Author: Linda Ma

BYD Co. China will launch a new premium electric car brand in 2023. BYD Assistant General Manager of Corporate Branding Brian Luo said they will launch a premium electric car brand under the auspices of BYD which will be launched in the first quarter of 2023. BYD stopped producing gasoline engine vehicles this year and then took advantage of electric car incentives from the Chinese Government, both Central and Regional. BYD then ramped up production of fully electric cars to market them to global markets, including Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Brazil, Costa Rica and Colombia. “BYD has sold its cars…

Urban electric cars are becoming more and more common in China. So that the competition in this segment is increasingly fierce. The latest is the Geely Panda Mini, launched to compete with the Wuling Mini EV. Geely Panda Mini is offered in a choice of pink and light blue colors. The rounded look and large LED headlamps dominate. Ear-shaped mirrors, tricycle hub design, and black plastic trim on the front and rear bumpers. Meanwhile, the “Geome” emblem on the front may refer to Geometry, which is a sub-brand of Geely. The interior has room for four passengers, who have access…

After coming to the Indonesian market, Wuling Air ev was launched in China and offered in 2-seater and 4-seater versions. Launching Car News China, Wuling Air evs that use the GSEV (Global Small Electric Vehicles) platform are priced starting in the range of $ 9,700 – $ 11,860. The 2-seater version of the Wuling Air Ev has a length of 2,599 mm, a width of 1,505 mm and a height of 1,631 mm, with a wheelbase of 1,635 mm and a weight of 760 kg. Meanwhile, the 4-seater version is 2,974 mm long, 1,505 mm wide and 1,631 mm high,…

VinFast announced the opening of four more VinFast stores in Los Angeles and Orange County. VinFast is bringing into operation its first four service centers to provide electric vehicle maintenance and repair services. The events affirm VinFast’s efforts to expand its retail and service system before the delivery of vehicles to US customers at the end of this year. The four VinFast Stores are located in popular and highly trafficked shopping centers. VinFast Canoga Park, VinFast Irvine Spectrum, and VinFast Marina Del Rey opened on December 14 and VinFast Del Amo Fashion Center will open later this month. The newly designed VinFast stores are created…

On December 8, GWM released its production and sales data for November 2022. In November this year, GWM sold 87,560 new vehicles. Among them, 20,088 vehicles were sold overseas, up 33.87% year on year, and 12,863 new energy vehicles were sold. From January to November, 990,081 new vehicles were sold, including 120,733 NEVs, with a year-on-year growth of 5.22%; 152,884 vehicles were sold overseas, with a year-on-year growth of 20.36%, hitting a record high; the sales volume of models of the three major technology brands accounted for 70.61%, with a year-on-year growth of 10.96%; the sales volume of models priced…

On December 12, Nio held its annual media event. At the event, the company confirmed that the ES8, ES6 and EC6 models will be upgraded to the new NT 2.0 EV platform in the first half of next year. Meanwhile the updated 2023 ES8 flagship will launch on Nio Day on December 24 in Hefei, China. The other NIO electric vehicles – the ET7, ES7 (sold in Europe as the EL7) and ET5 – are already built on the NT 2.0 platform and are already available for the European market. In Europe, NIO comes with direct bids and buys. For…

China Automotive Systems introduced a new series of Electric Power Steering (“EPS”) systems for the largest Chinese EV manufacturer, BYD Auto. After 18 months of preparation and close collaboration between both R&D teams, CAAS won design contracts for C-EPS, DP-EPS, and R-EPS from BYD for all its series of products. Being the first DP-EPS supplier to BYD, CAAS’ R&D engineers used computer-aided design (“CAD”) and artificial intelligence to shorten the design cycle to 5 months, and successfully completed the integration of DP-EPS in the general chassis assembly for BYD’s model, Tang. Due to its superior performance in Noise, Vibration, and…

NIO announced that they have reached the assembly milestone of 300,000 electric vehicles rolled off the production line, the blue ET5 sedan. The company achieved its third 10,000-vehicle rollout in seven months. It saw its 200,000th production vehicle roll off the line at the end of April this year. Until the end of November, the company has carried out a cumulative delivery of 273,741 units, data previously released by the company showed. It’s unclear what the company’s cumulative output will be as of the end of November. Behind NIO reaching the latest milestone is the rapid rise of high-end smart…

Wuling presents a new electric car, namely Wuling Bingo. Where, this latest product is a type of hatchback that is positioned above the Mini EV. Launching Car News China, Wuling Bingo carries a retro model with classic rims with the Wuling logo in the middle. Then at the bottom there is a chrome plated strip just like on the side of the door. The back looks quite attractive. The shape looks a bit like a sedan. The unique position of the third brake light is at the bottom of the rear window. Even though there are no details about the…

China’s largest electric carmaker, BYD, is planning to launch its first product and build two factories in Europe in 2023. The plan comes after the demand for electric car manufacturers continues to increase. BYD announced that it would start selling electric cars in Europe, such as in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and France. The expansion is also to avoid tariffs on exports to European Union countries that are getting higher. By establishing a factory on the continent, BYD’s vehicle prices will be more competitive and at the same time gain a wider market share there. BYD already has electric…

CATL and Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. jointly announced that from 2024 through 2030, Honda will purchase 123 GWh of batteries for all electric vehicles in China from CATL. In 2020, CATL and Honda signed an agreement to form a comprehensive strategic alliance on new energy vehicle batteries, which has enabled the two companies to cooperate in a broad range of areas including joint development, stable supply, and the recycling and reuse of batteries. With the scale-up of the production and sale of Honda’s pure electric vehicle brand e:N, the two companies agree to further strengthen their partnership. From…

Tesla plans to cut Model Y production in December 2022 at Giga Shanghai, China, more than 20 percent from before. The plan to cut production volume was announced by the company last Monday, December 5, 2022. However, Tesla has not yet explained the reason for the reduction. Indeed, the stock of electric cars at the Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai increased sharply after repairs to manufacturing facilities last October. The automaker from the United States has also cut the price of its Tesla Model 3 and Model Y electric cars by up to 9 percent in China while also offering insurance incentives.…