https://www.scmp.com/rss/517940/feed The latest news on Changan Automobile, a Chinese car manufacturer headquartered in Chongqing, including automobile and technology news. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) has taken a leap forward in commercialising sodium-ion batteries, signing a large supply contract with an energy-storage system (ESS) provider amid high demand for power infrastructure after the global oil shock. The world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) and ESS battery maker announced on Monday that it would deliver 60 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of sodium-ion batteries to Beijing HyperStrong Technology over three years in a landmark deal for the new battery... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3351601/chinas-catl-touts-landmark-order-deepseek-moment-sodium-ion-batteries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3351601/chinas-catl-touts-landmark-order-deepseek-moment-sodium-ion-batteries?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:16:17 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL), the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) battery producer, has unveiled its upgraded technologies – including lighter battery packs and faster charging modes – which are expected to accelerate the global automotive industry’s electrification drive. The company, which holds more than a 40 per cent share of the global market, aimed to set a healthy tone for the Chinese EV sector to implement its go-global strategy, focusing on constant technological... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3350938/catl-drive-electrification-faster-charging-and-higher-performing-batteries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3350938/catl-drive-electrification-faster-charging-and-higher-performing-batteries?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:24:14 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren A pivotal year for self-driving cars has begun in China, with the first “hands off” models approved to ply public roads, carmakers gearing up to mass-produce them and the first mandatory safety standards for autonomous vehicles out for public comment. The first carmakers were given the go-ahead in mid-December to build electric vehicle (EV) models with Level 3 (L3) autonomous driving capability. On an international scale from L0 to L5, an L3 autonomous vehicle can operate independently under... https://www.scmp.com/plus/business/china-evs/article/3349837/chinese-carmakers-gear-l3-self-driving-roll-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/business/china-evs/article/3349837/chinese-carmakers-gear-l3-self-driving-roll-out?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:40:07 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Contemporary Amperex Technology’s (CATL) new batteries are ready to be used in extreme cold areas like Antarctica, according to a top engineer, as the Chinese giant eyes untapped markets amid keen electric vehicle (EV) competition. CATL’s Naxtra sodium-ion battery, which will be applied in mass-produced passenger cars for the first time globally this year, is undergoing winter testing in vehicles in chilly Inner Mongolia, the firm and its partner China Changan Automobile Group announced last... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3342907/catls-new-innovation-expands-ev-battery-horizons-untapped-cold-regions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3342907/catls-new-innovation-expands-ev-battery-horizons-untapped-cold-regions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:30:12 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Tesla has begun operating a China-focused artificial intelligence training centre to enhance its cars’ self-driving capabilities in the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market, following Beijing’s deregulation of the technology. Grace Tao, vice-president of Tesla, told Shanghai-based financial news outlet Cailian on Friday that the centre had sufficient computing power to support development of assisted-driving features. However, she did not disclose details such as the centre’s location or... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3342726/tesla-launches-china-ai-training-centre-self-driving-race-accelerates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3342726/tesla-launches-china-ai-training-centre-self-driving-race-accelerates?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:07:39 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has deployed the world’s first sodium-ion batteries in passenger cars, as it aims to stay ahead in China’s fiercely competitive electric vehicle (EV) market amid price volatility in traditional lithium-ion batteries. The company’s new Naxtra battery will be installed in China Changan Automobile Group EVs this week for winter testing in the chilly Inner Mongolia autonomous region in the country’s north. “The breakthroughs in sodium-ion technology bring... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3342481/chinas-catl-tests-evs-and-lithiums-dominance-pioneering-sodium-ion-battery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3342481/chinas-catl-tests-evs-and-lithiums-dominance-pioneering-sodium-ion-battery?