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Tesla expands relations, legal teams in China

Tesla is trying to expand its public relations and legal teams in China. The company is hiring for external affairs positions in over 16 cities, including Shanghai, Hefei, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Meanwhile, it is also hiring public relations managers in Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhn, Xi’an and Shenyang.

SAIC VW to show ID.3 at Chengdu Motor Show

SAIC Volkswagen will showcase its third ID. model, the VW ID.3, at the 2021 Chengdu Motor Show, according to the joint venture. The new model has a NEDC range of 430 kilometers.

BYD to show Yuan PLUS

BYD will show the BYD Yuan PLUS at the Chengdu Motor Show which will be held from August 29. The BYD Yuan PLUS will be the first SUV model on the company’s e-platform 3.0.

Jetour X90 PLUS presale to start soon

The Jetour X90 PLUS will start presale during the 2021 Chengdu Motor Show. The new model adopts all-new design languages and is equipped with the third-generation 2.0T engine.

SAIC makes public patent application for battery

SAIC Group made public a patent application, named battery components, battery module and battery energy storage device. The device can reduce the risk of thermal runaway.

Shenzhen has most new energy powered logistics vehicles

By the end of 2020, Shenzhen had a total of 85,000 new energy powered logistics vehicles, the most among all cities across the world. The city is improving its infrastructure network, including charging stations and piles.

CAAM seeks opinion on regulations about battery swapping stations

The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) published a notice for soliciting opinions on the regulations of building sharing swapping stations for electric passenger vehicles. The association wants to know more opinions on swapping platform and device requirements, battery pack communication protocols and vehicle identification system.

Beijing eyes 10,000 FCVs by 2025

The city of Beijing aims to have over 10,000 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) on roads and 37 newly built hydrogen filling stations by 2025, according to a plan issued by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology on August 16.

GAC Honda to build NEV assembly lines with 120,000-unit annual capacity

GAC Honda plans to expand its new energy vehicle (NEV) capacity by 120,000 units per year, according to a bidding announcement posted on the website of Guangzhou Public Resources Trading Center on August 13.

FAW-Toyota’s first Crown Kluger flagship SUV comes off line

The first Crown Kluger SUV rolled off the assembly line on August 16 at FAW-Toyota's Tianjin-based manufacturing plant, marking that the joint venture between FAW Group and Toyota Motor has filled in the gap in market deployment of premium cars.