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Mercedes has revealed its performance division’s entry-level drop-top, the AMG CLE 53 Cabriolet, to take on the BMW M440i. The convertible packs 449hp, more aggressive styling and a series of performance-focused chassis upgrades.
On May 8, Great Wall Motor’s new Haval H9 officially rolled off the production line at the Yongchuan factory in Chongqing, China. The official launch may be later this year with a starting price of around 170,000 yuan (23,500 USD), available in gasoline-powered and diesel-powered models.
During his recent visit to Beijing, Elon Musk proposed testing Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) functions in the Chinese market by deploying them as “unnamed taxis.” WallstreetCN reports that Chinese officials offered partial support for this plan.
Chery recently took to Chinese motorways for a real-world endurance test of its latest PHEV models including the Tiggo 9 PHEV SUV and Arrizo 8 PHEV sedan from Beijing to Wuhu, Anhui.
BEIJING — U.S. automaker Tesla sold 62,167 China-made electric vehicles in April, down 18% from a year earlier, lagging the broader market's surge, China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data showed on Tuesday.
In April, 243,000 new passenger cars were registered in the most significant European auto market, up 20% from the previous year. 29,668 were all-electric vehicles (BEV), which accounts for 12.2% of the market share – mostly flat from the same month of the last year. Chinese brands registered 3,580 electric cars in Germany, which accounts for 12% of BEV sales in Germany.
The whole market was down in week 18 (April 29 – May 5) of the year due to the Labor Day holiday. Xiaomi registered 1,300 units of SU7, down 24%, Nio was down 28%, Tesla was 26% down, and BYD nearly 18% down from the week before.
BYD, the Chinese automaker known for its electric vehicles, is set to make a global debut of its new pickup truck, the BYD Shark, in Mexico on May 14th. The BYD Shark is the company’s first electric pickup truck and is based on the DMO platform, which is BYD’s super hybrid off-road platform. The truck was initially reported to have debuted at the Beijing Auto Show, but it now seems that BYD has bolder global ambitions for the launch.