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  • GAC Aion enters robotaxi space, releases first road test video

    GAC Aion said the Aion LX L4 Robotaxi, equipped with six LiDARs, has undergone more than 400 days of real-life complex road testing and virtual simulation tests.

  • Xiaomi's auto team numbers over 1,600, new progress expected in September, report says

    Xiaomi Auto will see simulation prototypes in September, followed by on-field and winter tests as scheduled, according to local media.

  • Dongfeng confirms new brand to focus on luxury new energy off-road vehicles

    The brand will have an industrial park with a planned capacity of 100,000 vehicles and is scheduled to go into production in 2023.

  • Local brands lead across the board in NEV consumer appeal in China

    Nio ES8 ranked No. 1 in the luxury pure electric market, Li ONE ranked No. 1 in the mainstream plug-in hybrid market, and Xpeng P7 ranked No. 1 in the mid-size pure electric sedan market.

  • Shanghai aims to see over 50% of vehicle sales be purely electric by 2025

    Shanghai is accelerating the full electrification of public sector vehicles and encouraging the private sector to buy electric passenger cars, according to a carbon peak implementation plan.

  • BYD reportedly working on new SUV Sealion

    BYD is building an SUV called BYD Sealion, which could compete with Tesla's Model Y and is expected to be launched in the third quarter of this year, according to local media.

  • Nio aims to develop one phone per year, like Apple

    Nio is moving forward with phone-making, and what it wants to do is simply to build a phone that works well for its users, according to William Li.

  • BYD to showcase its passenger car lineup at Paris Motor Show in October

    BYD's new energy passenger car offerings are expected to go on sale and be delivered in Europe in the fourth quarter, the company said, without revealing exactly which models.

  • Pony.ai forms joint venture with SANY to produce self-driving trucks

    The joint venture plans to begin small-scale deliveries of robotrucks in 2022 and 2023, with mass production of L4 trucks to begin in 2024.

  • Lenovo hiring auto talents to build capabilities in smart cockpit, autonomous driving

    Lenovo CEO had said that the company will not build cars, but will put limited resources and efforts on the already clear track, which is the intelligent transformation.