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Jidu execs visit CATL, sparking speculation of partnership
A team of executives from Baidu's car-making business Jidu Auto visited power battery giant CATL on Tuesday to discuss a partnership that goes beyond the power battery business, Pingwest reported Tuesday.
China's July auto sales estimate at 1.82 million units, down 9.7% from June
China's July auto sales are estimated at 1.82 million units, down 9.7 percent from June and 13.8 percent from a year ago, data released Wednesday by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed.
Arcfox delivered 525 units in July, up 90 percent from June
In late May, the Arcfox α-S's production-line verification vehicle officially rolled off the production line, with small-volume deliveries scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.
Chinese market regulator probes auto chip distribution firms for suspected price gouging
A semiconductor index in Shanghai extended its decline to more than 6 percent on the news.
China's official securities paper focuses on overcapacity of new car makers
Nio, Li Auto, and Xpeng have gone public and entered a positive cycle; however, many other new automakers have fallen into production suspensions, unpaid salaries, and bankruptcies, the report said.
People's Daily calls on China to speed up construction of new power system
A report in People's Daily on Tuesday called on China to deepen its power system reform and build a new power system dominated by new energy sources.
Shenzhen is the city with most NEVs in China
The southern Chinese megalopolis of Shenzhen has the largest number of new energy vehicles in China for the sixth consecutive year, with 480,000 vehicles, or about 14 percent of the city's motor vehicle fleet, by the end of 2020.
OPPO discloses new car-related patent
Despite not officially announcing its entry into the car-making industry, Chinese smartphone giant OPPO is getting more and more patents in the field.
GAC Aion sales up 112% year-over-year to 10,604 units in July
Individual users accounted for 77 percent of the number of license plate registrations for GAC Aion models from January to June this year, while corporate users accounted for 23 percent, the company said.
Nankai University establishes joint lab with lithium-ion battery maker
The lab will focus its efforts on the development of composite electrolytes with high ionic conductivity and low interfacial resistance, with the goal of applying them to next-generation metal-air and lithium-metal batteries.