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Changan Automobile

(长安汽车)

Changan Automobile

长安汽车

The latest news on Changan Automobile, a Chinese car manufacturer headquartered in Chongqing, including automobile and technology news.

Chairman / President

Zhu Huarong

CEO / Managing Director

Tan Benhong

CFO / Finance Director

Zhang Deyong

Industry

Automobiles

Website

globalchangan.com

Headquarters address

Chongqing, China

Stock Code

SZSE: 000625

Year founded

1862

Electricity arcs in a cold-environment demonstration of CATL’s sodium-ion battery technology during Auto China 2026 in Beijing on April 25, 2026. Photo: AP Photo

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s CATL touts landmark energy-storage order for sodium-ion batteries

Deal for massive grid storage system shows that CATL has ‘overcome all the challenges in mass-producing sodium-ion batteries’, company says.

27 Apr 2026 - 9:52PMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

CATL to supercharge China’s EV sector with revamped battery tech

22 Apr 2026 - 4:16PMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

EVs | Chinese carmakers gear up for L3 self-driving roll-out

13 Apr 2026 - 11:40AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | CATL’s new innovation expands EV battery horizons in untapped cold regions

The Chinese giant pulls an ace from its sleeve amid fierce EV competition by bringing sodium-ion batteries to the mass-produced car market.

10 Feb 2026 - 8:30AMvideocam

CATL in partnership with Changan Automobile unveiled the world’s first mass-production passenger vehicle equipped with Naxtra sodium-ion batteries. The vehicle is set to reach the market by mid-2026. Photo: Handout

Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla launches China AI training centre as self-driving race accelerates

US EV giant opens hub to advance its Full Self-Driving software, as Chinese carmakers step up their own L3 autonomous driving plans.

6 Feb 2026 - 11:07PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Why CATL’s sodium-ion breakthrough could be a game changer for China’s EV market

The Naxtra battery, more price-stable and cold-resistant than the lithium-ion units now powering most EVs, will undergo its first tests this week.

5 Feb 2026 - 5:05PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s flying car makers aim for deliveries this year as passenger use nears

China’s ‘low-altitude economy’ is shifting from concept demos to commercial planning amid surging orders.

22 Jan 2026 - 7:30AM

An eVTOL vehicle from AutoFlight Group is designed to hover like a helicopter but transition to winged flight for horizontal movement. Photo: Handout

China economy

Opinion | Innovation and exports will winnow China’s car industry in 2026

Exports will be key to profitability and chips will be the new battleground but consolidation is likely to be confined to the battery sector.

6 Jan 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s approval for L3 self-driving cars to stimulate slowing mainland market

Chinese carmakers could sell about 270,000 semi-autonomous vehicles next year, representing 1 per cent of the total market, Daiwa says.

22 Dec 2025 - 7:30AMvideocam

Robotics

CATL marks trailblazing deployment of humanoid robots at scale in China plant

The initiative underscores the growing use of intelligent Chinese-made robots in the country’s manufacturing industry.

18 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

Built by start-up Spirit AI, the Xiaomo humanoid robot works on the assembly line of electric vehicle battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology. Photo: CATL

Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD ups the ante on L3 autonomous cars, begins testing for mass production

BYD has pinned its hopes on preliminary self-driving technologies to bolster its sales in mainland China.

18 Dec 2025 - 11:11AM

BYD says it has completed more than 150,000 kilometres of real-world L3 testing. Photo: Xinhua

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng, Li Auto given approval to test ‘hands-off’ L3 cars amid slowing market

Deregulation to legalise L3 technology represents a leap forward in commercialising autonomous driving systems in China.

16 Dec 2025 - 7:45PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Beijing approves first L3 autonomous cars in leap towards ‘hands-off’ driving

The cars, both pure EVs, can only navigate urban streets and highways in designated areas, according to the ministry.

16 Dec 2025 - 1:13PM

China Future Tech briefing

Aerospace | Flying cars take off as China extends drone-market domination

Chinese electric-vehicle makers are branching into making flying cars, adding to the nation’s booming low-altitude economy.

4 Dec 2025 - 12:50PM

Flying cars take off as China extends drone-market domination

Robotics

Changan Auto becomes latest Chinese carmaker to join humanoid robot bandwagon

State-owned carmaker invests US$31.8 million to take a 50 per cent stake in Changan Tianshu Intelligent Robotics Technology.

