Gasgoo Daily: Patent images of Dongfeng Mengshi’s M800 model leaked

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Patent images of Dongfeng Mengshi's M800 model leaked

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently released patent images of the Mengshi M800, a fire new large-sized SUV under Mengshi, the rugged off-road vehicle brand under Dongfeng Motor.

Photo credit: MIIT

In terms of appearance, the Mengshi M800 continues the family-style design from the Menshi 917, featuring a distinctive front headlight design. The entire front face is composed of numerous facets, giving the impression of a "warrior" clad in armor.

HYDROGENEE bags tens of millions of yuan in angel round

Beijing Hydrogenee Technology Co., Ltd. ("HYDROGENEE") recently raised tens of millions of yuan in its angel round of financing from CASSTAR. The funds raised in this round will mainly be used for the R&D of a complete set of technologies from catalytic materials, membrane electrodes, electrolyzers, and systems, as well as the construction of initial production capacity, production of megawatt-scale high-power electrolyzers, and market expansion, according to a press release from CASSTAR.

EXEED STERRA ES model to hit global market on Dec. 20

The STERRA ES, a new model under Chery's EXEED brand, will hit the market worldwide on December 20. Since its pre-sale began at this year's Auto Guangzhou, it has accumulated more than 20,000 orders to date.

STERRA ES; photo credit: EXEED

Alibaba-backed Banma inks agreement with Saudi Aribia's United Motors Group

On December 12, the China-Saudi Investment Conference took place in Beijing. Within the framework of China's "Belt and Road" initiative and Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030," the conference strengthened strategic partnerships between the two nations across investment, trade, and economic domains.

Dongfeng Sharing receives autonomous driving road test licenses from Gansu province

China's Gansu province recently launched its autonomous driving demonstration application, issuing the inaugural autonomous driving demonstration license along with four road test licenses. Dongfeng Sharing, the autonomous driving technology arm of Dongfeng Motor, secured two licenses in this milestone development.

Li Auto hits cumulative delivery milestone of 600,000 vehicles

Li Auto, a major new energy vehicle manufacturer in China, announced today that its cumulative delivery volume has exceeded 600,000 vehicles.

BMW Group licensed to test L3 autonomous cars on expressways in Shanghai

In December 2023, vehicles equipped with Level 3 (L3) autonomous driving features from BMW Group received official road test licenses on highways/expressways in Shanghai.

NIO, Germany's RWE forge partnership on power supply

Chinse electric vehicle maker NIO and RWE, one of the leading companies in renewable energy in Europe, recently inked a cooperation agreement under which the latter will take over the green power supply for NIO properties that do not directly source electricity from the property owner.

XPeng begins public testing of HD map-free XNGP in another 27 cities

On December 14, Chinese electric vehicel makere XPeng announced the initiation of the second phase of public testing for its HD map-free XNGP intelligent driving functions across another 27 cities in China.

WeRide launches self-driving Robobus in Qingdao

On December 14, after a month of reliability and stability testing, WeRide's autonomous driving mini-bus (Robobus) commenced its inaugural passenger-filled journey from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport to the airport food court.

BAIC Motor puts three vehicle models onto Polish market

On December 11, BAIC Motor put its lineup of three vehicle models, the X35 (“BEIJING 3”), the Mo Fang (“BEIJING 5”), and the all-new X7, onto the Polish auto market, marking a substantial leap in the brand's European market expansion.

Toyota Motor, Honda Motor, Nissan Motor all boast YoY rise in Nov. China sales

In November 2023, the three major Japanese automakers, namely Toyota Motor, Honda Motor, and Nissan Motor, all achieved notable sales results in China, posting two-digit year-on-year growth, with Nissan Motor witnessing the steepest surge.

Geely-backed AEROFUGIA, HATG team up on diverse applications of eVTOL

On December 8, AEROFUGIA, a subsidiary of Geely Technology Group, and Aviation Industry Investment Co., Ltd., Gansu Province ("HATG") signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Chengdu, unlocking collaborative potential in their respective industries, according to a post in AEROFUGIA's WeChat account.

GAC Group, Bank of China, GZII Group intend to set up joint fund for NEV, ICV tech development

On December 13, GAC Group signed a strategic partnership agreement with Bank of China and Guangzhou Industrial Investment and Capital Operation Holding Group Ltd. ("GZII Group"). The three parties intend to establish the Guangzhou Xinqi Zhilian Equity Investment Fund ("Xinqi Zhilian") is Chinese Pinyin), with a proposed capital contribution ratio of 33.4%, 33.3%, and 33.3% as limited partners (LP).