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An On-the-Ground Look Inside CES 2022

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show held in person in Las Vegas, Nevada has represented an important comeback for perhaps the most influential convention in the global tech industry.

Power Failure during Driving, BMW Recalls Some Domestic iX3s

According to the recall announcement of the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation on Friday, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA) recalled 1,974 domestic iX3 electric vehicles starting December 24.

BMW China Calls Back Over 140,000 Imported Vehicles

On September 6, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) releases a news on its website that BMW (China) Automobile Trading Co., Ltd. filed a recall program on September 5.

Tesla Model S Suspected of Spontaneous Combustion in Underground Garage in Guangzhou

At about 2 p.m. on August 22, a Tesla Model S was suspected to have spontaneously combusted in the underground garage of a residential area in Guangzhou. The accident also affected other cars parked near the Tesla vehicle.

Ford, Infiniti and Alibaba’s UC Browser Denounced for Unfair Practices on Chinese Consumer Rights TV Show

During a popular annual television program broadcast by state-run China Central Television on March 15 – which is also World Consumer Rights Day – several domestic and foreign brands were singled out for violations of consumer rights.

Great Wall Motors and BMW JV Gets Green Light From Chinese Foreign Investment Authority

Great Wall Motors issued an announcement saying that the company's joint venture with BMW has obtained the "People's Republic of China Foreign Investment Enterprise Approval Certificate".

Faraday Future CEO Steps Down, Lead of BMW’s i8 Project Takes Over

Jia Yueting, founder of the troubled EV start-up Faraday Future (FF), stood down as the company’s CEO on September 3, confirming recent rumours. Carsten Breitfeld, who previously helped BMW launch their i8 hybrid sports car as well as had a hand in founding another EV startup Byton will fill the vacancy.

BMW China and NavInfo to Develop High-precision Maps for Autonomous Driving

July 15, BMW China announced that it has reached a cooperation agreement with a local mapping provider NavInfo to develop high-precision maps for autonomous driving.

Tencent & BMW Signed Strategic MoU to Promote Integration of Digital Platforms

Tencent Holding Ltd. and BMW Group inked a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sept. 5 to deepen cooperation in the field of smart mobility. The aim is to promote the development of network intelligence in the automotive industry.

BMW Brilliance Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Chinese Battery Maker CATL

BMW Brilliance, a joint venture between BMW and Brilliance Auto, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) on July 17 in Beijing.

BMW Becomes the First International Automaker to Receive Self-Driving Road Test License in China

Shanghai has granted BMW a license for self-driving vehicle road testing, allowing the German auto manufacturer to be the first multinational company with whole vehicle manufacturing capabilities to test autonomous cars on roads in China.

“Shared Girlfriends” are NOT part of the Sharing Economy

A few days ago Taqu launched a “shared girlfriends” project that attracted lots of attention, but was eventually fined and forced into suspension. Although we are in fact witnessing the dawn of the sharing economy era, it doesn’t mean that the concept applies to everything. Many are jumping on the bandwagon and slapping on the […]

Costco Must Overcome Three Challenges to Break into the Chinese Market

In October, 2014, Costco opened up an overseas flagship store on TMall International to give e-commerce in China a shot. On January 23rd, 2016, Costco opened a franchised store in Wuhan to give offline retail a try. On September 8th, 2017, Costco announced the opening of its first store in Shanghai, and confirmed the store […]

Shared commute again was under the spotlight in China

In early August, a batch of brand new BMW 1-series sedans showed on the streets of Shenyang. These luxury vehicles, equipped with Wifi connection, facial recognition, smart voice assistant, are shared cars which cost users only 1.5RMB per kilometer. Though it turned out that BMW Brilliance Automobile or BMW China were not behind this, luxury […]

DJI is Secretly Developing Automatic Drive

In the mid-2017, during Shenzhen municipal CPPCC, Frank Wang, the CEO of DJI, aired his opinion of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Speaking of UAV regulation, most measures are bans, which greatly limit the use of UAV as well as the application of new technologies. With the increasingly rigid air policy, DJI is going to explore […]

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