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 scores 158.52% YoY spike in Jan.-Oct. sales

BYD Company Limited said its auto sales reached 542,679 units for the first ten months of 2022, surging 158.52% year on year. In October, it sold 217,816 vehicles, representing a 142.19% year-over-year surge.

BYD Seal; photo credit: BYD

SAIC MAXUS sees Oct. 2022 sales jump 14% YoY

SAIC MAXUS, a subsidiary of SAIC Motor, saw its monthly auto sales jump 14% over a year earlier to 16,044 units. Its global sales exceeded 149,000 units in the Jan.-Oct. 2022 period.

Great Wall Motor sets up semiconductor subsidiary in Wuxi

According to the corporate data platform Qichacha, Wuxi Xindong Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. (“Xindong” is Chinese Pinyin) was incorporated on Nov. 1 with a line of businesses including manufacturing and sales of IC chips and discrete semiconductor devices. The company is jointly held by Wei Jianjun (Chairman of Great Wall Motor) and Great Wall Motor.

Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory delivers over 70,000 vehicles worldwide

The monthly deliveries of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory are estimated to be 71,704 units in Oct. 2022, according to data by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

GAC Group sells over 2.03 million vehicles in Jan.-Oct. 2022

GAC Group, one of the major Chinese automobile groups, announced it sold 212,455 vehicles last month, representing a 10.16% jump year-on-year, while facing a 10.42% decrease month-on-month.

China's battery maker CALB to build Europe industry base in Portugal

Chinese power battery maker CALB inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Portugal on Nov. 2 to launch its Europe industry base in the country, indicating a milestone in CALB's global industrial deployment, the company announced via its WeChat account.

BAIC BluePark sees 76.1% YoY surge in Oct. sales

BAIC BJEV, the subsidairy of BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd. ("BAIC BluePark"), saw its monthly production and sales volume jump significantly over a year ago in October, BAIC BluePark announced on November 3. 

China issues draft guideline to carry out intelligent connected vehicle pilot work nationwide

On October 2, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) issued a new draft guideline (the Draft) to expand tests and applications for autonomous driving vehicles in China.

China's King Long has new FCV model included in MIIT's catalogue

Leading Chinese commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturer Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd ("King Long") announced on Wednesday that the first vehicle model co-developed with Zhejiang Tianneng Hydrogen Fuel Technology Co., Ltd. ("Tianneng"), namely, the King Long fuel cell low-floor city bus code-named XMQ6106, has been included into a catalogue recently released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ("MIIT").

Aiways, Miracle Automation, Vango to work on power battery operation, recycling

Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) startup Aiways recently signed a framework agreement with Miracle Automation Engineering Co., Ltd. ("Miracle Automation") and Vango (Shanghai) Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. ("Vango") to carry out in-depth strategic cooperation on the ecosystem construction for power battery operation and services, according to an announcement Miracle Automation released on Nov. 1.

Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen achieves record-high monthly sales in October

In October, Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile (DPCA) achieved impressive results in its monthly sales, maintaining a positive year-on-year growth for 23 consecutive months.

QCraft unveils autonomous driving solution brand, urban NOA achievements

China's autonomous driving solution developer QCraft announces the name of its Driven-by-QCraft solution, Chengfeng ("riding the wind" in Chinese), as well as its latest technological achievements at the company's first technology workshop event.