GM’s Cruise faces long road back to city streets in wake of safety review

A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco where it does most of its testing, in California, US, Sept 26, 2018. [Photo/Agencies] General Motors’ Cruise self-driving car unit faces an uphill struggle that could last the better part of this year to convince… Continue reading GM’s Cruise faces long road back to city streets in wake of safety review

January blues driven away as EV sales go up

Seres showcases the AITO M5 at the Chengdu auto show in August. [LI FUSHENG/CHINA DAILY] New energy vehicle makers in China saw rising deliveries in January, which is usually not a popular car-buying month. Analysts said the good start is expected to drive the burgeoning sector to a new high in the year. Car buyers… Continue reading January blues driven away as EV sales go up

Growth fuels Bosch’s confidence in China

Bosch showcases an intelligent turning assistance system fitted to BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao SUV on Jan 29 in Guangde county, Anhui province. [Provided to China Daily] The German auto parts supplier Bosch is confident in the Chinese market and committed to increasing investment in local research and development as well as manufacturing capabilities in the… Continue reading Growth fuels Bosch’s confidence in China

Chinese automakers expand presence at eCarExpo

People look at an electric vehicle of Zeekr at the Swedish eCarExpo 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden, on Feb 2, 2024. Swedish eCarExpo 2024 kicked off here Friday, with about 70 exhibitors showcasing their latest products during the three-day event. [Photo/Xinhua] STOCKHOLM – The eCarExpo 2024 opened here on Friday, with a strong presence of Chinese… Continue reading Chinese automakers expand presence at eCarExpo

China’s auto exports rank 1st globally

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Chinese carmaker BAIC posts robust sales growth in 2023

Visitors inspect a BAIC vehicle at the 2023 Festival of Motoring Johannesburg in South Africa on Aug 27. [ZHANG YUDONG/XINHUA] BEIJING — Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd (BAIC Group) sold some 1.7 million vehicles in 2023, a robust year-on-year growth of 17.6 percent, the company said on Saturday. The Beijing-based company achieved annual… Continue reading Chinese carmaker BAIC posts robust sales growth in 2023

China expands charging facilities to meet growing demand

Charging piles for new energy vehicles are seen in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, on Oct 25, 2023. [Photo/VCG] BEIJING – China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) said Thursday that it will continue to improve the country’s network of charging facilities for new energy vehicles (NEV) to meet the growing demand for electric cars. The number… Continue reading China expands charging facilities to meet growing demand

Pony.ai secures historic permit for self-driving trucks

Driverless cars of Pony.ai are displayed at an expo in Shanghai on July 10, 2021. [Photo/VCG] The autonomous driving startup Pony.ai obtained a cross-provincial demonstration application permit on Thursday from three government bodies, including the Tianjin Municipal Transportation Commission, marking the first time a permit of this type has been granted to self-driving heavy-duty trucks.… Continue reading Pony.ai secures historic permit for self-driving trucks

Top 10 passenger car manufacturers in China

China’s retail sales of passenger cars reached 21.7 million units in 2023, up 5.6 percent year-on-year, with the figure hitting 2.35 million units in December, an increase of 8.5 percent yearly, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on Jan 9. The exports of the passenger cars rose 62 percent from a year ago… Continue reading Top 10 passenger car manufacturers in China

China’s automobile manufacturing industry expands steadily in Jan-Nov 2023

An employee works on a production line of Changan Automobile in Chongqing in July. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – China’s automobile manufacturing sector saw robust growth in terms of production and revenue during the first 11 months of 2023, industry data showed. Total industrial added-value of this sector rose 12.3 percent year-on-year during this period, 7.6 percentage… Continue reading China’s automobile manufacturing industry expands steadily in Jan-Nov 2023