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Dongfeng-Huawei Yijing X9: Can Its RMB 10 Billion R&D, Thousands-Person Co-creation Model Be Replicated?

Dongfeng Motor and Huawei Qiankun jointly created the Yijing brand; its first model, the Yijing X9, will go on sale in September 2026 with a presale price range of 299,800 to 379,800 yuan, and received 21,235 orders within 24 hours of presale. The two parties began cooperation in 2023 and upgraded to phase 2.0 in 2025, with over 10 billion yuan in cumulative planned R&D funding and a joint team of thousands. The new car is positioned as a flagship SUV, equipped with six major intelligent solutions including Huawei Qiankun ADS 5 and HarmonyOS cockpit, adopts a range-extended powertrain, and has a CLTC comprehensive range of 1,570 km.

36841 days ago
Arcfox Alpha T7 Launches, Galaxy Cruiser 700 Opens Pre-Sales

Arcfox Alpha T7 Launches, Galaxy Cruiser 700 Opens Pre-Sales

From September 15 to 16, Geely Galaxy's hardcore off-road SUV Zhanjian 700 opened presales, while BAIC Arcfox's mid-to-large SUV Alpha T7 was officially launched. The Alpha T7 is priced from 137,800 to 174,800 yuan after subsidies, with over 30,000 orders in the first 72 hours of presales, a maximum pure electric range of 715 km, and a combined extended-range range of 1,315 km. The Zhanjian 700 uses a tri-motor four-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid system, with a combined output of 830 kW and a pure electric range of 165 to 185 km. The two vehicles show that Chinese brands are increasing their bets on the mid-to-large SUV and hardcore off-road markets with 800V platforms, lidar, and electrified off-road features. Overseas sales arrangements have not yet been disclosed.

30345 days ago
Xiaomi SkyNomad N90 Max Debuts as First with RoboSense All-Solid-State LiDAR

Xiaomi SkyNomad N90 Max Debuts as First with RoboSense All-Solid-State LiDAR

Xiaomi Auto officially unveiled its second product series, the SkyNomad intelligent large-space SUV lineup, on July 30, 2026. The flagship N90 Max becomes the first mass-produced Xiaomi model equipped with a rear-facing all-solid-state digital LiDAR, exclusively supplied by RoboSense. Based on RoboSense's automotive-grade E Platform, the solid-state sensor integrates proprietary SPAD-SoC and 2D VCSEL chips, delivering a 140° horizontal and 105° vertical field of view with 2cm ranging accuracy. This marks the E Platform's first deployment in mainstream L2+ passenger vehicles.

52789 days ago