Gasgoo Daily: lead-time of locally-made Tesla Model Y RWD shortened to 1-4 weeks in China

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Lead-time of locally-made Tesla Model Y RWD shortened to 1-4 weeks in China

According to the updated information on Tesla China's official website, the lead-time of the Shanghai-made Tesla Model Y RWD version has been reduced to 1-4 weeks from the previous 4-8 weeks.

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SAIC-GM-Wuling to open flash sale of Wuling Hongguang MINIEV Convertible

SAIC-GM-Wuling will begin the flash sale of the hotter-selling Wuling Hongguang MINIEV's convertible version on Sept. 1.

BYD sets up semiconductor subsidiary in Chengdu

Chengdu BYD Semiconductor Co., Ltd. was incorporated on August 30 in Chengdu city with a registered capital of 100 million yuan ($14.47 million). The newborn company features a business scope covering integrated circuit design, discrete semiconductor manufacturing, sale of display devices, and other businesses. It is wholly-owned by BYD Semiconductor Co., Ltd.  

Changan Auto's Lantuozhe pickup makes world's debut

On August 30, Changan Auto unveiled the all-new pickup model, named Lantuozhe (in Chinese), the first pickup to adopt the automaker’s Blue Whale engine.

GAC Honda's ZR-V hits market

On August 30, GAC Honda saw the ZR-V officially hit the market. Coming with three oil-fueled trim levels, the compact SUV is priced between 159,900 yuan ($23,140) and 195,900 yuan ($28,350).

Huawei's Petal Mobility reportedly in talks with T3 Go for business expansion

Chinese ICT giant Huawei is planning business expansion for its Petal Mobility ride-hailing service platform, a local media outlet reported today, citing people with knowledge of the plan.

Tesla so far opens 100 supercharging stations in Beijing

Tesla has already deployed 100 supercharging stations so far in Beijing, the capital of China, the U.S. EV manufacturer announced on Tuesday via its twitter-like Sina Weibo account.

Great Wall Motor clocks 58.72% YoY leap in H1 2022 net profit

For the first six months of the year, GWM scored a 58.72% year-on-year leap in the net profit attributable to shareholders, which reached around 5.601 billion yuan ($810.352 million). Excluding the impact of certain non-recurring gains and losses, the H1 net profit was around 2.059 billion yuan ($297.885 million), sliding 27.56% from the previous year.