EV Industry

This is Luminar's first strategic partnership with an autonomous driving company in China.

Geely's sales of all cars in April were 100,331 units, down 5 percent from a year ago and up 0.3 percent from March.

With the rapid development of China's new energy vehicle market, none of the tech giants seems to want to lag behind, with the e-commerce platform JD.com becoming the latest.

Starting May 2, Apollo driverless Robotaxi officially opened for regular commercial operation, and the public can begin experiencing the world's first fully driverless cab service.

In April, China's auto industry sales were forecast at 2.173 million units, down 13.9 percent from March and up 5 percent from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said.

Small A0-class pure electric cars, including the Mini EV, are no longer eligible for free license plates issued in Shanghai, jiemian.com said Friday, citing car dealers.

China's determination to support the development of the smart car industry is unrelenting, as new policies continue to be introduced to accelerate the sector's growth.

On top of the subsidies that car companies receive for the sale of new energy vehicles, China's southernmost province of Hainan is giving additional rewards to consumers who buy such models in an effort to boost auto consumption.

Meizu posted a poster on Weibo on Thursday, hinting that it will announce its first partner in the automotive space tomorrow.

Sales of new energy vehicles in China reached 226,000 units in March, up 2.4 times year-on-year, but no one wants such models in the used car market, state-run media CCTV reported Wednesday.