Gasgoo Daily: Cumulative fixed-orders for AITO M9 surpass 100,000 units

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Cumulative fixed-orders for AITO M9 surpass 100,000 units

AITO, the premium new energy vehicle brand jointly developed by Huawei and SERES, announced on June 26 that the AITO M9 SUV, priced over 500,000 yuan, has attracted fixed-orders over 100,000 units within six months of its market launch.

China approves first cold-region national autonomous driving testing base

The autonomous driving test site in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, has passed China’s Ministry of Transport's evaluation, becoming the ninth nationally recognized closed test base in China and the first in a cold region.

China’s passenger car retail sales up 2% MoM in Jun. 1- Jun. 23 period: CPCA

From June 1 to 23, retail sales in China’s passenger car market reached 1.087 million units, representing a 12% year-on-year decrease but a 2% month-on-month increase. Wholesale figures for the same period totaled 1.169 million units, down 9% from a year ago but rose 11% from the previous month, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

SAIC-GM unveils RoboTest vehicle testing platform to public

On June 25, SAIC General Motors (SAIC-GM) officially unveiled to the public its RoboTest unmanned intelligent vehicle testing platform ("RoboTest Platform"). This platform is the first of its kind developed by an automaker and integrated into the entire vehicle testing and certification process.

Geely-backed LEVC puts luxury all-electric MPV L380 onto market

On June 25, Geely Holding-backed LEVC put the L380 all-electric large luxury MPV onto the market. The L380 is available in four variants, priced between 379,900 yuan and 479,900 yuan.

New energy heavy-duty truck developer ZERON completes A1 funding round

ZERON, the technology company specializing in new energy heavy-duty trucks, recently announced the completion of its A1 funding round, which raised for the company nearly 100 million yuan.

NETA Auto’s parent company files for IPO in Hong Kong

On June 26, Hozon New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. (Hozon Automobile) submitted an application for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. If successful, its electric vehicle brand NETA Auto will become the fifth Chinese startup carmaker to be listed in Hong Kong, following Li Auto, NIO, XPENG, and Leapmotor.

AVATR to debut Huawei’s Qiankun ADS 3.0 smart driving system

On June 26, AVATR, the high-end smart electric vehicle brand jointly backed by Changan Automobile, Huawei, and CATL, announced that it would be one of the first car brands to integrate Huawei's Qiankun ADS 3.0 smart driving system, starting with valet parking function.

Dongfeng Honda e:NS2 all-electric shooting brake hits market, starting at 159,800 yuan

On June 25, Dongfeng Honda launched the e:NS2 (“Lieguang” in Chinese pinyin) all-electric shooting brake, offering four variants with a limited-time discount of 30,000 yuan. The new model features a discounted price range of 159,800 yuan to 179,800 yuan.