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:00:37 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren China could see its first flying car begin carrying paying passengers in 2026, as government backing and a growing pipeline of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle makers push the country’s “low-altitude economy” closer to commercial reality. Seven eVTOL manufacturers were expected to start delivering products before the end of this year, according to CCID Consulting. Local governments including Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chongqing are also preparing to loosen rules around... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340714/chinas-flying-car-makers-target-deliveries-year-passenger-flights-near-reality?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340714/chinas-flying-car-makers-target-deliveries-year-passenger-flights-near-reality?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:30:09 +0000 Mark Andrews Mark Andrews China’s car industry is expected to stagnate this year as it tries to catch its breath after years of growth. New energy vehicles (NEVs) are likely to continue increasing their market share but growth will be much lower than in recent years, with the penetration rate reaching around 60 per cent. “Involution” was the major theme last year, and despite efforts by the government and manufacturers, the situation is unlikely to improve until the second half of the year, due to a tepid economy and a... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3338636/innovation-and-exports-will-winnow-chinas-car-industry-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3338636/innovation-and-exports-will-winnow-chinas-car-industry-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:30:09 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Nearly 270,000 cars with self-driving systems that allow drivers to be “hands off” under certain conditions will be sold in China next year as Beijing allows carmakers to build such vehicles, according to Daiwa Securities. This volume is projected to represent about 1 per cent of China’s total new car sales in 2026, as the expanding adoption of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is poised to stimulate the world’s largest automotive and electric vehicle (EV) market amid waning... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337224/chinas-approval-l3-self-driving-cars-stimulate-slowing-mainland-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337224/chinas-approval-l3-self-driving-cars-stimulate-slowing-mainland-market?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Dec 2025 23:30:12 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest maker of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, has started deploying humanoid robots at scale within its Zhongzhou production base in Luoyang, a city in central Henan province. The company on Wednesday described its deployment at scale as a “world’s first”, as humanoid robots built by start-up Spirit AI performed complex tasks with speeds that matched those of skilled human workers. Spirit AI’s Xiaomo robots have been assigned to plug in... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3336939/chinas-catl-marks-trailblazing-deployment-humanoid-robots-scale-factory-floor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3336939/chinas-catl-marks-trailblazing-deployment-humanoid-robots-scale-factory-floor?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:00:15 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Chinese electric vehicle (EV) leader BYD has reinforced its push to build and sell more cars fitted with level 3 (L3) autonomous driving systems after Beijing took its first step towards deregulating the technology. The company collaborated with authorities in Shenzhen, where it was based, to test some of its cars ahead of mass production, according to China Business News. BYD confirmed the report, adding that it had completed more than 150,000 kilometres of real-world L3 testing. The company... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3336841/byd-ups-ante-l3-autonomous-cars-begins-testing-models-mass-production?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3336841/byd-ups-ante-l3-autonomous-cars-begins-testing-models-mass-production?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:11:51 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Two leading Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers, Xpeng and Li Auto, have been granted licences to test their level 3 (L3) autonomous driving technologies in designated urban areas, the latest sign that Beijing is encouraging wider use of advanced driver assistance systems amid a slowing automotive market. The green light came just one day after the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) gave another two carmakers – Changan Automobile and BAIC – approvals to start assembling new... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3336664/xpeng-li-auto-latest-get-approval-test-hands-driving-amid-slowing-car-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3336664/xpeng-li-auto-latest-get-approval-test-hands-driving-amid-slowing-car-market?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:45:56 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Beijing has approved China’s first two cars with level 3 (L3) autonomous driving capability, taking a leap towards widely deploying self-driving technology in the world’s largest automotive market. