Car company dynamics | OEM Trend
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Gasgoo:On July 17, Li Auto officially announced that its new model, the Li i8, is open for pre-order.The official estimated price range is 350,000 yuan to 400,000 yuan, and the final price will be officially announced at the product launch on July 29.
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IT House: On July 17, the vice president of Xpeng Motors issued a document saying that the “black mouth” that has recently been keen on maliciously spreading rumors against Xpeng and smearing the rhythm of the “black mouth” is cooperating with relevant departments to take action.At present, a special team has been set up to deal a more serious blow through a comprehensive approach.
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Gasgoo:recentlyGAC Group and Saudi Arabia’s dealer Jameel Motors announced a cooperation agreement to distribute GAC Group’s models in the UK, Europe’s second-largest auto market.According to the plan, GAC Group will be the first to launch two Aion brand electric models in the UK market – the AION V SUV and the AION UT hatchback.The first vehicles are expected to be delivered to UK consumers in the first quarter of 2026.
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Gasgoo:recentlyFaraday Future announced that the company has signed a financing agreement of approximately $105 million.Once the financing is in place, FF expects to have sufficient funds to launch the new model FX Super One, and plans to use these funds to accelerate the development and delivery of FF and FX brand products and AI-related technologies, and accelerate the production and delivery of FX Super One.
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Fast Technology: According to the “Ali Auction” official account,United StatesNew energy vehiclesThe pre-recruitment channel for investors intending to reorganize Co., Ltd. (the parent company of Nezha Automobile) was officially opened.Starting from July 10, 2025, interested strategic investors can submit pre-registration materials through the Alibaba asset platform.According to the property status description and preliminary investigation results, as of May 1, 2025,The asset composition of Hezhong New Energy mainly includes fixed assets, machinery and equipment, intellectual property rights and accounts receivable.Among them, the fixed assets cover an industrial land located in the Economic Development Zone of Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, with a land area of 350 acres. In terms of machinery and equipment, it includes production line integration equipment, production molds and tooling, transportation tools, experimental equipment, etc. in the workshop. In terms of intellectual property rights, the company has self-developed software products and registered trademarks “Nezha Automobile”.
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Financial Associated Press: Nissan Motor China released its sales results for June 2025.In June 2025, Nissan Motor China’s June sales in China, including the passenger cars and light commercial vehicles segments, were 53,843 units.Dongfeng Nissan (including Nissan, Venucia and Infiniti brands) sold 49,033 units. The light commercial vehicle segment (Zhengzhou Nissan) sold 4,810 units.From January to June 2025, Nissan Motor China’s cumulative sales in China, including passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, were 279,546 units.
Parts and components enterprises | Supply Chain News
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Jiemian News: On July 17, according to Guoxuan Hi-Tech news, recently,Gotion Grid5 MWh liquid-cooled energy storage system, an energy storage product under Guoxuan Hi-Tech, has officially obtained the EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 compliance certification issued by TÜV SÜD.And has relied on the production base in Göttingen, Germany to achieve localized mass production.
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Financial Associated Press:SK On, a battery manufacturer under South Korea’s SK Group, announced on July 17 that it has signed a lithium hydroxide supply contract with EcoPro Innovation, a South Korean metal refining company.It plans to purchase up to 6,000 tons of South Korean lithium hydroxide by the end of this year, which can meet about 100,000 unitsElectric vehiclebattery production needs. The materials will be processed at a cathode material plant in Korea and exported to SK On’s battery manufacturing site in the United States.The companies also plan to sign an additional multi-year supply agreement covering the next two to three years during the year.
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Gasgoo:Recently, intelligent drivingcontinentOfficially received the fixed-point development notice issued by a leading domestic OEM,Following the previous designation of another model project, it was successfully selected as the supplier of another combined assisted driving solution of the OEM.Horizon-based Journeys will be available® 6M (hereinafter referred to as “J6M”) computing solution intelligent assisted driving solution.
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Tianyancha:recentlyCATL Future Energy (Shanghai) Research Institute Co., Ltd. underwent industrial and commercial changes, with its registered capital increasing from 200 million yuan to 320 million yuan, an increase of 60%, and a change in senior management.The company was established in August 2021, the legal representative is Qu Tao, and its business scope includes engageNew energyscientific research, technical services, technology development, technical consultation, technology exchange, technology transfer, technology promotion, etc. in the field of science and technology and new materials,It is wholly owned by CATL.
Sankei Focus | Industrial Economy
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Financial Associated Press:According to the data of the Passenger Car Branch, from July 1 to 13, the national passenger car new energy market retailed 332,000 units, an increase of 26% year-on-year in July last year and a decrease of 4% from the same period last month.The retail penetration rate of the new energy market was 58.1%, with a total of 5.801 million units retailed since the beginning of this year, a year-on-year increase of 33%; From July 1 to 13, the national passenger car manufacturers wholesales 316,000 new energy units, an increase of 37% over the same period in July last year and 1% over the same period last month, and the wholesale penetration rate of new energy manufacturers was 56.9%, with a total of 6.763 million units wholesale since the beginning of this year, a year-on-year increase of 37%.
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CCTV News:In the first half of this year, 1.275 million cars were exported through Shanghai port, a year-on-year increase of 13%, ranking first in the country.Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, the export volume of automobiles at Shanghai port has jumped from 379,000 units in 2020 to 2.39 million units in 2024, with an average annual growth of 58.4%.
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Financial Associated Press: Zhongtai Securities Research Report said that with the support of AI investment and consumer electronics subsidies, the performance of the electronics sector picked up sharply in the first quarter. Looking back, the prosperity of the electronics industry continued to be high in the second quarter.The AI boom has led to strong demand for computing power chips and related hardware, increased corporate capital expenditure, and maintained a high growth trend in the semiconductor sector. Downstream cloud computing and automotive electronics orders are abundant, and the second-quarter performance is expected to exceed market expectations.
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Tianyancha:recentlyHoneycomb Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes, and its registered capital has increased from about 3.243 billion yuan to about 3.346 billion yuan, an increase of about 3.18%.The company was established in February 2018, the legal representative is Yang Hongxin, and its business scope includes Internet data services, sales of new energy vehicle battery swap facilities, electric vehicle charging infrastructure operation, contract energy management, etc., and is jointly held by Baoding Ruimao Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd., Advanced Manufacturing Industry Investment Fund Phase II (Limited Partnership), Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Industrial Coordinated Development Investment Fund (Limited Partnership), etc.
Personnel changes | Change of personal
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Sina Automobile:YesAccording to the news, there are more than that20years of experience in the automotive industryZhu Jiang, CEO of Genesis China, has been this year6He stepped down at the end of the month。 Since his official announcement of his inauguration, the time span from the news of his resignation circulating on the Internet has only been more than ten months. According to public information, Genesis announced the appointment of Zhu Jiang as the new CEO of Genesis Automobile Sales (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. at the end of July 2024.This is the second change of coach in 10 months.