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Tesla Faces a Setback in China as Sales Slide to Three-Year Low

Tesla Stock in Focus After Breakthrough China Approval for Its Generative-AI Tech

Cs news2 weeks ago02 mins

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. China approved the first foreign automaker generative-AI services this week, clearing Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Mercedes-Benz (MBGAF) to offer in-car AI assistants to Chinese drivers. Regulators in Shanghai registered Tesla’s xBot customer-service model, while Beijing’s cyberspace authority listed Mercedes-Benz’s virtual assistant. The approvals let both firms deploy voice assistants that…

Mercedes struggles in the U.S. and China as BMW sees Q3 growth

Cs news2 months ago05 mins

On the Dash: Mercedes-Benz sales declined 12% in Q3 to 525,300 vehicles, primarily due to U.S. tariffs and weakening demand in China, while Germany and other regions showed stronger performance. BMW reported third-quarter growth, with 588,300 vehicles sold, led by strong performances in Europe and the U.S. Both automakers are navigating global trade tensions, shifting…

2026 BMW iX3 vs. Mercedes-Benz GLC EV Design, Tech, Interior, and Performance Compared

Cs news3 months ago08 mins

When two of Germany’s biggest luxury brands launch all-electric versions of their best-selling SUVs, the comparisons practically write themselves. The Mercedes-Benz GLC EV (or, as Merc is calling it, the GLC with EQ Technology) debuts exactly two days after BMW’s electrified X3 — talk about timing. Both fight for the same slice of the premium…

Tesla upgrades EV voice assistant system with AI from DeepSeek and ByteDance

Cs news3 months ago02 mins

DeepSeek’s namesake chatbot would be used for “AI interaction”, which enables a Tesla EV’s driver to have casual conversations with the system, while also getting the latest news and weather information, according to the updated terms of use posted this month on the US carmaker’s mainland website. ByteDance’s Doubao large language model (LLM) would facilitate…

Crashed Mercedes-Benz car found abandoned in Hong Kong drainage channel

Cs news5 months ago01 mins

A Mercedes-Benz car has been found abandoned in a metres-deep drainage channel in Hong Kong. Police said they had received a report at 6.28am on Saturday about a vehicle that had crashed into a nullah at On Lok Road in Yuen Long. Police said they had received a report at 6.28am about the abandoned car….

Mercedes car sales drop as tariffs crimp demand in US, China

Cs news5 months ago01 mins

Mercedes-Benz Group AG’s vehicle sales declined in the second quarter after trade tensions led by President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit demand in the US and China. Mercedes’ global car sales fell 9% to 453,700 units from a year earlier, the German company said Monday. Sales dropped 12% in the US and 19% in China —…

From Cambridge to Suzhou: a Chinese AI start-up’s journey to unicorn status

Cs news5 months ago02 mins

In 2007, a Chinese PhD student at the University of Cambridge launched a start-up with a former classmate focused on using speech recognition technology to help foreigners learn Chinese. A year later, Yu Kai and his team returned to China, aiming to draw on the country’s vast market and deep talent pool to propel their…