Gasgoo Daily: BYD’s 3 millionth new energy vehicle to roll off production line on Nov. 16

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BYD's 3 millionth new energy vehicle to roll off production line on Nov. 16

BYD announced via its WeChat account that its 3 millionth new energy vehicle is about to come off the production line on Nov. 16.

Photo credit: BYD

FAW-VW Tavendor to hit market on Nov. 17

FAW-Volkswagen, the joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group, will officially put the Tavendor SUV onto the market on Nov. 17. Presale price range of the model is 276,900 yuan ($39,300) to 327,900 yuan ($46,540).

Tavendor; photo credit: FAW-VW

BYD Yuan PLUS standard-range version goes on sale in Thailand

BYD announced on Nov. 13 via its Weibo account that the BYD Yuan PLUS standard-range version had already gone on sale in Thailand, priced at 1,099,900 baht (roughly 218,000 yuan).

Changan Automobile's patent enables mutual charging between electric vehicles

Chinese auto player Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Automobile) made public its patent regarding vehicle charging, according to corporate database Tianyancha.

China's Jilin province eyes 500 EV charging, battery swap stations deployed by 2025

Northeast China's Jilin province aims to build 7,000 charging stations available for all kinds of electric vehicles (EVs), 120 battery swapping stations, and 70 EV charging stations during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), according to a document issued by the Energy Administration of Jilin Province a few days ago.

Geely-backed smartphone maker Meizu launches FlymeAuto in-car system

Geely-backed Chinese smartphone maker Meizu officially launched its automotive operating system, FlymeAuto, last Friday.

China's air suspension supplier KASCO bags 510 million yuan in Series B round

Chinese air suspension supplier KH Automotive Technologies (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. ("KASCO") on Nov. 14 announced via its WeChat account that it has closed the Series B equity financing, which raised for the company a total of 510 million yuan ($72.38 million).

BMW to expand power battery production capacity in Shenyang

On Nov. 11, BMW Group signed an agreement for a new battery production project to greatly expand the power battery production capacity at its manufacturing base in Shenyang city, capital of China's Liaoning province.