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.

Huawei denies rumor of automotive LiDAR contract manufacturing

A local media reported that Chinese LiDAR company RoboSense is developing a dedicated production line for manufacturing Huawei’s automotive LiDAR. Huawei denied the report, saying it has its own factory.

Selected partners of Huawei intelligent automotive solutions; photo credit: Huawei

Porsche China expected to find solutions for auto chip supply shortage in H2

Jens Puttfarcken, President & CEO of Porsche China, said that chip supply shortage will continue to affect global automotive market, but Porsche China will try to maintain the sales level of last year and expects to find solutions for the shortage in the second half of this year.

China encourages developing sodium-ion battery

According to a planning issued by China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, development of diverse technology routes is encouraged, including sodium-ion battery and new kind of lithium-ion battery.

Hong Jing Drive secures investment from Saudi Aramco

On February 21st, China’s commercial vehicle autonomous driving developer, Hong Jing Drive, announced that the company had received over one hundred million yuan of investment from Prosperity7.

ZF, Baidu’s JIDU to co-develop intelligent chassis

On February 22nd, Baidu’s JIDU and world-class chassis supplier, ZF, officially partnered up to help JIDU build its automotive robot.

Aiways to build intelligent connected mobility service with Quantum Trip

China’s EV startup, Aiways, has inked a strategic cooperation agreement with a local mobility service provider, Quantum Trip, for future intelligent mobility development, the carmaker announced on February 22nd.

SAIC Motor, Tsingshan Industry step up cooperation

Chinese giant auto group SAIC Motor announced on Feb. 21 it has stepped up the collaboration with stainless steel producer Tsingshan Industry, for the sake of the joint ambition to boost the development of China's new energy vehicle (NEV) industry.

NIO said to start phone business

NIO is planning to make a foray into mobile phone segment, according to a user on Twitter-like Weibo. The project, which is said at the initial phase, is hiring and the workplace is in Shenzhen.

CALB gets 5 billion yuan of loans from banks

On Feb. 21, China Lithium Battery Technology Co., Ltd. (“CALB”) signed a cooperation agreement with several banks (“the bank group”), who agreed to issue 5 billion yuan ($790.551 million) worth of loans to the power battery maker, CALB announced via its WeChat account.

XPeng reported to set up new autonomous driving company for robotaxi service

China’s uprising EV startup, XPeng, recently established an autonomous driving subsidiary, Guangzhou Pengxu Autonomous Driving Technology Co., Ltd., according to the corporate database Qichacha.

Beijing Hyundai Chongqing factory said to face downtime

Beijing Hyundai’s Chongqing factory is reportedly in production halt for months, a person inside Beijing Hyundai told a local media outlet.