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BYD introduces fifth brand to focus on professional and personalized new energy vehicles

Green Car Congress

BYD has introduced its fifth brand—Fang Cheng Bao—to meet the increasingly personalized needs of consumers by offering a series of unique and professional-grade new energy vehicle models. Fang Cheng Bao is a significant addition to BYD’s diversified brand matrix, following its Dynasty series, Ocean series, Denza, and Yangwang.

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Xpeng CEO welcomes Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) to China

Teslarati

China’s electric vehicle sector may be extremely competitive, but it seems that even rivals can be excited for the arrival of new technologies in the market. This was highlighted by Xpeng CEO and Chairman He Xiaopeng, who noted in a post on Weibo that he is personally welcoming Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) to the country.

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GM invests $300M in Momenta to deliver next-generation self-driving technologies in China

Green Car Congress

General Motors will invest $300 million in China-based Momenta to accelerate the development of next-generation self-driving technologies for future GM vehicles in China. —Julian Blissett, executive vice president of General Motors and president of GM China. Momenta’s “flywheel”. —Xudong Cao, CEO of Momenta.

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BMWs to feature in-car intelligent personal assistant

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group is introducing the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant—a new proprietary in-car AI assistant intended to enhance the BMW driving experience. BMW’s Intelligent Personal Assistant combines with the new BMW Operating System 7.0 BMW’s Intelligent Personal Assistant combines with the new BMW Operating System 7.0

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Just bring them: Toyota’s electric future just got sexier

EV Central

Toyota has revealed two new production EVs at the Beijing Motor Show, set to go on sale in China “within a year.” At its reveal Toyota said it: “Focuses on features that create a fun personal space for younger Generation Z customers.”

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Video: Elon Musk Talks About The Future Development Of China’s EV Market

CleanTechnica EVs

Elon Musk was invited to the 2021 World New Energy Vehicle Congress in Hainan, China. Although he didn’t attend in person, he did so via a prerecorded video and touched upon the future development of China’s EV market, the safety of autonomous driving, and data safety. There were three […].

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The Tesla Cybertruck becomes instant celebrity in China

Teslarati

China is not a country of pickup trucks. China is the world’s largest automotive market, and in 2023, sales accelerated to a record 30.09 million units , approximately 512,000 of which were pickup trucks. In Shanghai, long lines of people could be seen waiting for their chance to see the Cybertruck in person.

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