Greater China Sector Update | Automobile As of mid-Feb 26, over 20 Chinese provinces and cities have announced 2026 vehicle purchase subsidy schemes, aligning with the national policy that shifted to percentage-based subsidies (favouring mid-range to high-end vehicles) from 2025’s fixed amounts. This supports premium segments and market stability but may not fully counter the new 5% EV tax. 2026 PV sales forecast: 30.4m units (+3% yoy); PEV sales: 18.2m units (+19% yoy). Maintain MARKET WEIG...
Nissan Motor published better than expected FY25 Q3 results on an operating profit level and raised its FY25 guidance numbers, which was welcomed by markets. Analyst Julie Boote illuminates the accounting decisions by Nissan to support OP, while net losses remain at high levels. With less room for cost cuts , Nissan needs to prioritise top line growth in FY26 to engineer a recovery.
Datacenters are increasingly co-locating battery storage to improve economics, grid resilience, and speed of deployment. We publish today our view on the energy storage opportunity in datacenters, summarized on a single slide. Please click the link for more details.
The development of space technology infrastructure is accelerating this year, to our delight. Expect from us more and more research on the topic. A good place to start was to assess the feasibility of the 10-ton, 1 MW space datacenter pitched by Elon Musk. For our first-principle perspective, summarized on a single slide, follow the link. Stay tuned for more on the economics of this datacenter, and its implications on the supply chain.
Greater China Sector Update | Automobile CPCA estimates January China passenger NEV wholesale sales at 900,000 units (+1% yoy/-42% mom), with front-loaded purchases ahead of the reduced purchase tax and delayed local subsidies weighing on volumes. Automakers with ICE-car exposure, such as Geely Auto and Great Wall Motor, saw relatively resilient January sales. We expect China’s auto sales to recover after Chinese New Year, with the local subsidies in place. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: ...
Figure 1. 4Q25 Results vs. ExpectationsSource: Company reports, Visible Alpha consensusUber reported solid 4Q results and offered a mixed 1Q guide versus expectations. 4Q gross bookings grew +22.5% Y/Y ($54.1B), ahead of consensus by ~200bps and exceeding the high end of management's guidance range
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