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 Lamore becomes first mass-produced model to carry Baidu’s ERNIE Bot

Changan Automobile announced today its Lamore sedan has become China’s first production model to carry the ERNIE Bot, a new-generation large language model Baidu launched on the same day.

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Enovate said to raise over 750 million yuan in new financing round

Chinese NEV startup Enovate will close a new funding round with over 750 million yuan raised, according to the local media outlet 36Kr, who cited sources with knowledge of this matter. “The capital will be put in place no later than next Friday (March 24),” said one of the sources.

Power information of ZEEKR X leaked

The ZEEKR X, the third production model under ZEEKR, will come with two powertrain solutions and four range options (as high as 560km), according to some local reports. The model will make its debut at the Auto China in April this year.

SAIC Motor’s Ningde-Mexico international shipment route takes first voyage

On Mar. 15, SAIC Motor began the maiden voyage of its self-operated shipping route that runs from China’s Ningde city to Mexico, according to a post on the auto group’s WeChat account.

China’s LiDAR firm LiangDao joins hands with Deutsche Telekom for smart city data management

LiangDao Intelligence (“LiangDao”), a Chinese LiDAR system supplier, recently forged a strategic partnership with the German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom on the management of smart city data, according to a post on LiangDao’s WeChat account.

Hesai Technology’s 2022 annual net revenues surge 66.9% YoY

Today, Chinese LiDAR maker Hesai Technology released its Q4 and full-year 2022 financial results, showing a net revenue of 409.2 million yuan ($63 million) for the fourth quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 56.6% year-on-year.

Baidu officially unveils ERNIE Bot AI chatbot

On March 16, Chinese tech giant Baidu officially introduced its artificial intelligence chatbot, ERNIE Bot ("Wenxin Yiyan" in Chinese Pinyin), that is capable of understanding and responding to Mandarin, Cantonese, and English.

Baidu-backed autonomous driving developer DeepWay granted road test license in Tianjin

Baidu-backed autonomous truck developer DeepWay recently became the first enterprise in Tianjin city to obtain a commercial intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) road test license, according to a post on DeepWay's WeChat account.

NETA introduces '90-day price protection' policy, lowering NETA S' starting price

On March 15, Chinese new energy vehicle brand NETA, owned by HOZON Auto, issued a new policy to offer a 90-day price protection for customers ending on April 30.