Gasgoo Daily presents a selection of the latest developments from China's automotive industry. Here are the key stories in this edition.
DENZA N8 Hits Market with Six Variants, Priced from RMB 269,900
The five-seat SUV is offered withBEV and PHEV powertrains
- On November 12, BYD's DENZAput the five-seat N8 SUV onto the market in six variants, with official prices ranging from RMB 269,900 to RMB 329,900.
- The DENZA N8 measures 5,150 mm in length and has a 3,075-mm wheelbase.
- All variants come standard with the God's Eye 5.0 driving-assistance system, covering highway navigation, urban navigation and automated parking.
- The DENZA N8 is the first model equipped with the e³ Evo Platform. Its three electric motors operate at up to 30,000 rpm, delivering combined output exceeding 1,200 horsepower and enabling acceleration from zero to 100 km/h in 2.98 seconds.
- All variants use BYD's second-generation Blade Battery and FLASH Charging technology:
- The BEV version offers a CLTC range of up to 1,003 km.
- The PHEV version provides a CLTC battery-only range of 435 km and a combined range of 1,567 km.
- The cabin features a dual-screen setup comprising a horizon display and a large central display. The central display supports single-screen, two-section and three-section configurations.
Desay SV Opens Smart Factory in Linares, Spain
The facility is scheduled to begin mass-production deliveries in the first quarter of 2027
- On November 10, Desay SV officially opened its smart manufacturing facility at Santana Tech Park in Linares, Jaén Province, Spain.
- Covering approximately 20,000 square meters, the factory will manufacture automotive components for the European market, including in-vehicle displays and cockpit domain controllers.
- The facility has a designed annual production capacity of 2.8 million units. At full capacity, its annual output value is expected to reach approximately €380 million.
- Mass-production deliveries are planned to begin in the first quarter of 2027.
- The factory has completed assessment procedures related to IATF 16949, TISAX, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, covering automotive quality management, information security, environmental management, and occupational health and safety.
- Operating under the principle "In Europe, With Europe, For All," the Linares facility is Desay SV's third mass-production factory in Europe.
RoboSense and BitRobot Partner on Physical-AI Data Infrastructure
The partners will combine 3D perception technology with real-world robotic data collection
- During CoRL 2026 in Austin, the United States, RoboSense announced a strategic partnership with BitRobot.
- RoboSense and BitRobot will integrate 3D perception hardware, distributed data collection and open robotics-development resources to support spatial perception and real-world data acquisition.
- BitRobot released the RoboCap LiDAR-100 dataset during the conference. The dataset contains 100 hours of data from real working environments, including restaurant kitchens, automotive repair facilities and automotive detailing operations.
- Using RoboSense 3D perception hardware, the dataset records LiDAR depth information, RGB images and inertial measurement data alongside operational footage.
- RoboCap LiDAR-100 is available on Hugging Face. The first release contains:
- 50 hours of data.
- 1,964 task segments.
- 37 task categories.
- BitRobot plans to release the remaining 50 hours of data at a later date.
