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Business● Low15m ago · Nov 10, 2026, 8:00 AM

China’s EV exports surge 145% as Iran war drives up overseas demand

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

China’s electric vehicle (EV) exports hit an all-time high for a second straight month in October, as the country’s carmakers rode a surge in overseas demand driven by the Middle East energy shock. Chinese brands sold a total of 582,000 pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles outside mainland China last month, a 144.7 per cent jump from a year earlier, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). The figure – which broke the previous monthly record of 558,000 set in...

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