With Gasgoo Daily, we will offer daily important automotive news in China. For those we have reported, the title of the piece will include a hyperlink, which will provide detailed information.
SAIC Motor: Set to Welcome 100 Millionth Global Customer by End of May
SAIC Motor announced on May 22 that it is set to deliver to its 100 millionth global customer by the end of this month. The milestone marks the first time a Chinese automaker has surpassed 100 million units in cumulative production and sales.
From January to March, the company moved 973,000 vehicles at the wholesale level — a 3% annual increase that kept it atop the domestic market. It stood alone as the only Chinese automaker to breach the 1 million mark in retail sales for the quarter.
Yijing X9 New Model Scheduled to Hit the Market in Q3
On May 22, Yijing's new X9 is scheduled to hit the market in the third quarter of this year.
The Yijing X9 is scheduled to be among the first models to feature the HarmonySpace 6 cockpit.
The new model made its global debut at Auto China 2026.
Schaeffler, ThunderSoft Form Strategic Partnership
Schaeffler and ThunderSoft have officially signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly develop a central computing platform for next-generation vehicle architectures, as Gasgoo has learned. The collaboration aims to accelerate the industry's shift toward "software-defined vehicles" and "AI-defined vehicles."
Under the agreement, the partnership will focus on building modular, scalable central computing solutions.
Looking ahead, the companies plan to develop fully integrated vehicle computer solutions that combine driver assistance, infotainment, and vehicle dynamics on a shared, flexible hardware architecture.
