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2021.11.03

07:16

Four Japanese car makers' October sales in the U.S. fell by nearly 28% YoY

Asian Tech Press (Nov 03) -- According to reports, four Japanese automakers recently announced October new car sales in the United States of 300,089 units, down 27.9% from a year earlier.

2021.08.30

07:44

Toyota's global sales hit record high in July

Asian Tech Press (Aug 30)-- Toyota Motor released data showing that global sales rose 14% year-on-year to 858,000 units in July, the 11th consecutive month of year-on-year growth.

2021.08.09

05:44

Hyundai resumes production of Asan plant after 4-week suspension

According to Yonhap, Hyundai's Asan plant has resumed production after a 4-week shutdown.

2021.08.04

06:41

Toyota's first fiscal quarter revenue hits record high

2021.07.09

14:00

Xiaomi acquires self-driving company DeepMotion

Xiaomi has reportedly acquired DeepMotion, a self-driving technology company.

2021.07.08

12:00

NIO battery swap stations and superchargers officially shipped to Norway

On July 7, Mr. Lutz Frankhol, Director of TÜV Rheinland Shanghai, officially awarded the TÜV Rheinland certificate to Mr. Shen Fei, Vice President of NIO Power, at the Shanghai International Charging pile and Swapping Battery Technology Equipment Exhibition 2021 (CPSE).

2021.07.01

14:00

NIO Delivers 21,896 Units in Q2, Up 111.9% YoY

NIO announced its June 2021 delivery results. 8,083 smart electric vehicles were delivered in June, exceeding 8,000 units for the first time in its history and representing a 116.1% year-over-year and 20.4% month-over-month increase.

2021.06.29

16:40

Toyota's global sales up 45% YoY in May

Toyota released its production, sales, and export data (including Toyota and Lexus) for May, with global output up 83 percent year-over-year to 671,000 units.

2021.06.10

06:08

New cars to be equipped with backup cameras in Japan since May 2024

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced on June 9 the revised standards for cars obliged to install backup cameras that can confirm the situation behind them, etc.

2021.06.04

11:30

Tesla China Car Orders Down Nearly 50% in May Compared to April

Data shows that Tesla's car orders in China fell by nearly half in May compared with April. The company's monthly net orders in China fell to about 9,800 in May from over 18,000 in April.

2021.06.02

12:30

TSMC 4nm trial production ahead of schedule

2021.05.31

12:30

BMW, Daimler, Ford to set up data centers in China after Tesla

Multinational automakers, including BMW, Daimler, and Ford, will establish data centers in China for local storage of data generated by their cars. Prior to that, Tesla just announced that it has appointed a data center in China to localize data storage.

2021.05.24

14:00

Renault-Nissan India car plant workers to go on strike from Wednesday

The union at Renault-Nissan's Indian car plant said workers at the plant are going on strike from Wednesday because the safety of employees cannot be guaranteed due to the plant's neglect of social alienation norms. (Reuters)

13:00

TSMC to increase production of in-vehicle semiconductors by 60%

TSMC announced on May 21 that the production of in-vehicle semiconductors in 2021 will increase by 60% compared to 2020. It also increases by 30% compared to 2019, when production was not affected by the epidemic.

2021.05.19

15:30

Volkswagen to further expand its investment and operation in China

Mr. Yu Jianhua. Deputy Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group of the Ministry of Commerce, China International Trade Representative, met with Stephan Wollenstein, Chairman of the German Chamber of Commerce in China and CEO of Volkswagen Group (China), and exchanged views on the development of VW's business in China and the exchange of business personnel between China and Germany.

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