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced on Monday that Changan Automobile and BAIC were given the go-ahead to build electric vehicles (EVs) that would allow drivers to be hands off in some circumstances. But the cars, both pure EVs, could only navigate urban streets and... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3336522/beijing-approves-first-two-l3-autonomous-cars-leap-towards-hands-driving?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3336522/beijing-approves-first-two-l3-autonomous-cars-leap-towards-hands-driving?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:30:09 +0000 Yujie Xue,Coco Feng,Mandy Zuo Yujie Xue,Coco Feng,Mandy Zuo Drones, unmanned aircraft and flying cars are taking to the sky in China, as the country taps new technology to pare congestion, speed deliveries and create new opportunities for economic growth. Pilotless drones carry food to tourists on the Great Wall of China and help farmers improve yields among other tasks, while unmanned aircraft fly sightseers around major cities and ferry construction materials to remote mountain sites. China’s first flying-car factory has also opened in recent months,... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3335152/flying-cars-take-china-extends-drone-market-domination?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3335152/flying-cars-take-china-extends-drone-market-domination?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Dec 2025 04:50:58 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Chinese carmakers, which are increasingly deploying robots in factories, are now moving into humanoid robotics following US rival Tesla despite a warning from Beijing about a potential investment bubble. State-owned Changan Automobile has become the latest entrant into the sector. The Shenzhen-listed company planned to invest 225 million yuan (US$31.8 million) for a 50 per cent stake in Changan Tianshu Intelligent Robotics Technology, according to an exchange filing on Friday. The company... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3334796/changan-auto-becomes-latest-mainland-chinese-carmaker-join-humanoid-robot-bandwagon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3334796/changan-auto-becomes-latest-mainland-chinese-carmaker-join-humanoid-robot-bandwagon?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:00:07 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Up to five Chinese vehicle assemblers, leveraging their technology and production advantages in building electric cars, are likely to make the list of the world’s top 10 carmakers by 2030, disrupting the pecking order in the global automotive industry, according to global consultancy McKinsey. “The industry will undergo some major changes by 2030,” Guan Mingyu, a senior partner of McKinsey, told reporters in a media briefing on Thursday. “Indeed, we have already seen some signs that tremendous... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3334406/chinese-ev-makers-tipped-storm-worlds-top-10-carmakers-2030-mckinsey-forecasts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3334406/chinese-ev-makers-tipped-storm-worlds-top-10-carmakers-2030-mckinsey-forecasts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:30:09 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Geely Auto, mainland China’s second-largest carmaker, reported a 27 per cent jump in third-quarter revenue on the back of a near 100 per cent jump in electric vehicle (EV) sales this year. The Zhejiang-based carmaker reported revenues of 89 billion yuan (US$12.5 billion) in the July-September period, compared with 70 billion yuan a year earlier. Net profit jumped 59 per cent to 3.8 billion yuan. For the first nine months of the year, Geely’s revenue rose 26 per cent to 239 billion yuan, but net... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3333083/geelys-third-quarter-revenue-and-profit-soar-surging-ev-sales-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3333083/geelys-third-quarter-revenue-and-profit-soar-surging-ev-sales-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:29:48 +0000 Carol Yang Carol Yang China has moved to tighten regulations on used car exports, cracking down on new vehicles falsely declared to be second hand, in the latest step to ensure fair and orderly market activity. Starting next year, exporters will have to prove after-sales service is available at the destination for vehicles that have been registered within 180 days, according to a notice released by the Ministry of Commerce on Friday. The availability of after-sales service must be confirmed by the car... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3332933/china-cracks-down-export-zero-mileage-cars-falsely-declared-be-used?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3332933/china-cracks-down-export-zero-mileage-cars-falsely-declared-be-used?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:19:00 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Pony.ai and WeRide, two leading robotaxi operators in mainland China, have taken their first steps towards share offerings on the Hong Kong stock exchange by filing fundraising plans with the securities regulator. They will join a clutch of mainland companies seeking to tap global investors’ growing interest in China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry as the key players accelerate their global expansion plans. According to documents published by the China Securities Regulatory Commission on... