4,000mFlight altitude (world-first) 67mAirship length 10–35 kVOutput voltage 20 yrService life China has moved a step closer to turning the sky into a power plant. Lin Yi Yunchuan Energy Technology (临一云川) said its S4000 stratospheric airborne wind-power system completed a…
356,487H1 deliveries ¥38.1BH1 revenue (~$5.3B) ¥210MNet profit (~$29M) ¥589Profit per car (~$81) Leapmotor posted its strongest half-year ever — 356,487 deliveries and record revenue of 38.1 billion yuan ($5.3 billion) — but kept just 210 million yuan ($29 million) in…
XPeng has carved its humanoid-robot business out of the car company and into a standalone robotics funding entity that just raised more than $900 million at a post-money valuation above $6.3 billion. It is the largest single-round private financing ever…
On August 21, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation confirmed that a China-led proposal — “Solid-state battery application guide, test items and conditions for electric vehicle traction secondary lithium-ion batteries” — had been approved at the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).…
BYD unveiled the Sealion 08 — the new flagship SUV of its Ocean Network — at the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show on August 21. It is a 5.1-meter family SUV offered in five- and six-seat layouts, with the pure-electric version…
BYD pulled the wraps off the third-generation Tang at the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show on August 21 — a large five-seat “tech flagship” SUV — a promise BYD left deliberately unfinished: one more “disruptive technology” it says is still under…
Chery has become one of the first major automakers to publicly put its humanoid-robot business on a path to a stock listing. On August 19, at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Zhang Guibing — Chery’s president of international…
BYD pulled the wraps off the pre-sale of its Da Han EV — a D+ flagship sedan for the Dynasty line — at the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show on August 21. Pricing starts at 249,900 yuan (about $34,460) and tops…
On August 20, Chinese financial media reported that BYD’s second-generation Blade Battery has been officially designated for FAW Hongqi’s next-generation pure-electric platform — a core sourcing win that makes Hongqi the first state-owned Chinese automaker to buy and mass-produce BYD’s latest cell.…
GM’s SAIC joint venture puts its first all-electric Buick sedan on sale in China, pairing a CATL battery and 6C fast charging with a price that undercuts homegrown rivals. Buick put the Electra L7 electric sedan on sale in China…
