China's electric-vehicle (EV) industry is becoming a brighter spot for JPMorgan Chase's top deal bankers as the crowded domestic market faces pressure to consolidate and foreign manufacturers jostle for a bigger stake in the world's biggest market. Recent transactions involving BYD, Nio, Xpeng, Volkswagen and BMW are fuelling hopes that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will make the industry a fertile ground for deal-making after two years of muted opportunities for investment bankers in Asia-Paci