Lei Kang

  • BYD enters humanoid robot market, may sell through dealer network

    A BYD executive confirmed the development of humanoid robots and is considering bringing them into household scenarios.

  • China's May NEV retail sales fall 5% year-on-year, CPCA preliminary data shows

    A steeper decline in the broader passenger car market pushed the NEV retail penetration rate to a record 63% in May.

  • Leapmotor to launch updated versions of core C-series SUVs on June 16

    Leapmotor is set to update the C10, C11, and C16, three SUVs that contributed 43% of its deliveries from January to April this year.

  • Seres, ByteDance partner on new car brand with DeepRoute expected as ADAS provider

    First model from Seres's new brand Saidou is expected to launch this year with BEV and EREV options.

  • BYD-backed robotics firm PaXini weighs Hong Kong IPO

    PaXini completed a funding round of over 1 billion yuan ($148 million) in March, pushing its valuation above 10 billion yuan.

  • RoboSense wins another 500,000-unit LiDAR order from FAW Toyota

    The order further expands RoboSense's market share among Japanese joint-venture automakers in China, with its ADAS orders on hand exceeding nine million units.

  • China's May passenger NEV wholesale volume estimated at 1.36 million units, up 12% year-on-year

    China's passenger NEV market showed a significant recovery in May, driven by elevated global oil prices and robust export demand.

  • WeRide, Uber to launch Spain's first commercial robotaxi service

    Commercial robotaxi service will launch in Madrid later this year, marking WeRide and Uber's first joint entry into the European market.

  • Xpeng initiates non-compete probe against former employees amid AI push

    One former employee faces a massive claim of nearly 10 million yuan ($1.48 million) from Xpeng for an alleged breach of contract.

  • GWM sees slight May sales drop while overseas volume surges over 47%

    GWM's global sales edged down 1.79% year-on-year to 100,399 vehicles in May, with overseas volume accounting for more than half of the total.