Articles tagged "SAIC"

According to industry insiders, BYD and SAIC are trying to negotiate lower parts prices from their suppliers, aiming to reduce costs by 10% starting January 2025. This indicates that the price war in the Chinese automotive industry is getting...

Leading Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp has announced it will formally request a hearing with the European Commission to challenge the additional tariffs imposed on Chinese electric vehicles. The company asserts that the EC's anti-subsidy...

General Motors' joint venture SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) has teased its latest contender, the Wuling Starlight S electric SUV. With a starting price of roughly $9,700 (RMB 69,800), the Starlight S aims to undercut rivals like the BYD Song Plus and Tesla...

Wuling's popular Baojun brand has launched two new additions to its growing fleet of mini-electric vehicles: an upgraded Yep and the entirely new Yep Plus. Combining boxy design with practical functionality, the duo signals a new era for Chinese EVs...

SAIC, one of China's auto giants, is gambling on its Innovation In Motion electric vehicle brand - known as IM - to make a big splash in Europe and South America. But they won't be sailing under the IM banner. Instead, they'll be rebranded as SAIC’s...

As we step into an era where the line "Out with the old, in with the new" gains an entirely different meaning, it seems that the big wigs of the automotive industry have realized that survival depends not on 'car-eat-car' competition but...

A few days ago an intriguing report came out, claiming that Audi was looking to buy an existing Chinese EV platform in order to dramatically speed up the development of new models. It wasn't clear at the time what platform the German company had in...

A large, 5-meter long electric sedan with a 536hp AWD powertrain and 666km of CLTC certified range for less than $21,200? How on Earth is that even possible? Surely, there must be a catch and the car must be a bare-bones shell with just seats and...

IM Motors, also known as Intelligence in Motion Motors or Zhiji Motors, is a joint venture between SAIC, Alibaba and Zhangjiang Hi-Tech. It was only established in 2020 and the L7 Snake Performance is its second model although, technically it is...

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...

When you see four of the biggest Chinese companies joining forces to do a business together, you know it’s a serious idea. When two of them are the two biggest oil producers and distributors, and the other two are the biggest battery manufacturer...

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....

The 2023 Baojun KiWi EV is a refresh of the very popular mini EV from China. Everything is mini about this car - it is only 2.89 meters long, it is only 1.6 meters wide and tall, its top speed is only 105 kph, its battery has only 31.7 kWh capacity...

The Mini EV by SAIC-GM-Wuling (also known as SGMW) is one of China's best selling EVs - and not to be confused with Mini the car brand owned by BMW. The Chinese Mini EV is due for a new version soon, according to a new report from inside the...