NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

In Washington, Brussels, and elsewhere, Western policymakers have been laser-focused on the threat to automotive jobs from Chinese carmakers, whose hybrids and battery-powered vehicles are racing ahead of competitors from the US and Europe. Meanwhile, Chinese companies have been strengthening another, lower-profile EV sector in their home market — and now they are looking to extend that dominance worldwide.

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