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.

Changan Mazda to launch two new models in 2023

The Sino-Japanese automaker Changan Mazda plans to roll out two new models in 2023, according to Deng Zhitao, executive vice president of the joint venture. To be specific, the Mazda CX-50 is scheduled for presale at the Auto China 2023 in April, and the Mazda CX-90 flagship SUV is set to be launched in the second half of 2023.

Mazda CX-50; photo credit: Changan Mazda

Audi RS e-tron GT hits Chinese market

FAW-Volkswagen Audi officially put the Audi RS e-tron GT onto the market on Dec. 30, 2022. The luxury all-electric sedan features a guidance price of 1.4688 million yuan ($213,130).

Lifan Technology sees annual new energy vehicle sales rocket 979.84% YoY in 2022

Chinese automaker Lifan Technology sold 41,142 new energy vehicles (NEVs) through 2022, representing a 979.84% year-on-year spike. In Dec. 2022, its NEV sales surged 325.82% over a year ago to 7,835 units.

HOZON Auto raises prices of three models

According to the company's official website, HOZON Auto, the Chinese startup owning the new energy vehicle (NEV) brand NETA, has lifted prices of three models (the NETA S, the NETA U-II, the NETA V) by 3,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan, as the government’s subsidies on NEVs expired at the end of 2022.

Volkswagen's ID.7 all-electric sedan to be sold in China by two joint ventures

At the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2023 held between Jan. 5 and Jan. 8, 2023 in Las Vegas, Volkswagen Group of America will display the ID.7, its first full-electric sedan built on the modular electric drive matrix (MEB), according to a press release from Volkswagen Group.

The all-electric sedan is planned to be launched in China, Europe, and North America. In China, the ID.7 will have two variants respectively produced by the German auto giant's two joint ventures in the country.

Dongfeng AEOLUS achieves 58% YoY jump in 2022 annual sales

Dongfeng Motor's wholly-owned passenger vehicle brand, AEOLUS (Fengshen), closed the year of 2022 with its best-ever annual sales performance, according to data released by the company.

Changan Shenlan delivers over 10,000 SL03 sedans in Dec. 2022

Changan Automobile's new energy vehicle-dedicated brand, Shenlan, witnessed its monthly deliveries surpass 10,000 vehicles in the last month of 2022, the automaker announced on January 2.

Zongmu Tech to supply Chery's new energy vehicles with ADAS products

China's autonomous driving solution provider ZongMu Technology ("Zongmu Tech") announced on January 3 that it has received several procurement orders for ADAS products from Chery New Energy Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. ("Chery New Energy").

Shanghai's Jiading district to house automotive metaverse industrial base

Jiading district, Shanghai city will see an automotive metaverse industrial base built with a long-run industrial scale expected to surpass 100 billion yuan ($14.51 billion).

Black Sesame Technologies, Heading Data Intelligence ally on ICV, C-V2X, smart transportation fields

On January 3, autonomous driving chip supplier Black Sesame Technologies announced its strategic cooperation with SAIC Motor-backed spatial data provider Heading Data Intelligence ("Heading Data") for intelligent connected vehicle development.

NIO Capital invests in battery recycling firm Ruilong Tech

NIO Capital recently led the Series A financing of Ruilong Tech, a Chinese battery recycling company, according to a post on NIO Capital's WeChat account. The fresh funding is expected to raise for the company hundreds of millions of yuan.

Enjoy Move delivers Horizon Robotics' Journey 3 chip-based intelligent driving solution

Enjoy Move, the Shanghai-headquartered developer of computing software platform and autonomous driving software, disclosed on January 3 the mass production and R&D progress of several intelligent driving solutions based on Horizon Robotics’ Journey series chips.

China's vehicle inventory alert index in Dec. 2022 drops 7.1 percentage points MoM

China's vehicle inventory alert index (VIA), which reflects the inventory pressure on automobile dealers, dropped 7.1 percentage points month on month in Dec. 2022, according to the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA).