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Felix Lee Published: January 12th, 2022

Automotive personnel

Zhang Yang will be the new CEO of Shanghai-based car brand Aiways. Zhang previously worked for direct electric car competitor Nio.

Felix Lee Published: January 12th, 2022

VW reports massive sales slump

The Volkswagen Group sold 14 percent fewer cars in China in 2021 than in the same period of the year before. The group thus suffered heavy losses in its most important single market. VW China CEO Stephan Woellenstein cited a lack of chips and problems in supply chains as the reasons. “The production has lost […]

Felix Lee Published: January 12th, 2022

‘Question dependence on China’

Mr. Bratzel, the pandemic, chip shortages, supply bottlenecks – the German automotive industry really didn’t have an easy year in 2021. Will 2022 be better?Stefan Bratzel: The industry is undergoing the greatest change in its history – and in addition to this transformation, there are now various crises. I expect the chip crisis to continue […]

Felix Lee Published: January 7th, 2022

Jiangsu opens longest underwater tunnel

The Taihu has always been important for traffic. China’s third-largest freshwater lake is not only connected to the famous Emperor’s Canal but also feeds off several important rivers. Now, a whole new type of transportation axis is being added. The Jiangsu provincial government on Thursday ceremoniously opened China’s longest underwater tunnel to vehicular traffic. The […]

Felix Lee Published: January 6th, 2022

Hong Kong tightens Covid measures

At present, the incidence of Covid infection in Hong Kong is low compared to Europe or North America, for example. Nevertheless, the Chinese Special Administrative Region is tightening protective measures against the pandemic. The government of the finance and port metropolis has imposed a two-week landing ban on flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, […]

Felix Lee Published: January 5th, 2022

Editorial Automotive

New year, new luck – but not for Daimler. A once highly praised German-Chinese partnership is in a half-dead state. The Stuttgart-based group is therefore largely withdrawing from the unsuccessful Denza joint venture with BYD. Yet the forces are unevenly distributed, analyzes Frank Sieren. In China, Daimler is desperately dependent on a technically strong partner […]

Felix Lee Published: December 23rd, 2021

Editorial

The Christmas season brings more than just contemplative topics. China.Table takes the ongoing dispute over the automotive supplier Continental as an opportunity to look back on what was a difficult year for European-Chinese relations. Amelie Richter’s 2021 in review analyses what has happened in China-EU relations: Brussels is getting snappy, China is becoming more belligerent. […]

Felix Lee Published: December 23rd, 2021

Dessert

They have to look graceful, and they are required to hold their breath for as long as possible. Because oxygen tanks are not allowed. More than 40 participants dived for first place at the first mermaid competition on Tuesday in Sanya, China’s southernmost city on the tropical island of Hainan. But even those who don’t […]

Felix Lee Published: December 22nd, 2021

Editorial Automotive

Small events can cause big crises. First the Lithuanian government underestimated how seriously China takes even small provocations involving Taiwan. Now this dispute is even having an impact on the German car industry.China is refusing to import parts from the major supplier Continental if they contain components from Lithuania, where Conti manufactures electronics for smart […]

Felix Lee Published: December 21st, 2021

Automotive personnel

Jean-Philippe Parain will take over responsibility for the sales regions Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at BMW from 1 April 2022. He replaces Hendrik von Kuenheim in this role.Ritu Chandy, previously Regional CEO for Asia Pacific at BMW Financial Services, will become Head of Group Finance at BMW from April 1.Dalibor Kalina is […]