1. Cui Dongshu, China Passenger Car Association (CPCA): China imported 100,000 cars in the first quarter, a 3% year-on-year increase.
2. CPCA: April retail sales of passenger cars are expected to reach 1.42 million units, with new energy vehicles expected to reach 860,000 units.
3. Chery Automobile and Qualcomm China reached a strategic cooperation agreement.
4. Chery Automobile signed an agreement with CATL to develop models compatible with battery swapping batteries and networks.
5. Pony.ai: The cost of the 2027 Robotaxi will be reduced to below 230,000 yuan.
6. Toyota's global sales in March decreased by 5.8% year-on-year.
7. Vietnam extended its special consumption tax incentive policy for electric vehicles.
8. WeRide and Lenovo deepened their global strategic cooperation, expecting to deploy 200,000 autonomous vehicles over the next five years.
9. Hyundai Motor: It will launch 20 new models in China within the next five years, aiming for annual sales of 500,000 units.
10. National Energy Administration: Will further promote the expansion and improvement of charging infrastructure, focusing on application scenarios such as heavy-duty truck charging.
11. National Energy Administration: As of the end of March 2026, the total number of electric vehicle charging infrastructure (guns) in my country reached 21.481 million, a year-on-year increase of 46.9%.
