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Linda Lew 刘凌达

@Lindadalew

short sighted in my eyes, long sighted in my mind | covering 🇨🇳🚙 for @business | ex. @SCMPNews, @akzinefest | caveats apply | tips to [email protected]

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Zoe Schneeweiss@ZSchneeweissOct 9
EU and China seal deal to cut millions of hybrid car exports bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @Lindadalew @europressos
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China may finally have found a way of tackling the problem of making too many cars bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
China Signals It’s Finally Starting to Tackle Glut in Car Market

China Signals It’s Finally Starting to Tackle Glut in Car Market

China has long called for consolidation to rein in production overcapacity in the world’s biggest auto market, only for those efforts to fizzle. But a deal involving two state-owned companies is a...

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Greg Kable@GregKableAug 17
Li Shufu is stepping down as chairman of Geely Auto 1986: refrigerator parts 1994: motorcycles 1997: cars 2010: buys Volvo ... and others Today: 10+ brand force in the global auto industry 40 years. From refrigerators to an auto empire. One hell of a run ... @GeelyAutoGlobal
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Chester Dawson@decodethefirmMar 19
Early signs point to Asian EV makers such as China’s BYD and Vietnam’s VinFast benefiting from the surge in petrol prices resulting from Persian Gulf hostilities bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by @JeromeCMorales @Lindadalew & Nguyen Kieu Giang
BYD Showrooms Are Bustling Across Asia After Iran Oil Shock

BYD Showrooms Are Bustling Across Asia After Iran Oil Shock

At a BYD Co. car dealership in Manila’s financial district, demand for the Chinese company’s electric vehicles is so high that Matthew Dominique Poh said he’s seen a month’s worth of orders in just...

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Chester Dawson@decodethefirmMar 18
China’s Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. is laying the groundwork to enter Canada after that country reached a deal earlier this year opening the door to electric vehicles from the world’s biggest auto market. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by @Lindadalew
Geely Eyes Canadian Auto Market After Deal Allowing Chinese EVs

Geely Eyes Canadian Auto Market After Deal Allowing Chinese EVs

China’s Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. is laying the groundwork to enter Canada after that country reached a deal earlier this year opening the door to electric vehicles from the world’s biggest auto...

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Joel Chan@kjoulesMar 3
BYD overtook Tesla as the top car brand sold in Hong Kong in 2025, based on independent analysis from private car registration data by the Transport Department
(Chart by @kjoules) Hong Kong, newly registered private cars, top brands, 2025

ALT (Chart by @kjoules) Hong Kong, newly registered private cars, top brands, 2025

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Ford lost out to BYD in global vehicle sales for the first time last year as the Chinese manufacturer continued its climb up the rankings of the world’s largest automakers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Ford Falls Behind China’s BYD in Global Sales For the First Time

Ford Falls Behind China’s BYD in Global Sales For the First Time

Ford Motor Co. lost out to BYD Co. in global vehicle sales for the first time last year as the Chinese manufacturer continued its climb up the rankings of the world’s largest automakers.

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China banned concealed door handles on electric vehicles, the first country in the world to outlaw a design popularized by Tesla bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
China Bans Hidden Car Door Handles in World-First Safety Policy

China Bans Hidden Car Door Handles in World-First Safety Policy

China banned concealed door handles on electric vehicles, the first country in the world to outlaw a design popularized by Tesla Inc. that is now facing global regulatory scrutiny due to a spate of...

