Baidu Apollo Go has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Kazakhstan's Turlov Private Holding Ltd. (TPH), marking the first time Chinese autonomous vehicles have entered the Central Asian market. Apollo Go has landed in 27 cities globally, completing over 22 million services.
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At the 2026 Stuttgart International Symposium on Automotive and Powertrain Technology (July 8-9), Gasgoo CEO Xiaoying Zhou highlighted China's shift from market scale advantages to system-level innovation. The "AI-defined vehicles" era has arrived.
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China's auto exports reached 1.037 million units in June 2026, breaking the single-month million mark for the first time. Hainan Province reaffirmed its 2030 ICE sales ban goal. BYD's Fangchengbao Shark plug-in hybrid pickup has completed MIIT filing and is poised for domestic launch.
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Stellantis delivered 1.6 million units globally in Q2, up 10% YoY. Leapmotor brand shipped 33,000 units in Europe, up approximately 25,000 YoY, becoming the group's key China representative in electrification. T03 and B10 models drove strong demand.
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On July 9, Xiaomi EV unveiled its second product line — the SkyNomad series, a smart transformable large SUV developed over 3.5 years on the Kunlun Architecture. Meanwhile, Leapmotor officially announced its entry into the North American market.
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From battery materials to smart electrification, Morocco is becoming a new base for China's automotive supply chain to move closer to European customers. Through Morocco, Chinese suppliers can embed into Renault and Stellantis's ecosystem while capturing new gaps from Europe's electrification transition.
2555 days agoIn the first half of 2026, China's NEV market showed structural divergence. NEV penetration has stabilized above 57%, with domestic brands fully dominating. BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor have widened their lead through multi-brand portfolios, global exports, and full-category layouts. The industry has ended the universal growth era, with premiumization, globalization, brand stratification, and self-developed technology becoming the four core variables determining growth ceilings.
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Chery sold 256,612 vehicles in June, up 9.8% year-over-year, the highest growth rate among China's top five automotive groups. Export volume hit a new record, with export share maintained above 55%. Chery has led Chinese brand exports for over two decades, and its global system capabilities have become an industry case study.
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Geely Auto released its June 2026 sales figures, with total group sales reaching 240,799 vehicles, up 2.02% year-on-year. Overseas exports were particularly impressive, with monthly export sales reaching 102,874 units, surging 157.11% year-on-year and 20.82% month-on-month, breaking the 100,000-unit threshold for the first time and setting a brand record. In contrast, domestic market sales were 137,925 units, down 29.64% year-on-year. Geely's sales structure clearly reflects the typical "stable domestic, aggressive overseas" pattern of Chinese automakers, with global layout entering an accelerated harvest phase.
36115 days ago
Data from Gasgoo Automotive Research Institute shows that in Q1 2026, China's auto export market structure underwent significant changes, with Brazil exporting 286,000 vehicles to surpass Russia and become China's largest auto export destination for the first time.
41520 days agoIn May 2026, BYD exported 160,644 NEVs, with cumulative January-May sales reaching 1,405,039 units. Export regional distribution data shows Central & South America at 61,000 units, the EU & UK at 30,000 units, Southeast Asia at 10,000 units, and the CIS at 6,162 units. This data marks BYD's evolution from "China's NEV leader" to a multinational automaker with global depth. Its export structure also provides an important reference sample for Chinese automakers' overseas expansion pathways.
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In June 2026, China's automotive industry reached a historic milestone—its first automaker with cumulative production exceeding 100 million units officially emerged. This landmark not only signifies China's transformation from a "manufacturing giant" to a "manufacturing powerhouse," but also means Chinese auto brands have gained powerful scale-effect endorsement for their global competitiveness. From the first Jiefang truck in 1956 to today's 100-million milestone, China's auto industry completed the leap from follower to leader in 70 years.
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