Gasgoo Daily: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars delivers 751,714 vehicles in China in 2022

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Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars delivers 751,714 vehicles in China in 2022

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars delivered roughly 2,043,900 vehicles to customers around the world, 751,714 units (-0.9% YoY) of which were sold in China.

C-Class Coupe; photo credit: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars

Dongfeng Motor, Honda China cooperate on technical validation of fuel cell system

Honda Motor's China branch announced this week the cooperation with Dongfeng Motor Group on the technical validation of fuel cell systems in the commercial vehicle field. The validation will begin this month in China's Hubei province.

SWM Motors launches first REEV model

On Jan. 10, 2023, SWM Motors launched its first REEV (range-extended electric vehicle) model, the SWM Big Tiger EDi. As a seven-seater SUV, the new model targets a price range of around 100,000 yuan ($14,770).

SWM Big Tiger; photo credit: SWM Motors

Tesla China reportedly nabs orders of 30,000 vehicles in three days after price cut

A Chinese local media outlet revealed Tesla China received orders of 30,000 vehicles in only three days after its latest price cut over its made-in-China models. However, Tesla declined to comment on the rumor.

DeepRoute.ai, Tsinghua University jointly build energy-saving autonomous vehicle

Tsinghua University's School of Vehicle and Mobility recently conducted a research on the energy consumption and perception in self-driving cars, which will help the autonomous driving solution developer DeepRoute.ai perfect its solutions.

BAIC Group sees 2022 annual profit rise 4.7% YoY with 1.45 million vehicles sold

Beijing-based automaker BAIC Group disclosed its annual auto output and sales both reached 1.45 million units, bringing in a yearly revenue of 450.7 billion yuan (US$66.54 billion) in the year 2022.

China's new energy vehicle registrations soar 81.48% YoY in 2022: MPS

China's motor vehicle parc amounted to roughly 417 million units by the end of Dec. 2022, 319 million of which were automobiles, according to China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS).

CATL's Qilin battery likely to go into volume production in Q1 2023

The Qilin battery, the battery using CATL's third-generation CTP (cell-to-pack) technology, is expected for volume production in the first quarter of 2023, CATL revealed at the investor Q&A platform of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Pony.ai inaugurates three dedicated three product lines for intelligent driving products

On January 11, autonomous driving startup Pony.ai officially inaugurated three product lines for passenger vehicle-dedicated intelligent driving businesses, which will be run by an independent business unit, namely Personally Owned Vehicles (POV). 

HOZON Auto, CATL team up on CIIC skateboard chassis project

HOZON Auto, the Chinese startup owning the new energy vehicle (NEV) brand NETA, on Jan. 10 inked an agreement with CATL (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. ("CATL Intelligent Tech"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CATL, for the CIIC (CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis) project, according to a post on NETA's WeChat account.

FAW-Volkswagen sells 1.8 million vehicles in 2022

FAW-Volkswagen (FAW-VW), the joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group, announced on January 10 its annual sales volume reached over 1.8 million vehicles in 2022.

NIO deploys 1,305 battery swap stations, 1,223 supercharging stations in China by Dec. 2022

NIO announced via its WeChat account the achievements it has made in power network construction.