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.

NIO starts dispatching ES7s

On August 25, NIO started dispatching the ES7s from its advanced manufacturing center in Hefei. The delivery of the full-sized SUV will begin on August 28 nationwide.

Photo credit: NIO

SGMW's Wuling Asta HEV hits market

SAIC-GM-Wuling said the Wuling Asta HEV hit the market today. Its two trim levels are priced at 99,800 yuan ($14,560) and 109,800 yuan ($16,020), respectively.

Photo credit: SGMW

BYD Tang DM-p starts at 289,800 yuan

The BYD Tang DM-p went on sale today. Offered in three trim levels, it is priced from 289,800 yuan to 329,800 yuan ($42,270-$48,100).

Photo credit: BMW

SAIC Motor logs 13.69% YoY dip in H1 2022 gross revenue

SAIC Motor announced today its gross revenue reached 315.993 billion yuan ($46.094 billion) in the first half of 2022 ("H1 2022"), sliding 13.69% from the previous year.

Journey 5-powered QCraft NOA solution to offer public trial ride in October 2022

The autonomous driving prototype vehicle jointly developed by China's autonomous driving firm QCraft and auto chip supplier Horizon Robotics can be expected to start road test in the third quarter of 2022.

HOZON Auto puts right-hand drive NETA V onto Thai market

HOZON Auto announced via its WeChat account that the right-hand drive NETA V officially hit the Thai market on August 24, making it the first Chinese NEV startup to enter the country.

Car and City: Beijing July 2022 passenger vehicle registrations

In the seventh month of 2022, the capital of China, Beijing, witnessed a jump in its monthly passenger vehicle registrations compared to the previous month, according to data compiled by ZXZC Auto Research Institute (GARI).

CATL, GCL team up on battery swapping, recycling

CATL and Golden Concord Limited (Group) Holdings Co., Ltd. ("GCL"), a leading Chinese green and low-carbon technology developer, recently signed an agreement to form an all-around strategic cooperation on technology innovation, product R&D, heavy-duty truck battery swap, battery recycling, and other businesses, GCL announced on Aug. 24 via its WeChat account.

China-made Mercedes-Benz EQE hits market, starting at 528,000 yuan

Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC), the joint venture between BAIC Group and Mercedes Benz, saw the China-made pure-electric EQE model officially hit the market on August 24th.

Huawei-backed AITO kicks off delivery of M7

AITO, the new energy vehicle brand backed by SERES and Huawei, delivered its first M7s on August 24th in Chongqing and Shenzhen, only 51 days after the model hit the market.

NIO sees ET5's first pre-production vehicles roll off line

The first batch of the NIO ET5's pre-production vehicles has rolled off the assembly line at NIO’s second advanced manufacturing center, which is located at NeoPark, a smart electric vehicle industry park at Xinqiao, Hefei, Anhui province, the startup announced on Aug. 24 via its WeChat account.