Delivery employees pass through Beijing’s central business district on Feb 20. [ZHAO WENYU/CHINA NEWS SERVICE] Competition in China’s instant retail sector is intensifying as major online players are upping the ante on lucrative on-demand food delivery services to seek new sources of revenue and bolster the digital transformation of traditional brick-and-mortar stores, experts said. They…
Bogdan Bereanda, president and CEO of Brembo China, speaks at the company’s Inspiration Lab’s unveiling ceremony on April 21, 2025. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] Brembo, the global leader in braking solutions, inaugurated its first Asian Inspiration Lab on Monday in Shanghai—its second worldwide following the one in the United States. The lab will focus on…
SAIC Buick introduced its new energy sub-brand Electra and prototype vehicles during the launch event on Monday in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] SAIC-GM’s Buick marque revealed its new energy sub-brand Electra and introduced the all-new Buick Xiao Yao Super Architecture on Monday evening. “The wave of the new energy revolution has positioned China as…
China is set to enforce the world’s first mandatory safety regulations for new energy vehicle batteries that explicitly prohibit fire and explosion — a landmark move to address public concerns and solidify its position as a global NEV pioneer. Issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology last week and effective from July 1,…
The Shangjie brand is launched in Shanghai on April 16. [Photo provided to China Daily] Like it or not, Huawei has become the company that no carmaker can afford to avoid, as car buyers are growing fond of smart electric vehicles. Last week, the Shenzhen, Guangdong province-based technology giant unveiled a new marque with SAIC,…
A new energy vehicle production line in Changxing county, Zhejiang province. TAN YUNFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY Global EV sales, which include battery-only ones and plug-in hybrids, totaled 4.1 million units in the first three months this year, up 29 percent from the same period last year, according to statistics from Rho Motion, a leading EV research…
BMW Brilliance’s digital subsidiary Lingyue Digital Information Technology. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] BMW announced on Friday that it is deepening partnership with ByteDance’s Volcano Engine to explore artificial intelligence applications in marketing and services. The collaboration, led by BMW Brilliance’s digital subsidiary Lingyue Digital Information Technology, aims to enhance user experience and optimize dealer operations…
UBTech’s humanoid robots work on the production line in Zeekr’s smart factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on March 1. CHINA DAILY Automakers are ramping up investments in the humanoid robotics field, a frontier where industry experts see an alignment with manufacturing. Technological advancements and real-world testing are anticipated to initiate the large-scale use of humanoid…
Workers operate at a production line of SAIC-GM-Wuling in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in May 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] It is commonplace in China, as in many parts of the world, that people check the energy label before they buy an appliance, be it a refrigerator or an air conditioner. Now they can do the same…
The skyline of Beijing. [Photo/VCG] China’s economy expanded 5.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, official data showed on Wednesday, beating market expectations and marking a good start for the year amid uncertainties triggered by the United States’ tariff policy. Although the US’ volatile tariffs continue to cloud the global economic outlook, officials…