Market & Industry
Bestune Pony model's two new variants hit market
Bestune Pony model's two new variants hit market

On February 12, FAW Bestune put two new variants of its Bestune Pony model, the Lingli Pony and the Linglong Pony (“Lingli” and “Linglong” named in Chinese pinyin), onto the market, priced at 40,900 yuan and 43,900 yuan, respectively.

Feb. 12 , 2025
Smart Driving editions of BYD Ocean Series' 11 vehicle models hit market
Smart Driving editions of BYD Ocean Series' 11 vehicle models hit market

On February 10, BYD’s Ocean Series put the Smart Driving editions of its 11 vehicle models onto the market, involving the Seal 05 DM-i, the Song PLUS, the Dolphin, and the Seagull.

Feb. 12 , 2025
BYD Yuan UP Smart Driving edition hits market, starting at 99,800 yuan
BYD Yuan UP Smart Driving edition hits market, starting at 99,800 yuan

On February 10, BYD put the BYD Yuan UP model's Smart Driving edition onto the market at its intelligence strategy launch event.

Feb. 12 , 2025
SAIC-GM integrates DeepSeek-R1 reasoning AI model into smart cockpit
SAIC-GM integrates DeepSeek-R1 reasoning AI model into smart cockpit

On February 11, SAIC General Motors (SAIC-GM), the joint venture between SAIC Motor and General Motors, announced the deep integration of the DeepSeek-R1 reasoning AI model into its smart cockpits.

Feb. 12 , 2025
BAIC Group logs 3.5% YoY rise in Jan. auto sales
BAIC Group logs 3.5% YoY rise in Jan. auto sales

In the first month of 2025, Chinese automaker BAIC Group reported a total vehicle sales volume of around 120,000 units, marking a 3.5% year-on-year increase, according to the company's WeChat post on Feb. 10.

Feb. 12 , 2025
China's passenger vehicle market posts YoY drop in Jan. 2025 retail sales, wholesales, but exports still up
China's passenger vehicle market posts YoY drop in Jan. 2025 retail sales, wholesales, but exports still up

In January 2025, China's passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales totaled 1.794 million units, marking a 12.1% year-on-year decline and a 31.9% month-on-month drop, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association ("CPCA").

Feb. 11 , 2025