Author: Linda Ma

BYD Seal has just been introduced to the Chinese market. In the initial seven hours after the official pre-sale began, pre-sale orders for the Seal had reached 22,637 units. This car is quite interesting from its exterior appearance because if you pay attention, it reminds us of a Porsche Taycan mated to a Tesla Model 3. The BYD Seal will also be available for the Australian market. BYD importers confirmed with BYD Seal that they would be coming to Australia under the name Atto 4. The serious challenger to the Tesla Model 3 is set to arrive in the second…

Tesla has added a second shift to increase their electric vehicle production at the Shanghai Giga, according to a cnevpost report. Dual shifts took effect at the Shanghai Giga on May 23, the report said, citing a Tesla insider. Previously using a one-shift system since returning to production on April 19 due to limited staff and supply chain issues. Production at Giga Shanghai is still on a closed loop basis. Output is essentially the same as before the Covid lockdown levels, and is expected to return to full normal levels next month, the report said. See also: Tesla Boost Giga…

The Denza D9 is a luxury MPV car jointly by BYD and Mercedes-Benz for the Chinese market. Interestingly, this Denza will use an electric powertrain in this large luxury MPV car. On its first sale, the Denza D9 got 3,000 orders in just 30 minutes. Dimensionally, the Denza D9 has a length of 5,250 mm, a width of 1,950 mm, a height of 1,920 mm, and a wheelbase of 3,110 mm. Interestingly, this Denza D9 comes with several seating configurations, namely 4 seater and 7 seater and is intended for business people and executives who want the luxury of an…

Zeekr has just announced 20,000 deliveries for the Zeekr 001, the company’s only model. The owner of the 20,000th Zeekr 001 acquired the vehicle at a ceremony at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Auto Show (Auto Shenzhen 2022). Zeekr, the premium brand from Geely has delivered 2,137 Zeekr 001 in April. Bringing the total shipments to 16,385 since shipments began last October. By May, Zeekr had delivered 3,615 Zeekr 001s. It took 192 days from brand announcement to delivery of its first vehicle. The first 10,000 units were reached within 110 days. The Zeekr 001 has three versions, with…

Great Wall Motors (GWM) has developed a hydrogen fuel cell technology that is ready for launch in the near future. The hydrogen fuel cell technology developed by Great Wall Motors will be applied to one of its luxury car products. The Chinese media report, CLS, did not specify what type of car GWM will make, but this is rumored to be a major breakthrough. Hydrogen cars must have sturdy tanks to hold pressurized and solid fuel. “Great Wall Motor’s fuel cell passenger vehicle brands and products are ready internally. It was originally planned to be launched in the second quarter…

Chinese automaker Geely is seeking to produce more electric vehicles by building a second battery factory. Geely built its second power plant in Guling district, China, with a production capacity of 12 gigawatt hours (GWh). The plant will add to existing production from its first plant, which is located in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi province. It is estimated that construction of the new project will take 24 months, with plans to start trial production by the end of 2023. The new facility will have a final capacity of up to 30 GWh and will be used for research, as well as…

NIO currently opening a job vacancy related to the manufacture of electric vehicles in the US. That has led to speculation the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer will open a factory in the US, cnevpost reported. The job vacancies opened by NIO are overseas manufacturing campus planning specialist, body process specialist for overseas projects, overseas planning and infrastructure specialist, and overseas logistics project manager. Position Campus planning specialist has a job description responsible for two or more complete master plan projects with at least one in the US. See also: Nio plans $32.8 million investment to build lithium-ion battery labs and…

Successfully making its first debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November last year, the Mifa 9 electric car from Maxus was re-released to pamper MPV consumers in the UK market in late 2022. The Mifa 9 made by Maxus is specially designed using a Lithium-ion battery from CATL with a capacity of 90 kWh and can reach 323 miles / 520km (NEDC) on just one charge. The MIFA 9 measures 5,270 mm in length, 2,000 mm in width, 1,840 mm in height and has a wheelbase of 3,200 mm. With a cabin that is quite spacious, the Maxus Mifa…

China’s electric vehicle sales in 2021 will reach 3.3 million units. the number increased by 100% compared to the previous year. This amount is half of the world’s electric vehicle sales, according to the Global Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022 data released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). As an illustration, sales of electric vehicles in European countries in 2021 will be 2.3 million units. That’s up 65% over the previous year. United States (US) electric vehicle sales in 2021, 630,000 units. That’s up 100 percent over the previous year. Thus, China’s sales of electric vehicles are the world’s largest. In…

Recently, one of the manufacturers from China, BAIC has just launched one of their tough SUV line ups called BJ60. What’s interesting is that this car combines the concept of 2 powerful SUV cars, namely the Jeep Wrangler and Toyota Land Cruiser with the use of designs that are also taken directly from these two cars. BAIC BJ60 really has a very boxy shape, tough, and has a very large size. The length of this car reaches 5,020 mm, then has a width of 1,925 mm, a height of 1,955 mm, and a wheelbase of 2,820 mm. It’s no wonder…

Japanese company Asahi Kasei is celebrating its 100th anniversary by launching the AKXY2 concept car. The futuristic pod-shaped concept car is visually similar to the Wienermobile in every way. The futuristic pods are designed to create sustainable vehicles and meet future mobility needs in terms of automation and electrification. This concept car features a ‘split’ body with a slim bottom and top glass canopy. Then the door model folds down to provide access to the cabin. Other features include a lighting unit, aerodynamic wheel covers and use of S-SBR tires made of bio-based butadiene and low rolling resistance. The futuristic…

Electric vehicle sales in China will triple to 3.3 million by 2021. This is half of the world’s total electric vehicle population. One reason for this is that the average price of electric vehicles is only 10% more than conventional offerings, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This is in contrast to the price of electric vehicles in the main market which are 45% to 50% more expensive than conventional offerings. The IEA in its annual Global Electric Vehicle Outlook released Monday said electric vehicles sold in China were smaller than in other markets. This reduces the price gap…