Sales of battery-powered cars in China could top 400,000 by 2019, according to LMC Automotive, adding up to about two-fifths of the world's sales of such cars. More broadly, global automakers feel that they must grow in a country that has become the world's largest car market. （China's Electric Car Push Lures Global Auto Giants, Despite Risks, by The New York Times）
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China's battery-powered market contains great opportunities, and IP has become an important tool to participate in the competition for the new energy company. The development of new energy vehicles possesses a great opportunity for Chinese automobile industry, which must secure patents in order to reverse the downturn and make an effective comeback.
（Editor Li Xingyi）
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