Gasgoo Daily: Daimler Truck China Ltd.’s new CEO takes office

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Daimler Truck China Ltd.’s new CEO takes office

Daimler Truck China Ltd. announced on Apr. 26 via its WeChat account that Xu Qiao, the company’s new CEO, has already taken office. In the future, he will lead Daimler Truck’s China team to further implement the company’s China strategy, and continue to expand businesses in the country.

Photo credit: Daimler Truck

Geely Boyue COOL hits market

On Apr. 26, the Geely Boyue COOL officially hit the market with a price range of 102,800 yuan to 125,800 yuan. All of its four trim levels come standard with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, a 10.25-inch liquid crystal dashboard, and a 13.2-inch center screen.

Photo credit: Geely Auto

GAC Trumpchi EMPOW R goes on sale

On Apr. 27, GAC Motor’s Trumpchi Empow R went on sale with its two variants priced at 138,000 yuan and 158,000 yuan, respectively. It carries the fourth-generation “Mega Wave Power” 2.0T high-performance engine that can pump out 265hp and zip from 0-100km/h in 5.7 seconds.

Trumpchi EMPOW R; photo credit: GAC Group

Amazon Web Services, ThunderSoft to co-work on AI large language model applications

On April 26, Chinese smart operating system developer, ThunderSoft, announced that it will cooperate with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the field of large language model applications.

Car and City: ZEEKR 009’s registrations in Mar. 2023 zoom up 302.7% MoM

ZEEKR, the premium electric vehicle (EV) brand of Geely Auto Group, saw its monthly registrations reach 6,331 units in the third month of 2023, according to the data compiled by Gasgoo Auto Research Institute ("GARI").

Former president of Wanda Auto reportedly takes on as head of marketing at HiPhi

Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group's automotive arm, Wanda Auto, has seen a change in personnel as Li Hongpeng, who joined the company just a year ago, has reportedly left his role and joined luxury electric vehicle brand HiPhi.

JOYNEXT, Oritek team up on next-gen E/E architecture development

Joyson Electronics' automotive connectivity arm, JOYNEXT, signed a deep cooperation agreement with Oritek, a Chinese automotive system-on-chip (SoC) supplier, according to a statement from the latter on April 26.

NavInfo-backed Autochips' first functional safety MCU goes into volume production

China's automotive intelligence product supplier NavInfo's chip-making arm, AutoChips, announced the mass production and delivery of its first functional safety automotive-grade MCU chip, the AC7840x.

Chery Holding, CATARC build several joint labs for smart NEV technologies

On April 25, China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATARC) and Chinese major automaker Chery Holding formed a partnership that covers such fields as automotive engineering technology services, digital business, information services, public services, and overseas deployment.

NIO Capital invests in Chinese SiC power device company Sichain Semi

Chinese silicon carbide (SiC) power device developer Sichain Semi (“Sichain”) on Apr. 26 announced via its WeChat account that it has completed its Series A+ financing with hundreds of millions of yuan raised.

Ganfeng Lithium to build 20GWh lithium battery production factory in Hohhot city

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd. (“Ganfeng Lithium”), one of the world’s top producer of battery-grade lithium, announced on Apr. 25 its subsidiary Jiangxi Ganfeng LiEnergy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Ganfeng LiEnergy”) recently signed a framework agreement with the municipal government of Hohhot city, the capital of Inner Mongolia, for setting up a lithium battery production project.