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  • New group standard for battery swap stations passes review, expected to be released within the year

    This is a set of group standards, which is not mandatory. After the pilot application is mature, it has the possibility of being upgraded to a national standard.

  • Evergrande reportedly in talks to sell its Swedish EV unit

    NEVS is in talks with US and European venture capital firms and industrial partners to find a new owner and could be valued at as much as $1 billion.

  • Huawei reportedly to build new car with Sokon in a model similar to partnership between Nio and JAC

    Local media report says the new model, called Aotu, has Huawei in charge of planning and design to marketing and sales, with Sokon only responsible for OEM production.

  • WeRide releases next-gen lightweight self-driving sensor kit

    WeRide Sensor Suite 4.0 is one-sixth the size of version 3.0 and only 20 percent the weight.

  • Li Auto's 2nd plant starts construction in Beijing, production expected in 2023

    The plant, which was originally Beijing Hyundai's No. 1 plant, has a total investment of more than $933 million and is scheduled to start production by the end of 2023.

  • Baidu, Pony.ai get green light to conduct driverless tests without safety officers in Beijing

    The test area covers 20 square kilometers, with more than 100 kilometers of city roads.

  • Analysts say worst moment of auto chip shortage in China has passed

    The performance of China's auto wholesale sales improved significantly in late September in terms of average daily sales.

  • WM Motor leaning toward overseas IPO, CFO says

    Investments from funds owned by the Li Ka-shing and Stanley Ho families show that they are bullish on WM Motor, the company's CFO said.

  • SAIC-GM announces Ultium Center operational, first model to be launched next year

    GM's first all-electric Cadillac LYRIQ model will be available in the first half of 2022, and the plant is currently producing battery packs.