GAC and Huawei To Create New Automotive Brand
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…
Battery Swapping Grows In Popularity As Nio-Chery and SAIC-CATL Alliances Make Headlines
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…
XPeng and Volkswagen To Merge Super-fast Charging Networks
Partnership is fourth major collaboration between the brands since VW invested $700 million to co-develop EVs for China last July. XPeng and Volkswagen have announced their intention to merge their…
Chinese Brands Smash New Energy Sales Records In End Of Year Push
Almost all brands see increases with many hitting record monthly sales in end-of-year push. Chinese new energy vehicle (BEV, EREV, PHEV) sales benefitted from the annual end-of-year sales push to…
AVATR closes RMB 11 Billion from Series C Funding Round Ahead of Planned IPO
Brand is a collaboration between battery maker CATL, tech company Huawei, and car maker Changan Chinese car maker AVATR has raised RMB 11 billion ($1.5 billion) in a series C…
Geely and Baidu JV, Jiyue, Seemingly Becomes Latest Chinese EV Brand To Close Doors
The brand, that focused on autonomous tech and stunning looks, looks poised to join Evergrande and HiPhi on the scrap heap of history. (This article has been edited to update…
Baidu Apollo Go Claims First Hong Kong Autonomous Vehicle Licence
China's largest robotaxi operator gets the first green light to test autonomous cars in the right-hand drive market Baidu Apollo International has been granted the first pilot licence to test…
Records smashed across the board in China’s NEV November sales charts
Big month for Geely, Leapmotor, and XPeng, less so for Li Auto, Nio, and Jiyue. November's China NEV delivery figures are in and it's looking like yet another record month…
ROX Motor Expands to over 20 countries and launches off-road academy
Off-road focused brand says international sales have totalled more than 10,000 units as they expand into four new markets. ROX Motor has announced the expansion of its international operations into…
Zeekr takes majority stake in Lynk & Co in Geely reshuffle
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 &…