The Volkswagen Group is strengthening its successful 40-year partnership with SAIC Motor for the long term. In Shanghai, both companies signed an extension of their joint venture agreement until the year 2040. The original joint venture agreement was valid until 2030. By extending the agreement, the partners are creating early... Read more →

US Geological Survey researchers have developed a new model to assess how disruptions of critical mineral supplies may affect the US economy. Using the model, the researchers estimate there could be a $3.4 billion decrease in US GDP if China implements a total ban on exports of gallium and germanium,... Read more →

The Audi Q6L e-tron was presented at the FAW stand at Auto Guangzhou (15-18 Nov) in southern China shortly before its market launch as the first locally produced vehicle based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). Starting at the end of December it will be produced exclusively for the Chinese... Read more →

Dongfeng Nissan unveiled the all-new N7 electric sedan at Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition (Auto Guangzhou). The vehicle is set to go on sale in China in the first half of 2025. The N7 is the first model built on Dongfeng Nissan’s new modular architecture, designed exclusively for electrified vehicles. Previewed... Read more →

The first 100,000-ton demonstration phase of a 500,000-ton green methanol production project in Alxa was recently launched in Inner Mongolia. The green methanol project is China’s first 500,000-ton-level project that synthesizes green methanol by using wind and solar power for the electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen and combining it... Read more →

Dongfeng Honda, a Honda automobile production and sales joint venture in China, has opened its new energy vehicle (NEV) production plant in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. The 4-billion RMB (US$566-million) plant has a production capacity of approximately 120,000 units/year. The Dongfeng Honda NEV production plant is the first dedicated... Read more →

China is a major natural gas importer by pipeline and the world’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG). In the last 10 years, the Chinese government has actively supported the development of unconventional natural gas resources to reduce import dependence and enhance energy security, notes the US Energy Information... Read more →

China-based NIO Inc. has entered into definitive agreements for investment in NIO Holding Co., Ltd., a PRC subsidiary in which it holds 92.1% controlling equity interest (NIO China), with Hefei Jianheng New Energy Automobile Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), Anhui Provincial Emerging Industry Investment Co., Ltd. and CS Capital Co.,... Read more →

ZF and Farizon announced an expansion of their strategic partnership upon signing a Memorandum of Understanding at the IAA Transportation 2024. Under the theme of “Safe, Smart and Sustainable Journey to Farther Horizons”, this agreement aims to accelerate the industrialization of ZF’s advanced technologies for Farizon’s new energy vehicles. This... Read more →

ZF and Foton signed a Letter of Intent to strengthen their strategic cooperation. Building on the success of their joint venture setup to deliver the TraXon automatic transmission and electric drives in China, ZF and Foton have now agreed for the joint venture to introduce ZF’s new hybrid transmission for... Read more →

Tula Technology, Inc., a leader in propulsion efficiency, along with a leading global automotive supplier, has developed a Dynamic Motor Drive (DMD) demonstration vehicle for the Chinese market based on a domestic premium full-size SUV. DMD is a high-value, software-only technology that addresses key challenges facing the EV transition: range,... Read more →

China sold more than one million EVs in August 2024, breaking the previous record set in December 2023 by 70,000 vehicles, according to research-house Rho Motion. The European market is down 4% so far this year compared to the same period last year; the first-time sales growth has turned negative... Read more →

China-based Geely Auto showcased its new global model, the Geely EX5, at 2024 Automechanika Frankfurt. Designed to cater to diverse international markets, the EX5 is built on the Geely Electric Architecture (GEA) and features a minimalist design to appeal to users worldwide. It is available in both left-hand and right-hand... Read more →

Chinese car manufacturers have been forced to accelerate plans and build local facilities to localize their supply chain in light of various EV tariffs announced this year, according to EV research-house, Rho Motion. This comes as Canada announces a 100% import tariff on Chinese EVs, in line with its trade... Read more →

The first comprehensive robot exhibition center in Beijing—Robot World—has established a permanent exhibition hall. The National Robot Testing and Evaluation Center (Headquarters) Beijing Evaluation Center provides authoritative domestic and world-class testing and certification services. The Beijing Embodied Intelligence Robot Innovation Center focuses on solving common industry challenges in the development... Read more →

SES AI Corporation, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance Li-Metal batteries, announced a major step in its commercialization of this next-generation battery technology. The company’s 100 Ah Li-Metal cells for automotive applications are the first in the industry to pass safety tests required by China’s GB38031-2020... Read more →

