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.

New NIO EC6’s patent images released by MIIT

A facelift of NIO's coupe SUV EC6 may not be far from launch as it has been included into a catalogue issued by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

New NIO EC6; photo credit: MIIT

Changan CS95 PLUS hits market

Changan Automobile put the CS95 PLUS onto the market on Feb. 14. Coming with three trim levels, the 7-seater SUV is priced between 175,900 yuan and 199,900 yuan.

Nidec to start operation of R&D center in China’s Dalian city next month

Japanese auto parts supplier Nidec will begin full operation at a new R&D center in Dalian city, China’s Liaoning province next month, according to Nikkei Asia. The compound also includes production facilities, whose first phase was completed in June 2021. Construction of the R&D center and the second-phase production facility was just finished.

Tesla’s flagship store on JD.com opens for business

Tesla’s online flagship retail shop based on JD.com’s platform came online on Feb. 14, said the Chinese e-commerce giant.

JIDU to integrate ChatGPT-like Baidu ‘ERNIE Bot’ onto vehicles

JIDU, the automaker backed by Baidu and Geely, plans to integrate Baidu’s ERNIE Bot AI chatbot onto JIDU vehicles, Xia Yiping, CEO of JIDU disclosed at a event held on February 14.

FAW-Volkswagen completes annual profit target of 41.5 billion yuan in 2022

FAW-Volkswagen, the joint venture of FAW Group and Volkswagen AG, announced recently that it has successfully fulfilled its annual profit goal of 41.5 billion yuan in the year of 2022.

China’s automotive software developer Megatronix closes D1 financing round

Beijing-based automotive software developer Megatronix announced on February 13 the completion of Series D1 financing round.

HYCAN, Greater Bay Technology to co-build ultra-fast charging ecosystem

HYCAN Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. (“HYCAN”) and Guangzhou Greater Bay Technology Co., Ltd. (“GBT”) on Feb. 10 signed an agreement to carry out a strategic cooperation on building an ultra-fast charging ecosystem based on the latter’s XFC (eXtreme Fast Charging) technology, according to a post on GBT’s WeChat account.

Dongfeng Honda expects electrified vehicle to make up 50% of annual new vehicle sales by 2025

Dongfeng Honda, the joint venture between Honda Motor and Dongfeng Motor Group, expected electrified vehicles to account for 50% of its annual vehicle sales by the year of 2025, the automaker revealed at a media briefing on Feb. 13.

Black Sesame Technologies, Smarter Eye’s perception system gains nominated orders

On February 14, Black Sesame Technologies announced that its height limit anti-collision warning system jointly developed with Beijing-based sensor supplier, Smarter Eye, has received nominated mass production orders from a major automaker in China.

Aiways puts U6 SUV onto the Israeli market

China’s new energy vehicle startup Aiways announced on Tuesday that it has officially put the U6 smart electric SUV on sale in Israel on February 9 local time with a priced of 219,000 NIS.

ZEEKR X included in China’s MIIT’s catalogue

The ZEEKR X has been included in a catalogue issued by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIT”). Thus, more details of the third ZEEKR-branded production model have been known by the public.