Firefly adds a 60 kWh CATL NMC battery, rated at 560 km CLTC. BaaS starts at RMB79,800 plus RMB599/month; outright purchase starts at RMB136,800. Range versions weigh 1,492 kg and consume 10.9 kWh/100 km.

The 30,000th LUXEED V9 rolled off the production line today. It has led the MPV market priced above RMB 400,000 in sales for four consecutive months, with notably strong commercial performance.

Official images of the 2027 Lynk & Co 03 have been released, featuring a factory wide-body kit and a large rear wing.

CATL reported Q3 revenue of CNY 165.221bn, up 58.58% YoY, and net profit of CNY 21.246bn, up 14.54%. Nine-month revenue and profit rose 56.19% and 31.60%, respectively.

LI says 5C offers route planning, all self-built stations above ground, 13-second starts with 99.9% success, and i9 charging in 12.12 minutes during this year’s holiday periods, versus 21.64 minutes at third-party stations.

Tesla and Alipay signed an in-car assistant agreement on Oct. 20. Tesla China plans to add smart parking payments via future software updates; more in-car convenience features are under development.

CATL’s Tianxing II offers five battery variants, including a 760-kWh, 800V underfloor pack rated for 600 km and 300 km added in 20 minutes; CATL says swapping is the only efficient replenishment solution.

CATL expects China to have 400,000 electric heavy-duty trucks by 2027, with battery-swapping models accounting for 50%. It has launched its Tianxing II battery-electric range-extender product, touting faster payback, higher earnings and residual values.

XiaoMi filed eight automotive trademarks early this year, including SU7 LUX, SU9 LUX, YU9, SU9, SU8, YU8, SU7 GT and GT. The filings are protective and do not confirm launches or names.

On Oct. 20, China’s MIIT sought comments on five mandatory auto standards, including rules banning text displays in exterior lamps except illuminated badges and setting blue-green ADS marker-light requirements.

FAW Volkswagen ID.AURA T6 locked in over 33,022 orders in its first sales month; lidar variants exceeded 90%, while nearly 80% came from first-time Volkswagen buyers.

From July to October, QCraft’s Horizon Journey 6M-based urban NOA solution appeared in nine launched, presold or unveiled models, mainly priced at RMB100,000–200,000, using 128 TOPS.

Nissan unveils the NX7, the fourth model in its N series, aiming for “no shortcomings” with comfortable seats and confidence in driving range.

XiaoMi says HAD 1.18 delivers smoother, more composed urban assisted driving, with gentler acceleration and braking, more natural lane changes, and more efficient intersection handling.

Benz and NVIDIA will deepen collaboration over the next decade on safer advanced driver assistance, combining MB.OS, Hyperion, Alpamayo Stack and Halos; it also supports MO360 production digitalization.

LI Auto will hold its Power Day electric technology launch on Oct. 20 at 19:30. Founder Li Xiang said in-house battery R&D aims to complement, not replace, suppliers.

After its Paris debut, the smart #2 made its China debut at Tomorrowland. This two-seat EV offers up to 410 km CLTC range and charges from 30% to 80% in 15 minutes.

Mercedes-AMG GT SUV official images: 800V EV architecture, GT 63 with a 128 kWh battery, three motors, 1,169 hp, 2,000 N·m and 0–100 km/h in 2.5 seconds.

A RWD vehicle under 1,700 kg uses aluminum-cased 4680 cells. Its displayed 15%-80% charging time is under 10 minutes—and it has been physically built, not just presented in slides.

CCAG announced leadership changes: Zhu Huarong remains China Changan Group Party secretary and chairman; Zhao Fei becomes listed-company chairman and Ye Pei president, separating group strategy from independent operations.