1 Dec 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

Xpeng’s next-generation Iron humanoid robot interacts with the media during a tour of the company’s headquarters in Guangzhou last month. Photo: AFP

Made in China 2025

Chinese EV makers tipped to storm global top 10 carmakers by 2030, McKinsey says

Chinese carmakers are expected to climb the global league tables over the next five years, as technology and scale disrupt the leaders.

28 Nov 2025 - 8:30AM

Mainland China

Geely’s third-quarter revenue and profit soar on surging EV sales on mainland

Carmaker posts a 27 per cent jump in revenue to 89 billion yuan (US$12.5 billion) and a 59 per cent increase in net profit to 3.8 billion yuan.

17 Nov 2025 - 4:29PM

China exports

China cracks down on export of ‘zero-mileage’ cars falsely declared to be used

Critics say exports of these vehicles, typically sold at lower prices but without guaranteed after-sales service, distort the market.

15 Nov 2025 - 8:57PMvideocam

Cars for export are seen at a port in Nanjing in eastern China on November 12. Photo: AFP

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese robotaxi firms Pony.ai, WeRide on road to Hong Kong IPOs

The firms stand to raise US$2.3 billion and US$1.1 billion, respectively, based on the prices of their US-listed shares.

14 Oct 2025 - 9:08PM

Huawei

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei, Dongfeng Motor’s Yang Qing talk deeper EV collaboration

Dongfeng and Huawei ‘will collaborate in product definition, intelligent technologies and marketing’, the state-owned carmaker says.

23 Sep 2025 - 8:00PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Dongfeng Motor to list EV unit in Hong Kong, privatise parent firm

State-owned giants are facing growing challenges amid competition from privately owned EV makers like BYD and Xiaomi.

23 Aug 2025 - 4:35PM

A Dongfeng Motor store in Yichang, Hubei province. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

US-China relations

Opinion | Unlike the US, China is not trying to shut out the future

The green transition is likely to define the 21st century. Rather than resisting change, China is choosing to shape it.

13 Aug 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Huawei

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei shares EV sector insights with Changan Automobile chairman

The meeting reflects how Chinese industry leaders look to Ren for possible direction, as Trump’s tariffs disrupt global trade.

11 Aug 2025 - 9:00PM

China Future Tech briefing

EVs | China’s EV makers look overseas for growth

Domestic price wars and overcapacity, as well as tariffs in North America, are spurring Chinese EV makers to boost exports and open new factories in Europe and emerging markets.

5 Aug 2025 - 3:38PM

China trade

Suez Canal on rails? How this Chinese city wants to revolutionise global trade

The metropolis is already a rail-powered gateway to foreign markets – now, it wants to go one step further.

15 Jul 2025 - 3:26PM

China technology

Chinese drone maker EHang sees regular flying taxi services by 2030

EHang, which is conducting trials in Guangzhou and Hefei, will offer services in restricted corridors in these two cities by year-end.

22 May 2025 - 7:30AMvideocam

EHang’s EH216-S unmanned aerial vehicle is displayed at the China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, Hainan province, in April. Photo: Xinhua

Made in China 2025

Buy local: China directs state bodies to buy more home-made EVs for official use

Beijing’s latest order follows similar notices in 2024 that aim to increase Made in China electric vehicles in government fleets.

19 May 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV brands are coming for Hyundai, Kia on their home turf

Success in the Hyundai-dominated country could burnish the image of Chinese-made EVs globally, analysts say.

9 May 2025 - 8:37PM

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Changan Automobile

(长安汽车)

China’s CATL touts landmark energy-storage order for sodium-ion batteries

Deal for massive grid storage system shows that CATL has ‘overcome all the challenges in mass-producing sodium-ion batteries’, company says.

CATL to supercharge China’s EV sector with revamped battery tech

.css-19im5qg{color:#c79a00;}EVs | Chinese carmakers gear up for L3 self-driving roll-out

Exclusive | CATL’s new innovation expands EV battery horizons in untapped cold regions

The Chinese giant pulls an ace from its sleeve amid fierce EV competition by bringing sodium-ion batteries to the mass-produced car market.

Tesla launches China AI training centre as self-driving race accelerates

US EV giant opens hub to advance its Full Self-Driving software, as Chinese carmakers step up their own L3 autonomous driving plans.

