Hikrobot Hits Global No.1 Milestone With Its 200,000th Mobile Robot Offline
July 7, 2026 – Hikrobot has officially announced that its 200,000th mobile robot rolled off the production line today, with the milestone unit being an F4 fork-type autonomous mobile robot (AMR). The brand’s cumulative production volume stood at only 180,000 units just two months ago, marking an output of an extra 20,000 robots within this…
Haier Steps Up to Beat European Heatwave: France, Spain Place Emergency Orders for 100,000+ Air Conditioners
July 7, 2026 –A brutal heatwave has blanketed wide swathes of Europe in recent days, triggering deadly heat-related incidents across the continent. Official local reports confirm that France alone has recorded a minimum of 40 fatalities linked to extreme heat since last weekend. As residents scramble for effective cooling solutions amid record-high temperatures, air conditioners…
CATL Recycling Team Takes Two European Inventor Awards, Making Unprecedented History
July 6, 2026 – A team from CATL’s recycling subsidiary Brunp Recycling made history by claiming two top honors at this year’s European Inventor Award hosted by the European Patent Office (EPO), as shared via CATL’s official WeChat channel. Yu Haijun and Xie Yinghao, core researchers at Brunp Recycling, took home both the Non-EPO Member…
Gree’s Dong Mingzhu Visits Geely, Two Industry Leaders Sign Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement
July 6, 2026 – Geely Holding Group has officially sealed a strategic partnership framework agreement with Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliances, marking a major cross-industry collaboration between China’s leading automotive and home appliance manufacturing giants. The landmark signing took place on July 3, following an official visit by Gree’s chairperson Dong Mingzhu and her senior management…
Xpeng’s He Xiaopeng: Chinese Intelligent Driving Leads the Globe, L4 & L5 to Land in 3-5 Years
July 3, 2026 – Hours after Xpeng Motors staged the China debut event for its MONA L03 model, He Xiaopeng, Chairman of Xpeng Group, shared his forward-looking insights into China’s fast-evolving intelligent driving assistance industry during media interviews. A landmark global regulation governing automated driving, known as ADS GTR, was formally released by the United…
BYD Outpaces Tesla Again in Q2 BEV Sales with a 77,000-Vehicle Lead
July 3, 2026 – Complete Q2 delivery figures for two leading new energy automakers have been fully released, with BYD widening its lead in battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales once again and overtaking Tesla to reclaim the top spot for global single-quarter BEV shipments. Tesla unveiled its Q2 delivery results after market hours, logging a…
BYD Hits Record Monthly Sales Over 400,000 Units in June
July 2, 2026 – BYD has released its official sales figures for June, marking a landmark month as the automaker’s total monthly deliveries surpassed the 400,000-unit threshold, with overseas shipments topping 170,000 vehicles to set another all-time high. The firm recorded a combined 403,472 vehicle sales last month, among which passenger cars accounted for 397,292…
The Worst Slump in Ten Years: Budget Thousand-Yuan Phones Suffer Most, Warns Lu Weibing
July 2, 2026 – REDMI’s iconic Note lineup has hit a historic global milestone after a 12-year run, with cumulative worldwide shipments crossing 500 million units. The brand also confirmed its next-generation Note 17 series will officially debut within this month, bringing new competition to the embattled mid-tier smartphone market. Lu Weibing, president of Xiaomi’s…
J.D. Power Study: In-Car Screens Become the Top Flaw Amid Overall Quality Boost
June 30, 2026 – The latest 2026 Initial Quality Study rolled out by J.D. Power delivers mixed results for new vehicle reliability across the industry, with infotainment tech standing out as the only segment reporting a rise in defects among ten evaluated vehicle categories. J.D. Power’s annual research tracks all malfunctions car owners encounter within…
Toyota Executive: Quality, Reliability and Residual Value Serve as Core Advantages Against Chinese Automakers
June 30, 2026 – Toyota Motor Corporation has retained its title as the world’s top-selling automaker for the sixth straight year, with its combined global sales of Toyota and Lexus branded vehicles surpassing 10.5 million units in 2025. When incorporating sales figures from its subsidiary Daihatsu, the automotive giant’s total annual volume climbed to approximately…
