Chinese Electric Vehicle Trailblazers: Navigating the Future of Car Manufacturing

Acknowledgement
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1: Chinese EV Players: From Followers to Trailblazers
	1.1	 Electrification Across the World
	1.2	 Driving Forces and Recent Developments
	1.3	 Competitive Landscape
	1.4	 Outlook
	References
2: The History of the Chinese EV Industry
	2.1	 How the Chinese Government Fostered the EV Industry
	2.2	 Moving Away from Subsidies Toward Self-Reliance
	2.3	 New Players in the Domestic Market
	2.4	 Chinese EV Development in a Nutshell
	References
3: An Overview of the EV Stakeholders in China
	3.1	 Automakers
		3.1.1	 Traditional Automakers
			BYD
			Geely
			Changan
		3.1.2	 Joint Ventures Between Western and Chinese Automakers
			SAIC-Volkswagen, FAW-Volkswagen, JAC-Volkswagen
			SAIC-GM-Wuling
			Dongfeng Nissan
		3.1.3	 Chinese EV Start-Ups
			NIO
			XPeng
			Li Auto
	3.2	 Automotive Suppliers
	3.3	 Mobility Providers
	References
4: Electrification: Routes to the Future
	4.1	 EV Powertrains
	4.2	 Charging Infrastructure
	4.3	 Battery Supply Chain
	4.4	 Range Anxiety
	4.5	 Battery-Swapping Trend
	References
5: Smartification: The Holy Grail of EV
	5.1	 The Different Paths to Smartification
	5.2	 Intelligent Cockpits
	5.3	 Autonomous Driving
	5.4	 Optional or Standard
	References
6: Chinese Route to Market
	6.1	 Embracing the Mobile Era: The Rise of Super Apps
	6.2	 Is the Transactional Business Model Outdated?
	6.3	 Fan Economy
	6.4	 Guochao: National Trend
	References
7: Avoiding the Innovation Curse
	7.1	 Price Before Product
	7.2	 Pricing Pitfalls to Avoid
	7.3	 Generating Income from the Whole Life cycle
	7.4	 Providing Flexibility Through Pricing Models
	References
8: On the March to Globalia
	8.1	 Revisiting the Overview of EV Companies in China
	8.2	 An Overview of Chinese EV Players’ Footprint in Europe
	8.3	 What Has Worked and What Has not
	References
9: Roadblocks to Success
	9.1	 Value Depreciation
	9.2	 Increasing Costs of Raw Materials
	9.3	 Governmental Regulations
	9.4	 Growing Competition
	References
10: What the Future Has in Store
Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Index