Gasgoo Daily: Evergrande Auto road tests continue

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Evergrande Auto road tests continue

The Evergrande Group denied the rumors about its bankruptcy but admitted to facing unprecedented challenges. 5 leaked road test photos of the Hengchi 5 were exposed online, indicating the group’s automaking plan is still going as planned.

Foton Motor deepens cooperation with CATL on NEV management, battery asset operation

Foton IBLUE Auto and Foton AUV, two subsidiaries of Chinese automaker Foton Motor, forged partnerships on Sept. 13 with CATL·GLP, a subsidiary of CATL, to conduct the strategic cooperation on new energy commercial vehicle-used battery finance and innovative business models.

Former FAW VW executive joins Chery Jaguar Land Rover

On September 14th, Chery Jaguar Land Rover (CJLR), the joint venture between Chinese automaker Chery Automobile and UK auto manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover, announced that Ma Zhenshan would immediately take on the executive vice president position of CJLR and the Integrated Marketing Sales and Service Organisation between CJLR and Jaguar Land Rover China.

CATL plans to plow 13.5 billion yuan in lithium-ion battery manufacturing base in Yichun

On Sept. 13, Chinese power battery giant CATL signed a cooperation agreement with Yichun Municipal Government to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing base in the city of China's Jiangxi province, the company announced via its WeChat account.

XPeng deploys 400 supercharging stations by end of Aug. 2021

As of August 2021, XPeng Inc. (XPeng) had deployed a total of 400 own-brand supercharging stations, spanning 101 cities in China, the company announced on Tuesday. Of those, 102 stations were newly launched last month.

photo credit: XPeng

DeepRoute.ai scores $300 million in B-round led by Alibaba

On September 14th, China’s autonomous driving startup, DeepRoute.ai announced it has raised $300 million via its B-round of financing, which was led by Alibaba Group, with participation from Jeneration Capital, FOSUN RZ Capital, Yunqi Partners, and Glory Ventures.

Car and City: Beijing's insurance registrations of new vehicles in July, 2021

Insurance registrations of locally-made new vehicles in Beijing, capital of China, amounted to 49,619 vehicles in July, and its monthly registration volume of new energy vehicles (NEVs) reached 13,434 vehicles, accounting for 27.07% of the total volume, according to data from China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC).  

Horizon Robotics partners with Neolix for driverless delivery vehicle

On September 13th, China’s edge-AI chip company, Horizon Robotics, partnered with Neolix, China’s unmanned vehicle startup to work closely on creating integrated perceptual solutions for driverless delivery vehicles’ mass production.