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• An Aito car hit an intersection late at night and burst into flames, killing the driver, and the brand responds

  An Aito vehicle hit a traffic light pillar at 139.1 km/h at an intersection in Shenmu, Shaanxi, on October 17 and caught fire, killing the driver, with Aito saying the blaze started in the front of th

• China's regulators step in, with MIIT and two other agencies investigating the Maextro V800 brake pedal failures

  China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Cyberspace Administration of China and the State Administration for Market Regulation have set up a joint task force to investigate the Mae

• A Chinese supercar that will never be built, free for players worldwide, Xiaomi's Vision GT hits GT7 tomorrow

  Gran Turismo 7 producer Kazunori Yamauchi says the game's Spec IV update part one arrives on October 15 with the Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo as a new car, giving players worldwide their first chance to

• Lynk & Co 10 EM-P rolls down a 100-meter cliff, and the brand says the cabin held and the owner is unhurt

  A Lynk & Co 10 EM-P left the road on a national highway in Luzhou, Sichuan, rolled and fell to the bottom of a nearly 100-meter cliff, and the brand says the cabin stayed intact with no pillar deforma

• A Toyota Alphard with an RX 9060 graphics card on the dash, going hands-free at 110 km/h

  A Reddit post has gone viral after an owner plugged an AMD Radeon RX 9060 graphics card into the center console of a 2021 Toyota Alphard, giving the otherwise driver-assist-free van hands-free highway

• Won't enter the US and still wants the sales crown! BYD's Stella Li says it will overtake Toyota and Volkswagen within five years

  BYD executive vice president Stella Li said at a Singapore summit that the company aims to pass Toyota and Volkswagen to become the world's largest automaker within five years, while staying out of th

• Three Maextro V800s snap their brake pedals in testing, and Huawei's HIMA Maextro brand responds

  Three brand-new Maextro V800 test cars suffered broken brake pedal brackets during 100 km/h to zero emergency braking tests, prompting the brand to promise design improvements and free upgrades for ow

• GAC Group plans to acquire 50% equity in FAW Toyota; FAW exits! North and South Toyota merged

  GAC Group plans to acquire the 50% stake in FAW Toyota held by FAW through a share issue priced at 5.75 yuan per share, with FAW set to become GAC's second-largest shareholder and trading resuming on

• Li Auto starts selling its core tech, from Mach chips to silicon carbide and range extenders

  Li Auto has opened its self-developed Mach driver-assist chips, silicon carbide power modules and complete range-extender systems to outside customers, with some units spun off into standalone compani

• 25 years, 1 million Porsches in China, and four straight years of falling sales

  Porsche delivered its one-millionth vehicle in mainland China on September 13, 25 years after entering the market, but its China sales have now fallen for four consecutive years and were down 32 perce

• BYD reportedly orders 10 more car carriers, 9,200-car giants matching the world's second largest

  BYD has reportedly ordered ten more 9,200-CEU pure car and truck carriers from China Merchants Industry, matching its BYD Shenzhen vessel, which would grow its fleet to 18 ships with over 130,000 vehi

• VW's first city-NOA sedan starts at 89,900 yuan and sells out showroom cars in China

  SAIC Volkswagen's ID.ERA 5S, the first Volkswagen-badged sedan with city NOA, starts at 89,900 yuan after benefits and has sold out display cars at some dealers, with deliveries backed by a daily comp

• Zeekr 9X tow hook thumbs-up goes viral with 400,000 likes, and Zeekr responds

  A Zeekr 9X driver's tow hook thumbs-up thank-you after a polite lane change has gone viral with over 400,000 likes, prompting Zeekr to praise the courtesy while warning the trick is not the hook's des

• Lynk & Co Europe changed its approach: direct subscription sales exited, and its sibling automaker Volvo became its exclusive dealer

  Lynk & Co will end its direct sales and subscription model in Europe in January 2027, when sibling brand Volvo becomes its exclusive dealer under a final agreement between Geely and Volvo.

• Italian supplier chief urges EU to cap Chinese cars at 8% share, then hit 80% tariffs

  Anfia president Roberto Vavassori has proposed an 8% market share quota for Chinese-built cars and parts in the EU, with 80% punitive tariffs beyond that, while Chinese brands already passed 9% share

• FIST quits China GT over rescue failures after car fire, organizers apologize

  FIST Team AAI has pulled out of all future China GT rounds, accusing organizers of serious rescue failures after its Ferrari caught fire in Shanghai, while the championship apologized and admitted its

• Tesla China gives totaled-car owners $120 off a new Tesla, no matter the brand

  Tesla China rolled out a special care program offering 800 yuan off the balance of a new Model S, Model 3, Model X or Model Y for buyers whose previous car was totaled, with no brand restrictions, for

• Maserati reportedly turns to Huawei for a lifeline, one chassis wearing two badges, Maextro in China and the trident overseas

  Stellantis is reportedly in deep talks with Huawei and JAC Motors over a dual-badge plan to sell one jointly developed car as Maextro in China and under the Maserati trident overseas, with the first p

• China's ZXMOTO sweeps the WSBK France front row as Debise takes pole

  China's ZXMOTO locked out the front row at the WSBK France round, with Valentin Debise taking pole and teammate Federico Caricasulo second in the WorldSSP Superpole session at Magny-Cours.

