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Volkswagen releases design sketch for ID.AERO fully-electric sedan; Chinese market first

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AERO concept vehicle, a fully-electric limousine planned for the Chinese automobile market. AERO will see Volkswagen expand its successful electric vehicle lineup in the high-volume upper-middle class segment, and accelerate its electric offensive within the framework of the ACCELERATE strategy.

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Chinese language automakers to take hold of majority percentage of home gross sales for first week, forecast says

Baua Electric

million automobiles, convalescing to the extent of gross sales prior to COVID-19. million automobiles in 2030, when it projected greater than part of automobiles offered in China could be EVs. That will give Chinese language manufacturers 30 p.c AlixPartners forecast China’s total auto gross sales would develop 3 p.c

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Baidu to establish an intelligent EV company and form strategic partnership with Geely

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Baidu will provide intelligent driving capabilities to power the passenger vehicles for the new venture, and Geely, which holds the distinction of best-selling Chinese automobile brand in past years under the Volvo and Geely brands, will contribute its expertise in automobile design and manufacturing.

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Chinese Joint Venture Will Begin Mass-Producing an Autonomous Electric Car

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In October, a startup called Jidu Automotive , backed by Chinese AI giant Baidu and Chinese carmaker Geely , officially released an autonomous electric car, the Robo-01 Lunar Edition. Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz is offering its Drive Pilot Level 3 autonomous driving system on S-Class and EQS sedans in Germany.

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Geely Auto forms new premium electric car company Zeekr; SEA EV architecture

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The Chinese name of Zeeker has been confirmed as Ji Ke. SEA can accommodate A through E-class vehicles including sedans, SUVs, MPVs, city cars, sports cars, trucks and other future vehicles. Zeekr will be jointly owned by Geely Automobile Holdings and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) under a 51% and 49% share structure.

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CBAK Energy partners with JAC Motors to develop new battery cells, including 4680 format

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JAC Motors is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer. Founded in 1964, JAC Motors is among the top four domestic Chinese vehicle brands, has an R&D team of 5,000 people. It owns a world-class battery cooling technology and is the sole producer of such technology in China.

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Huawei says upcoming Luxeed S7 EV is ‘superior to Tesla’s Model S’

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Smartphone maker Huawei has partnered with the China-owned Chery Automobile on the electric vehicle (EV) brand Luxeed, set to unveil its first vehicle in the coming months. These features have generally been well-received by Chinese consumers in the middle class, and the Chery-Huawei partnership could be poised for success, some analysts say.

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