Gasgoo Daily: Changan Mazda rolls off all-electric MAZDA EZ-6 model

With Gasgoo Daily, we will offer daily important automotive news in China. For those we have reported, the title of the piece will include a hyperlink, which will provide detailed information.

Changan Mazda rolls off all-electric MAZDA EZ-6 model

On July 17, Changan Mazda celebrated the production of its first B-segment sedan riding on a BEV (battery electric vehicle)-dedicated platform, the MAZDA EZ-6, at its Nanjing factory.

Photo credit: Changan Mazda

Great Wall Motor hits production milestone of 600,000th POER pickup

Recently, the 600,000th vehicle under Great Wall Motor's high-end pickup range, POER, officially came off the automaker’s factory in Jingmen city, Hubei province, according to a post on Great Wall Motor's WeChat account.

Trumpchi E8's Honor Edition MPV hits market, starting at only 166,800 yuan

GAC Group's Trumpchi brand officially put the E8 Honor Edition onto the market with two editions offered: the Honor Edition priced at 179,800 yuan and the Zhizai Edition priced at 166,800 yuan. The Trumpchi E8 Honor Edition is positioned as a mid-sized hybrid electric MPV and features the i-GTEC2.0 super hybrid power system. Previously, the Trumpchi E8 was only available as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle model.

NIO Energy shares charging facilities with Huawei HIMA's users

On July 17, NIO Energy and Huawei's Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) officially announced a collaboration to improve charging services.

NIO's 50th battery swap station in Europe comes online

On July 16, NIO celebrated the launch of its 50th battery swap station in Europe, marking a significant milestone in the company's expansion within the continent. This new facility is located in Oslo, Norway.

GAC AION inaugurates Thailand factory with 2nd-generation AION V model rolling off production line

On July 17, GAC AION announced the completion and commencement of operations at its new smart factory in Rayong, Thailand. At the factory, it also celebrated the global rollout of the second-generation AION V.

Hesai Technology serves as supplier of Baidu Apollo sixth-generation Robotaxi's primary LiDAR

LiDAR maker Hesai Technology announced that Baidu Apollo's sixth-generation Apollo Go Robotaxi, which is powered by Hesai’s LiDAR, will be released to the market this year.

Li Auto sets up dedicated unit for end-to-end smart driving large model R&D

Recently, Chinese new energy vehicle maker Li Auto announced its entry into the development of end-to-end large models. Earlier this month, during its intelligent driving summer launch event, Li Auto unveiled a new autonomous driving technology architecture based on end-to-end models, VLM (Vision Language Model), and world models. The company also initiated an early bird program for this new architecture.

Nullmax launches pure-vision multimodal autonomous driving tech 'Nullmax Intelligence'

On July 16, autonomous driving tech company Nullmax officially launched its next-generation autonomous driving technology, Nullmax Intelligence (NI). The new technology focuses on developing full-scenario autonomous driving applications with pure vision, true HD map-less, and multimodal capabilities to drive the evolution of automotive intelligence.

TOSUN partners with UK's Acur8 for local EV solution development

Recently, Shanghai TOSUN Technology Co., Ltd., a provider of automotive electronic toolchain products, officially signed a long-term partnership agreement with Acur8 Engineering Ltd. This collaboration marks TOSUN's first overseas distributor in the European market, signifying a major breakthrough in its global expansion efforts.

NavInfo's AutoChips puts new intelligent cockpit chip into mass production

NavInfo's automotive chip arm AutoChips announced that its new-generation intelligent cockpit domain controller SoC, the AC8025, has been integrated into the intelligent cockpit system of a domestic automotive brand, marking the chip's entry into mass production.

Huawei's Yu Chengdong discloses official name of new luxury EV brand with JAC Group

On July 15, Yu Chengdong, Chairman of Huawei's Consumer BG and the Intelligent Automotive Solution BU, disclosed on a live broadcast the latest developments in Huawei's car-making collaboration with JAC Group. The two companies' new joint automotive brand will be named "Zunjie" (in Chinese pinyin), dispelling previous rumors of the name "Aojie."