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3329012/chinese-robotaxi-firms-ponyai-weride-road-hong-kong-ipos-after-regulator-nod?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3329012/chinese-robotaxi-firms-ponyai-weride-road-hong-kong-ipos-after-regulator-nod?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:08:00 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Huawei Technologies founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei this week met Yang Qing, chairman of state-owned Dongfeng Motor, in Shenzhen with the goal of deepening collaboration in China’s electric vehicle (EV) sector. The meeting on Monday between Ren, 80, and Yang involved an exchange of “views on industry competition dynamics and corporate mechanism innovation”, according to a statement released on Tuesday by Dongfeng – founded in 1969 and based in Wuhan, the capital of central Hubei province. During... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3326556/huaweis-ren-zhengfei-dongfeng-motors-yang-qing-discuss-deeper-collaboration-evs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3326556/huaweis-ren-zhengfei-dongfeng-motors-yang-qing-discuss-deeper-collaboration-evs?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:00:11 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Dongfeng Motor, a major state-owned Chinese carmaker, plans to privatise its Hong Kong-traded unit and list its electric vehicle (EV) subsidiary as part of a transition towards electrification. The company – based in Wuhan, the capital of central Hubei province – is offering shareholders HK$6.68 (US$0.85) per share, valuing the listed unit at HK$55.1 billion, according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange late on Friday. The offer represents an 11.9 per cent premium over the closing... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3322915/dongfeng-motor-list-voyah-ev-brand-hong-kong-take-parent-company-private?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3322915/dongfeng-motor-list-voyah-ev-brand-hong-kong-take-parent-company-private?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:35:07 +0000 Wang Huiyao Wang Huiyao In their op-ed in The New York Times, economists David Autor and Gordon Hanson – whose work first defined the “China Shock” – warn of a new wave of disruption, one they label “China Shock 2.0”, this time driven not by textiles or toys, but by electric vehicles (EVs), clean energy, artificial intelligence and biotechnology. The fear is that China is no longer merely catching up but is poised to overtake in sectors that once defined Western leadership. Yet the term “China Shock 2.0” practically... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3321569/unlike-us-china-not-trying-shut-out-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3321569/unlike-us-china-not-trying-shut-out-future?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:30:09 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov Huawei Technologies founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei, who has been the face of China’s resilience to US tech restrictions, has provided some guidance to the head of Changan Automobile, as the state-owned carmaker pushes its go-global strategy and eyes a potential merger with Hong Kong-listed Dongfeng Motor Group. According to his post on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, Changan chairman Zhu Huarong said he visited Ren, 80, at Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen last Friday to discuss the state of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3321479/huaweis-ren-zhengfei-changan-automobiles-zhu-huarong-discuss-state-china-ev-sector?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3321479/huaweis-ren-zhengfei-changan-automobiles-zhu-huarong-discuss-state-china-ev-sector?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:00:14 +0000 Yujie Xue,Daniel Ren Yujie Xue,Daniel Ren Electric vehicle (EV) makers in China, the world’s biggest market, are increasingly targeting Europe and emerging markets amid price wars and overcapacity at home, and tariff barriers in North America. China’s auto exports grew 23 per cent last year to 6.4 million units, aided by a 28 per cent jump in shipments to Russia and Belarus, and a 61 per cent surge in the Middle East, according to AlixPartners. Turkey and Mexico are also among China’s five fastest-growing export markets, including for... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3320779/chinas-ev-makers-look-overseas-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3320779/chinas-ev-makers-look-overseas-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 07:10:08 +0000 Ji Siqi Ji Siqi This is the first story in a three-part series exploring how China is betting on regional hubs to counter global headwinds and reshape its economy. In this piece, we focus on Chongqing’s rise as a strategic gateway advancing Beijing’s trade ambitions. In Tuanjie Village, in the heart of Chongqing – China’s largest inland city, best known for its spicy hotpot – orange gantry cranes hoist cargo onto goods trains bound for Europe and Russia. Each day, hundreds of containers pass through the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3315518/chinas-chongqing-rises-global-rail-hub-linking-asean-eu-amid-trade-war-risks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3315518/chinas-chongqing-rises-global-rail-hub-linking-asean-eu-amid-trade-war-risks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Jun 2025 01:00:12 +0000 Yujie Xue Yujie Xue Flying taxis could be used for public transport within the next five years on the mainland, according to a senior executive of Chinese passenger drone maker EHang Holdings. “I believe that by 2030, China will likely have fixed-route air shuttle services,” chief financial officer Conor Yang said in an interview on Tuesday. “It’s also possible that in some cities, with sufficient infrastructure such as take-off and landing points, air taxi services could emerge.” The Nasdaq-listed developer of... