Autos

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?

China automobile ad market 2017; digital accounted for almost 40%

China’s automotive market in 2017 reached record-breaking sales of 28.879 million units with an increase by 3%, having maintained its position as the world’s largest

Chinese consumers more acceptable to connected cars, self-driving cars, and new energy cars

Kantar TNS Auto survey shows Chinese consumers are more willing to buy connected cars as well as more ready to accept self-driving cars, shared cars

China’s car market in 2016 closed with record-breaking sales of almost 23 million passenger vehicles

China’s automotive market rebounded strongly in 2016 with record-breaking sales of almost 23 million passenger vehicles after its lowest growth since 2011. Car sales jumped

China Auto Vertical Maintenance E-commerce Report 2015

China car sales continued to grow and car ownership totalled 170 million in 2015, up 11.4% according to iResearch.

China Auto Buyer Insight in Q2 2015

Since the start of 2015, the growth rate of Chinese automobile transaction volume had slowed down its growth. In June 2015, the growth rate of

China’s Mobile Car Calling Market from 2014 to 2015

Kuaidi and Didi mobile car calling apps still rank first in China’s car calling market by usage rate according to iiMedia Research. Carpooling will become the

China Private Car O2O Market in Q1 2015

In Q1 2015 in China, the top 3 private car service apps were Didi private car (including Yihao private car), Yidao yongche and Uber by total

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