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  • 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.

  • AITO M5's all-electric version opens for pre-order, official launch set for September

    Huawei's Richard Yu announced Wednesday that the AITO M5 EV is now available for pre-order at AITO as well as through Huawei's channels.

  • BYD Seal to be officially launched on July 29

    The BYD Seal went on pre-sale in China on May 20 with a starting price of RMB 212,800 ($31,860) and received 22,637 orders in seven hours.

  • Neta to officially launch flagship sedan Neta S on July 31

    Neta began pre-sales of the Neta S on June 6, with a limited-edition pre-sale price of RMB 338,800 ($50,380).

  • Volkswagen China unveils flying vehicle prototype V.MO, joins Xpeng's exploration of air mobility

    Volkswagen China will further optimize the prototype with several rounds of flight tests later this year, with the improved one set for a higher standard of test flights in late summer 2023.