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China's electric car battery swap model expected to open a huge market

Recently, 20 Chinese companies and organizations signed the Joint Declaration on Building an Eco-circle for the "Body-to-Battery Separation" Model of New Energy Vehicles, marking the official establishment of the body battery separation eco-circle.

China's EV battery swap standard construction faces compatibility problem

The Nio-led battery swap model is about to get policy boosts but the standard construction is facing compatibility problems.

China's best-selling electric car isn't the Model 3, it's this model you'd never have thought of

The Hongguang MINI EV, which has only been on the market for a month, has already overtaken the Tesla Model 3 to become the best-selling electric car in China in August.

Analysts say China's new-energy vehicle industry trough is over

China's new energy vehicle sales were 109,000 units in August, up 11.7% QoQ and up 25.8% YoY, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers on September 10.

Chinese EV maker WM Motor partners with Qualcomm to adopt new cockpit platform in future models

WM Motor and Qualcomm today announced a partnership to support the adoption of Qualcomm-powered automotive digital cockpit and 5G experience in future models of the Chinese EV maker.

Chinese truck maker FAW Jiefang launches self-driving heavy duty truck capable of L3 autopilot

The J7, an L3 self-driving super heavy-duty truck led by Chinese truck maker FAW Jiefang, was launched on September 6, becoming a milestone product in FAW Jiefang's "Columbus Smart Logistics Open Program".

Will a world class new energy car giant be born in China? Economist answers

In the future, Tesla's lead in the electric car sector is likely to be gradually reduced, with its core competencies in intelligence, driverless technology, data and branding, said Ren Zeping, the chief economist of China's biggest property developer Evergrande Group and president of the Evergrande Economic Research Institute, in a recent report.

In China, 9% of new energy vehicles sold by their owners in less than a year

Compared to fuel vehicles, the replacement cycle of new energy vehicles is significantly shorter, a new report shows.

China's biggest property developer says its new energy vehicles will be mass-produced in H2 next year

The first six Hengchi-branded vehicles will start trial production in the first half of next year and will be mass-produced in the second half, China Evergrande NewEnergy Vehicle Group president Liu Yongjue said. 

Chinese version of Rolls-Royce Hongqi H9 launched, priced from about $44,782

The much-anticipated Hongqi H9 sedan went on sale today, including five models priced between RMB 309,800 ($44,782) and 539,800 yuan.
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