With ZXZC Daily, we will offer important automotive news in China. For those we have reported, the title of the piece will include a hyperlink, which will provide detailed information.

BYD Han EV cumulative sales exceed 100,000

The cumulative sales of the BYD Han EV reached 101,309 vehicles since its deliveries started a year ago. Meanwhile, the company’s share price surged to RMB300 per share.

BYD Han EV; Photo credit: BYD

SAIC-GM-Wuling H1 revenue up 25.5% YoY

SAIC-GM-Wuling saw a 25.5% increase in revenue of the first half of this year to RMB7.115 billion. The loss attributable to its owners narrowed to RMB21.015 million from RMB199 million of the same period of last year.

Dongfeng Fengshen: 10,012 cars sold in August

Dongfeng Fengshen, a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor, sold 10,012 vehicles in August, with sales over 10 thousand for four months in a row. The total sales of the first eight months totaled 66,570 vehicles, surging 72% year on year.

Liuzhou allows intelligent car test on highways

Liuzhou city council passed a regulation that allows ICV testing on local highways. The Valli, SAIC-GM-Wuling Baojun’s new model has finished testing in closed ground in accordance with regulations.

August PV retail expected to drop 13% YoY: CPCA

CPCA predicted a year-on-year 12% drop in daily passenger vehicle retail volume in the fourth week of August, averaging 76 thousand vehicles, and a year-on-year 13% decline in monthly volume.

Xiaomi finishes registration of automobile company

Xiaomi has completed the Industrial and Commercial registration of its automobile company, which has a registered capital of RMB10 billion, and Lei Jun, the phone maker’s founder and CEO, will serve as the new company’s legal representative, Xiaomi announced today.

China’s Vehicle Inventory Alert Index drops 1.1 percentage points YoY in August 2021

China's Vehicle Inventory Alert Index (VIA) stood at 51.7% in August 2021, falling 1.1 percentage points from the previous year, while also edging down 0.6 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA). The index was still above the official warning threshold (50%).

Former Bosch executive joins AI chip company Horizon Robotics

Liming Chen, former Regional President of Chassis Systems Control Division of Bosch in China, joins Horizon Robotics, a Beijing-based artificial intelligence company, as president, Horizon Robotics announced on Wednesday.

NIO releases NIO OS 3.0.0 in-car operating system

On August 31, NIO launched the newest version of its in-car operating system, NIO OS 3.0.0, and started pushing it to users at the same time, said the EV startup.

JAC makes turnaround from losses in H1

JAC Group made a turnaround from losses in the first half of this year as its semi-annual sales saw an increase of 36.12% from a year ago, the automaker said in its financial report.

Changan Auto profitability improved in first-half

Changan Automobile had a lucrative first half of this year thanks to a 70% increase in revenue year on year. Sales saw an increase of 44%, over 1.2 million vehicles sold in H1, Changan Auto said in its semi-annual financial report.

BYD invests in Changzhou-based semiconductor company Vertilite

BYD Company Limited (BYD) recently became one of the investors of Vertilite, a Changzhou-headquartered semiconductor technology company, according to the business information provider Qichacha.

Li Auto delivers 9,433 vehicles in August

Li Auto reported a record-high monthly deliveries in August with 9,433 Li ONEs delivered, up by 248.3% from a year ago and 9.8% month over month, the automaker announced today.

NIO's Aug. deliveries zoom up 48.3% YoY

NIO saw its monthly deliveries vigorously grow 48.3% year on year to 5,880 units in August 2021, the EV startup announced on Wednesday.

 XPeng August deliveries up 172% YoY

Chinese smart electric vehicle startup XPeng delivers 7,214 vehicles in August 2021, representing an increase of 172% from a year ago, the automaker said today. Specifically, monthly deliveries of the P7 hit a record high to 6,165 vehicles while deliveries of the G3 amounted to 1,049 vehicles.

Leapmotor delivers over 4,000 cars in August

According to Leapmotor, new car orders saw a 16% increase month on month to 7,607 vehicles in August, raising its year-to-date orders to 35,662. Leapmotor’s mainstay model T03 has an order number of 7,228 vehicles, increasing by 18% versus the previous month and making up 95% of the total orders in August.

Aiways teams up with Hesai Technology to promote LiDAR application

China’s electric vehicle maker Aiways has officially entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Hesai Technology, China’s advanced laser radar manufacturer, to promote the scale application of automotive-grade LiDAR.