Articles tagged "China"

China, being the global electric vehicle powerhouse that it is, is doubling down on its commitment to lead the industry. The country has earmarked RMB 6 billion (that's around $830 million at current exchange rates) for research and development of...

In a groundbreaking development, China has witnessed a surge in its electric vehicle market, with over 1 million new energy vehicles (NEVs) sold in November. This remarkable achievement is not only a testament to China's commitment to cleaner...

The Shanghai Auto Show just came to a close - with all the COVID restrictions in China lifted, the show was visited by nearly 1 million people with 13,000 journalists from all over the world descending on the venue. The electric cars were the most...

The sales of electric and electrified vehicles are growing and steadily replacing the sales of gas and diesel-powered cars. When we look at individual brand sales records, or even when we look at individual countries the picture still isn’t...

Feifan has a little bit of a complicated history, it is owned 95 percent by SAIC and previously it was known under the brand name “R”. The “R” was actually owned by Roewe, which is yet another brand owned by SAIC. Roewe is called so because it used...

We all love Jimny - it’s not a car, it’s a cute little Tonka truck for adults. It has been around for as long as I can remember without really changing much. The last update made it look a bit softer around the edges but the car remained the same....

First things first - Voyah Free is not a new car, it has been on the market since 2020 and it’s one of the first large electric SUVs out there. Voyah is a brand of DongFeng and in China, it is called Lantu which means a blueprint - a fitting name...

First signs of trouble in keeping up with the expectations emerge from Xiaomi's automotive arm. In April this year, the founder of Xiaomi Lei Jun, launched a poll asking the public what price they would be prepared to pay for Xiaomi’s first electric...

Despite BYD increasing its production capacity, the order backlog has grown to over 700,000 units. BYD is aiming at 280,000 cars delivered every month but the customer demand is growing and forcing people to wait for up to 5 months for their...

Li Auto’s Li L9 is off to a bumpy start despite the launch and subsequent marketing campaign being a runaway success. According to the company, over 120,000 visited the Li Auto Experience Centers across China and took test drives. Since the car...

Dongfeng unveiled yet another brand but this time the new subsidiary is aimed at the premium off-road market. M Hero, as the brand is called, is the first Chinese automotive brand to offer cars in this segment. At the official launch in Wuhan,...

More and more car manufacturers announce their intentions to stop selling fossil fueled cars. Volvo made its pledge a long time ago, Cadillac and Mercedes-Benz have plans to stop by 2030, Stellantis, Ford Europe, GM, Audi and VW - they all set their...

There are plenty of claims of superior autonomous driving technology coming from every corner of the world. New companies pop up with outrageous prototypes only to steal the limelight for five minutes and disappear. Small percentage succeeds when it...

Hengchi, the automotive arm of the infamous property developer Evergrande, was set up in 2020 and the following year it presented 9 car prototypes with the first one - Hengchi 5 - launching last month and already selling 37,000 units. Hengchi...

Alongside its Space Concept GAC announced that it has perfected the chemistry of the cheaper LFP battery. Having earlier announced the first large volume car that can do 1,000km (620 miles) on a charge) - the Aion LX Plus - GAC is now sharing more...

Hengchi 5 has officially gone on sale with a starting price of RNB 179,000 ($26,690) after all the subsidies available for electric car buyers. It comes from Evergrande NEV - the automaker arm of the property development company known worldwide...

Human Horizons has lofty goals - to build smart cities and develop smart transportation technologies for them. The company has a “3 Smarts” blueprint - Smart Vehicle, Smart Transportation and Smart City. HiPhi is the company’s electric car brand...

Shenzhen is China’s 4th biggest city with nearly 18 million people calling it home. In the spirit of its global recognition as a technology, research and manufacturing center, the city’s lawmakers have passed the very first autonomous driving...

The award for biggest grille in the world goes to GAC - Guangzhou Automobile Group. The grille is more than 2 meters in width and at least 50cm in height and it dwarfs the largest mistakes from BMW, in fact it makes the BMW’s latest i4 M50 or the iX...

It's a huge milestone for a company who single-handedly is promoting battery swap as an alternative to public charging. The first Nio battery swap station was opened in Beijing on May 20, 2018. Just over 4 years later the network grew to 1,000...