Dongfeng's electric off-road brand M-Hero has launched the X700, its first city-oriented SUV with a car-like body, softer off-road hardware and a focus on space, comfort and smart features. It is trying to challenge the Fang Cheng Bao Tai 7, which dominates China's urban off-road segment.
Photos circulating since around October 22 show two charging guns at a BYD megawatt fast-charging station bound together with an iron chain, even though the unit's lights stayed green. The incident has become a proxy debate about who manages China's fast-growing public charging network.
Audi has formalized a long-negotiated split of its China business, handing the classic four-ring badge to partner FAW and the new AUDI lettered brand to SAIC. The two lines will chase different buyers — combustion plus new energy on one side, smart electric cars on the other.
A week of Chinese new-car launches saw FAW-Volkswagen's Jetta brand enter the electric era with the M6 sedan, priced from 79,800 to 99,800 yuan, while BYD's Seagull hatchback moved to a five-seat layout. Roewe also put a Doubao voice assistant into its new 07 sedan.
Audi has named Jeff Zhang, a former Chery executive, as its first Chinese national president for China, effective November 1. It is the fourth leadership change in five years for a brand that is losing ground in the world's biggest electric-car market.
Volvo's China revenue fell nearly 50% in Q3 2026 even as its new-energy vehicle sales jumped 104% to 20,100 units. The split reveals a brutal price war squeezing foreign automakers in the world's largest car market.
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