A technician supervises the operation of a robotaxi in service in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in March. DENG HUA/XINHUA China is stepping up efforts to ensure the safe and steady rollout of driver assistance technologies by introducing new national standards, in a bid to guide innovation with regulation and ensure the steady, secure growth of its automobile…
Yu Chengdong, Huawei’s executive director, unveils the Stelato S9T. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Huawei Technologies Co and Chinese carmaker BAIC have launched the Stelato S9T, the first touring car model in the Harmony Intelligent Driving portfolio. Co-developed by both companies, the model received over 5,000 orders within just one hour of its launch. Yu Chengdong,…
Visitors inspect a G9 SUV at the XPeng booth in the outdoor exhibition area of the IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, Germany, on Sept 9. ZHANG FAN/XINHUA Chinese automotive companies showcased their latest products and technologies at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, Germany, and announced localization strategies, signaling their determination to strengthen presence in Europe despite…
People visit the exhibition zone of BYD at the 2025 IAA Mobility in Munich, Germany, Sept 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] MUNICH – China and Germany are deepening cooperation to address global challenges in the auto sector, Hildegard Mueller, president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry, has told Xinhua in Munich during the IAA Mobility…
WeRide’s Robobus is cruising down a street in Leuven in September 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide has made inroads into Belgium with the launch of its Robobus last week in partnership with local transportation company De Lijn, the city of Leuven, and mobility consultancy firm Espaces-Mobilités. As Belgium’s oldest university…
A man poses for a photo at the media preview of the 2025 Malaysia Auto Show on May 8. [Photo/Xinhua] Great Wall Motor has ramped up efforts in high-quality manufacturing and core technology R&D during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), with patent and sales figures showing steady growth. As of June 2025, GWM had…
Workers inspect XPeng vehicles as they roll out the assembly line in Magna’s plant in Graz, Austria, in September 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] XPeng has started production in Magna International’s factory in Graz, Austria, home to the Mercedes G-Class, as the Chinese NEV carmaker accelerates its global expansion. The company said its first European…
Visitors inspect a Xiaomi SU7 sedan at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show in Shenzhen on May 31. CAO YINGYING/CHINA DAILY China is making moves to rein in the increasingly chaotic online ecosystem surrounding its auto industry, launching a three-month campaign to curb practices that regulators say distort competition and mislead consumers. The…
BEIJING – China’s auto market maintained steady expansion in August, with both production and sales reporting double-digit increases, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed on Thursday. The country’s auto output reached about 2.82 million units last month, a 13 percent increase from the same period a year ago, while auto sales…
China’s auto production and sales both surpassed 20 million units in the January–August period for the first time, with new energy vehicles accounting for 45.5 percent of total new car sales, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on Thursday. During the period, auto production reached 21.05 million units and…