Smart Cars
BYD Sales Team in Europe Redirects Overflow Customers to MG Amid Supply Crunch
August 3, 2026 –A short video clip from a European dealership floor has gone viral across social media, capturing an unusual scene in the cutthroat world of auto sales. In the footage, an MG overseas sales representative casually mentions that their latest walk-in customer didn’t come from a billboard or a website – they came…
BYD Hits 100,000 UK Sales Milestone in Just 3 Years, With Nearly 38,000 Units Delivered in H1 2026
July 31, 2026 –Chinese automotive manufacturers continue their aggressive expansion across the European market, with BYD hitting a historic milestone in the UK by surpassing 100,000 total vehicle sales. As reported by Carscoops, the brand reached this landmark just over three years after launching local sales in March 2023 – a pace that most legacy…
Amazon Outmaneuvers Tesla: Zoox Secures U.S.’s First-Ever Paid Operation Approval for Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis
July 31, 2026 – Amazon’s self-driving division Zoox has secured a historic, first-of-its-kind federal approval from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to launch paid commercial robotaxi services across the country, marking the first time U.S. regulators have greenlit revenue-generating rides in vehicles completely free of manual human controls. The landmark exemption, announced…
Lei Jun Breaks Down Xiaomi Pengcheng N70 Max: Premium Driving Refinement Meets All-Day Daily Comfort
July 31, 2026 – Xiaomi has expanded details on its Pengcheng N70 Max, a mid-size 5-seat 4WD extended-range SUV, after a brief showcase at the July 30 evening Pengcheng tech launch event, with founder Lei Lei sharing full specs via Weibo the following morning. Positioned as a smart morphing-space SUV, the N70 Max delivers 310kW…
China EV Boom Sends Ferrari 2027 Allocation Sold Out, Luce Leads the Charge
July 31, 2026 – Ferrari’s entire 2027 production allocation has been fully reserved by global customers, meaning regular buyers placing custom orders today will not take delivery of their new vehicles until no earlier than 2028, stretching the waiting period to over two years. The Italian supercar marque attributes this overwhelming order influx to steady,…
Spy Shots Drop: Harmony Intelligent Mobility Luxeed RX Hits Public Roads After Millions of Kilometers of Validation
July 31, 2026 – Recent social media leaks from automotive content creators have pulled back the curtain on road-testing prototypes of the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance’s all-new Luxeed RX, a bold coupe-SUV that marks a major naming departure for Huawei’s premium EV lineup. The blogger behind the shared shots noted that millions of kilometers of…
Volvo Abandons Lidar for EX90/ES90 Flagships Entirely — Musk’s “I Told You So” Moment Goes Viral
July 31, 2026 – Volvo Cars has officially pulled the plug on all lidar-powered advanced driver assistance features for its flagship EX90 and ES90 electric models, scrapping years of planned high-end autonomous driving capabilities that were once positioned as a cornerstone of the brand’s next-generation safety architecture. The unexpected move sent ripples across the global…
Leapmotor Chairman Zhu Jiangming: Our Financial Health Outperforms Many Top EV Players – No Paid Trolls, No Underhanded Tactics
July 31, 2026 – The full-length in-depth conversation video between Luo Yonghao and Zhu Jiangming, Chairman of Leapmotor, has officially premiered on the talk show Luo Yonghao’s Crossroads. The discussion spans a decade of EV-building journeys, automakers’ financial health, cutthroat industry competition, full-stack R&D strategies, and the ongoing new-energy vehicle shakeout trajectory. During the dialogue,…
Elon Musk Denies Reports That Tesla Is Considering Selling or Spinning Off Its China Business
July 31, 2026 – Rumors suggesting that Tesla could divest or spin off its China operations have been firmly rejected by CEO Elon Musk, who described the claims as entirely false shortly after they gained traction across financial markets. The speculation, first reported by The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter, alleged…
BYD’s Electric K-Car Racco Surpasses 5,000 Pre-Orders in First Week, Signaling Strong Japan Market Demand
July 31, 2026 – BYD’s Electric K-Car “Racco” Secures Over 5,000 Orders in First Week After Pre-Sale Launch BYD’s first Japan-focused electric K-Car, the Seagull-inspired “Racco,” has gained strong early momentum, collecting more than 5,000 locked-in deposits within its first week of opening for pre-orders. The compact EV had already attracted significant attention before its…