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 begins selling ATTO 3s in Japan

Chinese automaker BYD began selling electric vehicles in Japan on Tuesday as it pursues its global ambitions to overtake more established carmakers, according to Nikkei Asia.

ATTO 3; photo credit: BYD

Schaeffler breaks ground on NEV core parts base in China’s Taicang city

On Jan. 31, Schaeffler broke ground on a new energy vehicle (NEV) core parts base in Taicang, a county-level city under the administration of China’s Suzhou city, according to a post on the WeChat account “Taicang Fabu”. Involving a planned investment of US$300 million, the project is set up to work on the R&D, production, and sale of the drive components for NEVs.

Former Lynk & Co’s executive named CEO of GWM’s WEY brand

Chen Siying, former Deputy General Manager of Lynk & Co Sales Company has joined Great Wall Motor to serve as CEO of the WEY brand and Marketing General Manager of the TANK brand, a local media outlet reported on Jan. 30.

NIO posts 11.87% YoY dip in Jan. 2023 deliveries

NIO Inc. (“NIO” or “the company”) announced today it delivered 8,506 vehicles in January 2023, which fell 11.87% year on year, and also tumbled 46.22% month on month.

XPeng faces YoY, MoM plunge in Jan. 2023 deliveries as result of seasonal slowdown

XPeng, a Guangzhou-based Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, delivered 5,218 vehicles in Jan. 2023, according to the company’s announcement, tumbling 59.62% and 53.79% from the previous year and the previous month, respectively.

Li Auto’s Jan. deliveries jump 23.4% YoY, L7 to be launched on Feb. 8

Chinese new energy vehicle startup Li Auto announced on the first day of February that it delivered 15,141 vehicles in January this year, which represented a jump of 23.4% year-on-year.

Geely’s ZEEKR delivers 3,116 vehicles in Jan. 2023

ZEEKR, the premium electric vehicle brand of Geely, delivered 3,116 vehicles in Jan. 2023, representing a year-on-year drop of nearly 12%, according to an announcement Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (“Geely Auto”) issued on Wednesday.

VOYAH delivers 1,548 vehicles in January 2023

VOYAH, the high-end new energy vehicle maker backed by Dongfeng Motor, delivered 1,548 vehicles in total during the first month of 2023, the company announced on February 1.

SoC supplier ORITEK closes Series A1 financing round

On February 1, Chinese SoC chip supplier ORITEK announced the completion of its Series A1 financing round, which raised for the company hundreds of millions of yuan.

Chery starts providing life-long vehicle warranties for car's first owners

On February 1, China’s major automaker Chery Holding announced that starting from January 1, 2023, all purchase of its four mainstay brands’ vehicles will be entitled for a lifetime car warranty.

EVE Energy to plow 10.8 billion yuan in new battery manufacturing project in Jingmen city

EVE Energy Co., Ltd. (“EVE Energy”) announced on Jan. 31 its subsidiary EVE Power Co., Ltd. (“EVE Power”) planned to sign a contract with the administration committee of Jingmen Hi-tech Industries Development Zone to launch a new power & energy storage battery manufacturing project.

BAIC Group, BTL ink agreement to cooperate in chassis, car body, intelligent driving fields

On January 31, Beijing-based automaker BAIC Group inked a five-year strategic cooperation agreement with Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co., Ltd. (“BTL”) to strengthen their collaboration in chassis, car body, and intelligent driving fields.

Geely-bakced AEROFUGIA sees AE200 flying car complete first flight in 2023

AEROFUGIA, the low-altitude transport solution developer backed by Geely Technology, saw its AE200 X01 flying vehicle complete a test flight on January 30.

Gotion High-Tech’s 2022 annual revenue estimated to surge up to 130.78% YoY

Gotion High-Tech announced on Tuesday its annual revenue was forecasted to reach 21.1 billion yuan-23.9 billion yuan ($3.126 billion-$3.541 billion) in 2022, which should surge 103.75%-130.78% from the previous year.