Gasgoo Daily: Lucid Motors recruits talents in China

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Lucid Motors recruits talents in China

The U.S. electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors has released job listings via its LinkedIn account for 14 jobs in China, all of which are based in Shanghai. The positions under recruitment involve such fields as digital informatization, hardware engineering, laws, supply chain, logistics management, and retail business.

Lucid Air; photo credit: Lucid Motors

Joyson Electronics begins new-round R&D of 800V platform energy management system

The automotive component supplier Joyson Eletronics today announced via its WeChat account that it has launched a new round of R&D for the core technologies related to 800V high-voltage platform electric vehicle energy management system.

SVOLT signs lease for future module & pack factory in Heusweiler

On December 9, 2022, SVOLT and the executive board members from Projektgesellschaft Batteriefabrik Heusweiler (PBH) symbolically signed the lease for the future module and high-voltage storage production facility.

The facility is being built on the site of the former "Laminate Park" in Heusweiler-Eiweiler. The 15-year lease emphasizes SVOLT’s long-term plans in the German state of Saarland and secures a possible right of first refusal as well.

Chinese chassis developer Trugo Tech to build chassis-by-wire factory in Changshu

Trugo Tech, a Chinese developer of chassis products, announced on Dec. 14 via its WeChat account that its new energy vehicle (NEV)-dedicated chassis-by-wire product manufacturing factory will be built in the Economic & Technological Development Zone of Changshu city, Jiangsu province.

GAC Group's mobility service platform Ontime launches Robotaxi car management system

GAC Group's ride-hailing service platform, Ontime, officially launched its Robotaxi vehicle management system on December 14.

Geely Auto's first 6V5R NOA system-powered vehicle rolls off line

Geely Auto saw the first user-delivery vehicle armed with its 6V5R (six cameras and five millimeter-wave radars) NOA system roll off the production line, insiders told Gasgoo on December 14.

BYD joins hands with ASTARA to sell new energy passenger vehicles in Chile

Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer BYD announced its cooperation with ASTARA, an automobile dealer group in Chile, on Dec. 7 (local time), for the exclusive representation and sale of BYD's new energy passenger vehicle (NEPV) models in the Chilean market, according to BYD's press release.

Black Sesame Technologies receives investment from Dongfeng Motor

Black Sesame Technologies, a Chinese autonomous driving computing chips supplier, announced on December 14 that it received a strategic investment from Dongfeng Motor's Dongfeng Asset Management.

NIO to launch NT2.0-based new-generation ES8 at NIO Day 2022

NIO is about to launch two new models at the NIO Day 2022 to be held on Dec. 24, including the second-generation NIO ES8 built on the company's second-generation technology platform (NT2.0) and an all-new model, Qin Lihong, NIO’s president and co-founder, revealed at an annual media event earlier this week.