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.

Tesla files for “supercharging station” trademark

Tesla (Shanghai) recently applied for several supercharging-related trademarks, including “Tesla supercharging pile”, “supercharging station” and “supercharging”. The pending trademarks were filed under the scientific instrument category of international classifications. 

Tesla Supercharging; photo credit: Tesla

Li Auto opens up 14 new delivery centers in Nov.

In November, Li Auto celebrated the openings of fourteen direct delivery centers, four of which are official centers in Guangzhou, Xuzhou, Nantong, and Yangzhou. The rest ten are cooperated centers, in Sanya, Huizhou, Hengyang, Changde, Wuxi, Xinxiang, Luoyang, Taizhou, Jining, and Wuhu. By November 30th, the auto startup holds 80 delivery centers in 77 Chinese countries.

Li Auto Guangzhou Center; photo credit: Li Auto

XPeng founds investment consulting firm 

XPeng Inc. and its venture subsidiary investment firm, Guangzhou XPeng Auto Investment Co. Ltd., have co-founded a new investment and consulting firm, the Guanzhou XPeng Auto Investment Consultation Partnership (Limited Partner).

GAC Group becomes shareholder of autonomous driving startup Holomatic

GAC Group was added to China’s autonomous driving startup Holomatic’s list of shareholders, at 1.96% stake. On October 29th, GAC Group invested in Holomatic’s C round of financing, and multiple Holomatic technology-powered vehicle models will hit the market next year. 

Leapmotor C11 gets ten new functions with first time OTA

The latest model of Leapmotor, the C11, has completed its first OTA update today since delivery, with ten new functions, including parking spot recognition by radar, back-up guiding lines, and optimized ACC speed control.

GAC AION to post registered capital surge by nabbing money from GAC Group, GAC Motor

GAC AION, the wholly-owned NEV subsidiary of GAC Group, will take over the staff members of GAC R&D Center’s all-electric R&D business, and implement an internal asset restructuring by means of cash capital increase, asset injection, and conversion of capital public reserve, GAC Group announced on Nov. 29.

Scientists Gather online to Discuss Life-Cycle Emissions of Future Vehicles and Mobility

The International Symposium of Life-Cycle Emissions of Future Vehicles and Mobility (LIEF) organized by Tsinghua University, Peking University, and University of Birmingham) successfully kicked off on November 29, 2021. The 2-day international conference is on live steaming through the partner media ZXZC as well as on the Zoom conference platform.

HUAWEI acquires intelligent auto parts-purposed land for $29 million

Recently, China’s ICT giant HUAWEI won the bid for a vacant lot dedicated for intelligent auto parts manufacturing in Dongguan, Guangdong, according to the Dongguan City Public Resource Trading webpage.

Automotive electronics supplier Jingwei Hirain to go public on Shanghai Stock Exchange

China’s automotive electronics supplier, Jingwei Hirain’s IPO application has gone through the listing committee and is expected to start trading on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Xiaomi EV invests in automotive electronics supplier Atech

Xiaomi-backed venture capital was recently added to auto parts supplier Atech Automotive (Wuhu) Co., Ltd.’s list of shareholders, according to corporate database Qichacha. 

China's Vehicle Inventory Alert Index drops 5.1 percentage points YoY in Nov. 2021

China's Vehicle Inventory Alert Index (VIA) stood at 55.4% in November 2021, falling 5.1 percentage points from the previous year, while rising 2.9 percentage points from the previous month, according to the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA). The index was still above the official warning threshold (50%).