Share of e-cars imported from China into Germany more than tripled in the first quarter 2023

[beijingwalker]

Share of e-cars imported from China into Germany more than tripled in the first quarter 2023​

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Members of the press and the general public check out the Atto 3 electric SUV made by Chinese carmaker BYD, at the Fully Charged Live electric vehicle trade show in Farnborough, Britain, April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nick Carey

BERLIN, May 12 (Reuters) - The market share of electric cars shipped to Germany from China more than tripled in the first quarter, the German statistics office said on Friday, a worrying sign for German carmakers struggling to keep up with their fast-moving Chinese peers. From January to March, 28.2% of passenger cars with electric motors imported into Germany came from China, compared with 7.8% in the same quarter the previous year, the office said.

Volkswagen and other carmakers are struggling to keep up as China's auto market, the world's largest, accelerates towards an electric future – leaving established global brands stuck in the slow lane.

"Many products for everyday life, but also goods for the energy transition, now come to a large extent from China," the office said. For example, 86% of portable computers imported into Germany, 67.8% of smartphones and telephones, and 39.2% of lithium-ion batteries came from China in the quarter.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government is increasingly wary of China as a strategic rival as well as its largest trading partner since 2016, and has considered a series of steps to reduce dependencies as it reassesses bilateral ties.

In the case of rare earths - essential for the construction of electric cars and wind turbines - Germany and the European Union as a whole are more than 90% dependent on supplies from China, a December study by DIW research institute found.

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Share of e-cars imported from China into Germany more than triples

The market share of electric cars shipped to Germany from China more than tripled in the first quarter, the German statistics office said on Friday, a worrying sign for German carmakers struggling to keep up with their fast-moving Chinese peers. From January to March, 28.2% of passenger cars...

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Germany: All-Electric Car Sales Increased In April 2023 By 34%

In April, all-electric car sales in Germany increased by 34% year-over-year to 29,740 new registrations, which represents about 14.7% of the market.

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Plug-in car registrations by brands (at least 4,000) year-to-date:

• Tesla: 23075 - 23075 BEVs
• Volkswagen: 22294 - 18811 BEVs and 3483 PHEVs
• Mercedes-Benz: 21069 - 9620 BEVs and 11449 PHEVs
• Audi: 14437 - 9512 BEVs and 4925 PHEVs
• BMW: 11689 - 6157 BEVs and 5532 PHEVs
• Hyundai: 8235 - 7178 BEVs and 1057 PHEVs
• Seat: 7234 - 3379 BEVs and 3855 PHEVs
• Volvo: 5825 - 2797 BEVs and 3028 PHEVs
• Skoda: 5549 - 4141 BEVs and 1408 PHEVs
• Opel: 5082 - 3374 BEVs and 1708 PHEVs
• smart: 4939 - 4939 BEVs
• Peugeot: 4283 - 2997 BEVs and 1286 PHEVs
• MG Roewe: 4141 - 4125 BEVs and 16 PHEVs
• Fiat: 4129 - 4129 BEVs

Top all-electric models year-to-date:

• Tesla Model Y - 17,487
• Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5 - 9,505
• Volkswagen ID.3 - 7,335
• Audi Q4 e-tron - 4,972
• Tesla Model 3 - 4,776

 

[beijingwalker]

Tesla is having a big trouble now, all 1.1 million cars sold in China are being recalled for braking flaws, it's the beginning of the end for Tesla in China.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Tesla is having a big trouble now, all 1.1 million cars sold in China are being recalled for braking flaws, it's the beginning of the end for Tesla in China.

Unlike Chinese cars Tesla has focused their car designs using 21st Century thinking. Their fixes are simply over-the-air software patches. This is one of the main reasons for the minimalist approach and using as few parts as possible. They want to be as close as to what Apple does with its iPhone so everything is controlled with software updates.