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3311216/chinese-drone-maker-ehang-sees-flying-taxis-take-2030-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3311216/chinese-drone-maker-ehang-sees-flying-taxis-take-2030-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 May 2025 23:30:08 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li China’s central government has directed state institutions and ministries to purchase more domestic electric vehicles (EVs), in the latest effort to promote environmentally friendly automobiles for official use. No specific target was mentioned, but Cui Dongshu, general secretary of the China Passenger Car Association, said the move showed the government’s backing for home-made EVs and that it could influence others to buy more of the vehicles. Still, Cui said the directive – published by state... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3310926/china-directs-state-bodies-buy-more-home-made-evs-official-use?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3310926/china-directs-state-bodies-buy-more-home-made-evs-official-use?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:08 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers led by BYD have set their sights on South Korea to chase fresh growth and enhance profitability amid a cutthroat domestic market, setting up a clash with dominant native brands Hyundai and Kia. A successful foray into the market, where Tesla recorded robust growth last year, could burnish the global image of Chinese-made EVs despite an expected export slowdown this year, analysts said. “South Korea is a developed auto market that abounds with international... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3309748/byd-and-chinese-ev-peers-eye-south-korea-export-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3309748/byd-and-chinese-ev-peers-eye-south-korea-export-market?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 May 2025 09:30:20 +0000 Chinese companies are gearing up to redefine the future of transport, betting big on flying cars and robotaxis as competition in the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market intensifies. Premium EV maker Xpeng will invest 3 billion yuan (US$413 million) in the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft business this year, as the company sees flying cars a bigger industry than EVs over the next two decades, CEO He Xiaopeng said at the China EV100 forum in Beijing on... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3304411/xpeng-bets-big-flying-cars-us413-million-investment-new-guangzhou-factory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3304411/xpeng-bets-big-flying-cars-us413-million-investment-new-guangzhou-factory?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Mar 2025 07:51:38 +0000 Yujie Xue,Leopold Chen Yujie Xue,Leopold Chen Chongqing Changan Automobile’s electric vehicle (EV) brand Deepal became the latest mainland Chinese carmaker to use Hong Kong as a test market when it launched its S07 SUV on Thursday. The Chongqing-based company said it would partner with Dah Chong Hong Holdings, a leading Hong Kong car distributor, to sell the right-hand drive version of the S07 starting on Thursday. The S07 is available for sale under the Hong Kong government’s “one-for-one replacement scheme”, a subsidy for car owners to... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3298489/chinas-changan-launches-deepal-ev-brand-hong-kong-part-go-global-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3298489/chinas-changan-launches-deepal-ev-brand-hong-kong-part-go-global-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:00:48 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud computing unit launched a novel artificial intelligence (AI) coder that is touted as capable of building an application “in minutes”, sparking plenty of discourse among software programmers in mainland China. The AI coder, part of Alibaba Cloud’s AI programming tool called Tongyi Lingma, can perform a set of automated tasks – from comprehending prompts, writing code and debugging software – to complete development of an app “as fast as a few minutes”, according to a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3294096/meet-alibabas-ai-coder-automated-system-can-build-app-minutes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3294096/meet-alibabas-ai-coder-automated-system-can-build-app-minutes?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:14 +0000 Yujie Xue Yujie Xue The Chinese government and the nation’s electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers believe Hong Kong is a good launch pad and testing ground for their efforts to go global, as the industry faces barriers to entering key overseas markets like the US and European Union (EU). The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) hosted its first automotive industry supply chain summit in Hong Kong on Wednesday, which attracted dozens of EV makers and government officials to discuss how Hong Kong can... