Officials said funding was completed on Wednesday for the second phase of the advanced manufacturing fund, which invests in Chinese innovation sectors
The company's call coincides with the release of a new hybrid model, the Grand Vitara sport utility vehicle, that is intended to compete with Hyundai and Kia
Domestic new energy vehicle companies such as BYD, Li Auto, Xpeng, Evergrande and Nio are expected to gain from the reduction in vehicle loan rates
Analysts said the yen's tumbling value against the dollar caused share price boosts for automakers and microchip producers
Battery makers for electric vehicles are studying ways to create smaller and cheaper batteries to bring down prices, as batteries are currently the most expensive items in EVs.
The A$76 million ($52 million) investment would make Stellantis the company's second-largest investor with an 8% holding
A video posted online showed a Huawei store in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, ablaze. Witnesses said an Aito M5 displayed in the store was burned to its chassis
May sales in China of NEVs rose 49.6% month-on-month despite a 12% fall in overall car purchases, as officials rolled out stimulus to support a market hit by the country's Covid-19 lockdowns.
Online hiring event for "smart manufacturing" roles proceeds, company posts two dozen new open positions in China.
The acquisitions would give BYD access to more than 25 million tonnes of lithium oxide, which is used in the cathodes of EV batteries
Global carmakers are falling behind Chinese electric car companies in the world's biggest car market, with no foreign brands among the top 10 carmakers in the China EV segment this year, except for Tesla in third place.
The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data showed sales of passenger vehicles fell 16% from the same period a year earlier to 780,000 units