Central Asia Auto Market

Chery and iFlytek Renew Five-Year Partnership, Spark Cockpit 3.0 Set for Mass Production

On July 28, Chery Group and iFlytek signed a new five-year strategic cooperation framework and the 2026 annual cooperation agreement. The partnership, dating back to 2003, has spanned 23 years. This renewal deepens cooperation in intelligent cockpits, smart audio, and multilingual overseas deployment, while exploring new frontiers including commercial vehicles, joint overseas marketing, aftermarket services, and in-car subscription models. iFlytek's multilingual assistant already covers 32 languages across 60 countries and regions.

4521 day ago

Xiaomi EV Tops 30,000 Deliveries for Four Straight Months: H1 2026 Report

Xiaomi EV delivered over 30,000 vehicles in July 2026, marking the fourth consecutive month above this threshold. H1 2026 cumulative deliveries reached 185,055 units, up 17.18% YoY. The YU7 series contributed 104,559 units in H1, serving as the absolute sales pillar. Meanwhile, Xiaomi officially launched the SkyNomad Pengcheng EREV series, injecting new momentum for the second-half push toward the annual 550,000-unit target.

2621 day ago

2026 China Auto Forum Spotlights Independent Design, Cultural Confidence as New Design Foundation

The 2026 China Auto Forum convened in Shanghai, where Gasgoo CEO Zhou Xiaoying moderated a roundtable on independent design. Experts from Jilin University, FAW Hongqi, Italian RF Company, and Avatr explored the cultural awakening and paradigm transformation of Chinese automotive design.

4477 days ago

Xiaohongshu's Li Ang: Automotive Marketing's Next Battleground Is User Life Scenarios

At the 2026 China Auto Forum, Li Ang, head of Xiaohongshu's automotive vertical, argued that as China's auto market shifts from growth to saturation, brand competition has moved beyond product specs to a deep understanding of user life scenarios and emotional value. Search terms are migrating from traditional specifications to scenario-based keywords, with users caring more about whether a car can genuinely improve their lives. This trend carries important implications for how Chinese brands building emotional connections with overseas consumers.

3068 days ago

Chery's Industry-Education Fusion: The City-Level Talent Pipeline Behind 10,000 Engineers

At the 2026 China Automotive Forum, the industry-education integration model jointly demonstrated by Chery and Wuhu Vocational and Technical University drew significant industry attention. Nearly three decades of deep collaboration, close to 10,000 skilled professionals trained, and an innovative "Nine Co-Six Modernizations" mechanism offer a replicable solution to the talent gap plaguing the global automotive industry.

5158 days ago

China's Auto Rise Brings Europe More Than Competitors—It Brings a New Industrial Pace

China's automotive rise is introducing an entirely different industrial pace to Europe. While German companies worry transformation isn't fast enough, ordinary employees fear change is already moving too quickly.

38011 days ago

New Tank 300 Debuts: 553 Upgrades, Entry Price Stays at ¥199,800

The all-new Tank 300 officially launched on July 19, 2026, maintaining its entry price at ¥199,800 while adding a flagship Hi4-Z trim at ¥259,800. The model introduces 553 vehicle-wide optimizations, updates over 50% of components, debuts laser radar, and offers four powertrain options.

21513 days ago

3.6 New Cars Launch Daily: China's Auto Market Enters White-Hot Competition

On July 15, 2026, China's auto market witnessed a rare phenomenon: seven new models launched simultaneously in a single day. Deeper data from BYD Executive Vice President He Zhiqi reveals that Chinese automakers released 542 new models in the first five months of 2026 — an average of 3.6 per day — while the domestic market contracted by 20%. New vehicle lifecycles have shrunk dramatically, and industry competition has escalated from "fierce" to "brutal."

46415 days ago

EU Targets PHEV Loophole: Chinese Automakers' 1.3M Europe Goal Faces New Hurdles

The EU is considering imposing anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese-made PHEVs. Some automakers without local European production capacity are still engaged in technical consultations on price undertakings. Chinese automakers' European registrations are expected to exceed 1.3 million in 2026.

24616 days ago

Afari Technology Partners with StepFun, In-Vehicle Large Model Native Architecture Debuts

In July 2026, StepFun released three core products for edge devices: the agent-native operating system Step AOS, the personal agent StepFun Amoo, and the on-device model family Step Edge. On the same day, strategic partner Chongqing Afari Technology announced plans to integrate this full-stack capability into the automotive sector, marking the first deployment of large model native architecture in in-vehicle scenarios.

27718 days ago