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3288393/chinese-evs-are-poised-push-out-global-markets-using-hong-kong-stepping-stone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3288393/chinese-evs-are-poised-push-out-global-markets-using-hong-kong-stepping-stone?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:30:08 +0000 When the curtains came down last weekend at the 2024 Auto China show in China’s capital, it was a watershed moment for the tentpole event in the world’s largest vehicle market. Some 280 fully electric and petrol-electric hybrid cars, trucks and vans were on display, the first time in the biennial exhibition’s 34-year history that petrol-guzzlers played second fiddle to these so-called new energy vehicles. A record 117 new models made their global debut at the show, a sign of the marquee event’s... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3262189/catls-ultra-fast-battery-zeekrs-living-room-wheels-auto-china-show-offers-glimpse-future-electric?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3262189/catls-ultra-fast-battery-zeekrs-living-room-wheels-auto-china-show-offers-glimpse-future-electric?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 May 2024 06:30:10 +0000 Tencent Holdings is pushing for the wide adoption of its smart mobility solutions, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), to help speed up the manufacture of next-generation smart cars in the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market. Senior executives of the Shenzhen-based technology behemoth on Wednesday took the wraps off this initiative at an event in Beijing, where they touted the advantages of having its mobility solution backed by the firm’s own large language model (LLM) – the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3260245/tencent-pushes-wider-adoption-ai-powered-smart-mobility-system-vehicles-cockpit-factory-floor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3260245/tencent-pushes-wider-adoption-ai-powered-smart-mobility-system-vehicles-cockpit-factory-floor?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Apr 2024 01:00:15 +0000 Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker Nio has teamed up with Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to develop batteries with longer lives as a way of lowering overall costs for users. The two companies aim to churn out EV batteries that can last for as long as 15 years, nearly double the current average lifespan of such batteries of about eight years, which could help EV users save tens of thousands of yuan, they said. “Battery safety, driving range, battery costs, charging efficiency, charging... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3255422/chinese-ev-builder-nio-says-it-working-catl-develop-batteries-longer-lifespans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3255422/chinese-ev-builder-nio-says-it-working-catl-develop-batteries-longer-lifespans?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:00:18 +0000 Three carmakers, including a General Motor’s (GM) venture, have priced their electric vehicles (EVs) below the 100,000 yuan (US$13,894) threshold in China, firing the first salvo in a price war that could reshape the country’s automotive sector. SAIC-GM-Wuling – GM’s three-way venture with Chinese partners SAIC Motor and Wuling Motors – Changan Automobile, and Hozon New Energy Automobile, have this week cut prices of their budget models to below the psychologically important 100,000 yuan level,... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3252604/chinas-ev-price-war-hot-carmakers-respond-byds-discounts-and-apply-more-pressure-petrol-vehicle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3252604/chinas-ev-price-war-hot-carmakers-respond-byds-discounts-and-apply-more-pressure-petrol-vehicle?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:00:20 +0000 Huawei Technologies’ car-making partner Seres expects losses to have narrowed in 2023 amid improving sales of the recently launched M7 SUV under the Aito electric vehicle (EV) brand. Seres said it expects the final tally of its 2023 losses to fall in the range of 2.1 billion yuan (US$295.6 million) to 2.7 billion yuan, which narrowed from its 3.8 billion yuan loss in 2022, according to the company’s earnings estimates last Thursday. It estimated revenues increased by as much as 7 per cent to... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3250188/huaweis-car-making-partner-seres-expects-reduced-2023-losses-m7-and-m9-evs-paving-road-profitability?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3250188/huaweis-car-making-partner-seres-expects-reduced-2023-losses-m7-and-m9-evs-paving-road-profitability?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:08:17 +0000 Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery giant CATL and ride-hailing powerhouse Didi have formed a joint venture (JV) focusing on battery-swapping technology, as they seek to leverage their strengths to make headway in China’s EV charging infrastructure market. The tie-up will see the companies work closely to “swiftly build out battery-swapping stations and promote vehicles’ support for swapping technology”, according to a statement CATL published to its official WeChat account on Sunday. The new... