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Great Wall Motor denies rumored plan of production suspension due to chip shortage
Great Wall Motor denies rumored plan of production suspension due to chip shortage

GWM announced on April 25 it has no plans to stop outputs at the car manufacturing plants in Yongchuan and Xushui, as an official denial of the a local report saying it would halt production at the two plants in May and June due to the chip shortage.

Apr. 25 , 2021
Great Wall Motor gains 1.639 billion yuan in Q1 2021 net profit
Great Wall Motor gains 1.639 billion yuan in Q1 2021 net profit

For the first quarter of 2020 (Q1), Great Wall Motor gained 1.639 billion yuan in the net profit attributable to shareholders, posting a remarkable growth from the net loss of 650.144 million yuan for the year-ago period.

Apr. 23 , 2021
Li Auto establishes EV technology development subsidiary in Shanghai
Li Auto establishes EV technology development subsidiary in Shanghai

Chinese EV startup Li Auto set up its Shanghai branch on April 20 after it announced in early February the plan of launching a R&D center in this megacity.

Apr. 22 , 2021
Huawei to plow up to $1 billion in auto tech R&D in 2021
Huawei to plow up to $1 billion in auto tech R&D in 2021

Huawei plans to pour up to $1 billion in the R&D of automotive business this year, Wang Jun, president of Huawei smart car solution business unit, said on April 18.

Apr. 18 , 2021
Honda China partners with AutoX to have autonomous car road tests
Honda China partners with AutoX to have autonomous car road tests

Honda’s China business unit announced on April 16 it has collaborated with AutoX, a self-driving tech developer backed by Alibaba, to explore autonomous driving solutions.

Apr. 16 , 2021
GAC Aion to pour 500 million yuan in car plant expansion
GAC Aion to pour 500 million yuan in car plant expansion

GAC Aion announced on April 15 it plans to double the annual capacity of its intelligent ecosystem manufacturing plant to 200,000 new vehicles in early 2022 with nearly 500 million yuan ($76.624 million) to be invested.

Apr. 16 , 2021