Motoring

  • BusinessReuters

    Why BYD's EV exports sell for twice the China price

    U.S. and European politicians have raised alarms that their domestic auto industries could be destroyed by a wave of cheap Chinese electric vehicles. The goal: to rake in hefty profit margins the automaker can’t get in China amid fierce competition. In some foreign showrooms, BYD charges more than double — sometimes nearly triple — the price it gets for three key models in China, according to a Reuters review of the automaker’s pricing in five of its biggest export markets.

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  • NewsSWNS

    Half of kids have low confidence because of their imperfect teeth - study

    Half of young children experience low confidence because of their imperfect teeth causing both them - and their parents - stress and anxiety. A study, of 2,000 parents and children aged 4-11, revealed 84 per cent feel less confident with their smile and credit their insecurity to missing teeth (20 per cent), them not being “white” (20 per cent), wonky (19 per cent) or gappy (13 per cent). But acclaimed British photographer Ian Rankin has captured powerful photographs of primary school children p

  • LifestyleThe Telegraph

    Ask the Expert: Which small, reliable runabout can replace my large Lexus?

    My Lexus IS200 will be 25 next year. It has done almost 96,000 miles, travelled in France, charged up and down the M40 and never let me down. I now live in a city and do not need a car with such a large engine, but a smallish reliable runabout to carry two adults and two grandchildren under 12. What do you suggest?

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  • BusinessReuters

    Beijing auto show: Themes and highlights

    China's largest auto show opened in Beijing with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world's largest auto market is already in an all-electric state of mind, and isn't looking back. The last thing China needs is more electric cars crowding a market, driving down prices at the expense of profit. Exporting that overcapacity, however, has brought EV makers to authorities' attention.

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  • BusinessSky News

    There's a new trade war brewing - over global dominance in the electric car market

    There's a trade war brewing between China and the West, at stake is who will dominate the global market for electric vehicles. Outside the port city of Ningbo, Chinese car company Zeekr is rolling out luxury EVs and growing fast. In a recent trip to Beijing US treasury secretary Janet Yellen accused China of "overproduction" and "dumping" its EVs on overseas markets.

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  • BusinessAFP

    Honda announces US$11 bn EV battery and vehicle plant in Canada

    Japanese auto giant Honda announced Thursday the largest automotive investment in Canada's history, worth Can$15 billion (US$11 billion), for a massive new EV battery and vehicle assembly plant.Its new facility in Alliston, Ontario will be the first to tap into Canada's EV supply chain investment tax credit and joins recently announced Volkswagen and Stellantis battery plants in Canada.

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  • BusinessLiverpool Echo

    DVLA issues new 'five minutes' notice to all UK drivers

    Millions of UK motorists can "make their lives easier", DVLA said

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