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced export controls on antimony and related items as well as on items related to super-hard materials. Antimony is used in products from lead-acid batteries to weapons. (Antimony-lead alloys improve the strength and castability of the grids in batteries.) Operators seeking to export antimony and related... Read more →

Intel unveiled its first discrete graphics processing unit (dGPU), the Intel Arc Graphics for Automotive, at its AI Cockpit Innovation Experience event in Shenzhen. The product will be commercially deployed in vehicles as soon as 2025, accelerating automobile technology and unlocking a new era of AI-driven cockpit experiences and enhanced... Read more →

Zeekr and Mobileye plan to accelerate technology localization in China, integrate Mobileye technologies into the next-generation Zeekr models, and further their driving safety and automation there and in the global market. Zeekr is the global premium electric mobility technology brand from Geely Holding Group. Mobileye is a leading developer of... Read more →

Leapmotor International, a 51/49 Stellantis-led company between Stellantis and Leapmotor (earlier post), has shipped the first batch of Leapmotor electric vehicles—C10 SUVs and T03 cars—from Shanghai, China, to European ports this month, marking a significant milestone in the partnership and demonstrating the shared commitment to providing sustainable mobility and innovation... Read more →

Rio Tinto marked the shipment of 4 billion tonnes of iron ore from the Pilbara in Western Australia to China. The shipment was loaded at Dampier Port on 19 July, bound for China Baowu Steel Group, the world’s top steel producer. This milestone comes 51 years after the first shipment... Read more →

As part of its ‘In China, for China’ strategy, the Volkswagen brand is focusing its product offering to reflect the needs of its Chinese customers more closely. Accordingly, the car manufacturer presented the first model from a new Volkswagen sub-brand: the ID. UNYX. The E-SUV coupé of the same name... Read more →

CRRC recently unveiled a series of seven new energy locomotives in Beijing, zlong with a report on the carbon footprint of new energy locomotives. The power of these serialized new energy locomotives range from 1000 kW to 2000 kW, which can cover all scenarios of user operation conditions, CRRC said.... Read more →

Chinese Premier Li Qiang signed a decree of the State Council, unveiling a set of regulations on rare earth administration. The regulations, which will take effect on 1 October, stipulate that the country will pay equal attention to resource protection as well as development and utilization of rare earths, following... Read more →

China-based XCMG Machinery unveiled a new hydrogen fuel cell dump truck model, the EHSL552F, equipped with a 120kW hydrogen fuel cell and high-power battery system. This launch marks a step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 99.3 kilograms on a daily basis for large-scale transportation projects such as mining operations.... Read more →

The Yole Group forecasts that the global automotive LiDAR market will grow from US$538 million in 2023 to US$3,632 million by 2029, with a CAGR of 38% over this period. In 2022, the market was at a crucial junction. At the time, Yole Group identified significant issues between the PC... Read more →

Building on their 12-year relationship and well-established joint venture, JLR and Chery have signed a Letter of Intent to strengthen CJLR’s product offer for the next era of electrification in China. CJLR is the 50/50 joint venture of Jaguar Land Rover Ltd and Chery Automobile Company. Under the proposed new... Read more →

Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) announced its ISOTERRA technology has been selected for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in China. CLG will provide the technology license, engineering services, and supply proprietary equipment and catalysts for this facility. We are honored to be entrusted with advancing China's sustainability goals through... Read more →

As part of its ongoing investigation, the European Commission has provisionally concluded that the battery electric vehicles (BEV) value chain in China benefits from unfair subsidization, which is causing a threat of economic injury to EU BEV producers. The investigation also examined the likely consequences and impact of measures on... Read more →

The C919 aircraft completed maiden test flight with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by Sinopec earlier this month. China’s homegrown large passenger aircraft, the C919 made a soft landing on the runway of Dongying Airport in Shandong Province, marking the first time for the domestic commercial aircraft to be fueled... Read more →

The EU’s anticipated tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles could have little impact on the profitability of manufacturers, suggested research house Rho Motion at its Rho Motion Live Conference in Paris this week. Speaking to a room of industry leaders from the world of electric vehicles and the associated value chain,... Read more →

The Nikkei reported that the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group sold 730,000 vehicles in the January-March period to become the first Chinese carmaker to break into the global top 10 in auto sales for the quarter. Geely, which had placed 12th in the first quarter of 2023, passed the Mercedes-Benz Group... Read more →

