rtion of hydroelectric power and photovoltaic power to 100%. On March 21, VW China, together with its joint ventures SAIC-VW, FAW-VW, and VW Anhui, plus its Chinese component plants, signed Memoranda of Understanding for cooperation on renewable electricity with China Datang Corporation and CGN New Energy, respectively. The partnerships aim to enhance the deployment of renewable electricity throughout VW Group’s production processes in China. A...

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ith Tianjin Automotive Test Center to promote high-level intelligent driving Geely Auto, Linhai City to co-build future auto city Geely Auto to accelerate application of high-end NEV technologies to Lynk & Co, Galaxy models Geely Auto to sell its shares in Livan Auto to a group company Geely energy storage device, system site in Shandong breaks ground Geely Holding Group, Sinopec to jointly accelerate energy transition Geely Auto unveils results ...

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signs strategic cooperation agreements with SAIC Motor, SAIC VW and SAIC Passenger Vehicle respectively SAIC Motor and Volkswagen plans CNY 140 billion investment in new energy and intelligent connectivity fields in coming 5 years SAIC Motor forms strategic partnership with China Baowu in hydrogen energy, fuel cells and other fields SAIC Motor establishes joint AI laboratory with Horizon Robotics ThunderSoft and SAIC Z-One to build intelligent ...

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celled), Advanced lithium-ion battery cells (2027-planning cancelled), Affordable gas-powered trucks (2029-planning) Ford Tennessee vehicle assembly plant, with former JV battery production plant transferred to SK On - Recently split off battery plant owned by SK On to produce batteries for energy storage and Ford vehicles by 2028 - USD 5.6 billion investment for mega campus - 3,600-acre campus will encompass vehicle assembly, battery production...

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greements with the governments of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Liuzhou City. The partners will work to upgrade SAIC-GM Wuling and promote the brand’s development. From 2018 to 2020, SAIC-GM-Wuling plans to invest about CNY 11.5 billion to develop passenger vehicles and technologies of new energy, intelligent connectivity, and autonomous driving in order to upgrade products, brand, and technologies. On August 23, SAIC GM Wuling Automobil...

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ic SUV GAC Aion officially enters Hong Kong market GAC Aion Ruipai Electric Drive System Plant commissioned GAC Aion officially opens KD distribution center GAC Aion increases proportion of clean energy used at its plants GAC Aion develops photovoltaic projects GAC Aion introduces high-power energy storage systems at its plants GAC Aion applies energy-saving and carbon reduction technologies at its plants GAC Aion protects the plant environment G...

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Ford Energy Systems advanced lithium-ion battery cells for Ford, Lincoln EVs (2025-2026); LFP battery cells (2027-planned), battery energy storage system modules (2027-planned), and 20-foot DC container systems (2027-planned) Wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Co., formerly BlueOval SK Battery Park - Ford Energy Systems took ownership of the plant following dissolution of JV with SK On - Operations closed in February 2026 and will reopen in 20...

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d a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the People’s Government of Xining Municipality. The two parties will promote the efficient integration between their respective resources in areas such as strengthening automobile trade and consumption, new alloy materials, lithium battery energy storage, and automotive equipment manufacturing to accelerate the deployment and development of the automotive industry chain in the city. On July 8,...

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echnology, Yuchai Group form partnership to jointly promote upgrading of NECV technologies GWM, TotalEnergies deepen strategic partnership for carbon neutrality GWM, IBM Consulting to jointly accelerate process and digital transformation GWM, NCEPU form partnership for innovative development of New Energy, hydrogen energy Great Wall Motor achieves energy conservation with measures for vehicle R&D and manufacturing Great Wall Motor uses high-effic...

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do is 4,620 mm in length, 1,820 mm in width, 1,490 mm in height with the wheelbase of 2,660 mm. It makes its debut in China at the Guangzhou Motor Show and is slated for market launch in March 2012. The BlueCore is a brand for powertrain such as petrol engine, hybrid system, fuel cell, clean energy energy, as well as transmissions including AT, CVT and DCT. The Eado features the new BlueCore 1.6-liter naturally-aspirated engine or a 1.5-liter tur...

