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XPeng joins three European auto associations

XPeng announced today that it had become a member of three European automotive associations, namely the Association for Electromobility in Europe (AVERE), the Automobile Industry Association of the Netherlands (RAI Vereniging) and BIL Sweden.

Changan releases new pictures about LUMIN

Changan released some pictures about its A00-class model LUMIN, which will adopt brand-new logo and has a lovely style in appearance.

VOYAH Dreamer to hit market on April 7

The VOYAH Dreamer, the new mid-large MPV model from the brand, will hit the market on April 7. The new vehicle will offer two seating options, four seats or seven seats.

AVATR 11 to debut at Auto China 2022 in April

On March 14th, Changan Auto’s intelligent auto brand, AVATR, announced that its first production model, the AVATR 11, has been listed in the Road Power-Driven Vehicle Manufacturing Enterprises and Products Catalog of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

Sunwoda EVB to build 30GWh battery production base in Zhuhai

Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., Ltd. (“Sunwoda EVB”) on March 11 signed an agreement with Zhuhai municipal government for the investment in a battery manufacturing project, according to a post on the WeChat account of Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd. (“Sunwoda”), the parent of Sunwoda EVB.

China adds about 247,000 charging piles in February, up 219.6% YoY

By the end of Feb. 2022, there had been 2.864 million charging piles deployed across China, up 62.9% from the same period of last year, according to the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance (EVCIPA).

PATEO bags RMB300 million, with IPO coming soon

China’s V2X explorer, PATEO, recently received RMB300 million strategic investment from the government-backed Shanghai Guosheng Capital while preparing for an IPO.

FAW Group’s Changchun factories said to halt production

With the sudden COVID outbreak hitting the city of Changchun hard, the Changchun-based automaker, FAW Group, is reportedly in production halt from March 13th – March 16th, according to local media outlets.

CATL seizes 48.02% share of China’s Feb. power battery installed capacity

In February 2022, China's power battery outputs reached 31.8GWh, soaring 236.2% year on year, while also rising 7.1% month on month, according to the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance (CAPBIIA).