China's call to advance the sound growth of the digital economy, including the industrial internet, will drive the digital transformation of manufacturing sectors for higher-quality growth, industry insiders and company executives said.

BEIJING -- Digitalization has provided China's automobile industry with more opportunities to strengthen its resilience, battle risks, and identify growth potential.

Undoubtedly, one of Geely Group’s biggest strengths is its ability in manufacturing. Months ago, we took a look at ZEEKR’s “Intelligent Factory” , a 5G-connected, virtually-proven, clean and efficient factory for producing the next generation of electric cars.

On July 6, SAIC Motor and QingTao (Kunshan) Energy Development Co., Ltd. (“QingTao Energy”) signed an agreement to inaugurate a joint lab dedicated to R&D of solid-state batteries, the Shanghai-based auto giant announced via its WeChat account.

On July 11th, Daimler Greater China Ltd. (DGRC) inked a memorandum of understanding with Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. to cooperate in the high-level autonomous driving field.

An autonomous driving vehicle labeled with stickers from China’s smartphone giant Xiaomi was spotted on road recently, according to a photo posted on Chinese social media Weibo.

On June 28th, Audi FAW New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd. broke ground on its first battery-electric vehicle-dedicated factory in Changchun, Jilin Province.

On July 11th, FAW Group’s commercial vehicle arm, FAW Jiefang, inked a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. for automotive information security.

The BYD Seal, the second model from BYD's Ocean-themed EV family, is expected to hit the market on July 18, according to a local media outlet.

In June 2022, China's power battery outputs reached 41.3GWh, soaring 171.7% year on year, while also jumping 16.1% month on month, according to the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance (CAPBIIA).