1. China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM): The top ten automakers sold a total of 19.657 million vehicles from January to September.
2. Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia deepen their strategic cooperation to jointly promote the development of next-generation driver assistance systems.
3. Reports indicate that Tesla is breaking with traditional pricing models in the South Korean market, directly contacting third- and fourth-tier suppliers to control costs.
4. Porsche confirms that its next-generation flagship supercar will not have a pure electric version because "there is no market demand."
5. Xiaomi's automotive range extender patent has been licensed, which can reduce the space occupied by longitudinal or transverse vehicle configurations.
6. Alibaba's DAMO Academy releases the automotive-grade enhanced processor XuanTie E908A.
7. Zhijie plans to obtain independent production qualifications, with no change to its production lines. A Chery insider stated that whether it will be listed separately in the future is still uncertain.
8. Waymo plans to use $5 billion in funding to expand its fleet size fivefold.
9. Yinwang has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with CATL and CATL Electric Services.
10. CATL and Chery Automobile form a joint venture for new energy vehicles with a registered capital of 1 billion yuan.
11. Chery Automobile: V2G functionality is planned for implementation in vehicles by 2027, with a global deployment of 20,000 charging stations by 2029.
12. Rivian, a US-based new energy vehicle startup, launches point-to-point assisted driving technology, opening testing by the end of the year.
13. Geely Automobile, in collaboration with Cao Cao Mobility and others, produces the first prototype of China's first natively developed Robotaxi.
14. Volkswagen's first fully locally developed new energy vehicle platform in China, CMP, officially enters mass production.
15. Reports indicate that Volkswagen plans to freeze the salaries of most of its global employees until 2030, halting salary increases.
