Moody’s Talks – The Big Picture

Entering new markets offers Chinese EV makers considerable promise (and challenges)

Episode Summary

China has rapidly become the largest producer of electric vehicles (EV) globally, with a nearly 40% increase in sales volume last year. In this episode, Colin Ellis talks with our analyst Gerwin Ho about the drivers behind this growth, how a drive to boost scale amid intense domestic competition has prompted them to look elsewhere and the difficulties they will encounter in boosting exports and setting up overseas production.

Episode Notes

China has rapidly become the largest producer of electric vehicles (EV) globally, with a nearly 40% increase in sales volume last year. In this episode, Colin Ellis talks with our analyst Gerwin Ho about the drivers behind this growth, how a drive to boost scale amid intense domestic competition has prompted them to look elsewhere and the difficulties they will encounter in boosting exports and setting up overseas production.

Speaker: Gerwin Ho, VP-Senior Credit Officer, Corporate Finance Group at Moody's Ratings

Host: Colin Ellis, MD-Global Credit Strategist at Moody's Ratings

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