Gasgoo Daily: Chengdu Motor Show 2022 kicks off

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NIO unveils interior of ET5

NIO unveiled the interior of the ET5 at the Chengdu Motor Show kicking off today.

Photo credit: NIO

Great Wall Motor's ORA displays Lightning Cat, Ballet Cat at Chengdu Motor Show

Great Wall Motor's ORA brands showcased the Lightning Cat and the Ballet Cat at the Chengdu Motor Show 2022. The Lighting Cat is expected to hit the market this year.

All-new Audi A8L, S8L hit market

At the Chengdu Motor Show, the all-new Audi A8L hit the market with a guidance price range of 829,800 yuan-1,954,800 yuan ($121,040-$285,140). Meanwhile, the all-new Audi S8L also went on sales, priced at 2,076,800 yuan ($302,940).

BAIC ORV starts presale of BJ60

BAIC ORV, the off-road vehicle brand of BAIC Group, started presale of the BJ60 at the Chengdu Motor Show 2022. Coming with five trim levels, the new model is expected to hit the market in November at Auto Guangzhou 2022.

DENZA unveils new concept SUV ‘INCEPTION’

DENZA, the premium car brand majority backed by BYD, unveiled an all-new concept SUV at the Chengdu Motor Show 2022. Positioned as a mid-sized five-seater SUV, the concept is named “INCEPTION”.

Geely's Geometry starts presale of Geometry M6, G6

Geely's new energy vehicle brand, Geometry, started presale of the Geometry M6 and G6 at the Chengdu Motor Show. The two models both feature a presale price range of 152,800 yuan-174,800 yuan ($22,300-$25,500).

2023 AION V PLUS hits market

At the Chengdu Motor Show 2022, GAC AION officially put the 2023 AION V PLUS onto the market. Coming with 10 trim levels, the new model is priced from 189,800 yuan to 269,800 yuan ($27,700-$39,400).

Lynk & Co 01 EM-P

The Lynk & Co 01 EM-P officially went on sale at the Chengdu Motor Show 2022. Offered in three variants, the new PHEV model is priced between 199,800 yuan and 227,800 yuan ($29,140-$33,230).

WEY Yuanmeng's mass-produced version makes debut

Great Wall Motor's WEY brand unveiled the mass-produced version of the retro-styled Yuanmeng at the Chengdu Motor Show 2022.

GAC AION officially quotes A-round strategic investor introduction project

GAC AION, the new energy vehicle arm of GAC Group, officially quoted its A-round strategic investor introduction project on the Guangzhou Enterprises Mergers and Acquisitions Services on August 26, allowing eligible investors to sign up to take part in the capital increase between August 26 and September 23, according to a post on GAC AION's WeChat account.

LiDAR-installed WEY Mocca DHT-PHEV debuts at Chengdu Motor Show

The LiDAR-installed version of the WEY Mocca DHT-PHEV made its official debut at the Chengdu Motor Show 2022. The model is the first China-made model to be massively deployed with urban NOH ADAS system, which is developed by Haomo.ai, the autonomous driving spin-off company of Great Wall Motor.

NIO's 2nd manufacturing base to introduce 2nd model in H2 2023 at earliest

NIO's second advanced manufacturing center will introduce the second model in the second half of next year at the earliest, and the new model will be launched on the NIO Day at the end of this year, Qin Lihong, president of NIO, revealed at the Chengdu Motor Show 2022 kicking off on August 26.

EVE Energy sees H1 2022 revenue of power battery business surge 163.76% YoY

EVE Energy Co., Ltd. ("EVE Energy"), a Chinese consumer electronics and power battery maker listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, saw its revenue zoom up 127.54% year on year to 14.926 billion yuan ($2.177 billion) for the first half of 2022 (“H1 2022”), according to the company's semi-annual financial results.

Human Horizon's HiPhi Z hits market, starting from 610,000 yuan

Human Horizons officially put its second production model, the HiPhi Z, onto the market at the Chengdu Motor Show 2022, on August 26th.

Chinese autonomous driving startup DeepRoute.ai to adopt Microsoft Azure platform

On August 24, China's autonomous driving startup DeepRoute.ai announced its partnership with Microsoft to utilize the latter's cloud and edge computing platform, Microsoft Azure.

GAC Group intends to build self-owned battery subsidiary

GAC Group announced on Aug. 25 its board of directors had approved the proposal of building a battery subsidiary dedicated to the industrialization of the group's self-owned battery business.

Aiways' first overseas independent delivery center starts operation in Israel

China's new energy vehicle startup, Aiways, celebrated the official inauguration of its first overseas independent delivery center in Rishon LeZion, Israel, on August 21st.