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Audi China to welcome new president

Jürgen Unser will assume as President of Audi China from Jan. 1, 2022, taking the reins from Werner Eichhorn, who is about to retire.

Gotion High-Tech breaks ground on 50GWh power battery base in Hefei

On Dec. 7, Chinese battery maker Gotion High-Tech celebrated the first spade cut for a new power battery factory with an annual capacity of 50GWh in Hefei Xinzhan High-tech Industrial Development Zone. The first phase of the base is expected to start production in the first half of 2023.

JAC Motors’ all-electric PV sales in Nov. leap 177.58% YoY

JAC Motors sold 16,155 all-electric PVs in November, representing a 177.58% YoY surge, according to the company’s announcement. Its year-to-date sales of pure electric PVs soared 175.8% to 117,349 units.

Tsinghua University, Kewell, and SINOSYNERGY to jointly solve problem for fuel cell production

On Dec. 7, Tsinghua University, Kewell, and SINOSYNERGY signed a third-party agreement to jointly cope with the “rapid activation of fuel cells”, a key generic issue that limits volume production of fuel cells.

GAC Group clocks 2.98% YoY growth in Nov. sales

In Nov. 2021, GAC Group saw its monthly auto sales climb 2.98% year on year to 224,136 units, according to the automaker's sales results, putting an end to the five consecutive months of decrease caused by the chip shortage.

SAIC Motor launches Robotaxi pilot operation in Shanghai

Xiangdao Chuxing, SAIC Motor’s mobility arm that features L4 autonomous driving operations, has officially started a demonstration Robotaxi operation in Shanghai, the auto group announced on Tuesday.

Great Wall Motor Nov. sales increase MoM

Great Wall Motor saw a month-on-month increase in its November sales performance, but the number remained low compared to the previous year, with the ORA brand bringing home an increase alone.

SAIC Motor's Nov. auto sales drop 6.61% YoY, but NEV sales hit new highs

SAIC Motor's monthly auto wholesales reached 601,360 units in November, dropping 6.61% year on year, while climbing 3.3% month on month, according to the sales results the group released on Tuesday. The group sold 638,186 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in the Jan.-Nov. period, up by 155.45% from the year-ago period. Notably, the group's NEV wholesales hit all-time highs of 82,290 units in November.

Toyota Motor probably be No.1 Japanese automaker by 2021 China retail sales

As for year-to-date performance, Toyota Motor still topped the other three in China retail sales and was the only one maintaining growth compared to the year-ago period. Due to the significant lead over the others, it is reasonable to assume that Toyota Motor will be crowned the No.1 Japanese carmaker in terms of the full-year China sales.

China to cease accepting 24.25-26.65GHz vehicle radar applications next year :MIIT

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a temporary provision on automotive radar radio management, which will be enforced on March 1st, 2022. After the provision takes effect, the corresponding radio management administration will no longer accept and approve model applications for 24.25-26.65GHz vehicular radar radio transmitters.

China imported PV deliveries edge up 1.9% YoY in first 10 months

For the first ten months of 2021, there were 796,566 imported passenger vehicles (PVs) delivered across China, representing a 1.9% growth year-over-year, according to the Sinomach Automobile Co.,Ltd., China's largest dealer of imported vehicles.

Mazda Motor China sales result slopes down in Nov.

Mazda Motor released its November retail performance in China, which presented a gradually declining slope since September.