Jill Shen

on Oct. 10 it planned to invest $27 million in self-driving car startup Pony.ai through its wholly-owned subsidiary GAC Capital, a move expected to “create synergies” between the two companies and speed up the development of GAC's automated driving functions. The investment marks the latest bet by a Chinese automaker to boost their autonomous driving capacity in the hope of catching up with Tesla, which on the same day said it aims to produce its driverless taxi, the Cybercab, in 2026.

Making the announcement at this year's Paris Motor Show on Monday, GAC joins an array of Chinese automakers tapping Europe amid ever-intensifying competition at home and following the imposition of nearly 40% tariffs on Chinese EVs by the European Commission.

The unidentified international firm illegally conducted geographic mapping activities in the name of implementing autonomous driving research projects, China's state security ministry

Why it matters: The Zeekr Mix, a roundish, cute-looking vehicle, is the first production model that uses Geely's newly-developed SEA-M platform, which stands for “sustainable experience architecture,” a base it shares with the newest robotaxi prototype operated by Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car unit.

Although CATL has been quite successful with its energy-dense Qilin and fast-charging Shenxing batteries for passenger electric vehicles (EVs), the

SAIC, Smart, and Geely-owned Volvo submitted alternative price commitment proposals in case an overall plan offered by CCCME was not accepted in Europe.

The sales figures reflected the increasing popularity of hybrid electric vehicles and the slowing growth of fully battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the world’s largest auto market.

Deeproute said it would be relatively easy to scale up its technology and comply with data security rules for both China and overseas markets.

Chinese automaker GAC is ramping up its overseas push with the debut of a budget electric vehicle model featuring an instant connection with mobile

A dozen buses carrying around 300 journalists and influencers stopped in front of a car assembly plant in the eastern Chinese city of Fuzhou.