Pandaily Digest | Sep 13, 2023
Editor's note: XPeng Motors recently reduced the number of nationwide sales regions.
Xpeng Motors Reduces Sales Area by Half to 12 Regions, Transitioning from Direct Sales to Dealership Model
XPeng Motors recently reduced the number of nationwide sales regions. They are also gradually phasing out underperforming directly operated stores and expanding the scale of dealership stores. Link
Headlines from China
Alibaba’s New CEO Eddie Wu: User Focus and AI Drive
Alibaba's newly appointed CEO, Eddie Wu, has established two strategic priorities: putting users first and driving AI. Link
Freshippo Announces Simultaneous Sale of iPhone 15 Series, with Delivery in 18 Minutes
Freshippo announced that it will start selling the iPhone 15 series on September 22nd. Consumers can directly place orders through the Freshippo App and receive their goods in as fast as 18 minutes. Link
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-VL Officially Opens to the Whole Society Today
On September 13th, Alibaba Cloud announced that the large vision language model Qwen-VL has been approved and is now open to the public. Link
BYD’s 500,000th Yuan PLUS Vehicle & Champion Edition Launch on September 15
BYD Yuan PLUS 500,000th vehicle offline and Champion Edition launch conference scheduled for September 15th. Link
News You Shouldn’t Miss
WM Motor and Kaixin Auto Sign a Letter of Intent for Merger and Acquisition
On September 11th, Kaixin Auto announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent for acquisition with WM Motor. Link
Xiaomi Automobile Tongzhou Base Enters the Final Stage of Production
On September 12th, it was reported that Xiaomi's automobile production base in Tongzhou had entered the final stage of production debugging. Link
Alibaba.com Unveils Its Vision: Co-Creating a Revolutionary E-Commerce Ecosystem for B2B Entrepreneurs
On September 7, 2023, Alibaba.com introduced an innovative suite of products at its Co-Create conference in Las Vegas. Link
Digital Sovereignty in the Global Landscape: Insights from Thorsten Jelinek’s “The Digital Sovereignty Trap”
On September 7th, Taihe Institute hosted a book launch for "The Digital Sovereignty Trap" in Beijing. The event brought together numerous experts and scholars in the field. Link
NIO Phone Prototype: Curved Back and Large Camera Module
NIO reveals phone prototype with curved back and large camera module. Link
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