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.

BYD, Horizon Robotics forges partnership

On April 21, BYD and the AI solution provider Horizon Robotics announced a newly-formed cooperation under which the former will apply the latter's autnomous driving chips "Journey 5" in some of its vehicle models, according to a post on Horizon Robotics' WeChat account.

Photo credit: Horizon Robotics

CATL's factory in Shanghai resumes production

According to a local media channel, CATL's factory in Lin-gang Special Area, Shanghai, which focuses on producing power battery modules, resumed production on April 18.

Photo credit: CATL

Changan Automobile releases interior photos of LUMIN

Chinese automaker Changan Automobile recently released the interior photos of its all-new mini car, the LUMIN.

LUMIN; photo credit: Changan Automobile

Shanghai Q1 automobile export value surges 194.4% year on year

According to the data from Shanghai Customs District P. R. China, in the first quarter, the automobile export value in Shanghai reached 24.26 billion yuan ($3.782 billion), surging 194.4% year on year.

GAC AION launches first super charging & battery swap station

GAC AION, the NEV-dedicated arm of GAC Group, held an online ceremony on April 21 to announce the launch of its first super charging & battery swap center. The significant facility is located on the South Trunk Line.

GWM resumes production

Great Wall Motor's Chongqing manufacturing plant, which is responsible for producing the auto group’s TANK 300, will resume production on April 22nd.

Changan Auto' C385 to offer hydrogen fuel cell power option with 700km range

Changan Auto released more details on its code name C385 electric model and its new pure-electric platform, the EPA1, at its technology sharing session on April 21st.

NIO's battery assets operator Mirattery to raise 400 million yuan through ABNs

Mirattery (Chinese name: Wuhan Weineng), NIO's battery asset management joint venture, on April 19 successfully issued 400 million yuan ($62.353 million) in ABNs (asset-backed medium-term notes) in China's interbank market, marking the first green asset ABN in the country, according to a post on the company's WeChat account.

GAC Group, Technology Financial Group join hands to co-build auto industrial fund

On April 20, GAC Group inked a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Technology Financial Group (“TFG”), a Guangdong-based state-owned investment firm, to step up the collaboration on automotive industrial chain, according to a post on GAC Group's WeChat account.

FAW Hongqi, Air China to launch premium chauffer service with H9 vehicles

On April 19th, FAW’s Hongqi and Air China inked an agreement to provide joint mobility services for customers “on the ground” and “in the air”.

CATL's subsidiary secures exploration right at mine lot in Yichun

On April 20, Yichun Contemporary Amperex Mining Co., Ltd., whose majority shareholder is CATL, obtained the right to prospect for ceramic clay (including lithium) at a mine lot in Yichun city, East China's Jiangxi province after winning an auction with a quoted price of 865 million yuan ($134.84 million), CATL announced via its WeChat account.