Market & Industry
BAIC Group hits 2019 revenue target of RMB500 billion
BAIC Group hits 2019 revenue target of RMB500 billion

​BAIC Group announced, on the second day of this year, its 2019 revenue reached over 500 billion yuan ($71.7 billion), versus roughly 480 billion yuan ($68.8 billion) in 2018.

Jan. 7 , 2020
FAW invests RMB 470 mln to produce more Hongqi-branded vehicles
FAW invests RMB 470 mln to produce more Hongqi-branded vehicles

FAW Group plans to invest roughly 470 million yuan ($67.4 million) in upgrading the production line to further increase the annual capacity of its premium Hongqi brand to 184,000 units.

Jan. 7 , 2020
BYTON and Marubeni Corporation Strike a Strategic Partnership with further progress in Series C Financing
BYTON and Marubeni Corporation Strike a Strategic Partnership with further progress in Series C Financing

Today, BYTON and Marubeni Corporation announced a strategic partnership. Marubeni will become a partner in BYTON’s Series C financing.

Jan. 6 , 2020
FAW Group 2019 auto sales edge up 1.3%, full-year revenue hits RMB620 billion
FAW Group 2019 auto sales edge up 1.3%, full-year revenue hits RMB620 billion

FAW Group sold 3.464 million vehicles through 2019, achieving a growth of 1.3% compared with the year-ago period, and outpacing the overall auto industry by 10 percentage points, the state-owned automaker announced via its WeChat account.

Jan. 6 , 2020
Mazda’s China retail sales in Dec., 2019 jump 19.2% year on year
Mazda’s China retail sales in Dec., 2019 jump 19.2% year on year

Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. said its new car retail sales in December, 2019 reached 24,492 units, of which FAW Mazda and Changan Mazda contributed 10,418 units and 14,074 units respectively.

Jan. 6 , 2020
NIO expected to be champion startup in China by 2019 insurance registration
NIO expected to be champion startup in China by 2019 insurance registration

In November, 2019, 6,369 consumers in China bought the Mandatory Liability Insurance for Traffic Accidents of Motor Vehicle (MLI) for EVs made by Chinese startups, versus 6,459 for the month-ago period.

Jan. 5 , 2020