According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) on July 15, the capacity utilization rate of China’s industrial enterprises above the designated size stood at 73.0% in Q2 2026, down 0.6 percentage points from Q1 and 1.0 percentage point year-over-year (y/y). The capacity utilization rat
On June 16, Xinyuan Auto (Xinyuan Automobile Co., Ltd.) announced that the production launch ceremony for its digital factory was held in Fuling District, Chongqing. The Xinyuan Auto digital factory was jointly developed by Dongfang Shineray Group and Chongqing Fuling District New Urban Area Development (Group) Co.,
Kongsberg Automotive ASA (KA) announced the consolidation of its operations in China into its manufacturing plant and technology center in Wuxi, following the 2025 acquisition of the remaining ownership in Kongsberg Automotive Morse (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (KAMS).
Production lines and support functions will be centraliz
According to multiple press releases dated April 18, Honda plans to suspend operations at some of its manufacturing facilities in China starting in June 2026.
Through its joint ventures, Honda operates six vehicle manufacturing plants in China. Due to stagnant sales, the operating rates of these factories have remain
Stellantis is reportedly in talks over options for building electric vehicles (EVs) in Canada with Chinese partner, Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., according to people familiar with the matter. The development follows on changes in Canadian industrial policy as a result of imposition of tariffs and other pressures
On February 4, the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone (ZAEZ) announced the commissioning of the Foxconn New Energy Vehicle (NEV) R&D Center with a total investment of CNY 1 billion in Zhengzhou, Henan.
Invested by Foxconn New Energy Vehicle Industry Development (Henan) Co., Ltd., the Foxconn NEV R&D Center broke ground i
On January 23, BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (BAIC BluePark) announced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) that to continuously enhance brand value and corporate competitiveness, Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. (BAIC BJEV), a subsidiary, plans to invest in building a project on the industrializati
On January 25, Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFMC) announced the commissioning of the D600 Intelligent Plant of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. (DFCV) in Shiyan, Hubei.
The D600 Intelligent Plant, the world’s largest single intelligent plant for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles with an annual production
On January 5, FAW Jiefang broke ground on a project on the second phase of its site in Guanghan, Sichuan.
Leveraging existing land resources at the Guanghan site, the second-phase project, with a total investment exceeding CNY 500 million, is to promote the technological upgrading of production lines and the construc
According to multiple press releases dated January 5, three plants of GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (GAC Honda) were originally scheduled for a 5-day production suspension starting from December 29, 2025, but were forced to postpone resumption of operations, including fuel vehicle model production, to January 16, 20
On December 22, Zelos (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. (Zelos) commissioned the first phase of a manufacturing site in Huai’an, Jiangsu.
The Huai’an manufacturing site, Zelos’ largest intelligent manufacturing location in China, integrates R&D, manufacturing, and application and covers a land area of around 66,667 squar
On December 19, FAW Jiefang commissioned a new plant of FAW Jiefang Automotive Company Limited Foshan New Energy Automobile Branch.
The new plant, one of FAW Jiefang’s five vehicle production sites in China, is designed with an annual commercial vehicle production capacity of 5,000 units and a product scope covering
On December 7, GAC Group announced the recent launch of equipment installation and debugging at the GOVY flying car plant in Guangzhou. Trial production is expected to start in January 2026.
The plant contains a number of workshops, which serve the trial production and production license approval of the GOVY AirCab (
Nexperia was created in 2017 when NXP sold its Standard Products division to two Chinese investor Groups, JAC Capital and Wise Road Capital, for $2.75 billion. Towards the end of 2019, a Chinese electronics and computer equipment producer called Wingtech Technology acquired a controlling stake in Nexperia for $3.6 bi
At the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT), Lear Corporation informed to local institutions and trade unions that it has reached an agreement with the Italian-Chinese group ITB Auto on a reindustrialization plan for its Grugliasco plant in Turin.
Together with the Fassina Group and Gan Tou, ITB Auto has
Röchling SE & Co. KG.’s Automotive division announced in April 2025 that it would close its plant in Chengdu, China, by 2025 and shift production to other facilities within China. This is part of efforts to optimize the company’s global production network.
The decision was driven by several factors, including optimal
On May 30, Foton Motor commissioned the Foton Cavan Hydrogen Powertrain Plant in Beijing.
The plant integrates operations on the manufacturing of products such as hydrogen engines, e-axles, and hydrogen storage systems.
- The hydrogen fuel cell engine production lines achieve integration among production, as
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