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 sets up research institute for automobile standardization

China Automobile Standardization Research Institute was established in Tianjin on Nov. 28. It is so far the only institute in China that specializes in the research and application of automobile standardization.

Zhejiang province aims to build 1,800 charging parking spots at expressway rest areas by 2023

China’s Zhejiang province aims to build 1,800 charging parking spots at expressway service plazas by the end of 2023, 1,000 of which are scheduled to be deployed by 2022, according to a document issued earlier this month by the Department of Transport of Zhejiang Province, Energy Administration of Zhejiang Province, and State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ltd.

FAW Group's Hongqi brand releases Hands On / Off Detection technology for steering wheel

The R&D headquarters of Hongqi, the premium vehicle brand of FAW Group, said on Monday it has developed the HOD (Hands On / Off Detection) technology for automobile steering wheels, as a necessary safety function for high-level driving automation.

JueFX Technology, Windrose Technology to develop autonomous electric heavy-duty trucks

China's autonomous driving solution developer JueFX Technology announced on November 29 the cooperation with local new energy heavy-duty truck startup Windrose Technology.

Baidu aims to build world's largest driverless ride-hailing service area in 2023

China's tech giant Baidu announced its plans to build the world’s largest driverless ride-hailing service area in 2023 at the company’s Apollo Day event on November 29.

BYD to buy out China's bus manufacturer Silver Bus

BYD has agreed to acquire the 100% stake in Xi'an Silver Bus Co., Ltd. ("Silver Bus") held by Xi'an Gaoke Group Co., Ltd. ("Xi'an Gaoke") for a consideration of 166 million yuan ($23.164 million), according to the information recently updated on the website of Xi'an Public Resources Trading Center.

NIO, Tencent team up on smart mobility businesses

Chinese tech giant Tencent signed an agreement with the new energy vehicle (NEV) maker NIO on Nov. 28 to carry out strategic cooperation on intelligent driving map, autonomous driving cloud, digital ecosystem community, and other areas related to smart mobility, according to a post on Tencent's WeChat account.

Cambricon Singo, CalmCar ally on advanced intelligent driving solution

China's automotive chip supplier Cambricon Singo and intelligent driving system developer CalmCar on November 28 inked an agreement for the strategic cooperation in the intelligent cruise control (ICC) field.

China's Jan.-Oct. deliveries of imported passenger vehicles dip 19.2% YoY

For the first ten months of 2022, there were 643,634 imported passenger vehicles (PVs) delivered across China, representing a 19.2% decrease year-over-year, according to Sinomach Automobile Co., Ltd., China's largest dealer of imported vehicles.