Gasgoo Daily: Zeekr names new flagship SUV 8X

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Zeekr officially names new flagship SUV 8X
Who: Zeekr.
What: Officially announced the name of its new flagship SUV as Zeekr 8X and released a lightly camouflaged preview video.
When: January 5.
How / Product details (confirmed):
▪ Exterior follows Zeekr's latest family design language.
▪ Front design features a waterfall-style grille and matrix headlights.
▪ The roof is equipped with a standard LiDAR sensor.
▪ The vehicle adopts newly designed wheels and traditional mechanical door handles.
Powertrain: Confirmed to be equipped with a plug-in hybrid system.
What is not disclosed: Interior design, power specifications, and other technical details have not yet been released by the company.

Volvo Cars reports 149,166 vehicles of sales in China in 2025
Who: Volvo Cars.
Where: Chinese Mainland market.
December performance:
▪ Sales: 16,063 vehicles in December 2025.
▪ Month-on-month change: Up 12.8%.
▪ Marked the third consecutive month of month-on-month sales growth.
Full-year performance (2025):
▪ Cumulative sales: 149,166 vehicles in the Chinese mainland.
Key model performance:
▪ The all-new XC70 recorded sales of 4,988 units in December, ranking first in Volvo Cars' internal monthly sales.
▪ Since its market launch in October, the model recorded 14,199 units in cumulative sales over three months.
Market positioning: The XC70 has demonstrated strong competitiveness in the luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicle segment.

Velobotics raises 400 million yuan to expand special-purpose autonomous driving ecosystem
Who: Velobotics.
What: Completed a new financing round totaling 400 million yuan.
Purpose of funding:
▪ Accelerate R&D of core technologies for special-purpose autonomous driving.
▪ Expand its high-end product portfolio.
▪ Further build an integrated ecosystem combining autonomous driving and intelligent manufacturing.
Company background:
▪ Founded in 2015.
▪ Core team originates from Tsinghua University's automotive department.
▪ Technical strengths include autonomous system architecture, deep multi-sensor fusion, and vehicle control algorithms.
Commercialization progress:
▪ Autonomous driving technologies have been applied in public safety, lifestyle services, and intelligent mobility.
▪ Cumulative commercial operation mileage of autonomous vehicles has exceeded 130 million kilometers.
Application scenarios:
▪ Solutions have achieved scalable, round-the-clock stable operation in areas such as emergency rescue, sanitation and cleaning, and urban mobility, improving operational efficiency and safety.