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.

CATL to launch battery-swapping sub brand on Jan.18th

China’s battery giant, CATL, recently disclosed on its WeChat platform that the company will be hosting a launching ceremony on January 18th to debut its battery-swapping brand, EVOGO, officially. Sources close to the company said that CATL’s battery-swapping products would be friendly to all automakers.

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WeRide’s open road autonomous driving mileage surpasses 10 million km

According to China’s leading autonomous driving company, WeRide, its autonomous driving mileage has surpassed 10 million kilometers on open roads. Meanwhile, its fully driverless mileage has exceeded 2.5 million kilometers.

Ganfeng Lithium invests in battery-swapping company DU-POWER

China’s energy player, Ganfeng Lithium, was recently listed as a new shareholder to Shanghai DU-POWER New Energy Technical Co., Ltd. The latter’s registered capital was also raised to RMB31.827 million after the changes, according to the corporate database, Qichacha.

Mercedes-Benz to recall 639 GLEs in China

The fuel tank pressure sensors in a batch of the Mercedes-Benz GLE vehicles are subpar, affecting the airtightness of the tank, leading to potential safety hazards. Therefore, Mercedes-Benz will recall 639 units of its GLE SUV model in China.

Former BAIC BJEV’s senior exec named as vice president of Xiaomi’s auto unit

Xiaomi Corporation has named Yu Liguo, former senior executive of BAIC BJEV, as Vice President of Xiaomi Automobile Co.,Ltd. and a political commissar of Xiaomi auto unit's Beijing headquarters, according to a local media outlet, citing an internal mail from the smartphone giant.

NavInfo expects to turn loss into profit in 2021 annual performance

China’s major navigation player, NavInfo, was projected to see a turnaround from loss to profit as high as RMB131 million ($20.61 million) according to its 2021 annual performance preannouncement.

SGMW's vehicles to adopt Horizon Robotics' ADAS solution in H1 2022

China’s AI chip developer, Horizon Robotics, has reached strategic cooperation with automaker SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) in the ADAS, autonomous driving, and automotive intelligence fields. 

SAIC HONGYAN starts production at fuel cell heavy-duty truck plant in Ordos

SAIC HONGYAN, a heavy-duty truck subsidiary of SAIC Motor, on Jan. 14 celebrated the start of production at its vehicle manufacturing plant in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with the first-batch vehicles rolling off the production line at the same time, according to a post on SAIC Motor's WeChat account.

China’s autonomous driving developer DeepRoute.ai partners with LiDAR supplier ZVision

China's autonomous driving developer, DeepRoute.ai, announced that it had formed a strategic partnership with domestic solid-state MEMS LiDAR supplier ZVision, for a cost-effective mass-producible L4 autonomous driving solution.

NIO pushes NIO OS Aspen 3.1.0 with English user interface

On Jan. 15, NIO shipped the NIO OS Aspen 3.1.0 to users in China with the English-version user interface newly added to attract more expatriates in the country.

Chery’s Lion Tech joins hands with location service provider, Dayou Pi for ICV development

Chery’s automotive intelligence arm, Lion Tech joined hands with location service provider, Dayou Pi, to build a united work group for intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) R&D and mass production.

Faurecia’s ‘Cockpit of Future’ innovation center moves to Shanghai

French global automotive supplier Faurecia today announced via its WeChat account that its main development business of “Cockpit of the Future" has been transferred to the technology center and headquarters of Faurecia China in Shanghai, with effect from Jan. 1, 2022.

China’s Westwell starts mass production of battery-swapping autonomous driving truck

On January 15th, the Shanghai headquartered port driverless autonomous driving commercial vehicle developer, Westwell, announced that it has successfully realized mass production of the world’s first intelligent battery-swapping driverless commercial vehicle, the Q-Truck.