Electric model, named E-HS7 internationally, will spawn a battery-swap capable version. Hongqi’s New Energy division has pulled the covers off its latest fully-electric SUV, the 08, ahead of a public debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show on November 15th. The five-seat SUV, which will be badged as an E-HS7 in international markets, sits on Hongqi’s […]

Both brands remain but will be more clearly positioned and share more back-end technology. Chinese premium electric brand Zeekr will take a 51% majority stake in sister brand Lynk & Co in a Geely Group ownership shake up. Lynk & Co had been owned 50 percent by Geely Auto, 30 percent by Volvo Cars, and […]

Three-row fully electric SUV is brand’s fourth model and looks set to rival Li L9 and AITO M9. GAC’s Hyptec brand has released official images of the HL three-row electric SUV ahead of its public debut at this week’s Guangzhou Auto Show. A full-size SUV, the HL measures 5,126mm long, roughly mid-way between the Li […]

Both brands signed a deal in April 2024 to co-develop the CEA platform to underpin future electric Volkswagens. Volkswagen Anhui has decided to cancel future models based on VW’s MEB platform, instead moving them to the CEA platform they are co-developing with Chinese EV maker XPeng. The move, reported by Chinese media outlet AutoPix, is […]

Even budget Chinese EV brands are getting in on the sideways parking act with game-changing digital chassis tech. Chinese EV maker Baojun, sister brand to Wuling, has shown its Tianyu four-wheel intelligent drive technology on Chinese social media, opening the door to city driving convenience like never before. The budget brand, famous for the Yep […]

Guangzhou-based EV maker looks to have successive big sellers on its hands as P7+ lights up the sales charts. XPeng officially opened the order books for their P7+ saloon-cum-hatchback this week, taking a staggering 31,528 firm orders in the space of around four hours. The model, which we recently reviewed (see end of article), turned […]