Autos analysts pick who can survive China’s cut-throat EV market

by | May 5, 2024 | Financial

Investment analysts are coalescing around a few potential winners in China’s car market after a 10-day auto show in Beijing put the ferocious competition on full display. The opening morning of China’s biggest auto show of the year — April 25 in this case — is typically a mad rush. But this time, the sheer number of people and car launches meant movement between booths often slowed to a crawl. I found that the second day wasn’t much better, in contrast to an emptying out in prior years. “The number of visitors this year was simply overwhelming,” Nick Lai, head of China equity research and Asia Pacific autos research at JPMorgan said in a late April report, noting an uptick in live-streamers and overseas dealers attending the show. “This year, we notice[d] a meaningful amount of foreign visitors who are Chinese brands’ overseas dealers or importers,” JPMorgan analysts said. They expect overseas markets can contribute about one-fourth of leading producer BYD ‘s car profits this year. Tesla , which gets more than a fifth of its sales in China, hasn’t exhibited at the main auto show since protestors disrupted its booth in 2021 . But more recently, CEO Elon Musk made a surprise visit …

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