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Wanda Group sets up automobile tech company

Chinese multinational conglomerate Wanda Group incorporated an automotive technology service company with a registered capital of RMB100 million. The new company’s business scope includes sales of new energy vehicles and automotive parts.

China’s daily passenger vehicle sales down by 12% YoY in third week of November

Data from the China Passenger Car Association showed that average daily sales of China’s passenger vehicles in the third week of November decreased by 12% from a year ago to 49,000 vehicles.

XPeng establishes sales company in Meizhou

XPeng registered a company in Meizhou, Guangdong province with a registered capital of RMB10 million. Its business covers sales of new energy vehicles, renting of minibuses, and sales of battery swapping equipment.

Guangxi introduces measures to support application of new energy vehicles

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region issued 36 measures in terms of after-sales service of new energy vehicles, charging infrastructure network, and parking fee incentives for new energy vehicles.

Haima Auto completes facility building for hydrogen production, refueling

China's Haima Automobile Group Co.,Ltd. (Haima) announced on Nov. 23 that it has completed the building of the experimental facilities used for both water electrolysis hydrogen generation and high-pressure hydrogen refueling.

XPeng to make foray into robotaxi market, deliver G9 in 3rd quarter of 2022

XPeng Inc. plans to explore the Robotaxi service in the second half of 2022 and will start to deliver the G9, its fourth mass production model, in the third quarter of next year, its executives said at its third quarter results conference call on Tuesday.

Geely’s Lynk & Co disembarks in Kuwait

Lynk & Co announced that it has officially launched in Kuwait on November 18th, marking the brand’s another international move after Europe. 

Xiaomi EV team expanded to over 500 people

Xiaomi’s automaking endeavor is going smoothly with its team expanded to over 500 members, according to the smartphone giant’s third-quarter financial report.

Tesla China raises prices of RWD Model 3 twice in a week

Tesla bumped up the price by 4,752 yuan ($745) for both the China-made Model 3 RWD and Model Y RWD without any configuration details changed, according to the update from Tesla China's website. Currently, the post prices for the two models stand at 255,652 yuan ($40,020) and 280,752 yuan ($43,950).

NIO works with Guangdong Top-E on building battery swap stations

NIO signed an agreement earlier this week with Guangdong Top-E Expressway Service Zone Company Limited (Guangdong Top-E) as part of efforts to expand its battery swapping network for highways.

Sixents teams up with autonomous sanitation developer Autowise.ai

Sixents has partnered with autonomous sanitation vehicle developer Autowise.ai to advance the intellectualization of the sanitation industry.

XPeng welcomes renowned robotics specialist Dr. Xu Zhigen

XPeng.Inc announced today that the respected robotics specialist, former Peitian Group CTO, officially joined the AI robotics arm of XPeng, Pengxing Intelligence.