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Porsche kicks off pre-sale of new Taycan in China

Porsche announced on April 10 it has kicked off presale of the new Taycan model in the Chinese market.

New Taycan; photo credit: Porsche

Foton Motor posts 5.95% YoY growth in Mar. auto sales

Foton Motor announced on April 10 that its vehicle sales for March amounted to 72,682 units, marking a year-over-year increase of 5.95%. Among these, sales of new energy vehicles reached 4,192 units, registering a year-over-year jump of 34.92%.

Volkswagen Group sees China deliveries dip 2.4% YoY in Mar. 2024

In March 2024, Volkswagen Group delivered a total of 800,600 vehicles worldwide, marking a 1.4% decrease year-over-year, according to its press release. Among these, deliveries in the Chinese market amounted to 238,700 units, representing a 2.4% decline year-over-year.

China's auto sales rise 10.6% YoY, exports jump 33.2% YoY in Q1 2024

In the March alone, China produced a total of 2.687 million vehicles, representing a 78.4% leap from the previous month and a 4% rise from the previous year, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). In the same month, there were roughly 2.694 million vehicles sold by automakers in China, soaring 70.2% year on year while climbing 9.9% month on month.

FAW-FINDREAMS begins volume production for PA75 power battery project

On April 8, FAW-FINDREAMS New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("FAW-FINDREAMS"), the joint venture between FAW Group and BYD's Findreams Battery, officially initiated the volume production of the PA75 power battery project, according to the company's WeChat post.

ZEEKR releases official images of new MPV model ZEEKR 009 Guanghui Edition

On April 10, ZEEKR Intelligent Technology released the official images of its mid-to-large MPV model, the ZEEKR 009 Guanghui (may translating to "Glorious", Chinese characters: 光辉) Edition.

Midea, NIO forge strategic cooperation in smart EV, industrial technology fields

On April 10, Chinese home appliance giant Midea Group and electric vehicle manufacturer NIO signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the Midea Welling Auto Parts' factory in Anqing city, Anhui province.

China's passenger vehicle market scores YoY, MoM growth in Mar. retail, wholesale volumes

In the third month of 2024, China's domestic passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales reached 1.687 million units, marking a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 6% and a month-on-month (MoM) surge of 52.8%, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association ("CPCA").

CATL launches Tianheng energy storage system

The Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) launched its new energy storage system “Tianheng” on April 9.

PATEO, Baidu AI Cloud team up to apply AI technologies onto smart vehicles

On April 9, 2024, Chinese V2X solution provider PATEO officially entered into a strategic partnership with Baidu AI Cloud at the latter’s inaugural GENERATE global ecosystem conference.

Dongfeng VOYAH rolls off 100,000th vehicle

On April 9, the 100,000th new energy vehicle from Dongfeng Motor's VOYAH premium new energy vehicle brand, an all-new VOYAH DREAM MPV, rolled off the assembly line.

Geely Auto unveils information of Panda Kart micro electric vehicle

Geely Auto's Panda series (Geely's micro electric vehicle family) recently released detailed information about the A00-segment micro electric vehicle (EV), the Panda Kart.