Traders have been abandoning Chinese auto stocks as an EV price wars spread across the whole industry. BYD slumped 11 percent in Hong Kong last week, while SAIC, China’s biggest carmaker, tumbled 6.7 percent.
China’s top electric vehicle (EV) battery maker CATL’s reported big discounts to Nio, Li Auto could force rivals to cut prices, with benefits cascading to consumers. As components become more affordable, the electric vehicle market will enter into a price war.