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.

BMW i3 eDrive40L rolls off line in Shenyang, Liaoning Province

BMW Group announced on February 20 that the BMW i3 eDrive40L officially rolled off the production line at BMW Brilliance’s Shenyang Tiexi Factory. The model marked the automaker’s second battery-electric BMW i3, featuring a range of up to 592km.

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Chery Auto to introduce Tiggo 9 flagship SUV on Feb.27

Chery Auto announced that it plans to introduce the Tiggo 9 all-new flagship SUV to public on February 27. The Tiggo 9 will come with a five-seat and a seven-seat layout option. The new model will officially be on sale in May.

Hongqi, Geely to adopt Baidu’s ERNIE Bot onto vehicles

Baidu’s ChatGPT-like ERNIE Bot AI language model will be applied to Hongqi and Geely’s vehicles, empowering the vehicles’ intelligence experience.

Chinese chip maker Fortsense nabs financing from Chery Holding’s fund

Shenzhen-based chip supplier Fortsense announced that it has recently received strategic investments from Chery Holding-affiliated Ruicheng Fund and a Suzhou municipal fund dedicated to intelligent connected vehicle field.

CAAM releases China Vehicle Operating System Open-Source Plan

On February 18, the software branch of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) released the China Vehicle Operating System Open-Source Plan (the "Open Source Plan"). i-Soft Infrastructure Software Co., Ltd. (i-Soft), as one of the core initiators of the Open Source Plan, has joined hands with members of the software branch to form an open source partnership and implement the Open Source Plan.

BYD breaks ground on NEV core parts industrial park in Changzhou city

On Feb. 18, BYD broke ground on its new energy vehicle (NEV)-related core parts industrial park in Changzhou city, Jiangsu province, indicating the automaker's enhanced deployment in the vertical supply chain for its NEV production, according to a post on the WeChat account “Changzhou Fabu”.

Great Wall Motor-backed Haomo.ai builds autonomous driving cognitive big model DriveGPT

On February 17, Great Wall Motor-backed autonomous driving solution provider Haomo.ai announced that its autonomous driving cognitive big model was officially upgraded and named as “DriveGPT”. 

Leapmotor, Great Wall Motor to integrate Baidu’s ERNIE Bot on cars

On February 17, Chinese new energy vehicle startup Leapmotor announced that it has officially became one of the earliest adopters of Baidu’s ChatGPT-like AI interactive model, ERNIE Bot.

NIO Capital invests in Chinese commercial vehicle startup Newrizon

Chinese new energy commercial vehicle (NECV) manufacturer Newrizon today announced via its WeChat account that it has raised over 100 million yuan ($14.56 million) in its Series B+ financing round, which is backed by NIO Capital.

Changan Automobile plans to build battery joint venture with CATL, Changan New Energy

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Changan Automobile”) announced on Feb. 17 it intends to build a battery joint venture with Chongqing Changan New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Changan New Energy”) and CATL.

China’s intelligent driving solution provider Fullong Technology closes angel round

Fullong Technology, a Chinese advanced driver-assistance system developer, recently completed its ten-million-yuan-level angel round, from which the proceeds will be mainly used for the R&D and upgrade of driver assistance products, the company announced on last Friday via its WeChat account.