SiFive, US, and IAR, Sweden, collaborate to drive RISC-V innovation in automotive electronics On December 12, IAR and SiFive announced the full support of IAR’s toolchain for SiFive’s Automotive IP cores. With the latest release of Embedded Workbench for RISC-V, IAR expands its support from the E6-A series to include the SiFive Essential E7-A and S7-A series products.  IAR Embedded Workbench is a leading commercial embedded development toolc...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/19

Isuzu South Africa launches new MVR commuter bus chassis On November 28, Isuzu Motors South Africa unveiled its new MVR bus chassis. The new Isuzu MVR is built specifically as a commuter bus platform. The new MVR chassis is 11,594 mm long, 2,367 mm wide and has a 6,000 mm wheelbase. It is powered by Isuzu’s 7.79-litre 6HK1-TCS six-cylinder diesel engine, producing 221 kW of power at 2,400 rpm and 980 Nm of torque at 1,450 rpm. It has seating c...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/28

Rightware, Finland, provides HMI solutions for GAC Honda P7 and Dongfeng Honda S7 On October 27, Rightware announced that it is providing its advanced Kanzi 3D engine and other interactive technologies for the GAC Honda P7 and Dongfeng Honda S7. ThunderSoft delivers a distinctive smart cockpit for these vehicles and utilizes the Kanzi 3D engine and other technologies.  Kanzi utilized its advanced real-time 3D rendering capabilities to implement ...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/30

Yokohama Rubber supplies ADVAN Sport V107 tires for BMW 7 Series and i7 The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Yokohama Rubber) has supplied its ADVAN Sport V107 tires as original equipment for the BMW Group’s 7 Series luxury sedan, including the fully electric BMW i7. The supplied sizes are 255/45R20 105Y for the front and 285/40R20 108Y for the rear, or 245/50R19 105Y for both front and rear. The ultra-high-performance tires feature a specially engin...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/10

Pony.ai launches mass production, road testing of 7th-gen Robotaxi On July 14, Pony.ai announced the recent launch of road testing of the BAIC Arcfox Alpha T5 Robotaxi with its 7th-generation autonomous driving system in Shenzhen. After the 2nd-generation Aion V, a Robotaxi model developed by Pony.ai and GAC Aion, was granted Guangzhou and Shenzhen’s intelligent connected vehicle road testing licenses, several Robotaxi models with Pony.ai’s 7...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/16

Pony.ai launches public road testing of 7th-gen Robotaxis in Guangzhou, Shenzhen On June 6, Pony.ai launched public road testing of 7th-generation Robotaxis in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The Robotaxi model for testing is the 2nd-generation Aion V developed with GAC Aion. Pony.ai’s 7th-generation autonomous driving system achieves three core breakthroughs, namely, 100% adoption of automotive-grade components, 70% lower autonomous driving kit costs ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

Pony.ai, SZ Xihu to jointly deploy high-quality Robotaxi services in Shenzhen On June 2, Pony.ai signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shenzhen Xihu Corp., Ltd. (SZ Xihu) to deploy a Robotaxi fleet in Shenzhen and promote the transition of the traditional taxi industry from electrification to intelligentization. The two companies will fully combine Pony.ai’s capabilities in areas such as autonomous driving software and hardware technolo...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/09

Hyundai Mobis files 3,000 new patent applications on next-generation core technologies in last three years Hyundai Mobis Ltd. (Hyundai Mobis) announced that it has filed approximately 3,000 new patent applications at home and abroad for its next-generation core technologies, including electrification, autonomous driving, and connectivity, over the past three years. This accounts for 40% of the company’s 7,500 patent applications in the same thr...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/28

GAC to launch S7 crossover in Russia On May 6, multiple sources reported that GAC will launch GAC S7 in Russia. It is built on the new modular platform EV+. The dimensions of the car are 4900 mm in length, 1950 mm in width and 1780 mm in height.  It has a 1.5-liter turbo engine combined with one or two electric motors. It generates 160 hp power and 220 Nm of torque. Based on multiple sources ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/12

