Tesla-rival BYD pushes into emerging markets amid Western uncertainty

BYD electric cars waiting to be loaded onto a ship are seen stacked at the international container terminal of Taicang Port in Suzhou, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on February 8, 2024. STR | AFP | Getty Images In the race against Tesla for the global electric car market, Chinese automaker BYD is pushing hard … Read more

Indian markets ‘priced to perfection,’ not much upside ahead of elections

Indian equity benchmarks the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex have rallied by more than 6% since the state elections. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Indian stock markets rallied to new highs in 2023 on the back of bullish investors and stronger domestic participation. But analysts warn that the level of optimism seen … Read more

Vietnamese companies eye U.S. IPO market amid lull in Chinese listings

A VinFast EV car on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC BEIJING — A new group of Asia-based companies are contemplating initial public offerings in the U.S., where international listings were once driven mostly by Chinese startups. Vietnam-based electric car company VinFast broke new ground with its … Read more

MoneyHero debuts on the Nasdaq via merger with Peter Thiel-backed SPAC

Bymuratdeniz | E+ | Getty Images Asian fintech firm MoneyHero on Friday fell on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq, following the completion of its merger with special purpose acquisition company Bridgetown Holdings. Bridgetown Holdings Limited is backed by Thiel Capital – PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm – and Pacific Century Group, a … Read more

VinFast aims to sell up to 50,000 EVs in 2023 — but it’s far from its target

VinFast electric vehicles are parked before delivery to their first customers at a store in Los Angeles, March 1, 2023. Lisa Baertlein | Reuters Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast’s ambitious plan to deliver as many as 50,000 vehicles this year is “unrealistic,” according to one analyst. VinFast said it expects to deliver 40,000 to 50,000 … Read more

EV maker VinFast is now price greater than the likes of Ford and GM

BANGKOK, THAILAND – 2023/05/18: VinFast shows its automobiles at Future Power Asia Exhibition 2023 at Queen Sirikit Nationwide Conference Heart. Nathalie Jamois | Lightrocket | Getty Photos VinFast’s shares jumped after its U.S. buying and selling debut, vaulting its whole market worth previous a number of the world’s largest automakers corresponding to Ford, GM, BMW … Read more