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3250059/electric-car-battery-giant-catl-teams-didi-share-swapping-tech-ride-hailing-fleet-new-joint-venture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3250059/electric-car-battery-giant-catl-teams-didi-share-swapping-tech-ride-hailing-fleet-new-joint-venture?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jan 2024 10:00:14 +0000 A Chinese car dealership that operated as many as 80 stores across the southern province of Guangdong went bankrupt last week, in a sign the intense competition that has roiled the world’s biggest car market may extend into another year. Salespeople from Guangdong Yongao Investment Group notified customers on January 17 that the company had collapsed and orders are suspended, while employees are waiting to be paid outstanding wages, Chinese media outlets including National Business Daily... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3249415/chinese-car-dealer-guangdong-yongaos-collapse-signals-another-bruising-year-stagnating-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3249415/chinese-car-dealer-guangdong-yongaos-collapse-signals-another-bruising-year-stagnating-market?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Jan 2024 01:50:12 +0000 Huawei Technologies has set up a new smart car company as the US-sanctioned telecoms equipment giant steps up its ambitions in the automobile industry, following its earlier announcement of a joint venture (JV) with Chinese state-owned carmaker Changan Automobile. The new company, named Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology, was set up on Tuesday with a registered capital of 1 billion yuan (US$140.3 million) and is wholly owned by Huawei, according to records on business registry information... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3248785/huawei-sets-new-smart-car-unit-it-accelerates-automotive-ambitions-wake-earlier-deal-changan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3248785/huawei-sets-new-smart-car-unit-it-accelerates-automotive-ambitions-wake-earlier-deal-changan?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:00:13 +0000 BYD, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker, will invest 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion) in smart cars, as the company expects intelligent new energy vehicles to be the next battlefield for the industry, founder and CEO Wang Chuanfu said. He was speaking at the company’s Dream Day event in Shenzhen on Tuesday to launch its smart car system, Xuanji. The system integrates several technologies BYD has developed in both vehicle intelligence and electrification, including cloud-based... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3248710/china-evs-byd-plans-us14-billion-investment-develop-smart-cars-seen-next-battlefield?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3248710/china-evs-byd-plans-us14-billion-investment-develop-smart-cars-seen-next-battlefield?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 04:17:28 +0000 Nvidia, the US chip maker banned by Washington from selling its most advanced semiconductors to China, has revealed solid progress in the mainland’s electric vehicle (EV) market with its self-driving technology. Nvidia said at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas that Chinese EV makers, including Great Wall Motors, Li Auto, Xiaomi, and Geely-backed ZEEKR, have snapped up its Drive Thor autonomous driving system to enhance performance of their vehicles. This sets up increased... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3248095/nvidia-reveals-progress-chinas-self-driving-chip-market-setting-competition-domestic-players?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3248095/nvidia-reveals-progress-chinas-self-driving-chip-market-setting-competition-domestic-players?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:00:30 +0000 Huawei Technologies expects its sales to surpass 700 billion yuan (US$99.1 billion) in 2023 after the US-sanctioned Chinese telecommunications giant launched a new 5G smartphone and amid multiple efforts to diversify its revenue streams. This would mark a 9 per cent year-on-year increase in total sales for the full year from 642.3 billion yuan in 2022, better than the slim 0.9 per cent increase then and an improvement from 2021 when revenue plunged 28.6 per cent. The achievement shows that the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3246566/huawei-sees-9-cent-sales-growth-2023-it-bounces-back-us-sanctions-cautions-serious-challenges-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3246566/huawei-sees-9-cent-sales-growth-2023-it-bounces-back-us-sanctions-cautions-serious-challenges-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Dec 2023 02:01:09 +0000 Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker Nio has unveiled a new pure electric model to take on hybrids by Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, in the latest sign of mainland China’s increasing heft in the development and manufacture of next-generation cars. The Shanghai-based carmaker said the ET9, an executive sedan with a host of cutting-edge technologies it has developed, including high-performance automotive chips and a unique suspension system, will be priced at about 800,000 yuan (US$112,151), and is... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3246154/chinas-nio-unveils-et9-executive-sedan-its-most-expensive-ev-yet-flexes-tech-muscle-luxury-sector?