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.

China passenger vehicle retail volume jump 17% YoY in July

It is roughly calculated that China sold 1.768 million passenger vehicles through retail in July, representing a year-over-year increase of 17%, but down 9% from a month ago, the China Passenger Car Association said on August 3.

Li Auto applies for mobility related trademarks

According to the corporate database Tianyancha, Li Auto has applied for multiple trademarks related to means of transportation and transportation and storage, such as “Li Xiang Mobility”, which uses the exact name of Li Auto’s founder. Moreover, the auto startup has also filed “Li Xiang Assistant” and “Li Xiang Supercharging” trademarks.

Photo credit: Li Auto

BMW Group eyes complete climate neutralization by 2050

According to Carsten Müller-Deiters, director of BMW Brilliance’s business and sustainable development, BMW Group has set clear goals of reducing carbon emissions. The company expects to realize total climate neutralization as late as 2050.

MIIT to work on formulation of power battery recycle regulations

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) will formulate regulations on recycling of new energy vehicle batteries. The MIIT aims to perfect the system of power battery recycling, and support technological breakthroughs and applications for flexible disassembly and regeneration.

Dongfeng Motor-backed VOYAH discloses capital increase project

VOYAH, the premium new energy vehicle subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Group, announced the company’s first-ever capital increase plan via external equity.

Geely-backed ZEEKR has 396 self-built charging stations by July 2022

ZEEKR Power, the power sub-brand under Geely-backed premium electric vehicle (“EV”) brand ZEEKR, said it newly added 54 self-built EV charging stations in 12 cities last month.

Farasis Energy intends to build 30GWh EV battery production base in Ganzhou

Chinese power battery manufacturer Farasis Energy announced earlier this week it intended to sign a letter of intent with the Management Committee of Ganzhou Economic & Technological Development Zone for the construction of a new electric vehicle ("EV") battery manufacturing base with an annual production capacity of 30GWh in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi province.

AVATR completes Series A round with valuation closing in on RMB10 billion

AVATR Technology, the auto startup backed by Changan Automobile, CATL, and Huawei, announced the completion of its Series A financing round on August 2nd.

HOZON Auto to use BlackBerry QNX system on NETA S

HOZON Auto, the Chinese startup owning the new energy vehicle (“NEV”) brand NETA, announced on Tuesday the cooperation with the Canadian tech company BlackBerry to promote the applications of intelligent technologies in vehicle driving, automotive cockpit, and other scenarios.