President Biden is directing US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to take action to add or increase tariffs for certain products from China, including EVs and EV components. Ambassador Tai will propose the following modifications in EV-related strategic sectors: Electric vehicles Increase rate to 100% in 2024 Battery parts (non-lithium-ion... Read more →

Topsoe has signed an agreement with Guangxi Hongkun Biomass to provide Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce SAF at Guangxi Hongkun Biomass’ plant in the Qinzhou Port Area Free Trade Pilot Zone of Guangxi, China. This agreement marks Topsoe’s first SAF project in China. The project expects to process 300,000 tons... Read more →

Nissan unveiled four new energy vehicle (NEV) concepts at Auto China and showcased a strong lineup of electrified models. Nissan also announced that it will launch one more NEV in the market than previously disclosed, bringing the total of the planned vehicle launches to five by fiscal year 2026. The... Read more →

Volkswagen is presenting the new design language and the new technology standard of future Volkswagen models in China with the ID. CODE design show car unveiled at Auto China 2024. The concept car’s aesthetics are completely new and give a preview of a large electric SUV. The ID. CODE is... Read more →

Weichai Power unveiled a diesel engine with a base 53.09% brake thermal efficiency at the 2024 World Congress on Internal Combustion Engines in Tianjin. This achievement was officially recognized by TÜV SÜD, an international authoritative testing organization, and the China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATARC), a professional testing body... Read more →

Honda unveiled the烨 (yè) Series, an all-new EV ser... Read more →

At the 18th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2024), set to start 25 April, Nissan will unveil several new energy concept models designed for the China market. The show will also see the China debut of the all-electric Nissan Hyper Force concept and Formula E Gen3 race car. Nissan... Read more →

Volkswagen is further expanding its production and innovation hub in Hefei, Anhui Province, China with investments totaling €2.5 billion. In addition to the expansion of R&D capacity, preparations are also being made for the production of two Volkswagen brand models, which are currently being developed together with Chinese partner XPENG.... Read more →

Volvo Cars’ Taizhou manufacturing plant has switched to biogas, making it the company’s first plant in China to achieve climate-neutral status. The plant’s switch from natural gas will result in a reduction of more than 7,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Despite being a small share of total Scope 1-3... Read more →

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and TotalEnergies signed a heads of agreement (HoA) jointly to develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production unit at a SINOPEC refinery in China. The partnership aims to achieve an annual production capacity of 230,000 tons, with the new production line co-operated by both... Read more →

ESI Group and FAW-Volkswagen (FAW-VW) TE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing intelligent simulation technology within the automotive industry. FAW-Volkswagen is a passenger auto manufacturer jointly managed by First Automotive Group Corporation, Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. ESI Group, a part... Read more →

Almost a fifth (19.5%) of electric vehicles sold in Europe last year were made in China and this is on track to reach a quarter (25%) in 2024, according to new analysis by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). The forecast comes as the EU is considering import tariffs to... Read more →

Farasis Energy and FAW Jiefang Automobile Co., Ltd., a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in China, will partner on commercial vehicle applications. Both companies will collaborate closely on commercial vehicle semi-solid-state and solid-state battery projects for light-, medium- and heavy-vehicle platforms, and specific scenarios such as long-haul transportation, urban logistics, and... Read more →

In China, EV registrations, including plug-in and conventional hybrids, soared by 92% in January compared to the same month last year, according to Adamas Intelligence. At just under 765,000 units, more EVs were sold in China during the first month of 2024 than the next 19 countries combined. Every third... Read more →

Cummins Inc. has commissioned a diesel-hybrid mining truck in partnership with one of China’s leading rigid mining truck manufacturers, North Hauler Joint Stock Co., Ltd. (NHL). The hybrid NHL NTH260, a 220 metric ton payload mining truck, rolled off the production line in January and is headed to Baiyun Iron... Read more →

Used primarily in high-voltage electrical switchgear in electric power grids, sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is one of the most potent greenhouse gases on Earth. The GWP of SF6 is 24,300 that of CO2, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). In the 21st century, atmospheric... Read more →

BASF has broken ground on a methyl glycols (MG) plant at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. The new facility is designed with an annual capacity of 46,000 metric tons and aims to meet the rapidly growing demand for brake fluids in the region. The plant is scheduled to commence... Read more →

EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH (EKPO) and China FAW Group (FAW) have signed a contract for the development and supply of fuel cell stack module prototypes. The stacks of the NM12-Single platform will be used in a next-generation fuel cell vehicle of FAW’s premium brand Hongqi. The NM12 Single PEMFC... Read more →