Tesla's 'massive recall' in China due to 'braking issues' isn't a recall at all

A Tesla recall in China that is due to "braking issues" is not really a recall, but more of a rollout of a new braking feature.

www.teslarati.com

Tesla was the subject of much media coverage due to a “massive recall” in China due to issues with regenerative braking. In reality, the “recall” of over 1.1 million Tesla cars in China is not a recall at all.

Reports are indicating that 1,104,622 Model Y and Model 3 vehicles manufactured between January 2019 and April 2023, as well as “some imported Model S, Model X, and Model 3” units, lack giving the driver the ability to “choose the regenerative braking strategy.”

This is being described as a major safety hazard, and “may increase the probability of mistakenly stepping on the accelerator pedal for a long time,” the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in China said (via CNN).

Once again, this is more of an issue with terminology, as Tesla’s “recall” will be solved with an Over-the-Air update. Additionally, it is simply the rollout of a regenerative braking feature that we reported last month.

On May 21, we reported that Tesla was planning to reintroduce a previously removed mode with its regenerative braking.

Tesla used to offer two modes: “Low” and “Normal,” but axed the “Low” mode in more recent vehicle builds because “Normal” was the more efficient of the two options. It helped contribute to savings in range and less wear on braking components.

Tesla is rolling out the reintroduction of the “Low” regenerative braking mode in the U.S., and the “recall” in China is the same thing, simply put.

The Chinese SAMR said:

“This recall was carried out when the State Administration for Market Regulation initiated a defect investigation. Affected by the investigation, Tesla Motors (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. plan to use the vehicle remote upgrade (OTA) technology to push newly developed functions for vehicles within the scope of the recall, so as to reduce the number of cases caused by long-term deep-dive problems. Depressing the accelerator pedal leads to a collision risk caused by excessive speed. Features include: (1) on vehicles that do not have a regenerative braking intensity selection, provide an option to allow the driver to select the regenerative braking intensity; (2) adjust the factory default state of the vehicle regenerative braking strategy; (3) A reminder is issued when the driver depresses the accelerator pedal deeply for a long time.”

Tesla has been dealing with outdated terminology in terms of recalls for a long time. CEO Elon Musk has called for an update on what a “recall” is on several occasions. However, OTA updates, which many automakers are adopting to alleviate costs and increase convenience, are still technically considered a recall by some agencies, including the NHTSA.

 

[beijingwalker]

Unlike Chinese cars Tesla doesn't have to recall any cars. Their fixes are simply over-the-air software patches. This is one of the main reasons for the minimalist approach and using as few parts as possible. They want to be as close to what Apple does with its iPhone so everything is controlled with software updates.

Tesla's 'massive recall' in China due to 'braking issues' isn't a recall at all

A Tesla recall in China that is due to "braking issues" is not really a recall, but more of a rollout of a new braking feature.

www.teslarati.com

In China people believe it's a recall, it hugely damaged Tesla's image in the Chinese customers, nothing can be worse than a braking flaw, the future looks pretty bleak for already declining Tesla in China.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

In China people believe it's a recall, it hugely damaged Tesla's image in the Chinese customers, nothing can be worse than a braking flaw, the future looks pretty bleak for already declining Tesla in China.

Well Tesla can't help it if the Chinese are not as tech-savy as Westerners when it comes to understanding the update process...it's a risk that comes with the territory.

 

[beijingwalker]

A spate of Tesla accidents involving braking failures happened in China , resulting in many deaths, the Tesla's braking flaws caused uproar across the Chinese social media for some years already

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

A spate of Tesla accidents involving braking failures happened in China , resulting in many deaths, the Tesla's braking flaws caused uproar across the Chinese social media for some years already

Tesla's don't really use brakes. The regen slows the car down. It's one-pedal driving like bumper-cars you see at amusement parks. The second you take your foot off the accelerator the car immediately slows to a stop. It takes some practice to ease off the accelerator so you don't come to a complete stop 40 meters short of a red light.

I think the issue is they took away some of the customizations as to how aggressively the regen would stop. Now they are putting them back.