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.

IM L7 SP performance version hits market

IM Motors, the premium new electric vehicle (NEV) joint venture among SAIC Motor, Alibaba Group, and Zhangjiang Hi-Tech, put the high-performance version of the IM L7 onto the market on Nov. 1. Guidance price of the IM L7 Snake Performance Lite and the IM L7 Snake Performance is 478,800 yuan and 578,800 yuan, respectively.

IM L7 Snake Performance; photo credit: IM Motor

BAIC BJEV boasts 76.09% YoY surge in Jan.-Oct. sales

BAIC BJEV sold 5,569 new vehicles in Oct. 2022, representing a year-on-year surge of 124.2%, according to an announcement from its parent company BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

For the first ten months of 2022, BAIC BJEV's auto sales totaled 34,264 units, leaping 76.09% from a year earlier.

HYCAN delivers 3,123 vehicles in Oct. 2022

Chinese electric car startup HYCAN said on Wednesday it delivered 3,123 vehicles in Oct. 2022, versus 3,011 vehicles delivered in the previous month

SGMW announces Chinese name of Wuling Air ev

SAIC-GM-Wuling announced on Wednesday the Wuling Air ev, the first Wuling-branded new energy vehicle model targeting the global market, is named “Qingkong” in Chinese (meaning “Clear Sky”). The model comes with four body colors, namely, white, blue, grey, and coffee.

SVOLT's starts production at power battery manufacturing base in Suining

SVOLT, a Chinese power battery maker carved out of Great Wall Motor ("GWM"), on Oct. 31 celebrated the production beginning at the first phase of its lithium ion power battery factory in Suining city, Sichuan province, the company announced via its WeChat account.

Hesai Technology launches pure solid-state LiDAR FT120

On Nov. 2, Hesai Technology, a world-leading LiDAR solution provider, officially launched the pure solid-state short-range blind spot LiDAR designed to the factory-installed ADAS for mass-produced vehicles, named FT120, which is expected for volume production and delivery in the second half of 2023.

ZEEKR 009 all-electric MPV starts at 499,000 yuan

ZEEKR, the premium electric vehicle (EV) brand of Geely, put its second production model, the ZEEKR 009, onto the market on Nov. 1 with two trim levels offered. The WE version's starting price is 499,000 yuan ($68,630), while the ME version starts at 588,000 yuan ($80,870).

Dongfeng Motor-backed VOYAH boasts 154% YoY hike in Oct. 2022 deliveries

VOYAH, the premium new energy vehicle (NEV) brand of Dongfeng Motor Group, announced this week its new vehicle deliveries amounted to 2,553 units in Oct. 2022, surging 154% from the previous year.

ZEEKR 001's monthly deliveries surpass 10,000 units for first time

ZEEKR, the Chinese premium EV brand owned by Geely Holding, saw the monthly deliveries of the ZEEKR 001 exceed 10,000 units for the first time in Oct. 2022.