A BMW i5 is seen at the German premium carmaker’s R&D facility in Shenyang, Liaoning province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] BMW unveiled a joint research institute with Tsinghua University on Thursday, in the presence of the German carmaker’s chairman Oliver Zipse, who is on his third visit to China this year. The institute for sustainable…
A BMW i7 and a Mercedes EQS are seen at one of IONCHI’s first charging stations in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] IONCHI, an ultra-fast charging brand based in Beijing, launched its first seven public charging stations on Thursday following two weeks of trial operations. This marks a major milestone in the company’s mission to…
A visitor gets to grips with Nio’s cockpit in Shanghai in July. CHINA DAILY Smart cabins are becoming a must for new vehicles in China, especially electric ones, as carmakers vie to attract car buyers with better onboard user experience. Of the new vehicles sold in the first quarter, more than 67 percent featured cabins with…
Potential car buyers seen at a Tesla showroom in Shanghai. [Photo/China Daily] China officially launched on Wednesday the pilot program that aims to further open up value-added telecommunications services, with sources telling China Daily that United States’ vehicle maker Tesla Inc is among the first group of foreign firms to take part in the program.…
Employees work on a BMW assembly line in Shenyang, Liaoning province. CHINA DAILY SHENYANG – German carmaker BMW Group’s joint venture in China on Monday kicked off a geothermal energy project aimed at realizing 100 percent non-fossil energy heating for its factories in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China’s Liaoning province. Under the project, BMW Brilliance…
Stefan Hartung, chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch. [Photo provided to China Daily] German auto parts supplier, Bosch, inaugurated two new plants in China last week to meet the growing demand for key components in the new energy vehicle sector, underscoring its commitment to investment and optimism about prospects in the country.…
Members of the public inspect Leapmotor’s T03 on display at the 2024 Paris Motor Show on Oct 14. [Photo/Xinhua] Chinese automakers took center stage at the Paris Motor Show with their cutting-edge new energy vehicles, showcasing their determination to venture into European markets despite the possible imposition of hefty tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. The…
People pass next a closed part of the Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis factory of Mirafiori, in Turin, Italy October 16, 2024. [Photo/Agencies] Located at the foot of the Alps in north-west Italy, Turin is where Fiat, now part of multinational Stellantis, was co-founded by the Agnelli family 125 years ago. Now it is grappling with the…
This photo taken on Oct 17, 2024 shows new energy vehicle model SU7 produced by Chinese tech firm Xiaomi displayed during the 2024 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference in Beijing. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – The SU7 series, Chinese tech firm Xiaomi’s first self-developed new energy vehicle (NEV) model, has attracted considerable attention at the just concluded…
Driverless cars of Pony.ai are displayed at an expo in Shanghai on July 10, 2021. [Photo/VCG] Toyota-backed Pony.ai, an autonomous driving startup, filed on Friday for an initial public offering in the United States. It has applied to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “PONY”. Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, Deutsche Bank,…