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China’s auto industry accelerates toward intelligent transformation

  A staff member of Chinese automaker GAC Group debugs an electric sports car during the 2024 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference in Beijing, Oct 17, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – Having surged to the forefront of the global new energy vehicle (NEV) market with their outstanding performance, Chinese automakers are exploring strategies to gain an…

IM first Chinese brand capable of producing L2 to L4 vehicles

IM Motors releases the IM AD 3.0, a Level 2 plus system, for its vehicles on Oct 28, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] IM Motors said on Monday that it has become the first carmaker in China capable of mass-producing vehicles that boasts Level 2, 3 and 4 autonomy. The carmaker, a joint venture established…

Closer Sino-Japanese auto cooperation urged

CAERI experts attend an online meeting on automotive index technology with representatives from Japanese automotive industry on Oct 25, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese and Japanese automotive industries are encouraged to deepen their collaboration and exchanges, especially in terms of automotive assessment, said experts at an industry meeting on Friday. The event, organized by…

China warns EU against separate EV price negotiations

China urged the European Union to refrain from holding separate talks with specific automakers regarding the bloc’s anti-subsidy case involving Chinese electric vehicles, warning that such actions could undermine mutual trust, said the Ministry of Commerce on Monday. If the European side, while negotiating with the Chinese side, simultaneously conducts separate price commitment negotiations with…

Obstacles remain for Tesla’s driverless ride-hailing timeframe

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled two of the company’s upcoming autonomous ‘Robotaxi’ or ‘Cybercab’ and the Robovan, at an event on the Warner Bros, Burbank lot on Oct 10, 2024. [Photo/VCG] Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said the electric vehicle maker will roll out driverless ride-hailing services to the public in California and Texas…

Renewals, trade-ins unlock investment, consumption

Passenger cars wait to be shipped in Ningde, Fujian province, for sale to various markets on Oct 10. WANG WANGWANG/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s stimulus package, which includes incentives for large-scale equipment renewals and consumer goods trade-ins, has helped to boost investment growth, unlock consumption potential, and better facilitate economic recovery amid domestic downward pressure, officials and…

UK has no plans for EU-style tariffs on Chinese EVs: official

LONDON – British Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said that the United Kingdom (UK) has no plans to follow the European Union’s (EU) decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports. Reynolds said that there had not been any complaints from the UK automative industry to the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), and he…

Tesla yet to receive regulatory green light for FSD in China

This aerial photo taken on Aug 20, 2022 shows the Tesla Gigafactory in the Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in East China’s Shanghai. [Photo/Xinhua] Multiple sources told China Daily that Tesla Inc has yet to receive regulatory approval from Chinese authorities to launch its full self-driving or FSD functions in…

German carmakers encouraged to face competition from China

Employees of BMW Brilliance Automotive work on the production line in Shenyang, Liaoning province, in May. The Shenyang plant is BMW Group’s largest production base in the world. CHINA DAILY German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on German automakers not to be afraid of competition from Chinese rivals, according to Reuters. “Some say that China…

China-made Audi A6L delivered to Cyprus embassy

Michael Arndt, head of FAW Audi Sales Co, presents the key to an Audi A6L to Frances Galatia Lanitou Williams, the ambassador of Cyprus to China, in Beijing on Oct 23, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] An Audi A6L, manufactured in Changchun, Jilin province, was handed over to the Cyprus Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday…