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SAIC-GM-Wuling Bets on Huawei Qiankun to Mainstream City Pilot Assist

SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile has opened pre-orders for its new Huajing S six-seat SUV, making Huawei Technologies’s Qiankun smart driving and cockpit suite standard across the lineup—an aggressive move to push “city navigation assist” from premium brands into the mass market in 2026. The Huajing S

BYD’s Denza Tests China’s ¥450,000 SUV Ceiling With N9 Fast-Charge Pre-Sale

Denza, the premium marque under BYD, has opened pre-sales for its N9 “flash-charging” SUV at RMB 450,000 to RMB 500,000 (about US$62,500 to US$69,400), signaling a renewed push to defend pricing power in China’s crowded high-end new-energy vehicle segment.

Hisilicon’s CS5250 Sensor Debuts in Domestic Action Camera, Signaling Shift in High-End Imaging Supply

Chinese action camera maker Jiku Vision has partnered with Shanghai Hisilicon, a wholly Huawei-owned chip unit, to launch an action camera platform built around Hisilicon’s first in-house large-format CMOS image sensor, marking a rare domestic entry into a segment long dominated by overseas suppliers. The first

DeepSeek’s New AI Tiers Reveal the End of Free—And the Rise of Paid “Expert” Compute

Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek has silently implemented a tiered user interface on its flagship web platform, signaling a critical transition from its cash-burning growth phase toward compute optimization and eventual commercial monetization in 2026. The unannounced update introduces a dual-track system: a "Fast Mode" optimized

China-Built Car Exports to EU Top 1 Million in 2025

China-built vehicles are taking a bigger bite of Europe’s car market, pushing the region’s import pecking order toward a price-led electric-vehicle battle that is squeezing South Korean and Japanese brands. Data released April 6 by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) show cars produced in

ChinaBiz Briefing | Huawei Wearables Refine, BYD Profit Test, NIO Safety Shift

China’s tech and auto sectors are entering a phase where profitability, product positioning and technology differentiation are reshaping competition. Huawei is optimizing global product strategy, BYD faces margin pressure after scale expansion, while NIO and Xiaomi push into higher-end differentiation. Meanwhile, embodied AI funding and global EV competition

Xiaomi Upends Sub-Brand Strategy with Premium REDMI K90 Max

Xiaomi Group is aggressively restructuring its smartphone hierarchy with the imminent launch of the REDMI K90 Max, introducing a new top-tier classification designed to systematically disrupt the premium mobile gaming market. Scheduled for release later this month, the device marks a structural pivot for the company's volume-

Nio’s new ES8 tops China safety ratings, shifting EV competition toward “pre-crash” software and sensors

Nio’s new ES8 sport-utility vehicle is using a clean sweep in China’s latest crash and safety assessments to reposition safety as a software-and-sensor contest, pushing premium electric-vehicle makers to compete on milliseconds of pre-crash intervention rather than only post-impact protection. China Insurance

Kia Targets 13 New All-Electric Models by 2030 as Demand Softens

Kia said it plans to launch 13 new battery-electric vehicles globally by 2030, sharpening its push into zero-emission cars as the industry faces a broad slowdown in demand. Chief Executive Officer Song Ho-sung laid out the target at the company’s annual shareholders meeting, framing it as

Galaxea Raises RMB 2 Billion in B+ Round as China’s Embodied AI Valuations Reprice on “Robot Brain” Scarcity

Galaxea has raised nearly RMB 2 billion (US$278 million) in a B+ round that lifts its valuation above RMB 20 billion (US$2.78 billion), underscoring how China’s capital markets in 2026 are rapidly repricing embodied artificial intelligence toward model-and-data platforms rather than robot hardware. The