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…
Seres Power holds a technology launch ceremony in Munich, Germany, on Sept 9, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Seres Power, the drivetrain arm of Chinese automaker Seres Group, is showcasing its latest products at the IAA Mobility in Munich, Germany, as it seeks to expand its technology footprint beyond China. At an event on Tuesday,…
The Munich session of the 2025 World New Energy Vehicle Congress is held on Sept 10, 2025 in Germany. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China and Germany vowed to strengthen cooperation in the global shift toward electric and smart vehicles, as industry and government leaders gathered on Wednesday at the World New Energy Vehicle Congress on…
[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] For a long time, in the mid-to-large-sized hybrid sedan market, most models only have core configurations such as four-wheel drive, lidar, high-performance computing chips in their high-end versions, and their prices are generally high. The Lynk & Co 10 EM-P, which debuted on Sept 8, has reshaped the competitive logic of…
Horizon Robotics’ booth is seen at the ongoing IAA in Munich, Germany. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Horizon Robotics, China’s leading smart driving technology firm, announced on Monday the establishment of its European headquarters in Munich, Germany, marking a pivotal step in localizing its global operations. The company made the announcement at the IAA, where it…