Etiqueta: SAIC

December once again boasted the strongest month on record with some dizzying figures from automakers, as China’s car retailing maintained its growth trajectory in the past six months.

Volkswagen is now telling the rest of the ID. CODE story. The concept car presented in Beijing in 2024 charted the course in terms of design, innovations and customer benefit. Building on this, the brand is now unveiling three new concept cars at Auto Shanghai together with its Chinese joint venture partners. The ID. AURA (from FAW-Volkswagen), the ID. ERA (from SAIC VOLKSWAGEN) and the ID. EVO (from Volkswagen Anhui) are representative of a new generation of smart electric vehicles and give a preview of the product strategy for the coming years. Volkswagen plans to bring out over 30 new models (including 20 NEVs) in the relevant segments of the Chinese market through the end of 2027. These will include production versions of the concept cars now being presented in Shanghai, whose design and technologies have been specifically tailored to the needs of Chinese customers.

The BYD partnership underscores DJI’s expanding influence beyond drones, with its technology now making waves in the automotive industry.

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, the electric vehicle industry is becoming a growing focal point of international competition between Western developed countries and China.

The “four rings” turns to “four letters” in China—a choice that also signals deeper shifts in the global auto market, where Chinese automakers now dominate.