Gasgoo Daily: Great Wall Motor transfers “Landing Vessel” trademark to BYD

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Great Wall Motor transfers“Landing Vessel” trademark to BYD

Great Wall Motor has successfully transferred its “Landing Vessel” trademark to BYD to help complete the latter’s Ocean Series model lineup. Judging from BYD’s naming habit, with sedans named destroyers, SUVs called cruisers, the “Landing Vessel” might be an MPV model.

Photo credit: BYD

Convertible Wuling MINIEV to hit Chinese market in Q2

Recently, an on-road photo of the convertible Wuling MINIEV was captured in China. The model will be available for purchase in the second quarter of 2022, reportedly. Judging from the photo, the convertible MINIEV inherits the Wuling family’s design language, with LED headlights.  

Photo credit: Wuling

Beijing to push FCV application by over 800 new vehicles

China has put 312 fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) to work in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, with large-scaled pilot operations. The city of Beijing plans to increase the FCV fleet by at least 800 new vehicles.

JMC saw Jan. sales drop 25.56% YoY

In the first month of 2022, Jiangling Motors Corporation sold 20,148 vehicles, representing a 25.56% year-on-year decrease. In the meantime, the production volume of the automaker amounted to 19,277 vehicles, down 28.78% compared to a year ago.

Geely Auto Holdings Jan. BEV sales skyrocket 641% YoY

In January, China’s major auto player, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited, sold 146,380 vehicles with its subsidiaries, representing a 6% decrease from a year ago, according to the automaker’s announcement on February 10th.

Dongfeng, PSA said to operate Dongfeng Peugeot, Dongfeng Citroën separately

Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile Co., Ltd. (DPCA) is reportedly undergoing framework adjustments, with the French automaker, PSA, in charge of Dongfeng Peugeot while Dongfeng Motor shifts its focus to Dongfeng Citroën.

BMW Brilliance said to produce fossil-fueled MINI model in Shenyang

BMW’s MINI brand will start domestic production in China, a local media outlet reported on February 9th citing sources inside BMW Brilliance.

SAIC Motor's auto wholesales in Jan. 2022 jump 13% YoY

SAIC Motor saw its monthly new vehicle wholesale volume jump 13.02% year on year to about 455,552 units in Jan. 2022, the biggest Chinese auto group announced on Thursday via its WeChat account.

CATL, Jiayuan Technology to build joint venture for copper foil production

CATL intends to build a joint venture with its copper foil supplier Jiayuan Technology for an electrolytic copper foil manufacturing project, according to an announcement Jiayuan Technology issued on Feb.9.

China’s intelligent driving startup Voyager Technology completes A round

China’s intelligent driving startup, Voyager Technology, recently completed its Series A financing round, raising tens of millions of yuan.

Lifan Technology posts 1,661.11% YoY surge in Jan. 2022 auto sales

Lifan Technology, a Chinese automaker backed by Geely Technology Group, announced on Thursday it sold 1,902 vehicles in Jan. 2022, representing a 1,661.11% year-on-year hike and a 1.7% month-on-month growth.