Xiaomi has hired Yu Liguo, a former senior executive at state-owned automaker BAIC Motor, to lead its autonomous electric vehicle project.
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Xiaomi acquires self-driving tech startup Deepmotion
Autonomous driving technologies are the most crucial part of intelligent and electric vehicles, president Wang said.
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Xiaomi leads funding round in high-voltage EV battery startup Chilye
Leading automakers have been embracing high-voltage battery systems, a technology and a longer driving range.
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Xiaomi reportedly plotting electric car play
The cell phone maker known as ‘the Apple of China’ has backed EV companies Nio and Xpeng. Its entry is expected to shake up China’s car market.
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Xiaomi invests $1.5 billion in fully owned EV business
The world’s fourth-biggest phone maker Xiaomi now pledges to develop high-quality EVs with a ‘best-in-class’ connected device ecosystem.
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Geely reportedly in talks to acquire Alibaba-backed smartphone maker Meizu
The move comes against the backdrop of China’s big tech firms pushing to develop vehicles with smart cabin systems and autonomous driving technologies.
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Nio is reportedly getting into the business of making smartphones
Nio’s pursuit of making smartphones comes as other Chinese tech companies are making plans to build EVs, looking to profit in the world’s biggest auto market embracing EVs.
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Boom, bust, and competition: Electric vehicles in China, with Tu Le
In this episode, the guys welcome Tu Le, Managing Director of Sino Auto Insights, to discuss China’s dynamic electric vehicle and automotive industry. Tu explains how an investment bubble and generous government subsidies led to an explosion in EV startups, but how as the money has dried up, these firms are now under intense pressure […]
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Xpeng NEV partner eyes India market amid sales slump
Xpeng manufacturing partner Haima Auto is ready to follow Chinese biggest carmaker SAIC into the Indian market
Posted inOn the Cusp
China’s EV darlings left stranded as VCs look elsewhere
Many players in China’s once-thriving EV battlefield face a struggle to convince new investors to come on board.
