Xpeng's flagship GX SUV delivered 6,739 units in June, its first full month, with output set to rise 10% in July. The model targets a top-three segment position by Q4, having secured over 24,000 firm orders within 12 hours of launch and roughly 1,000 blind orders from the Middle East.
4611 day ago
The MG 07, MG's first pure-electric coupe, will open for pre-sales on July 29, positioned in the 150,000-200,000 yuan segment. It is the first MG model equipped with LiDAR and the Momenta R7 world-model ADAS solution, offering both BEV and PHEV powertrain options.
2621 day ago
CaoCao Inc., a ride-hailing platform originally incubated by Geely, began Robotaxi road testing without an in-vehicle safety operator on July 27 in Hangzhou. Tests are conducted on public roads in the city's Binjiang District, with vehicles receiving ride assignments only when designated stations trigger requests. CaoCao received approval in April to become Hangzhou's first mobility company authorized to test intelligent connected vehicles without onboard safety operators.
4542 days ago
XPENG has pulled forward deliveries of the MONA M03 Ultra SE from August to late July, nearly one month ahead of schedule. The model features two in-house Turing AI chips delivering 1500 TOPS of effective computing power, making it the industry's first vehicle to bring 1500 TOPS to the 150,000 RMB price segment. It supports full-scenario advanced intelligent driving including city/highway NOA, door-to-door autonomy, and automated parking.
2992 days ago
At the 2026 China Auto Forum, CAAM Deputy Secretary-General Chen Xu stated that talent will be decisive for China's auto industry to achieve three breakthroughs by 2030: technological innovation, industrial ecosystem, and brand influence. H1 2026 auto exports hit 5.096 million units, up 65.3% YoY, yet the talent gap has reached 1.03 million, with ADAS engineer supply-demand ratio at just 0.38.
4883 days ago
At the 2026 China Auto Forum Technology Leaders Summit, two-year-old JV neueHCT unveiled its tiered intelligent driving solution. Using Horizon Robotics J6M chips paired with physical AI end-to-end algorithms, the approach balances functional needs with manufacturing costs while delivering safety and smoothness comparable to 200-300 TOPS systems.
4244 days ago
Soling's SoDrive3.0 ADAS domain controller features a single Horizon Robotics Journey 6M chip, delivering 137KDMIPS CPU performance and 128TOPS AI computing power. With both ISO21434 cybersecurity and ASIL-B functional safety certifications, it covers urban NOA, highway NOA for passenger cars, and trunk-line highway NOA for commercial vehicles.
3764 days ago
At the 2026 China Auto Forum, Geely Auto Research Institute's All-Domain Safety Director Liao Huihong noted that electrification and intelligence are redefining automotive safety boundaries, with smart driving struggling to cover long-tail road conditions, occupant protection failing in reclined seating, and cyberattacks emerging as new hazards.
2315 days ago
On July 24, Li Auto announced that cumulative deliveries of its flagship Li L9 SUV surpassed 300,000 units. Launched in June 2022, the model reached this milestone in less than four years. The new generation L9 features the self-developed M100 chip with 1,280 TOPS computing power.
2385 days ago
At the 2026 China Auto Forum, Horizon Robotics VP Cai Ning proposed that smart cars are the most mature "four-wheeled robots," and Horizon will build the "super platform" for the Physical AI era. The company has achieved mass production exceeding 10 million units, building a scaled data flywheel.
3075 days ago
Xpeng's first SUV in the MONA series, the L03, has begun initial deliveries in China with plans for nationwide ramp-up in August. Deutsche Bank forecasts monthly deliveries of approximately 15,000 units, positioning it as Xpeng's most important sales growth engine in the second half of 2026.
3645 days ago
Volkswagen Group and Horizon Robotics are deepening their AI foundation model collaboration through CARIZON, adopting a white-box licensing model to develop a unified AI driving solution, with L3 autonomous driving targeted for delivery in China from the second half of 2027, while L2++ solutions entered mass production in Q3 2026.
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