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1. China’s Xpeng posts record revenue as robotaxi and humanoid ambitions take shape
Leading Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng reported record quarterly revenue and sharply narrowed losses in the third quarter, even as its Hong Kong-listed shares fell on Monday after investors shrugged off a bullish call from JPMorgan.
2. Chinese team cuts laser weapon, EV part production time from 1 hour to 1 second

Chinese scientists have reduced the production time of dielectric energy storage capacitor components to just one second, enabling scalable, temperature-stable storage for hybrid EVs, radar systems and high-power lasers.
3. China’s Xiaomi posts first profit from EV, AI units as quarterly earnings surge

Chinese technology company Xiaomi says it has turned a profit from its EV and artificial intelligence businesses in the third quarter, marking the first time the units have swung into the black, with overall profits surging nearly 81 per cent from a year earlier.
4. Chinese EV makers accelerate robotics drive for ‘game-changing’ edge over US
Chinese EV makers from Xpeng to Chery Automobile, leveraging their technological and manufacturing strength, are intensifying efforts to build humanoid robots as they position themselves as potential game-changers amid Beijing’s ambitions to gain an upper hand over the US in the hi-tech sector.
5. China’s car industry preps for next-level self-driving: Hesai

Preparations are well under way in China’s auto industry for the next generation of autonomous-driving features, even before Beijing clears the regulatory road ahead, according to the chief financial officer of the world’s largest maker of automotive lidar sensors.
6. Xiaomi open-sources AI model spanning autonomous driving and robotics
Xiaomi has open-sourced a new foundation model that integrates autonomous driving and embodied artificial intelligence, as the Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle manufacturer seeks to enhance its AI capabilities.
7. Co-founder of EV battery giant CATL pockets US$239 million from 1% stake sale

Huang Shilin, co-founder of Contemporary Amperex Technol­ogy (CATL) and its third-largest shareholder, has cashed in on a rally in the Chinese EV battery giant’s shares, selling a 1 per cent stake worth 1.7 billion yuan (US$239 million).


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Chinese carmakers push robotics for edge over US, Xpeng records revenue gains: 7 EV reads

Xpeng’s next-gen Iron humanoid robot speaks to media during a showroom tour at its headquarter in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province, on November 5. Photo: AFP

Employees work on an electric vehicle production line at a factory of Chinese carmaker Nio in Hefei, in eastern China’s Anhui province on September 24. Photo: AFP

Xiaomi is targeting to deliver 350,000 electric vehicles this year: Photo: AFP

Hesai Group CFO Andrew Fan, pictured in Hong Kong on September 16. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Aerial view of the headquarters of CATL in Ningde, Fujian Province of China, on February 6. Photo: Getty Images

BYD’s sales surge in Europe, Tesla’s robotaxi debut in China: 7 EV reads

BYD cars sit in a lot in a port area of Wilhelmshaven, Germany, on October 25. Photo: dpa

Tesla’s comeback to the CIIE comes as its mainland sales fell 6 per cent year on year in the first nine months of 2025. Photo: Daniel Ren

Horizon Robotics founder Yu Kai (left), VW China CEO Ralf Brandstatter, VW chairman Oliver Blume and Peter Bosch, CEO of VW’s automotive software firm Cariad pose with a makeshift semiconductor model in Shanghai on Thursday. Photo: AFP

He Xiaopeng, Xpeng’s chairman and CEO, introduces the company’s robotaxis at the company’s headquarters in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province, on November 5, 2025. Photo: Handout

Volkswagen revs up designed-in-China approach to catch up with local rivals in EV market

An aerial view of Volkswagen Group China Technology Company in Hefei, in eastern China’s Anhui province. Photo: Handout

A vehicle model takes shape at Volkswagen Group China Technology Company. Photo: Handout

Record global EV sales, China aims to double charging capacity: 7 EV reads

Chinese-made MG cars are seen at a port in Lianyungang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, on September 25, 2025. Photo: AFP

Electric vehicles for export are seen at a port in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on April 2. Photo: AFP

The turbo-powered Chery Jetour G700 SUV has traversed the Yangtze River in just 22 minutes, marking another milestone for China’s auto industry. Photo: Handout

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From a Chinese team reducing car part production time with lasers to Xiaomi’s first profit, here are seven EV stories you may have missed


From a Chinese team reducing car part production time with lasers to Xiaomi’s first profit, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.


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Chinese carmakers push robotics for edge over US, Xpeng records revenue gains: 7 EV reads

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a Chinese team reducing car part production time with lasers to Xiaomi’s first profit, here are seven EV stories you may have missed

1. China’s Xpeng posts record revenue as robotaxi and humanoid ambitions take shape

From a Chinese team reducing car part production time with lasers to Xiaomi’s first profit, here are seven EV stories you may have missed