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Horizon Robotics Bets on Humanoid Future as Autonomous Driving Race Nears Finish Line

Horizon Robotics, a leading Chinese AI chipmaker, is pivoting its focus toward embodied intelligence and robotics, viewing the sector as an open field of opportunities as the autonomous driving race approaches maturity. The company unveiled new open-source models and development platforms at its 2025 Technology Ecosystem Conference, signaling its

China Small EV Sales Diverge as Wuling and BYD Navigate Saturated Market

Major Chinese automakers, led by SAIC-GM-Wuling and BYD, maintained their dominance in the small new energy vehicle (NEV) sector in November 2025, claiming the top six sales positions. However, the market is showing signs of saturation, with nearly half of the top 10 best-selling models recording month-

Xiaomi Releases Open-Source AI Model to Challenge DeepSeek and Slash Inference Costs

Xiaomi launched MiMo-V2-Flash, an open-source AI model with 309 billion total parameters and 15 billion active parameters, marking the smartphone maker's aggressive push into artificial intelligence. The model matches performance of leading open-source competitors including DeepSeek-V3.2 and Kimi-K2 while delivering inference

ChinaBiz Briefing: The Deep Tech IPO Rush and Huawei’s Mid-Range Counterstrike

The Big Picture: China’s "hard tech" sector is witnessing a renewed capital scramble as leading players in AI chips and commercial spaceflight race to public markets to fund expensive catch-up strategies against U.S. giants like Nvidia and SpaceX. Simultaneously, consumer tech titans Huawei and BYD

"Phase 2.0": UBS Sees Chinese Automakers Capturing One-Third Of Global Market By 2030 As Local Production Ramps Up

In a comprehensive research note released this week (December 16, 2025), UBS Global Research outlines a pivotal shift in the global automotive landscape. While Western policymakers busy themselves erecting tariff walls, China’s automotive juggernaut is quietly executing a strategic pivot. The report, titled "Entering 2.0 stage of

The Great MPV Divergence: Why China’s High-Tech Market Lags Southeast Asia in Market Share

Despite a surge in high-profile electric multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) from domestic automakers, China’s MPV market share remains a fraction of that in Southeast Asia, highlighting a deepening structural divergence between the two regions' economic development stages. While premium models like the Denza D9 and Li Auto

China’s Second GPU Listing Targets ‘AMD Path’ to Challenge Rival Moore Threads

MetaX is set to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Science and Technology Innovation Board on Dec. 17, marking the second major public offering by a domestic graphics processing unit (GPU) developer this month. The listing follows the high-profile debut of rival Moore Threads Technology, further intensifying the

iRobot to be Acquired by Manufacturing Partner 3i Robotics in Strategic Bankruptcy Deal

The era of western dominance in the consumer robotics sector has reached a definitive turning point. iRobot Corp., the Massachusetts-based pioneer that created the home robot vacuum category, has entered into a restructuring agreement to be acquired by its primary manufacturing partner, Shenzhen Shanchuan Robotics (Shenzhen Shanchuan). The deal

Huawei Opens Pre-Orders for Nova 15 Handsets to Bolster Mid-Range Lineup

Huawei Technologies Co. has commenced pre-orders for its nova 15 smartphone series, set to officially launch on December 22. The move signals the Chinese tech giant's aggressive push to consolidate its foothold in the premium mid-range handset market following the recent release of its flagship Mate

BYD Previews Two New Flagship Models to Expand Premium EV Offerings

BYD Co. officially released teaser images for two new vehicles, the Seal 08 and Sealion 08, during its annual Ocean Day event on Sunday evening. The Chinese automaker announced that the new models are scheduled to make their public debut in the first quarter of 2026, marking a significant expansion