On May 16, FAW Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tsinghua Unigroup in Beijing.
Under the agreement, the two parties will launch strategic cooperation in areas such as application of Chinese chips, construction of supply chain resources, tackling of technologies, establishment of a chip industrial ec

On April 28, it was reported that Chinese automaker FAW is considering entering the Brazilian market by launching two of its brands, Bestune and Hongqi, as part of a broader international expansion strategy.
While details remain under evaluation, FAW aims to begin local operations once it has adapted its vehicles to

On April 23, at the Auto Shanghai 2025, FAW Bestune exhibited all its New Energy Vehicle (NEV) models for the first time and made the global debut of the Yueyi 08 flagship sedan. Also showcased were the Yueyi 07 plug-in hybrid SUV, the Yueyi 03 battery electric SUV, and NEV technologies such as the Zhuri power soluti

On April 16, Audi announced that its new China-only brand, AUDI, will debut its first production model i.e. the all-electric AUDI E5 Sportback at Auto Shanghai 2025.
It blends Audi’s DNA with fresh design, created for a new generation of Chinese customers. “E” stands for electric, “5” for the mid-size class, and “Spo

On April 8, the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government announced the April 7 groundbreaking of a new renovation project of FAW-VW Tianjin Branch.
For this project, the manufacturing of two new models, namely, one Audi ICE vehicle and one VW plug-in hybrid vehicle, will be integrated into the existing production lines,

Reported on April 3, 2025, ReEVOxTerra, the exclusive distributor of Hongqi in the Philippines, has confirmed the upcoming local launch of the next-generation electric vehicles: the Hongqi EH7 sedan and Hongqi EHS7 SUV.
First debuted at the Paris Motor Show 2024, both models have been steadily gaining global recognit

On March 25, Audi FAW New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd. (Audi FAW NEV) announced the recent first-time introduction of UBTech Robotics’ Walker S1 industrial humanoid robot for training and detection of air conditioning pipeline leaks at its manufacturing site.
For detection of air conditioning pipeline leaks, the Walker S

On March 27, FAW Bestune launched the Yueyi 03 urban battery electric SUV, the first model of the Yueyi family. The model is available in five variants, with prices ranging from CNY 97,900 to CNY 122,900.
Adopting a unique aesthetic design concept, the Yueyi 03 features butterfly wing-styled LED headlights and a 1.2-

On March 20, FAW Group announced the recent groundbreaking of an FAW Jiefang project on micro commercial vehicles in Qingdao.
For this project, two platforms are designed for conventional and New Energy powertrains, respectively, covering technology paths such as gasoline, natural gas, battery electric, and hybrid po

On March 18, the Chinese company Hongqi confirmed its arrival in the Mexican market in 2025.
Part of FAW Group, the brand is launching an ambitious expansion into Mexico and Brazil as it strengthens its global presence.
In the Mexican market, Hongqi has partnered with five of the country’s leading automotive dealer g

On March 13, FAW Group and VW Group announced that they had signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Germany adhering to the "In China, for China" strategy. By 2030, FAW-VW brands will launch more than 20 new models.
Starting from 2026, the FAW-VW brand and the Jetta brand will add 11 new models tailored to the Ch

On March 10, FAW Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Telecom in Beijing.
Under the agreement, the two parties will launch a new round of cooperation in areas such as autonomous driving, V2X (Vehicle to Everything) services, basic Internet services, AI computing power establishment and applicatio

On March 11, FAW Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) in Beijing.
The two parties will launch comprehensive in-depth cooperation in areas such as technology R&D, establishment of innovation platforms, guarantees for the industrial and supply chains, lightweight

On March 6, FAW Bestune started accepting pre-orders for the Yueyi 03 urban battery electric SUV, with prices ranging from CNY 97,900 to CNY 127,900. The model will be launched at the end of the month.
Adopting a unique aesthetic design concept, the Yueyi 03 has elegant, slender body lines. The symmetric wrap-around

On March 3, FAW Group and Leapmotor signed a memorandum of understanding in Changchun for strategic cooperation in the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) area.
This strategic partnership is on two levels. The two companies will, on one hand, leverage their respective technology accumulation in R&D for co-development of New Ene

On February 25, AVTODOM announced that HONGQI HQ9 has been certified on the Russian market. It will soon arrive at the HONGQI dealership center AVTODOM Vostok. The length of the HONGQI HQ9 is 5.22 meters, width 2 meters, and height 1.93 meters. The wheelbase is 3.2 meter. In the Russian market, it will be presented w

On February 25, FAW Bestune hosted a technology event in Shanghai, launching a range of New Energy Vehicle (NEV) technologies, such as the Yueying platform, the Zhuri power solution, and the Ruyi cockpit, and exhibiting two new models, namely, the Yueyi 03 and the Yueyi 07.
-          The Yueying platform, FAW Bestun

On February 26, FAW Hongqi launched the Tiangong 05 luxury battery electric sedan, which is available in two 550km-range, two 750km-range, and two 850km-range variants. The prices of the 550km- and 750km-range variants range from CNY 159,800 to CNY 185,800, while those of the 850km-range variants are yet to be announ

Tencent Mobility, a Tencent Group division, announced that FAW Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. (FAW Toyota) leveraged the large model knowledge engine of Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Tencent Cloud) for access to DeepSeek for in-depth application in scenarios such as intelligent customer services to great

Multiple Chinese automakers, including GAC Group, JAC Group, and SAIC-GM, gained access to DeepSeek’s large models recently.
On February 8, GAC Group announced the in-depth integration of the DeepSeek-R1 large model into the ADiGO SENSE, an in-house developed end-cloud integrated large model that will be available in