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Maybach S 680 Virgil Abloh limited edition hits market

The limited collaborative edition Mercedes Maybach S 680 by Virgil Abloh officially hit the market with a limited supply of 150 units worldwide. The model is priced at 5.241 million yuan in China.

Photo credit: Mercedes-Benz

CATL sets up energy storage company

Tianjin Shidai Zhichu Technology Co., Ltd. was incorporated recently with a registered capital of 1 million yuan. The company is authorized to operate in energy storage technology and service, engineering and technology R&D, electricity generation and transmission, etc. The new company is indirectly partly owned by CATL.

NEVs accounts for 24.6% of Jiangsu Province’s Q3 auto registrations 

In the third quarter of 2022, there were 138,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) registered in Jiangsu Province, accounting for 24.6% of the province’s total registrations. 

GAC AION sees production start at second plant

GAC AION, the new energy vehicle (NEV)-dedicated company of GAC Group, announced via its WeChat account that its second intelligent manufacturing center officially started operation on October 12, signifying a milestone in the automaker's expansion of production capacity.

Lenovo-affiliated R&D base introduces automotive domain controller

Chinese computer giant Lenovo’s affiliated R&D and manufacturing base, LCFC (Hefei) Electronics Technology (LCFC) launched its proprietary automotive domain controller, EA-R600.

China deploys 4.448 million EV charging piles by Sept. 2022

By the end of Sept. 2022, there had been 4.488 million charging piles deployed across China, up 101.9% compared to the cumulative volume reached by the same period of last year, according to the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance (EVCIPA).

Pony.ai partners with RoboSense for autonomous driving, smart transportation

China’s autonomous driving solution provider, Pony.ai, announced on October 12 its strategic cooperation with LiDAR supplier RoboSense.

China’s power battery installed capacity soars 101.6% YoY in Sept. 2022

In Sept. 2022, China's power battery output reached 59.1GWh, soaring 155.2% year on year, while also jumping 18.1% month on month, according to the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance (CAPBIIA).

Joyson Electronics expects 534%-617% soar in Q1-Q3 net profit

China’s major automotive electronics supplier, Joyson Electronics, announced on October 10 it is expecting a substantial year-on-year growth in its net profit and revenue in the first three quarters of 2022.