0744 GMT - The consolidation of China's electric vehicle sector is taking a near-term pause, with the top 10 players holding 77% of the industry's market, HSBC Global Research analysts write in a note. Fast-scaling newcomers from the tech space, such as Xiaomi, as well as lower-than-expected potential industry mergers, are the reasons for slower near-term consolidation, they add. Beijing's push to address overcapacity in the economy has been driving discipline in supply chain and pricing, they note. Given the pressure on auto demand and a possible slowdown in pricing competition in the coming months, HSBC Global Research prefers resilient suppliers--such as CATL, Horizon Robotics and Ningbo Tuopu--over automakers. (jiahui.huang@wsj.com; @ivy_jiahuihuang)
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August 19, 2025 03:44 ET (07:44 GMT)
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