Overview
- Huawei’s Aito M6 hit more than 100,000 preorders and the company opened “selected inventory” so some buyers can pick up a car within a week, with the formal launch set for April 22.
- Huawei teased the Zhijie V9 MPV with a built-in oxygen system for cabin-wide supply, a fridge that stays cold after the car is off, and a high-spec 896-line dual-path lidar, with show cars due in stores later this month.
- Volkswagen and Xpeng launched their jointly developed Yuzhong 08 SUV at 229,900–289,900 yuan, featuring an 800-volt fast-charge system, Qualcomm 8295P cockpit chip, and Xpeng’s VLA driver-assist suite.
- Zeekr rolled out the 8X hybrid SUV starting at 356,800 yuan list price with 900-volt 6C fast charging that can add energy from 20% to 80% in about nine minutes and a top three-motor setup that can sprint to 100 km/h in 2.96 seconds.
- Dongfeng announced its ‘Tianyuan Smart Cockpit Plus’ platform that merges the driver-assist and in-car systems on a self-developed Wudang C1296 chip, with plans to reach mass production conditions in 2026.