The Vivo X200 series smartphone, which will be released on Oct. 14, is expected to feature its latest kilometer-long offline communication tech, a self-developed network-free provision that enables several kilometers of free communication for two or more users of the same device, Vivo’s Vice President of Branding,  Jia Jindong said on Monday. Why it matters ..read more

Mazda Motor Corporation and Chinese partner Changan Automobile will invest RMB 10 billion ($1.4 billion) for the development of smart and electric vehicles in China by 2027, an executive said recently, adding that their joint venture aims to become a leader in a highly competitive industry. Changan-Mazda will launch a new electric vehicle model each ..read more

Volkswagen’s Chinese joint venture with SAIC is considering closing a plant in the eastern city of Nanjing where it has been making VW’s popular Passat and Skoda vehicles, a company representative said, according to a recent report by financial media outlet Caixin. SAIC-VW has two plants 80 kilometers (50 miles) apart in the capital city ..read more

China’s e-commerce player JD has acquired all of Walmart’s stake in Dada, according to Dada’s securities filing on Tuesday, bringing JD’s shares in the logistics company to 63.2%. As part of the move, Walmart China CEO Christina Zhu resigned from Dada’s board, a role she began in May 2020. Beijing-based JD became the majority shareholder ..read more

Beijing is firmly objecting to the European Commission’s decision to implement additional countervailing duties on China-made electric vehicles ranging up to 35.3% for a period of five years, while pushing for ongoing negotiations with Brussel to establish a price floor on Chinese EVs, according to a spokesperson from China’s Ministry of Commerce, who made the ..read more

Chinese battery giant CATL is calling for greater effort to make electric vehicle batteries more sustainable, with chief executive Robin Zeng recently claiming that more than half of all new batteries could be produced using recycled lithium globally in 2042. Speaking at the World New Energy Vehicle Congress on Sept. 27, Zeng mentioned that CATL’s ..read more

Note: The article was first published on TechNode China written by Steven Lee and translated by Zinan Zhang. Kunlun Tech recently launched Melodio, which claims to be the world’s first AI-generated music streaming platform. On Melodio, you can input prompts based on your current mood, and the system will continuously generate customized music to match the specified style. So, how does ..read more

Note: The article was first published on TechNode China written by Steven Lee and translated by Zinan Zhang. The name Zhumengdao evokes a sense of wonder and fantasy upon hearing it. As the name suggests, the app has a rich character setting and immersive interactive experiences. According to the official introduction, the “Dream Companion” feature in the Zhumengdao App is not ..read more

Note: The article was first published on TechNode China written by Steven Lee and translated by Zinan Zhang. At the 2024 INCLUSION in Shanghai, Ant Group unveiled its independent AI app, Zhixiaobao.   Developed based on Ant’s Bailing large language model, this new AI lifestyle assistant is integrated with Alipay, offering quick services like booking tickets, ordering food, accessing public transit ..read more

China’s passenger car sales are expected to rise 4% in September year-on-year and 10.1% month-on-month to 2.1 million units. An estimate by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said new enery vehicles (NEVs), mainly battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, could expand its market share with a penetration rate of 52.4%, and sales of NEVs ..read more