Gasgoo Daily: Tesla so far deploys over 1,300 supercharging stations on Chinese mainland

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Tesla so far deploys over 1,300 supercharging stations on Chinese mainland

Tesla announced on Oct. 20 via its twitter-like weibo account that it has so far deployed 1,300+ supercharging stations, 9,300+ Superchargers, 700+ destination charging stations, and 1,800+ destination charging piles across Chinese mainland.

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BYD Yuan PLUS goes on sale in Columbia

The BYD Yuan PLUS (named YUAN PLUS EV locally), the first A-segment all-electric SUV riding on BYD’s e-platform 3.0, was recently launched in Colombia after entering Costa Rica, Uruguay, and the Dominican Republic.

FAW-Toyota's bZ4X to hit market on Oct. 25

The Toyota bZ4X all-electric SUV produced and sold by FAW-Toyota will hit the market on Oct. 25, according to a local media outlet. The version made by GAC Toyota went on sale earlier this month.

GAC AION fulfills Series A round with valuation topping 100 billion yuan

GAC AION, GAC Group's new energy vehicle (NEV)-dedicated subsidiary, has completed its Series A financing with 18.294 billion yuan ($2.53 billion) raised, the largest-ever volume for a single-round private placement searchable in China’s new energy complete vehicle industry over the past several years, according to an announcement GAC Group released on Oct. 20.

SVOLT's cell modules for XPeng P5 come off production line

SVOLT, a Chinese power battery maker carved out of Great Wall Motor ("GWM"), announced via its WeChat account that the cell modules dedicated to the XPeng P5 rolled off the production line at its factory in Jintan district, Changzhou city on Oct. 19.

Car and City: Leapmotor registers over 10,000 vehicles for four straight months by Sept.

In the ninth month of 2022, Leapmotor, China's new energy vehicle (NEV) startup who went public on the Hong Kong Exchange on September 29, saw its auto registrations almost tripled from a year ago, according to the data compiled by Gasgoo Auto Research Institute (GARI).

LiDAR supplier RoboSense partners with unmanned pan-port solution provider SENIOR

On October 20, leading LiDAR supplier RoboSense announced its strategic partnership with the Beijing-based pan-port autonomous driving solution provider Senior.auto (SENIOR) for unmanned logistic vehicle advancement.

GAC Group to begin producing PHEVs under self-owned brands next year

GAC Group will start producing plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) models under its wholly-owned brands next year, according to the group's minutes of an investor relations event, citing the information it recently revealed at a roadshow.

Car and City: ZEEKR 001 Sept. 2022 registrations dip 10.05% MoM

In Sept. 2022, the monthly registrations of the ZEEKR 001, the first production model under Geely Auto's premium car brand ZEEKR, reached 8,029 units, sliding 10.05% over the previous month, according to the data compiled by Gasgoo Auto Research Institute ("GARI").

Baidu Apollo, China Huaneng jointly lead issuance of first smart autonomous mining vehicle standard

Baidu announced the issuance of the group standards of intelligent mine mining vehicle autonomous driving system, which was drafted under the guidance of China ITS Industry Alliance, and led by Baidu Apollo and China Huaneng Yimin Coal Electricity Corp.

Car and City: Liuzhou registers most Hongguang MINIEV in Q1-Q3 2022

In Sept. 2022, the registrations of the Wuling Hongguang MINIEV, a mini all-electric car model of SAIC-GM-Wuling ("SGMW"), stood at 36,896 units, edging down 2.98% year on year, while growing 6.85% month on month, according to the data compiled by Gasgoo Auto Research Institute (GARI).