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NIO sets up new auto sales company

NIO has registered a new company, Zhongshan Weiran Automotive Sales Service Co., Ltd., with RMB5 million ($7,830,000) registered. The new company is wholly owned by NIO, with business scopes including charging piles sales, battery-swapping equipment sales.

NIO battery-swapping station; photo credit: NIO

Lynk&Co 09 PHEV celebrates over 10,000 orders received

The vice manager of Lynk&Co, Chen Siying, said that the Lynk&Co 09 PHEV has been popular since it hit the market on October 20th, with over 10,000 orders received already. Most vehicle orders were for the premium and plugged-in hybrid trims, at over 60% of the total sum. Delivery of the model was scheduled for November 22nd.

Lynk&Co 09; photo credit: Lynk&Co

VOYAH opens up four stores in four cities

The premium EV brand of Dongfeng Motor, VOYAH, has opened up four new direct distribution stores in Xi’an, Chongqing, Foshan, and Xiangyang, expanding its domestic layout to 22 cities in China. The brand aims to have over 50 stores by the end of the year, with more than 100 showrooms in 30 cities.

VOYAH Foshan Store; photo credit: VOYAH

FAW Group’s home base Changchun to strengthen local automotive supply chain

The mayor of Changchun, Jilin Province, Wang Zilian, said that the city is striving to form an auto parts industrial cluster that can realize 60% localization by 2025. Jilin Province is home to several major global automakers’ China joint ventures with FAW Group, including Volkswagen, Audi, and Toyota.

Xiaomi EV to build plant in Beijing E-Town with annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles

Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, also called E-Town announced on November 27th that Xiaomi EV has officially sealed the deal of setting up its headquarters in the area.

Lenovo to set up 5G intelligent lab with EV startup Jemmell New Energy

Lenovo has joined hands with China’s EV startup, Jemmell New Energy, for V2X (vehicle to everything) developments and set up an intelligent innovation lab.

Geely Technology to build 12GWh power battery base in Chongqing

Geely Technology Group, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), plans to build a 12GWh power battery manufacturing plant in Fuling district, Chongqing city, according to a cooperation agreement signed with the district's local government on Nov. 26.

Alibaba: terminal delivery is the optimal autonomous driving scenario

As a latecomer in the autonomous driving field, China's e-commerce mogul, Alibaba Group, has achieved impressive results through its Xiao Man Lv (meaning little robust donkey in English) last-mile delivery robot.

What efforts Gotion High-Tech makes in 2021 to hit 300GWh battery capacity goal

Chinese power battery suppliers are scrambling to expand their battery capacity to satisfy the market demands rising with the rapidly growing new energy vehicle (NEV) sales.

WeRide and its “triangle”: striving in the autonomous driving battlefield

China’s autonomous driving startup, WeRide announced on November 18th, that it has yet again inked another partnership agreement with major automaker GAC Group, as well as the automaker’s subsidiary mobility service provider, OnTime.

BYD incorporates joint venture with autonomous driving superstar

BYD has registered a joint venture company in Shenzhen with China’s autonomous driving startup Momenta, recently, according to the corporate database, Qichacha.

Baidu’s JiDU to launch Qualcomm Snapdragon powered vehicle in 2023

Today, Baidu, JiDU, and Qualcomm made a joint announcement, stating that JiDU's first mass-produced model will be powered by an intelligent digital cockpit system co-assisted by Baidu and Qualcomm.

Li Auto Inc. Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Li Auto Inc. ("Li Auto" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: LI; HKEX: 2015), an innovator in China’s new energy vehicle market, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Porsche deploys home charging facilities in 228 Chinese cities by Nov.

As of November 2021, Porsche has made its home charging devices installed in 228 cities across China to serve over 5,300 consumers, the luxury carmaker stated a few days ago.