China’s top maker of electric vehicles (EV) wants to pay a lot less for car parts in the new year, a demand that signals there is no end in sight to a vicious price war nor economic gloom marked by lower wages and uncertain prospects.

Some Chinese parts suppliers have expressed their dissatisfaction over a recent request from BYD to cut their prices by 10% starting next year, saying any

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD , has requested price cuts from dozens of its suppliers, state-owned news outlet Yicai reported on Friday citing unidentified sources.

BYD Co. has asked suppliers to accept price cuts next year in a signal the Chinese electric vehicle maker is preparing for the brutal price war in the world’s biggest auto market to intensify.

Chinese automaker BYD is asking its suppliers to cut their prices, in a sign that a brutal price war in the world's largest auto market is set to escalate.

SAIC Motor Corp.’s Maxus brand has joined market leader BYD Co. in seeking a 10% price cut from suppliers, another sign China’s auto price war will continue into next year.

BYD moves to shield itself from looming US tariffs as President-Elect Trump threatens new import taxes on Chinese, Canadian, and Mexican goods. The China-based EV giant has reportedly ordered suppliers to slash costs by 10% starting in 2025.