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

WEY Latte DHT-PHEV to be launched in first half of 2022

The WEY-branded Latte DHT-PHEV version from Great Wall Motor is expected to be launched in the first half of 2022. At the Auto Guangzhou 2021, the Latte DHT has started presale and will hit the market at the end of this year.

Latte DHT; photo credit: Great Wall Motor

Changan UNI-V makes worldwide premiere

On November 21, the UNI-V from Changan Auto made debut. The sporty compact sedan model adopts the family design language and will go on sale at the beginning of next year.

State-owned stake in GAC AION to be reduced

Feng Xingya, general manager of GAC Group said that the state-owned stake at the group’s GAC AION unit is around 50%, which will be reduced to 20%-30% after the mixed-ownership reformation.

Pony.ai sets up new R&D center in Shenzhen

Pony.ai announced that its fifth global R&D center has been located in Shenzhen, commencing a strategic layout and R&D network in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area and further promoting the scale development of autonomous driving R&D and test.

CATL, Xiamen University co-unveil new energy tech research institute

CATL and Xiamen University jointly inaugurated a research institute dedicated to the R&D of new energy-related technologies a few days ago, according to CATL.

JAC’s Sehol said to launch two new models in 2022

Sehol, a car brand owned by the joint venture between JAC Group and Volkswagen Group, will launch two new models, namely, the E50A Pro and the E60X, in 2022, according to a local media outlet.

BYD’s chairman says NEV market share in China to top 35% by 2022

The annual sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China are expected to surpass 3.3 million units in 2021, and the NEV market share is likely to top 35% by the end of 2022, Wang Chuanfu, chairman and president of BYD Company Limited, recently said at the Sequoia Digital TECH 2021.

BYD launches Ocean network with two product series at Auto Guangzhou 2021

BYD Company officially launched its “Ocean” network and the first sedan model from the network made debut at the Auto Guangzhou 2021. Thanks to its technology advantages in new energy vehicle segment, the Ocean will be upgraded into two product series, the battery electric marine animal series built on e-platform 3.0, and the warship series equipped with its DM-i hybrid technologies.

Lincoln’s first China-made sedan makes debut at Auto Guangzhou 2021

Lincoln’s first China-made sedan model made its debut at the Auto Guangzhou 2021. At the same time, the company started the pre-sale of the new model, named Zephyr, whose target customer is China’s Generation Z.

GAC Group announces carbon neutrality target at Auto Guangzhou 2021

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group) announced that it will realize life-cycle carbon neutrality of its products before 2050 at the Guangzhou Auto 2021 on November 19, apart from presenting its electrified and intelligent vehicles.