Autos

China’s automobile sales up 13% in Sep 2020; NEV up 68%, Tesla among top 3

China’s automobile sales volume in September reached 2.655 million, up 12.8% year-on-year, and the cumulative sales volume from January to September was 17.116 million, down

SAIC Volkswagenn, Nio lead in New Energy Vehicle Quality in China

SAIC Volkswagen ranks highest in NEV new-vehicle quality among all brands in the PHEV segment in China, followed by BMW, while NIO ranks highest among

Baidu showcases Fully Automated Driving and 5G Remote Driving Service

Baidu displayed Fully Automated Driving during Baidu World 2020 on 15 September 2020, the company’s annual technology conference that was held in cooperation with CCTV.

Chinese EV maker XPeng eyes for $1.11 bn IPO in the US

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer XPeng hopes to raise up to $1.11 billion in its IPO in New York. It said on 21 August 2020

Chinese e-scooter brand NIU sales over 61% growth in Q2 2020

In the second quarter of 2020, NIU sold 160,138 e-scooters, representing a 61.2% year-over-year growth. The number of e-scooters sold in China market reached 154,959,

Nio’s vehicle deliveries increased by over 154% in Q3 2020

NIO delivered 4,708 vehicles in September 2020 and 12,206 vehicles in the third quarter of 2020, increasing by 133.2% 154.3% year-over-year respectively, according to its official

An overview of China EV market

While electric vehicles only accounted for 2.6% of global car sales last year, this is an all-time high for the industry. It’s been growing steadily at a

Meituan-bakced EV Li Auto to raise US$950M in US IPO

Meituan-bakced EV Li Auto aims to raise US$950 million in its initial public offering of 95,000,000 American depositary shares, or ADSs. Li Auto anticipates that

Baidu starts offering free robotaxi service in Changsha

Baidu has started offering its Apollo “robotaxi” service in Changsha city of Hunan Province, becoming one of the first companies to carry passengers in autonomous

How some industries in China benefiting from the novel coronavirus outbreak

While most industries are hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), some sectors in China besides the e-commerce (especially fresh food e-commerce) sector see a

China has entered the “Electric Vehicle for All” era

Consensus, offer, performance and ecosystem are four hurdles towards the take-off of pure EVs. China has ticked the first two and making great progress on

How one utilizes Alipay mini-programs to acquire new users

Alipay recently introduced a new feature Sports on its mini-programs platform and opened beta testing to some developers. It has helped promote brand exposure and

Production and sales of NEV in China up over 70% as of Sep 2018

Production and sales of new energy vehicles (NEV) in China reached 734.6 thousand units and 721.5 thousand units for the first nine months of 2018,

New energy vehicle trends from 2018 Beijing Auto Show

New energy vehicle is the hottest theme of this year’s Beijing Auto Show. Kantar TNS Auto expert summarizes major trends in this sector.

By 2022, will Chinese auto brands become strong enough?

After five years of a transitional period, China will fully open its auto market. By 2022, will Chinese auto brands become strong enough?

CIW eBooks

eBook: Small Town Youth, New Growth Engine in China

The average monthly disposable income of new small-town youths from China’s lower-tier cities is 3,730 yuan, compared with 5,401 yuan of young people in China’s

eBook: China E-Commerce Factories

E-commerce factory is the collaboration of the manufacturing industry and the internet. Under the circumstances of retail sector being depressed while the traffic of e-commerce