Move signals the official start of Li Auto’s globalisation strategy, though European sales remain off the table for now Li Auto has taken its first step towards a planned global R&D strategy by opening its first overseas R&D centre in Munich. The centre, their third in total after Beijing and Shanghai, aims to enable the […]

Ban also covers Russian vehicles, and the sale of any software or hardware, even if produced in the US. The US government has announced the complete ban of ‘connected’ Chinese and Russian cars from model year 2027, even if those vehicles are produced in the US. The rules, announced by the outgoing Biden administration and […]

Taxis will operate in the south of Beijing around the airport and require a safety officer in the passenger seat, while truck platoons will run between Beijing and Tianjin. Pony.ai has begun driverless robotaxi tests on highways in Beijing after becoming one of the few companies permitted to operate the vehicles without a person in […]

First model will cost around RMB 300,000 and feature a “new architecture and technologies”. GAC Group has confirmed plans to create a new automotive brand in collaboration with Huawei focused on intelligent, premium, “forward-looking” vehicles. The new brand, codenamed GH, was agreed by the board of directors on January 10th and promises to deliver new […]

Cars from BYD, AITO, XPeng, firefly, Tesla, Juneyao, Zeekr, Nissan, and Hyptec get approvals. A bumper month of MIIT filings has seen the Yichi 01 two-seater sports car, a pair of super-powered BYDs, and a handful of important SUVs get approval from China’s technology authority. The cars cover a range of electrified drivetrains (NEVs), from […]

Chery set to reveal two Nio battery-swap compatible models in Q3 while SAIC inks agreement with CATL. Developments in battery swapping look set to steal the headlines in 2025 with two major developments emerging over the last 24 hours involving battery swapping providers Nio and CATL, and auto makers Chery and SAIC. The first story […]