Auto Shanghai 2025: Dongfeng Forthing launches Xinghai S7 REEV sedan On April 24, at the Auto Shanghai 2025, Dongfeng Forthing launched the Xinghai S7 REEV (range-extended electric vehicle) mid-to-large sedan. The model is available in two variants priced at CNY 129,900 and CNY 139,900, respectively. The Xinghai S7 REEV measures 4,935mm long, 1,915mm wide, and 1,495mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,915mm. It has a 1.9-square-meter large panoramic su...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/06

of EVs, including hybrid vehicles, increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales volume totaled 387,400 units, up 3.6% y/y. On April 7, Honda announced that its March sales volume was 55,130 units, down 8.8% y/y. YTD sales volume totaled 157,886 units, down 23.7% y/y. On March 6, Dongfeng Honda launched the S7 midsize battery electric SUV, which, according to multiple press releases, excels in exterior design and configuration, but has no obvious price ad...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/11

GAC Trumpchi launches Xiangwang S7 plug-in hybrid SUV On March 30, GAC Trumpchi launched the Xiangwang S7 intelligent plug-in hybrid SUV. The model is available in four FWD and two 4WD variants, with prices ranging from CNY 169,800 to CNY 223,800. The Xiangwang S7 has eight body color schemes and is the only model in its class to feature a combination of an integrated transverse light and AI emotional headlights. It measures 4,900mm long, 1,950mm...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/02

GAC Trumpchi launches Xiangwang lineup, starts accepting pre-orders for Xiangwang S7 SUV On March 7, GAC Trumpchi launched the Xiangwang high-end intelligent model lineup composed of the S7 mid-to-large-size SUV, the M8 MPV, and the 1 Concept flagship sedan. The Xiangwang S7 became available for pre-orders on the same day. The Xiangwang S7 adopts a new design language combining curved surfaces with sharp lines. The 2,618mm front intelligent light...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/13

Dongfeng Honda launches S7 electric SUV On March 6, Dongfeng Honda launched the S7 midsize battery electric SUV, which is available in RWD and 4WD variants priced at CNY 259,900 and CNY 309,900, respectively. The S7 adopts a blade-styled exterior design and is equipped with glowing H and Honda logos and hidden electric door handles. The model measures 4,750mm long, 1,930mm wide, and 1,625mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,930mm. The RWD variant is p...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/11

eChat mini program. The AI assistant now supports deep thinking and online search to allow for more real-time and precise conversations, while being free of charge and free from Internet latency and server congestion. Furthermore, Dongfeng Forthing deployed DeepSeek-R1 (version 671B) in its Xinghai S7 sedan and started recruiting the first trial users. (From a Tencent Cloud press release dated February 26, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/03

Dongfeng Honda’s S7 electric SUV rolls off production line On February 25, the S7 battery electric SUV rolled off the production line at the Dongfeng Honda New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Plant. The S7 features cutting-edge electrification and intelligentization technologies. Empowering the model with robust market competitiveness are the W high-efficiency intelligent electric architecture, the intelligent, comfortable, powerful, and aesthetic cockpit...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/27

Dongfeng Forthing launches Xinghai S7 coupe long-range variant, starts accepting pre-orders for REEV variant On December 22, Dongfeng Forthing launched the Xinghai S7 midsize battery electric coupe long-range variant and started accepting pre-orders for the REEV (range-extended electric vehicle) variant, with respective prices of CNY 149,900 and CNY 134,900. The long-range variant is based on the Dongfeng Quantum architecture and powered by a rea...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/26

Benteler to establish new automotive plant in Wyoming, Michigan, the USA Benteler Group (Benteler) announced that it is constructing a new automotive plant in Wyoming, Michigan, the USA, with production set to begin in 2026. The new Stafford Avenue plant in the Greater Grand Rapids area will be Benteler's 7th facility in the states and produce components for EVs for a well-known American carmaker. The plant covers an area of approximately 29,300 ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/16

GAC Aion, Pony.ai to jointly launch 1,000 Robotaxis in Greater Bay Area in 2025 On December 11, GAC Aion signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Pony.ai at the GAC Group Panyu Headquarters to further develop a production Robotaxi with commercial competitiveness and promote the mass production and commercialization of fully driverless Robotaxis. Under the agreement, the two companies will leverage GAC Aion’s global models and Pony.ai’s 7...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/13

HIMA launches new Luxeed S7 sedan On November 26, the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) launched the new Luxeed S7 high-end intelligent sedan co-developed by Chery and Huawei. The model is available in two RWD and one 4WD variants, with prices ranging from CNY 229,800 to CNY 319,800. Adopting the “OneBox” design concept, the new Luxeed S7 features four new body color schemes and soundless tires as standard. The trunk volume is 420...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/29