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.

NavInfo lands LBS procurement order from Ford 

China’s navigation giant, NavInfo, announced that it had received a procurement order from Ford Motor for its Location Based Services (LBS). Next year, NavInfo will provide a customized LBS data solution for Ford Motor. The specific trade sum is inclusive of the development fee and will be based on software development volume and cloud resource demand.

Dongfeng Motor Group, FAW Group co-found new energy company

According to China’s corporate database Qichacha, a newly established new energy vehicle battery-focused company, Yidong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., was founded with Dongfeng Motor Group, FAW Equity Investment, Wuhan Economic Development Investment, and Sanxia Technology as its shareholders, with 25% stake each.

HUAWEI obtains patent for vehicle environment alert display

HUAWEI was authorized an exterior patent for its vehicle surrounding environment alert GUI display panel, providing different interactive driving condition alerts on onboard displays, smartphones, tablets, and wearables. 

FAW-VW’s daily production volume hits record high

According to FAW Group, its Volkswagen joint venture celebrated a new record in daily production volume, at 10,777 vehicles, on December 23rd.

NavInfo lands LBS procurement order from Ford 

China’s navigation giant, NavInfo, announced that it had received a procurement order from Ford Motor for its Location Based Services (LBS). Next year, NavInfo will provide a customized LBS data solution for Ford Motor. The specific trade sum is inclusive of the development fee and will be based on software development volume and cloud resource demand.

China’s industrial carbon emission information system goes online 

China’s industrial carbon emission information system was officially online, with 68 companies registered, 27 of which are automakers. 

Brilliance-BMW to recall faulty iX3 in China

Brilliance-BMW announced that it will recall 1,974 units of iX3 vehicles in China, due to poorly welded components inside the power battery. 

iX3; photo credit: Brilliance BMW

GAC Group aims to elevate 2022 annual sales volume by 15% YoY

GAC Group released its 2021 annual production and sales performance projection on December 23rd, which will both hit the 2-million-unit mark.

BYD celebrates 150,000th Han rolling off line

China’s major automaker, BYD, celebrated its 150,000th Han vehicle rolling off the production line in its Shenzhen headquarters.

Pony.ai reaches cooperation with FAW Nanjing for Robotaxi application

China’s autonomous driving developer, Pony.ai announced that it had inked a strategic cooperation agreement with the AI development arm of FAW Group, FAW Nanjing Technology for Robotaxi development.

BYD production takes a hit due to COVID in Xi’an

Starting December 23rd, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Xi’an initiated locked down due to the sudden COVID outburst in the city. With Xi’an being a significant manufacturing base to BYD, the automaker is bound to take a hit in production. 

Tesla cuts down carbon emission by 855,878 tons in China YTD

On December 24th, Tesla released its year-to-date new energy contribution report in China, stating that it has helped reduce carbon emission by 855,878 tons during the first eleven months this year.