Market & Industry
BYD Qin Pro EV600 said to boast NEDC-rated range exceeding 500km
BYD Qin Pro EV600 said to boast NEDC-rated range exceeding 500km

The BYD Qin Pro formally hit the market on September 20. Recently, local media got the photos of the BYD Qin Pro EV600--another BEV model of the Qin Pro Series, from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Dec. 14 , 2018
Great Wall Motor to add 100,000-unit annual capacity for producing ORA, Haval F Series models
Great Wall Motor to add 100,000-unit annual capacity for producing ORA, Haval F Series models

Great Wall Motor (GWM) plans to build a new complete vehicle plant in Pinghu, a city in northern Zhejiang, with RMB2 billion to be invested, according to an official document issued by Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

Dec. 13 , 2018
Geely Boyue-based Proton X70 hits Malaysia on Dec. 12
Geely Boyue-based Proton X70 hits Malaysia on Dec. 12

Malaysian car maker Proton saw its first SUV model-the Proton X70 officially hit the market on December 12, more than a year after China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group bought 49.9% stake in the company.

Dec. 13 , 2018
China vehicle sales present YoY drop of 13.86% in November
China vehicle sales present YoY drop of 13.86% in November

China’s vehicle outputs and sales in November reached 2,498,400 units and 2,547,800 units respectively, climbing 7.02% and 7.05% over a month ago, while both presented double-digit year-on-year (YoY) decline, according to the CAAM.

Dec. 11 , 2018
Tencent, FCA China forge partnership to develop ICV cloud platform
Tencent, FCA China forge partnership to develop ICV cloud platform

Tencent and FCA China inked a strategic cooperation agreement on December 10, saying the internet-based technology company will help the automaker build its ICV cloud platform.

Dec. 11 , 2018
Changan Automobile faces 23.5% YoY decline in Jan.-Nov. sales
Changan Automobile faces 23.5% YoY decline in Jan.-Nov. sales

Changan Automobile announced that its Nov. sales tumbled 39.6% YoY to 161,458 units and also declined 5.3% from a month ago. For the first eleven months, the automaker sold 1,979,649 vehicles in total, a rather steep YoY decrease of 23.5%.

Dec. 11 , 2018