Didi's aggregation plan leaves smaller ride-hailers in a difficult position
Cracks are emerging in China’s ride-hailing sector as dominant companies seek to monetize their rivals, a move which…
Meituan’s Wang Xing leads EV maker Chehejia's $530 million Series C
The official headshot of Li Xiang, CHJ founder and CEO (Image credit: CHJ) Chinese electric vehicle maker Chehejia has…
Nio co-founder's exit leaves future uncertain
Outside of the new Nio store in Shanghai on April 11, 2019. (Image credit: TechNode/Shi Jiayi) Nio co-founder Jack…
UPS invests in unmanned truck developer TuSimple
(Image credit: TuSimple) Autonomous truck startup TuSimple has received an undisclosed amount of funding from UPS, as…
Meituan starts recruitment drive for mapping services
Screenshots showing a list of engineering positions for map services posted by Meituan on a Chinese online recruitment…
Ride-hailers may face app store delisting over illegal drivers in Shanghai
(Image credit: Didi) Didi Chuxing has been ordered to pay fines totaling RMB 5.5 million ($780,000) for failing…
Nio deliveries slumped by one-third in July despite new SUV launch
An ES8 at Nio's booth during Auto Shanghai 2019 (Photo credit: TechNode/Chris Udemans) Chinese electric carmaker Nio…
Toyota plans new China battery plant as Beijing pivots to hybrids
(Image credit: Toyota) Toyota reportedly aims to set up a fourth hybrid vehicle battery plant in China as Beijing has…
Nio seeks to allay customer fears over range with new battery swap stations
Nio's battery swap station in Shenzhen. (Image credit: Nio) Nio is opening battery swap stations in major Chinese…
Tesla slashes price of full Autopilot package in China
A customer views a model at Tesla's Xintiandi showroom, Shanghai, on March 11, 2019. (Image credit: Yu…