Chinese automakers are launching premium brands targeting Europe and Latin America. Some have shown interest in the U.S. market despite hefty tariffs and technology scrutiny.
General Motors' Chinese joint venture SAIC-GM-Wuling is negotiating to manufacture vehicles at a GM Mexico plant, creating a China-backed production base to navigate Trump's tariff regime.
A China Automobile Dealers Association survey shows 56 percent of retailers booked losses in 2025 as a price war forced 82 percent to sell new cars below wholesale cost. Only 24 percent remained profitable.
GM's troubled China joint venture is racing to reverse imploding sales with rapid electrification of Buick and Cadillac, plus a push into exports — all before its June 2027 contract expires.