BYD Explorer No.1 docks at a port in Shandong province. CHINA DAILY SHENZHEN – “BYD Explorer No.1,” a vehicle carrier vessel leased to Chinese automaker BYD, held its maiden voyage ceremony on Monday at a port in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province. With more than 5,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) on board, it will set… Continue reading Chinese automakers embrace export boom with own shipping fleets
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Zeekr’s first sedan 007 hits the road
Zeekr launches test drives of its 007 sedan in Beijing on Jan 11, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Geely’s premium electric vehicle arm Zeekr launched test drives of its 007 sedan in Beijing on Thursday, saying that this model will blaze a trail in the competitive NEV market in China. Its confidence comes from the… Continue reading Zeekr’s first sedan 007 hits the road
Startup Leapmotor eyes to be in profit by 2025
Zhu Jiangming, founder and chairman of Leapmotor, answer questions from journalists at an event held on Jan 11, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese NEV startup Leapmotor is expected to in the green by 2025, as it started to see a positive gross margin from the third quarter of last year, said Chairman Zhu Jiangming… Continue reading Startup Leapmotor eyes to be in profit by 2025
Mercedes posts rise in top-end vehicle sales
Mercedes-Benz holds an event on technological innovation in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in November 2023. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] Mercedes-Benz is seeing sales soar in China of models sitting at the top of its product range, saying it will introduce more such vehicles into the world’s largest vehicle market this year. Deliveries of Mercedes-Maybach and the… Continue reading Mercedes posts rise in top-end vehicle sales
BYD gets vessel to ship EVs overseas as automaker leads in fast-growing field
BYD Explorer No.1 docks at a port in Shandong province. CHINA DAILY CIMC Raffles, a subsidiary of Chinese logistics and energy equipment maker China International Marine Containers (Group) Co Ltd, recently delivered a car-shipping vessel at Longkou in Shandong province, which will be used by Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD to ship its new energy vehicles… Continue reading BYD gets vessel to ship EVs overseas as automaker leads in fast-growing field
China on track to be largest car exporter
Export-bound vehicles await loading at Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu province in June. [WANG CHUN/FOR CHINA DAILY] China’s automobile exports are expected to reach the world’s first in both quantity and value in 2023，according to customs data compiled by the China Passenger Car Association on Tuesday. The country’s auto exports from January to December 2023 reached… Continue reading China on track to be largest car exporter
China’s car production, sales hit a record high
China’s automobile production and sales volumes both surpassed 30 million units for the first time in 2023, hitting a record high. The country exported 4.91 million units of cars, and is set to become the world’s largest car exporter, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said on Thursday. In December, the production and sales volumes of… Continue reading China’s car production, sales hit a record high
China’s retail sales of passenger cars grow in 2023
Export-bound automobiles await loading at Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu province in August 2023. WANG CHUN/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING – A total of 21.7 million units of passenger cars were sold in 2023, up 5.6 percent year-on-year, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on Tuesday. In December 2023, China’s retail sales of passenger cars… Continue reading China’s retail sales of passenger cars grow in 2023
Domestic firms show way to safe, smart cars
Hesai Technology unveiled its latest automotive lidar products at the Consumer Electronics Show 2024. [Photo/hesaitech.com] Chinese technology companies are seeking to advance intelligent driving systems to improve the efficiency and safety of global transportation. To that end, they are showcasing their latest technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show 2024, which opened in Las Vegas in the… Continue reading Domestic firms show way to safe, smart cars
EVs fuel BMW’s lead in China
The 5 millionth vehicle of BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd is seen in Tiexi district of Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, in February 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] The BMW Group sold 824,932 BMW and MINI vehicles in China last year, up 4.2 percent year-on-year, said the German premium carmaker on Tuesday. Notably, sales of all-electric BMW vehicles were… Continue reading EVs fuel BMW’s lead in China