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3246154/chinas-nio-unveils-et9-executive-sedan-its-most-expensive-ev-yet-flexes-tech-muscle-luxury-sector?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Dec 2023 05:45:24 +0000 A handful of Chinese technology start-ups are poised to pursue an initial public offering (IPO) during 2024 or early 2025, with most of these firms looking to make their trading debut in Hong Kong. The most high-profile enterprise in this group is China-founded e-commerce firm Shein, the world’s second-highest valued tech start-up behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which is expected go public in the next 12 to 18 months, according to a list compiled by market intelligence firm CB Insights. Six companies... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3246071/chinese-tech-ipos-watch-2024-global-fast-fashion-online-retailer-shein-leads-pack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3246071/chinese-tech-ipos-watch-2024-global-fast-fashion-online-retailer-shein-leads-pack?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Dec 2023 03:00:11 +0000 China’s Hozon New Energy Automobile has started assembling vehicles in Thailand at its first overseas factory as it steps up its efforts to tap the Southeast Asian market. The Shanghai-based carmaker said in a statement to the Post on Friday that it had built the first right-hand-drive version of its Neta V-II, an electric compact sport-utility vehicle, at its Bangkok plant on Thursday, about two months ahead of schedule. Hozon is also known as Neta Auto. “Through the Thai factory, Neta has... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3243541/chinese-ev-maker-hozon-kicks-operations-its-first-overseas-factory-thailand-it-steps-push-southeast?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3243541/chinese-ev-maker-hozon-kicks-operations-its-first-overseas-factory-thailand-it-steps-push-southeast?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:30:26 +0000 Electric vehicle (EV) builder Nio will team up with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China’s second-largest privately-owned carmaker, to promote battery swapping technology as the two leading EV makers try to overcome the problem of inadequate charging infrastructure in the world’s biggest EV market. Geely, which has a nearly 6 per cent share of mainland China’s EV market, became the second Chinese automotive giant to adopt this technology, which was created to ease drivers’ range anxiety. Last... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3243249/ev-maker-nio-signs-partnership-deal-geely-promote-battery-swapping-technology-bid-ease-drivers-range?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3243249/ev-maker-nio-signs-partnership-deal-geely-promote-battery-swapping-technology-bid-ease-drivers-range?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:30:31 +0000 Huawei Technologies is inviting four additional carmaking partners to join its new smart car joint venture, which it started with Chinese state-owned carmaker Changan Automobile, as the US-sanctioned telecommunications equipment giant gears up for a major move in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business group and chairman of its Intelligent Automotive Solution business unit, called on Chinese carmakers Seres Group, Chery Automobile, JAC Motors and BAIC... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3243139/huawei-accelerates-smart-car-ambitions-invitation-four-carmakers-invest-changan-joint-venture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3243139/huawei-accelerates-smart-car-ambitions-invitation-four-carmakers-invest-changan-joint-venture?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:15:10 +0000 Huawei Technologies said it will provide cloud, 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to Chinese conglomerate Hailiang Group, a leading player in the global copper pipe market, as the US-sanctioned telecommunications giant seeks to diversify its revenue streams through deals with traditional industries. Under a strategic partnership signed on Monday, the two companies will work together on the research and application of digital management solutions, advanced manufacturing, smart... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3243084/huawei-offer-cloud-ai-tech-chinas-top-copper-pipe-exporter-it-expands-revenue-streams-amid-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3243084/huawei-offer-cloud-ai-tech-chinas-top-copper-pipe-exporter-it-expands-revenue-streams-amid-us?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:45:10 +0000 Huawei Technologies has surprised the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) industry with a new joint venture, as the US-sanctioned telecommunications equipment giant makes a deeper foray into the car business to diversify its revenue sources. Huawei has repeatedly played down suggestions that it plans to manufacture its own vehicles, describing itself as just a partner to carmakers, including in its current project with Seres Group. But the Shenzhen-based company on Sunday night said it had signed a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3242954/us-sanctioned-huawei-forms-smart-vehicle-joint-venture-state-owned-changan-automobile-amid-effort?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3242954/us-sanctioned-huawei-forms-smart-vehicle-joint-venture-state-owned-changan-automobile-amid-effort?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:37:02 +0000