The AUDI E5 Sportback on display at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in June. CHINA DAILY Audi AG’s new China-only sub-brand, which drops its famous four rings in favor of a “lettermark” badge, is drawing both praise and skepticism after opening pre-sales of its first model last week.…
Liu Guoliang, president of Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai, briefs reporters on the 28th Chengdu Motor Show, which is scheduled to open on Aug 29. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Around 120 Chinese and overseas car brands will converge on the southwestern city of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, later this month for the Chengdu Motor Show,…
Visitors examine an ET9 at Nio’s booth at the Shanghai auto show in April 2025. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] Service is becoming the key battleground for China’s fast-growing new energy vehicle sector, according to J.D. Power’s inaugural China New Energy Vehicle Customer Service Index Study released on Thursday. Overall satisfaction among NEV owners was 775…
A visitor experiences robotaxi commercial service in Shanghai. [Photo/Xinhua] Shanghai has launched a driverless Robotaxi service which offers passengers connections between Shanghai Disney Resort and Pudong International Airport. The service, which is run by IM Motors, SAIC Motor’s mobility service platform Xiangdao Chuxing and SAIC AI Lab, also offers short-distance connections between popular spots within…
Visitors pose with the XPeng P7 car in Beijing on Aug 6, 2025. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] XPeng posted a record-breaking second quarter in 2025, with deliveries, revenue, and gross margin all hitting historic highs, underscoring the company’s rapid scale-up in China’s competitive electric vehicle market. Total revenue reached 18.27 billion yuan ($2.54 billion), up…
Leapmotor unveils its LEAP 3.5 architecture in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in March 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Leapmotor has turned a profit for the first time in a half-year period, joining Li Auto as the only Chinese NEV startups to achieve that milestone, after record sales and revenue gains in the first six months of…
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…