels EV Market

  As the auto industry worldwide transitions towards electromobility and the number of Chinese-made “new energy vehicles” sold globally is on a steady increase, more and more carmakers and dealers across Europe consider the competition from Chinese manufacturers an opportunity rather than a threat.

After a two-year hiatus, the Brussels Auto Show made a spectacular return on Jan. 14. The 100th edition of this prestigious trade event welcomes visitors until Jan. 22. On display are the cutting-edge electric vehicles and e-mobility technologies of the world’s major carmakers.

 The 55-odd exhibitors include Chinese brands, such as BYD, SERES, BAIC or MG. They display fully electric vehicles as well as hybrid, gasoline and CNG (compressed natural gas) cars.

 China’s leading electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD brought three models to the show: the ATTO 3, the HAN and the TANG, but the company’s representatives told Xinhua that other models are also scheduled to be brought to Europe soon.

BYD is already present in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium, and this year it will also launch in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

Since 2015, China’s EV products have dominated the global