Gasgoo Daily: GAC-Stellantis (GAC FCA) terminates aftersales service for existing users

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GAC-Stellantis (GAC FCA) terminates aftersales service for existing users

On Monday, Stellantis Group issued a statement saying that GAC-Stellantis (formerly known as GAC FCA) has filed a bankruptcy petition at the end of 2022 and the petition has been accepted by the court. The joint venture will no longer provide aftersales service for the users of China-made Jeep-branded vehicles, as well as the locally-made and imported Fiat-branded vehicles. Instead, the after-sales service will be performed by Stellantis China from now on.

JAC Group invests in autonomous driving company Shine Auto

Anhui Province-based autonomous driving technology developer Shine Auto recently introduced JAC Group as one of its shareholders, according to the Chinese corporate database Tianyancha. The two parties inked an agreement to set up a joint venture for high-level autonomous driving technologies in December 2022.

Geely Panda mini EV to hit market today

The Geely Panda mini will officially hit the market today. The new four-seater pure-electric mini car has a stylish and adorable design that incorporates panda elements. The model offers two variants with a respective CLTC range of 120km and 200km to choose from.

Photo credit: Geely

Li Auto’s Beijing plant resumes construction, production to start at end of 2023

Chinese new energy vehicle startup Li Auto saw its battery-electric passenger vehicle plant in Beijing resume construction recently, awaiting factory production qualification certificate in April, according to several local media outlets on February 6.

Geely brand to launch new mid-to-high NEV series on Feb. 23

Geely Auto Group will launch a new energy vehicle (NEV) strategy for its Geely brand on Feb. 23, the automaker announced last Saturday via its WeChat account.

Rising Auto starts presale of F7 all-electric sedan

On Feb.5, Rising Auto, the premium electric vehicle brand jointly backed by SAIC Motor, Alibaba Group, and Zhangjiang High-Tech, officially started presale of its all-new full-sized sedan model, the F7, which is expected to hit the market in March this year.

Honda Motor faces 2-digit YoY dip in Jan. China sales

Honda Motor delivered 64,193 vehicles in China in Jan. 2023, facing a year-on-year plunge of 56.2% due to the impact of the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, the Japanese automaker said a few days ago.

Cumulative deliveries of AVATR 11 top 2,000 units, E12 sedan to be unveiled this year

On February 6, AVATR, the new energy vehicle startup backed by Changan Automobile, Huawei, and CATL, announced the cumulative delivery volume of its only production model, the AVATR 11, had exceeded 2,000 units by last Sunday.

Xiaomi invests in China’s autonomous driving chip startup RHINO Tech

Chinese autonomous driving computing platform developer RHINO Tech on February 6 announced the recent completion of its Angel+ financing round, which was jointly led by Xiaomi Group and Xiaomi-associated Shunwei Capital.