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.…
Workers assemble cars at Geely’s Guiyang plant in Guizhou province. [Photo by Wu Min/For chinadaily.com.cn] The auto market hit its usual midsummer lull in July, with growth easing, but some carmakers bucked the trend and set new monthly records. According to the China Automobile Dealers Association, passenger vehicle retail sales reached approximately 1.9 million units…
Workers assemble cars at Geely’s Guiyang plant in Guizhou province. [Photo by Wu Min/For chinadaily.com.cn] China’s leading automaker Geely unveiled a new plug-in hybrid on Friday in Guiyang of Guizhou, highlighting rapid growth in the province’s new energy vehicle manufacturing sector. “In one year, we have produced and launched two models in Guiyang. The model…
Visitors pose with an XPeng car in Beijing on Aug 6, 2025. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] Customer satisfaction with new energy vehicle sales and services in China has risen in 2025, with domestic brands narrowing the gap with premium international competitors, according to a J.D. Power study released on Thursday. The China New Energy Vehicle…
BEIJING — In the city of Ziyang, Sichuan province, a logistics company has hired three “employees” who never take lunch breaks and could work around the clock without any complaints. They are autonomous delivery vans, each capable of carrying between 600 and 800 parcels. They navigate the winding roads between villages located 10 to 30…