BYD’s pavilion at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show in Shenzhen on June 6. HE GUOWEI/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese automotive brands captured over 70 percent of the domestic passenger car market in July, fueled by surging new energy vehicle sales. It signals a fundamental shift in the industry’s competitive dynamics. According to the…
Land Rover showcases the Defender 110 at the China International Import Expo in November in Shanghai. CHINA DAILY Satisfaction among owners of new gasoline-powered cars in China has posted its largest annual improvement since 2020, even as the market shifts toward electric models, according to a J.D. Power study. The China Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout…
Volkswagen Group China and XPeng announced on Friday that their jointly developed zonal electrical/electronic architecture, the China Electronic Architecture (CEA), will see broader adoption. Starting in 2027, the CEA will be deployed not only in locally developed Volkswagen-brand pure electric vehicles but also extended to combustion engine and hybrid models produced in China. Equipped with…
Xiaomi Corp’s breakneck entry into China’s competitive and fast-growing electric vehicle market is hitting a reputational speed bump. The smartphone maker-turned-EV upstart is drawing a backlash from buyers over aggressive payment demands and misleading product claims, threatening to dent momentum after a record-setting launch year. Since late July, Xiaomi has been demanding full payment for…
China’s top market regulator is seeking public comment on draft rules that would tighten oversight of how automakers market assisted-driving systems, aiming to curb misleading claims that could encourage unsafe driving. The State Administration for Market Regulation said in a notice Wednesday that companies must not imply assisted-driving features are equivalent to autonomous driving or…
A WeRide Robobus runs at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide said on Tuesday that its founder and CEO, Tony Han, has been invited by the Singapore government to join the country’s steering committee on autonomous vehicles. The committee brings together leaders from the autonomous vehicle and public…
Geely Holding Group has finished its fourth satellite launch for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation in Rizhao, Shandong province. All 11 satellites launched have now entered their planned low-earth orbits and are functioning normally, said the Chinese conglomerate in a statement on Monday. With the latest launch, which was finished on Saturday, the number of…
FAW-Audi’s Q6L e-tron and A5L are launched in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Aug 7, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] FAW-Audi is set to blaze a trail in China’s ultra-competitive luxury NEV market with its strategy of combining its century-old German engineering excellence with cutting-edge Chinese technological innovation. The strategy is well illustrated at the company’s…
Li Auto’s i8 pure electric SUV on display in a shopping mall in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on Aug 7. [Photo provided to China Daily] Li Auto had hoped to stage a comeback in China’s crowded pure electric vehicle market with the launch of the i8 SUV in late July. This comes after the fiasco of…
Volvo launches the all-new S90 sedan in Daqing, Heilongjiang province, on May 29. WANG YUCHEN/CHINA DAILY Mid-tier premium brands such as Volvo and Jaguar are struggling to stay relevant in the competitive Chinese market, as local EV marques woo their customers and more popular global brands, including Audi and BMW, push downward into their previous domains.…