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A store visit frames the Tiguan L Pro simply: for roughly the cost of a daily coffee, buyers can finance and take home a new SAIC Volkswagen SUV.
smart is staging the new #5 concept in Shanghai through July 14 as it prepares to enter the luxury mid-size pure-electric SUV segment with an outdoor brief.
After plum blossom season, midsummer cicadas and melting heat frame a personal look at the lasting charm of Italian cars, with Haruki Murakami in mind.
Chen Bin, a long-serving Dongfeng executive, has been appointed vice president of FAW Group, adding another senior shift among China’s state auto giants.
A structural cost advantage of about 35% could help Chinese automakers capture as much as one-third of the global market by 2030 if the edge holds.
BAIC New Energy reshuffles its top ranks, with Dai Kangwei becoming chairman and Zhang Guofu promoted to general manager amid a broader leadership reset.
Mercedes-Benz’s China half-year report shows solid core luxury growth and a further build-out of local research and development capacity onshore.
SAIC Motor confirms a leadership change: Chen Hong retires, with Wang Xiaoqiu as chairman and Jia Jianxu as president after a July board meeting.
As rivals soften electrification pledges, Porsche is sticking with its shift, with German media reporting suspension schedules for fuel 718 and Macan models.
China’s auto joint ventures are being urged to move beyond short cycles and combine the strongest technologies from both partners for lasting advantage.
In June the domestic auto market saw electric cars rise and gasoline models fall sharply, while export trends moved in the opposite direction.
Halfway through 2024, resignations among emerging EV makers mounted as NIO announced a CFO exit amid a wider wave of new-power executive departures.
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