• Li Auto launches L9 in Dubai from $88,500, up to $30,000 pricier than in China

  Li Auto launched the new L9 in Dubai with two trims, the Livis at 387,000 dirhams (about $105,400) and the Ultra at 325,000 dirhams (about $88,500), pricing the SUV up to nearly $30,000 above its Chin

• Xiaomi signs its first 8 German dealer groups, targeting a 2027 European launch

  Xiaomi signed its first eight German dealer groups at IFA 2026 in Berlin, including century-old names like Emil Frey Germany, as the EV maker gears up for a 2027 European launch after its SU7 topped C

• Audi cuts Q6 and A7L prices in China by up to $28,000, now starting at about $39,100

  SAIC Audi launched limited-time pricing for the Q6 and A7L, with the Q6 now starting at 279,800 yuan and the A7L at 262,800 yuan, cuts of up to nearly 190,000 yuan off the original list prices for the

• Not even a finger fits in: Tesla Model Y L rear suspension sag draws owner complaints

  Tesla's six-seat flagship Model Y L, on sale in China since August 2025, is facing a wave of rear suspension sag complaints, with owners reporting the rear wheel arch gap shrinking to under a finger's

• Tesla reportedly starts wide FSD v14 testing in China, open to employees who own a Tesla

  Tesla is preparing to launch large-scale internal testing of FSD v14 in China, according to blogger reports, expanding from a roughly 1,000-person Shanghai team to company-wide testing where any emplo

• China took 31% of global car sales through July, or about one in every three vehicles

  CPCA secretary-general Cui Dongshu said China took 31% of global car sales in the first seven months of 2026, rebounding to 32.1% in July alone, keeping China the world's largest single car market whe

• Half of UK Drivers Would Now Consider a Chinese Car, Carwow Survey Finds

  A new Carwow survey shows 49% of UK drivers would consider a Chinese brand for their next car, double the 2023 figure, with BYD awareness hitting 71% and Chinese brands already taking 15% of actual UK

• BYD Built 10,000 Flash-Charging Stations in Six Months: One Gun Dispensed 2,983 kWh in a Day, Turnover Rivals Gas Pumps

  BYD completed its 10,000th flash-charging station in Shenzhen after just six months, with one gun dispensing a record 2,983 kWh and serving up to 54 cars a day, as the network targets 20,000 stations

• Two-Year-Old ZXMOTO Is Taking On KTM and Honda at Dakar and MXGP in 2027

  Chinese motorcycle brand ZXMOTO will run factory efforts in both MXGP and the Dakar Rally in 2027, fresh off six WorldSSP wins this season, and has already signed a Dakar class winner to ride its new

• Tesla China Files Police Report Over Claims Its Shanghai FSD Data Center Was Abandoned

  Tesla China says viral claims that its Shanghai data center built for FSD's China entry has been abandoned are false, that it has reported the matter to police, and that the facility is running normal

• A Runaway Porsche Rolled Toward a $1 Million Rolls-Royce in China, So Two Workers Stopped It With Their Bodies

  A Porsche 718 left in neutral without the handbrake rolled toward a Rolls-Royce worth over $1 million at a rental shop in Sanya on August 14, until two employees body-blocked it to a stop inches away,

• A Tesla Model Y Tumbled 65 Feet Down a Slope in China, Rolled Three Times, and the Family Walked Away

  A Tesla Model Y in China plunged more than 20 meters (about 65 feet) down a steep slope, rolled three times and smashed into a poplar tree, yet the passenger cell stayed intact, the battery never caug

• From 767,000 Cars a Year to 36 in Six Months, Dealers Confirm Chevrolet Is Leaving China's New Car Market

  Chevrolet has exited China's new car market after a decade of decline, with retail sales collapsing from 767,000 units in peak year 2014 to just 36 cars in the first half of 2026. The brand will keep

• Three Blown Tires in a Flash Flood, and a BYD Yangwang U8 Still Drove Its Owner to Safety

  A Yangwang U8 owner caught by a flash flood in a canyon in Hebei province drove out of the riverbed on three blown tires thanks to the quad-motor e4 platform, before rescue teams from three Yangwang b

• China's battery makers now hold 7 of the top 10 global spots as Korean, Japanese rivals retreat

  Chinese suppliers took 72.4 percent of the global EV battery market in the first half of 2026, with seven Chinese companies in the top 10, per SNE Research.

• BYD Sedan Spotted on California Streets — U.S. Policy Can't Stop Mexican Owners

  A Reddit user posted that they saw a BYD King sedan on the streets of California, while another user pointed out that the car was driven into the US by a Mexican owner.

• German Luxury Brands' Audio Secrets Busted: 42-Car Teardown Finds Harman Kardon Speakers Made by Foster

  In Dongchedi's teardown review of 42 car audio models, German luxury cars including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi all had issues with audio equipment being mismatched or rebranded.