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ing and AR (augmented reality)/VR (virtual reality). The companies will also cooperate on intelligent connected vehicles in terms of product development, production, testing, operation, service and management. Additionally, ZTE and Chery will cooperate in the fields of smart plant management, smart storage and smart logistics and research the applications of 5G&MEC (multi-access edge computing) technologies in vertical industries. The companies a...

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em. Based on the basic principles of safety, efficiency, comfort, continuity, and evolution, Zhuge Intelligence launched four services: navigation, cruise control, parking, and escort. According to Changan Automobile's plan, by 2025, the automaker will invest CNY 80 billion in key areas such as new energy, intelligent technology, and digital transformation, form an R&D team consisting of over 10,000 people in the fields of intelligent technology,...

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art of the production. Starting on August 28, the plant will gradually resume the output. The Xiqing Plant is planning to restart the production on August 27. The two plants were shut down for nine days from August 17 to 26, right after the seasonal long holidays, after the explosions at a chemical storage site in Tianjin. On October 28, 2015, Toyota Motor Corporation launched the Corolla Hybrid, a locally-built hybrid vehicle, in China. Main com...

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s WCVT). The vehicle also features Toyota’s latest-generation Toyota Safety Sense system (including a set of active safety features for collision avoidance) and supports Level-2 (L2) autonomous driving. On November 22, GAC Group displayed products of various brands including GAC Trumpchi, GAC New Energy, GAC Honda, GAC Toyota, GAC FCA and GAC Mitsubishi at the Auto Guangzhou 2019. Models displayed by GAC Trumpchi include the second-generation G...

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Forland division unveils GREEN 3030 strategy Foton Motor launches IECO all-domain intelligent ecological brand Foton Motor, Huawei Digital Power forge partnership for full electrification of HDTs Foton Motor forges strategic partnership with Tsingshan Holding Group, GHG EVE Energy, Foton Motor establish JV Cavan Auto launches Letu flagship light-duty truck Beiqi Foton Energy-saving equipment modification and upgrades Beiq...

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eries in 2026 Rivian announces R2 lineup pricing, details ahead of spring launch (Produced at Normal plant) Uber investing up to USD 1.25 billion in Rivian for 50,000 autonomous robotaxis Rivian Q1 production down 29.9%, but deliveries up 20.0% in Q1 2026 Rivian, Redwood Materials partner on energy storage for manufacturing Rivian officially begins production of R2 midsize SUV at Normal plant after tornado hit Rivian increases planned capacity fo...

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suspends merger with DFMC due to upcoming change in indirect controlling shareholder DFMC, THU jointly establish student practice teaching base DFMC, NCIC establish JV for auto exports DFMC, JD forge partnership for vehicle marketing, after-sales services DFMC, Sinochem to deepen cooperation on new energy, supply chain DFMC to export vehicles to Uzbekistan First six scientific research projects of HUST-DFMC Joint Research Institute signed DFMC es...

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GAC Group to establish GH Project Company for in-depth cooperation with Huawei GAC Group announces 2025 development goals of three sub-brands Multiple Chinese automakers gain access to DeepSeek Honda engine plant in Guangzhou to halve annual production capacity GAC Energy, LONGi forge partnership for global demonstration projects on PECS integration GAC Group-backed Huawang Auto to create high-end intelligent aut...

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ially signed the agreement on a co-invested intelligent battery manufacturing site project in Wuxi, Jiangsu. With an estimated investment amount of over CNY 10 billion, the project will focus on developing and manufacturing power batteries mainly for heavy- and light-duty trucks and relevant energy storage products to become a world-leading intelligent commercial vehicle battery manufacturing site, a New Energy commercial vehicle (NECV) business ...

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nd lithium ion batteries between 2011 and 2012. The automaker will introduce three sets of production facilities with an annual capacity of 54,000 units of battery, which will cost $350 million per set, totaling over $1 billion. Nissan secured 1.4 billion dollars in loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, which will be used to retrofit facilities at its Smyrna, Tennessee plant for making electric vehicles. Nissan, which was awarded the loan on a...

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