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Chinese autonomous trucking startup TuSimple to enlarge its U.S. truck fleet in first half of 2019
Chinese autonomous trucking startup TuSimple to enlarge its U.S. truck fleet in first half of 2019

TuSimple, which is for the first time demonstrating a Navistar International light semi-truck at the CES 2019, said it is teaming up with several Tier 1 suppliers like Cummins to achieve the integration of powertrain and autonomous driving system.

Jan. 8 , 2019
BYD NEV sales in 2018 exceed 240,000 units
BYD NEV sales in 2018 exceed 240,000 units

China-based automaker BYD Company Limited (BYD) sold a total of 520,687 vehicles in 2018, among which the sales in December were 69,637 units, jumping 36.59% over a month ago, according to the official sales report released on January 7.

Jan. 8 , 2019
Geely sales in 2018 exceed 1.5 million units with 20% YoY growth
Geely sales in 2018 exceed 1.5 million units with 20% YoY growth

Chinese automaker Geely announed on January 7 that its 2018 sales grew 20% from a year ago to 1,500,838 units.

Jan. 7 , 2019
SAIC Motor achieves YoY growth of 1.75% in 2018 sales
SAIC Motor achieves YoY growth of 1.75% in 2018 sales

SAIC Motor sold a total of 7,051,734 vehicles throughout 2018, achieving a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 1.75% and gaining 24% of market shares in China, the automaker reported on January 4.

Jan. 4 , 2019
Tesla Model 3 configuration options available for Chinese consumers placing orders
Tesla Model 3 configuration options available for Chinese consumers placing orders

Tesla announced on January 4 that Chinese consumers are allowed to place an order for optional configuration sets of the Tesla Model 3’s High Performance All-wheel Drive (AWD) version and Long Range AWD version from now on.

Jan. 4 , 2019
Mazda’s China sales drop 12% year on year in 2018
Mazda’s China sales drop 12% year on year in 2018

Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. reported on January 4 that its annual sales in 2018 declined 12% year on year (YoY) to 272,322 units. Two Sino-Japanese joint ventures—FAW Mazda and Changan Mazda sold 108,970 units and 163,352 units throughout 2018.

Jan. 4 , 2019