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2026
China recalls 4.3 million vehicles over hidden door handles
China's State Administration for Market Regulation announced the country's largest automotive recall, covering 4.3 million vehicles from nine brands, over hidden door handles that may be difficult to open in an emergency. The remedy is installation of high-visibility warning labels and software updates to automatically lower windows after a crash. Chinese-made Tesla vehicles accounted for 2.98 million of the recalled cars; other affected brands include Xpeng, Xiaomi, Geely (Zeekr and Lynk & Co), Leapmotor, Chery, BAIC, Dongfeng and FAW Group (Hongqi).
2021
Huawei announces automotive sub-brand partnerships
Huawei said it is working with Beijing Automotive, GAC and Changan Automobile to create three automotive sub-brands, with their cars planned to roll out from the fourth quarter of 2021.
2020
BAIC agrees to acquire a stake in CAR Inc.
BAIC Group agreed to acquire from UCAR up to 450,790,855 shares, representing approximately 21.26% of CAR Inc.'s issued share capital as of the announcement date.
2020
BAIC Group and UCAR Group announce strategic cooperation
BAIC Group and UCAR Group announced a strategic cooperation covering vehicle procurement, automotive retail, technology, big data, and financial services.
2019
State Grid EV service package launched
State Grid Electric Vehicle Service Company and four automakers jointly held a launch event in Beijing for the “车电服务包” (vehicle-and-electricity service package), a charging product to be bundled with new vehicles.