Smart Cars
Premium Pricing, Massive Demand: BYD Conquers Singapore Despite 6x Price Gap
August 29, 2026 – According to data from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, BYD has maintained its position as the top-selling passenger vehicle brand in Singapore for 19 consecutive months, spanning from January 2025 to July 2026. From January to July of this year, BYD registered a total of 7,928 vehicles in Singapore, capturing a 24.7%…
A Unified Safety Standard: Xiaomi YU7 Follows SU7’s Lead to Dominate China’s Toughest Safety Benchmarks
August 28, 2026 – Xiaomi Auto officially announced that its SUV model, the Xiaomi YU7, has achieved the highest safety rating in the latest China Insurance Automotive Safety Index (C-IASI) evaluation. The vehicle earned the top-tier G+ (Excellent+) rating in three core sub-indices: Occupant Safety, Pedestrian Safety, and Vehicle Assisted Safety. Additionally, it received a…
Powered by Shanghai: China’s Manufacturing Prowess Drives Model Y to Historic Sales Peak in Japan
August 27, 2026 – Tesla officially announced today that the China-made Model Y has become the best-selling single new car model among imported brands in Japan during the first half of 2026. This achievement marks another significant milestone for the China-manufactured vehicle in the Japanese market, following its top spot in the single-month sales ranking…
Tesla Removes China from FSD Availability List, Dampening Expectations for Chinese Consumers
August 22, 2026 – Tesla has quietly updated the global availability list for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) supervised mode on its North American website, notably removing China from the roster. The newly published list restricts FSD availability to just 12 regions worldwide: the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the…
BYD’s New Tang Promises 10% to 97% in Just 9 Minutes
August 18, 2026 – BYD is set to make a major splash at the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show, which opens on August 21, with the global debut of its all-new Tang SUV. Positioned as a mid-to-large, five-seat flagship, the new Tang will form a dual-flagship matrix alongside the full-size, seven-seat “Da Tang,” and will introduce…
Overtaking Tesla: Xiaomi SU7 Dominates China’s Premium EV Sedan Market
August 17, 2026 – Xiaomi has reached a monumental milestone in the electric vehicle sector, with its SU7 series surpassing 500,000 cumulative deliveries. Xiaomi founder, Chairman, and CEO Lei Jun announced today that this impressive feat was achieved in just 28.5 months since the first vehicles were handed over on April 3, 2024. To celebrate…
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…