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In-depth analysis of China’s electric vehicle industry, including EV makers, batteries, pricing competition, and policy support. This section tracks profitability challenges, technology shifts, and structural changes shaping the world’s largest EV market.

ChinaBiz Briefing | CATL's 1,500km Batteries, Nio's $37K Autonomous SUV, and DJI's Audio Play

China's technology leaders pushed decisive hardware boundaries this week, with CATL unveiling batteries that eliminate EV range anxiety, Nio democratizing premium autonomous tech at mass-market prices, and DJI weaponizing aggressive pricing to disrupt the creator audio market. Together, these moves signal a maturation phase where Chinese manufacturers

Nio's Onvo L90 Democratizes Premium Autonomous Tech at $37,000

Nio's mass-market brand Onvo launched its refreshed L90 electric SUV on April 21, bringing flagship autonomous driving hardware previously reserved for six-figure vehicles to a starting price of RMB 265,800 (US$36,917). The move marks a strategic inflection point for the parent company, which

ChinaBiz Briefing | Nio's Software Moat, Moonshot's K2.6, Huawei's Pura 90

China's technology sector delivered a dense cluster of moves on April 21, signaling simultaneous escalation across EVs, edge AI, large language models, capital markets, and consumer hardware. The common thread: Chinese companies are no longer competing on specs alone — they are racing to build proprietary software architectures, ecosystem

ChinaBiz Briefing | CATL Mining Push, Huawei Regains Crown, Alibaba AI App Layer, MiniMax Agents

China’s tech and industrial ecosystem is moving deeper into a phase defined by resource control, AI commercialization and platform competition. CATL is expanding upstream to secure raw materials, while Alibaba and MiniMax are pushing into the AI application and agent layers. At the same time, smartphone competition is reshuffling,

Great Wall’s Tank rolls out 500 “Black Warrior” on April 15, testing demand for high-margin hybrid off-road SUVs in China

Great Wall Motor will launch the updated Tank 500 “Black Warrior” special edition on April 15, leaning on factory-backed customization and plug-in hybrid power to defend pricing in China’s crowded SUV market. The model keeps the Tank “Black Warrior” modified-from-factory identity while adding a red

CATL Commits $4.35 Billion to Establish Global Mining Resource Subsidiary

Contemporary Amperex Technology, the world's dominant electric vehicle battery maker, is injecting RMB 30 billion (US$4.35 billion) to establish a wholly-owned mining and resources management platform, marking a significant escalation in the race to secure upstream critical minerals. The new entity, tentatively named Contemporary Amperex

ChinaBiz Briefing | Alibaba Agents Expand, Amap Enters Robotics, XPeng Pushes AI SUVs, CATL-Wuling Battery Scale

China’s tech and industrial ecosystem is accelerating toward AI execution, embodied intelligence and infrastructure scale. Alibaba and MiniMax are pushing AI from chat into real-world workflows, while Amap extends into robotics hardware. At the same time, XPeng and Wuling are embedding AI and energy infrastructure deeper into vehicles,

SAIC-GM-Wuling and CATL Deepen Ties With Fast-Charging Batteries, 3,000 Swap Stations Planned by 2026

SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile and Contemporary Amperex Technology signed a new strategic cooperation agreement on April 14 in Ningde, marking an expansion of a partnership that has already spanned nearly a decade across models such as the Hongguang MINI EV. Under the agreement, more than 15 new energy vehicle models

Xpeng Teases GX With AI Privacy Glass and 3,000 TOPS Compute as China Pushes “Physical AI” Into Full-Size SUVs

Xpeng on April 14 released official interior images of its GX flagship SUV, positioning the model as a “new technology flagship” that bundles AI-driven cabin hardware with high local compute—an approach that underscores how Chinese automakers are racing to differentiate through integrated AI features rather than incremental styling

ChinaBiz Briefing | Honor Launches YOYO Claw, Alibaba Debuts HappyHorse, Geely Unveils AI iHEV

China’s tech ecosystem is accelerating across AI interfaces, robotics deployment and next-generation mobility. Honor and Tencent are pushing AI deeper into devices and enterprise workflows, while Alibaba expands multimodal capabilities. At the same time, robotics is moving into real-world scenarios, and automakers continue to experiment with new