An employee works on an assembly line producing electronic cars at a factory of Beijing Electric Vehicle, funded by BAIC Group, in Beijing in this file photo. Although China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) sales may slide following government subsidy cuts, the country will remain ahead of other major markets in NEV penetration, said a report from global market research firm Canalys. NEV sales represented 7 percent of all new passenger car sales in China in the second quarter, ahead of other major markets in both sales and penetration.SD-Agencies