Is China’s EV Boom Heading for a Bust?

PLUS: A stunning Rolls-Royce, and EVs in UK now cheaper than gas cars.

If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser. China’s EV Boom Shows Strain as BYD Slips      What’s going on with China’s BYD? In 2025, it was an international success story because it beat out Tesla to become the world’s largest producer of EVs. But now Tesla is back on top, and BYD is reporting its first profit decline since 2001. The company has had six consecutive months of falling sales. Sales in the first quarter of 2026 were down 30 percent year over year.    These troubling numbers are being reported as BYD expands its global reach (with Canada a new frontier) and introduces impressive new charging innovations that will fill up an EV’s battery (10 to 70 percent) in just five minutes.    So what gives? Read more here. READ THE FULL STORY The Elegant Project Nightingale Is Rolls-Royce's First Coachbuilt EV        Rolls-Royce has revealed its first coachbuilt EV. This is the Project Nightingale, the first vehicle in the luxury brand's new Coachbuild Collection program, although it follows other special cars like the Droptail and Boat Tail. The Project Nightingale arrives with elegant bodywork and an electric powertrain, with production limited to just 100 units.    The Project Nightingale is named for Le Rossignol, which means "the nightingale" in French and was also the name bestowed upon a house on co-founder Henry Royce's winter property on the French Riviera, where designers and engineers lived while working at a studio on the estate. Rolls-Royce says the car is also inspired by the 16EX and 17EX, two prototypes from the 1920s that wore lightweight aluminum bodies and were designed to surpass 90 mph, an impressive feat for the time..    Read more here. READ THE FULL STORY Mercedes Shows C-Class EV's Screen-Laden Cabin Before Full Reveal      Mercedes-Benz just can't get enough of giant screens. Nearly every model in its lineup offers glitzy, dashboard-spanning displays, from the top-dog S-class to the new GLC-class EV and even the entry-level CLA-class EV. Now Mercedes-Benz has revealed the interior of the upcoming C-class EV, a new electric sedan that will take on the BMW i3, and it too goes all in on digital displays.    The C-class EV will come standard with what Mercedes calls the Superscreen and will come with the more complex Hyperscreen as an option. While both setups feature screens across the dashboard, only the Hyperscreen has these displays seamlessly connected, as seen here.     Read more here. READ THE FULL STORY Audi Strengthens China Strategy Amid EV Competition READ MORE EVs Now Cheaper Than Gas Cars in UK READ MORE Honda Teams Up with Scooter Share Companies with Its Last-Mile Delivery Venture READ MORE Volkswagen ID.3 Neo Shows VW Has Learned from Its Design Mistakes READ MORE Lucid Names Silvio Napoli as the Electric Luxury Brand's New CEO READ MORE These Are the 10 Bestselling EVs of 2026 READ MORE Spread the word: If you know someone interested in staying on top of the rapidly growing EV segment, feel free to pass this newsletter along. SIGN UP Follow Us Unsubscribe | Manage Preferences | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Autoweek is a publication of Hearst Autos. ©2026 Hearst Autos, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Autos, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779 https://link.autoweek.com/oc/5e72241397a2142fca606ee4qy3qv.o2q/8a897908