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GAC Aion builds first swap station, officially becoming another new player in this field
GAC Aion says its battery swap station can replace vehicle batteries in as little as 2.5 minutes.
Covid's impact on China's auto industry expected to continue into May and result in 20-40% production loss, CPCA says
In the first two weeks of April, Chinese passenger vehicle wholesale sales averaged 24,000 units per day, down 44 percent year-on-year and down 48 percent from the average for the first two weeks of March.
China will push NEV material prices to return to rationality as soon as possible, official says
China will accelerate the development of domestic resources, crack down on hoarding and other unfair competition, and push raw material prices to return to rationality as soon as possible, the MIIT spokesman said.
Jidu sets robot car concept unveiling for June, teases dual LiDAR solution
Unlike other automakers currently using one autonomous driving solution, Jidu is developing two separate systems, pure vision and LiDAR, that serve as backups for each other.
Shanghai issues guidelines to help firms return to work amid Covid fight
The goal of the guidelines is to achieve closed-loop management while ensuring risk control, in order to facilitate companies' return to work and production, and to ensure the safety and stability of the supply chain.
Auto industry first to resume production in Jilin amid Covid controls
FAW Hongqi's plant has been the first to start resuming production, and the first 47 suppliers have resumed production, with other OEMs to resume production in orderly batches, a Jilin official said.
Voyah, Baidu Apollo enter strategic partnership on vehicle intelligence
The two companies will leverage Voyah's capabilities in vehicle manufacturing to integrate Baidu's technologies in smart driving and smart cockpit.
Further Reading: German luxury automakers' EV models in China -- No one cares, even their salespeople
BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi's NEVs are not selling well in China, even salespeople don't recommend them to customers, and some stores sell only one a month.
SAIC reportedly to launch stress test for production resumption on April 18
SAIC is conducting an internal assessment, which is expected to allow production to restart with the Covid lockdown still in place.
Guangdong aims to have 250,000 public charging piles by end of 2025
Guangdong aims to have a convenient, efficient and moderately advanced charging network system in place by the end of 2025.
