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.

Pony.ai works with Guangzhou Public Security Bureau's Nansha District branch

Pony.ai, Guangzhou Public Security Bureau's Nansha District branch signing agreement; photo credit: Pony.ai

Pony.ai and Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau's Nansha District branch forged a strategic partnership on Dec. 28 to jointly boost the sound development of autonomous driving policies, laws and regulations, and co-build a research center dedicated to ICV-related laws and policies.

Hainan province starts building world-class NEV experience center

On Dec. 29, China's Hainan province broke ground on a “world-class new energy vehicle experience center” in Haikou city, which involves around 4 billion yuan ($627.766 million) of total investment.

Beijing raises NEV ownership quota to 70,000 units for 2022

Beijing's authority will release 100,000 units of car ownership quotas for 2022, 70,000 units of which are prepared for NEVs, up by 10,000 units from the year of 2021, according to a local media outlet.

The second-generation CS75 PLUS to go on sale in Feb. 2022

The second-generation Changan CS75 PLUS will hit the market next February with both interior and exterior significantly upgraded, according to a local media channel.

Shanghai's Jiading District eyes over 100 bln yuan annual production value for hydrogen & FCV industry by 2025

Jiading District, a thriving hub for automotive industry of Shanghai, will strive to surpass 100 billion yuan ($15.694 million) in the annual production value of the full hydrogen and fuel cell vehicle (FCV) industrial chain, and deploy at least 3,500 FCVs for demonstration by 2025, local government announced on Dec. 29 in an action plan.

GWM forays into 3rd generation semiconductor field by investing in Synlight Crystal

Great Wall Motor announced that it had inked a strategic investment agreement with China's third-generation semiconductor supplier, Hebei Synlight Crystal Co., Ltd. (Synlight Crystal), marking the automaker's foray into the semiconductor field.

NavInfo, Cennavi help to construct intelligent connected vehicle test base in Gansu

China's Gansu Province has recently completed the construction of its intelligent traffic and intelligent connected vehicle testing application demonstration base and started operation. The base was co-built by China's navigation mogul NavInfo and its digital twin service subsidiary, Cennavi.

China launches NEV-dedicated insurance, leading to increase in NEV premium

The commercial insurance dedicated to new energy vehicles (NEVs) was officially launched for sale in China on Dec. 27, resulting in significant increase in premium of many NEV models.

China's auto chip developer ChipON bags hundreds of million RMB in C1 round

China's auto-grade chip developer, ChipON has completed its C1 round of financing, raising hundreds of millions of RMB.

Xiaomi, SAIC Motor invest in domestic automotive chip supplier Flagchip

China's automotive chip supplier Flagchip has completed its latest investment round with SAIC Motor-backed and Xiaomi- backed ventures as investors.

Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën completes 100,000 vehicle sales target in 2021

Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile Company Ltd. (DPCA) celebrated accomplishing its annual sales target of 100,000 vehicles ahead of schedule, on December 28th.

Changan Auto, ZongmuTech extend partnership for ADAS application

Changan Auto announced that it had joined hands with China's autonomous driving developer, ZongmuTech, for advanced intelligent driving applications.

BYD partners with RoboSense for automotive intelligence layout

China's major automaker BYD recently announced that it had struck strategic cooperation with China’s LiDAR supplier, RoboSense, for automotive intelligence development on December 23rd.

Geely's Zeekr, Waymo partner on autonomous ride-hailing vehicle

China's electric vehicle brand Zeekr from Geely Holding Group will work with American autonomous driving technology development company Waymo to develop a new electric vehicle model for Waymo's autonomous ride-hailing fleet to be deployed in the United States, both companies announced on Tuesday.