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@Energy_TidbitsFeb 2
Will US/EU follow China's banning of hidden door handle on EVs and requiring all cars sold in China to have a mechanical release on both the inside and outside. Follows some tragic accidents where power failures suspected to have prevented doors from opening leaving occupants unable to escape or be rescued. Thx @Lindadalew @ChunyingZhang #oott
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Zoe Schneeweiss@ZSchneeweissJan 13
Europe weighs minimum price on Chinese EVs to replace tariffs bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @Lindadalew @WillWilkesNews
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📰📢 The latest edition of The Driverless Digest newsletter is out - Here are the top 3 stories: 🇬🇧🤖 Baidu will bring robotaxis to London via Uber AND Lyft, via @Lindadalew and @natlungfy. 🧵 (1/3)
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Huawei’s ultra-luxury Maextro S800 sedan is so popular in China nowadays, it’s outselling Porsche’s Panamera, Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class and all other vehicles with sticker prices of at least $100,000. bloom.bg/3Y8ZJON 📷: Huawei Technologies Co.
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Xiaomi parlayed its popularity with an existing customer base to rake in orders for its push into electric cars, reaching profitability in less than half the time it took Tesla bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Xiaomi Rides Fan Base to Hit EV Profitability Faster Than Tesla

Xiaomi Rides Fan Base to Hit EV Profitability Faster Than Tesla

Xiaomi Corp. parlayed its popularity with an existing customer base to rake in orders for its push into electric cars, reaching profitability in less than half the time it took Tesla Inc.

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“Chinese Electric Cars Are Making Inroads in Oil-Rich UAE” By @Lindadalew & @Kateryna_AK ✍️ “Exports to the Gulf country surged by around 60% in that span, making it the second-largest destination after Mexico” 🇲🇽 ⚡️⚡️⚡️
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Ziad Daoud (@ZiadMDaoud) profile pictureZiad Daoud@ZiadMDaoud25 Aug 2025
The rise of Chinese cars in the Mideast: UAE imports from China rose from less than $1 billion in 2015 to nearly $5 billion in 2023 And they’re becoming more visible on the streets too
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Gao Yuan@GaoYuan863 Nov 2025
Months before Wang Peizhi dropped to the floor in agony in front of his young son, the 34-yr-old stayed up all night frantically preparing #Xiaomi flagship store for the launch of its 1st EV. Here’s his story that Mr. Wang wasn’t able to tell. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Xiaomi’s Pivot From Smartphones to EVs Has Human Cost

Xiaomi’s Pivot From Smartphones to EVs Has Human Cost

China’s tech companies are pushing staff to work longer hours as they seek to dominate new markets and compete with US firms.

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Felix has done a great job summarising the story that I have not much to add except this on the ground report on Chinese robotaxis from Abu Dhabi & Dubai that I filed for @BloombergTV Tech: Asia show youtu.be/HODDnPJBeNE?si=gE7z…
Are Robotaxis Coming To A City Near You?

Are Robotaxis Coming To A City Near You?

Maturing self-driving technology has sparked a global race to roll ...

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Chinese Robotaxis Are Setting the Pace for Global Expansion: "While US firms lead in testing and deployment, China-based rivals operate in more international markets" #alwaysberiding #alwaysbecharging #robotaxi ⚡️⚡️⚡️ by the one and only @Lindadalew
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Chinese Robotaxis Are Setting the Pace for Global Expansion: "While US firms lead in testing and deployment, China-based rivals operate in more international markets" #alwaysberiding #alwaysbecharging #robotaxi ⚡️⚡️⚡️ by the one and only @Lindadalew
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Chester Dawson@decodethefirm26 Oct 2025
American companies like Tesla, Waymo and Zoox have drawn much of the robotaxi limelight but Chinese rivals are quietly expanding at home and abroad bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by @Lindadalew
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Viola Zhou@violazhouyi2 Sep 2025
Not long after DeepSeek R1 launched, I discovered that my mother had started using the chatbot as her virtual doctor. I worried about her reliance on AI. But over time, I realized Dr. DeepSeek was offering something no human in her life could. restofworld.org/2025/ai-chat…
My mom and Dr. DeepSeek

My mom and Dr. DeepSeek

In China and around the world, the sick and lonely turn to AI.

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Joel Chan@kjoules28 Aug 2025
State-owned car manufacturer Chery is the latest mainland company that is interested in an IPO in Hong Kong. Chery assembles Jaguars and Land Rovers in China, and is the country’s biggest car exporter. @depsebastian @Lindadalew bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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