Why CATL’s sodium-ion breakthrough could be a game changer for China’s EV market

The Naxtra battery, more price-stable and cold-resistant than the lithium-ion units now powering most EVs, will undergo its first tests this week.

China’s flying car makers aim for deliveries this year as passenger use nears

China’s ‘low-altitude economy’ is shifting from concept demos to commercial planning amid surging orders.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | Innovation and exports will winnow China’s car industry in 2026

Exports will be key to profitability and chips will be the new battleground but consolidation is likely to be confined to the battery sector.

China’s approval for L3 self-driving cars to stimulate slowing mainland market

Chinese carmakers could sell about 270,000 semi-autonomous vehicles next year, representing 1 per cent of the total market, Daiwa says.

CATL marks trailblazing deployment of humanoid robots at scale in China plant

The initiative underscores the growing use of intelligent Chinese-made robots in the country’s manufacturing industry.

BYD ups the ante on L3 autonomous cars, begins testing for mass production

BYD has pinned its hopes on preliminary self-driving technologies to bolster its sales in mainland China.

Xpeng, Li Auto given approval to test ‘hands-off’ L3 cars amid slowing market

Deregulation to legalise L3 technology represents a leap forward in commercialising autonomous driving systems in China.

Beijing approves first L3 autonomous cars in leap towards ‘hands-off’ driving

The cars, both pure EVs, can only navigate urban streets and highways in designated areas, according to the ministry.

Aerospace | Flying cars take off as China extends drone-market domination

Chinese electric-vehicle makers are branching into making flying cars, adding to the nation’s booming low-altitude economy.

Changan Auto becomes latest Chinese carmaker to join humanoid robot bandwagon

State-owned carmaker invests US$31.8 million to take a 50 per cent stake in Changan Tianshu Intelligent Robotics Technology.

Chinese EV makers tipped to storm global top 10 carmakers by 2030, McKinsey says

Chinese carmakers are expected to climb the global league tables over the next five years, as technology and scale disrupt the leaders.

Geely’s third-quarter revenue and profit soar on surging EV sales on mainland

Carmaker posts a 27 per cent jump in revenue to 89 billion yuan (US$12.5 billion) and a 59 per cent increase in net profit to 3.8 billion yuan.

China cracks down on export of ‘zero-mileage’ cars falsely declared to be used

Critics say exports of these vehicles, typically sold at lower prices but without guaranteed after-sales service, distort the market.

Chinese robotaxi firms Pony.ai, WeRide on road to Hong Kong IPOs

The firms stand to raise US$2.3 billion and US$1.1 billion, respectively, based on the prices of their US-listed shares.

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei, Dongfeng Motor’s Yang Qing talk deeper EV collaboration

Dongfeng and Huawei ‘will collaborate in product definition, intelligent technologies and marketing’, the state-owned carmaker says.

Dongfeng Motor to list EV unit in Hong Kong, privatise parent firm

State-owned giants are facing growing challenges amid competition from privately owned EV makers like BYD and Xiaomi.

Opinion | Unlike the US, China is not trying to shut out the future

The green transition is likely to define the 21st century. Rather than resisting change, China is choosing to shape it.

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei shares EV sector insights with Changan Automobile chairman

The meeting reflects how Chinese industry leaders look to Ren for possible direction, as Trump’s tariffs disrupt global trade.

EVs | China’s EV makers look overseas for growth

Domestic price wars and overcapacity, as well as tariffs in North America, are spurring Chinese EV makers to boost exports and open new factories in Europe and emerging markets.

Suez Canal on rails? How this Chinese city wants to revolutionise global trade

The metropolis is already a rail-powered gateway to foreign markets – now, it wants to go one step further.

Chinese drone maker EHang sees regular flying taxi services by 2030

EHang, which is conducting trials in Guangzhou and Hefei, will offer services in restricted corridors in these two cities by year-end.

Buy local: China directs state bodies to buy more home-made EVs for official use

Beijing’s latest order follows similar notices in 2024 that aim to increase Made in China electric vehicles in government fleets.

Chinese EV brands are coming for Hyundai, Kia on their home turf

Success in the Hyundai-dominated country could burnish the image of Chinese-made EVs globally, analysts say.

EVs | Chinese carmakers gear up for L3 self-driving roll-out

Opinion | Innovation and exports will winnow China’s car industry in 2026