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Chinese smartphone companies tout AI features ahead of Apple Intelligence launch
Key Points Honor, a spinoff from Huawei that focuses on higher-end devices, revealed Wednesday the latest version of its Android-based Magic operating system would focus on AI as an assistant. Telecommunications giant Huawei on Tuesday launched an upgrade to its HarmonyOS system that uses in-house AI to allow users to translate text, take notes and […]
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Hyper-local vs. hyper-focused: Two China ETFs go on different paths
Two exchange-traded funds are looking for profits in China with two different strategies. While the Rayliant Quantamental China Equity ETF dives into specific regions, the newly launched Roundhill China Dragons ETF buys the country’s biggest stocks. “[It’s] focused just on nine companies, and these companies are the companies that we identified as having similar characteristics […]
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Chinese EV brands Li Auto and Zeekr report record deliveries for September
A Li L6 by Li Auto is displayed at its booth during the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. Tingshu Wang | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese new energy vehicle brands Li Auto and Zeekr each delivered a record number of cars in September, according to company data […]
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Chinese consumer companies have a ‘disproportionate’ advantage over Asian peers in winning the global market
Pictured here in Nov. 2023 is a storefront for Chinese retailer Miniso in London. Peter Dazeley | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese brands turning to global markets for growth have a major advantage over the first wave of Asian businesses that went global: a large ethnic Chinese diaspora. That’s according to […]
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BYD sales hit a record in August despite broader China EV slowdown
BYD launched the BYD Seal in Europe at the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany. The electric sedan has a starting price of 44,900 euros ($48,479). Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BEIJING — Chinese electric car giant BYD sold a record number of passenger vehicles in August, with sales of hybrids growing faster than those of […]
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China’s Zeekr targets global markets with its electric SUV, priced to undercut Tesla’s Model Y
Geely-backed Zeekr is releasing an electric SUV in direct competition with Tesla’s Model Y. Zeekr Electric vehicle company Zeekr announced Friday that it would launch its first SUV in China next month, undercutting Tesla’s Model Y pricing in the country by over $1,400. The Zeekr 7X, priced at 239,900 yuan ($33, 829), is the Chinese […]
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China’s electric car race is becoming more about chip prowess as companies focus on tech
Key Points Price wars aside, Chinese electric car companies are now competing on driver-assist and other tech powered by semiconductors. “It’s hard to point to your product being superior when your competitors use the exact same silicon to power their infotainment and intelligent driving systems,” said Tu Le, founder of consulting firm Sino Auto Insights. […]
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Xpeng releases mass-market EV with basic driver-assist for less than $20,000
Chinese electric car company Xpeng displays its mass-market Mona M03 coupe inside a headquarters’ showroom in Guangzhou, China, on Aug. 26, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Xpeng on Tuesday announced that its mass-market brand Mona will start selling some models for less than $17,000. The basic version of the […]
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Li Auto’s July deliveries hit a record as Chinese EV consumers prefer hybrid options
A newly released Li Auto L6 new energy vehicle is displayed at a store in Shanghai, China, on April 19, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese new energy vehicle company Li Auto announced Thursday it delivered a record number of cars in July, boosted by sales of its new, lower-cost Li […]
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Chinese EV providers Zeekr and Nio report record deliveries in June
Geely’s SEA architecture for vehicles allows automobiles of distinctive sizes to be created at the very same factory. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric powered car or truck company Zeekr mentioned Monday it delivered a report variety of motor vehicles in June, earning its deliveries for the first fifty percent of the calendar […]
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