全球车企正在寻找在中国残酷市场中生存的出路，因为它们在日益向电动汽车（EV）倾斜的市场格局中，持续失去阵地，败给国内竞争对手。
Global carmakers are searching for a way to survive in China’s cutthroat market, as they continue to lose ground to domestic competitors in a landscape that is increasingly tilting towards electric vehicles (EVs).
中国两大车企比亚迪和吉利汽车在10月录得年度最强月度销量，逆势上扬，打破了全球最大汽车市场的下行趋势，而较小的竞争对手则面临着越来越大的盈利压力。
China’s two largest carmakers, BYD and Geely Auto, recorded their strongest monthly sales of the year in October, bucking a downward trend in the world’s largest automotive market as smaller rivals come under increasing pressure to turn a profit.
国际品牌意外成为了北京打击所谓“快速开发车型”的受益者，因为它们正加大力度，说服中国消费者相信其汽车的质量和可靠性。
International brands have become unlikely beneficiaries of Beijing’s clampdown on so-called rapidly developed vehicles as they step up efforts to convince Chinese consumers of their cars’ quality and reliability.
得益于中东能源冲击驱动海外需求激增，中国车企推动中国电动汽车出口在10月连续第二个月创下历史新高。
China’s 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.
东南亚电动汽车热潮可能让该地区较小的公司掉队，因为中国汽车巨头绕过当地零部件制造商，青睐进口零部件和锁定的供应商网络。
Southeast Asia’s EV boom risks leaving the region’s smaller companies behind, as Chinese automotive giants bypass local part-makers in favour of imported components and locked-in supplier networks.
据小鹏汽车一位高管称，中国公司开发的飞行汽车在设计上比特斯拉Roadster更适合商业化应用，此前美国科技巨头的一次演示引发了关于中国大陆技术领先地位的讨论。
Flying cars developed by Chinese companies are by design more feasible for commercial use than Tesla’s Roadster, according to an executive at Xpeng, after a recent demonstration by the US tech giant sparked discussion about tech leadership in mainland China.
印度尼西亚严重干旱正在拖缓一种制造电动汽车电池至关重要的材料的产出，给中国庞大的电动汽车供应链带来风险。
A severe drought in Indonesia is slowing output of a crucial material used to manufacture EV batteries, creating risks across China’s vast electric car supply chain.