On Friday, China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp said, it will invest $8.87 billion to build a chip plant in Shanghai. The development underscores Beijing’s efforts to boost its independence in the chip manufacturing sector. The development comes at a time when global chipmakers are struggling to fulfill orders from the electronics and automotive industries triggering new…
On Thursday, U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc stated, it has trimmed the starting price for its China-made Model 3 vehicles by nearly 8% to $36,805.21 (249,900 yuan). The development comes in the wake of Tesla receiving subsidies from the Chinese government for its electric vehicles. Earlier the starting price for its Model 3 electric…
In a statement the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said, in April Tesla Inc sold 3,635 China-made Model 3 vehicles in the country, down by 64% from March. Tesla’s sales in the first month of each quarter are usually lower than the remaining two months. During an online briefing, CPCA said Tesla had produced more…
On Monday, Silk EV, a little-known U.S.-based engineering and design firm disclosed it plans on investing $1.41 billion (10 billion yuan) in order to make sports cars with China’s FAW Group under the Hongqi brand, the brand of choice for China’s late revolutionary leader Chairman Mao Zedong. Silk EV has signed a memorandum of understanding…
According to data from auto consultancy firm LMC Automotive, Tesla Inc’s China car registrations have shot up by 450% in March to touch 12,709 units in March, up from 2,314 in February. This is in contrast to the overall auto sales in China which has plunged by 43.4% in March, with the coronavirus pandemic continuing…
In a statement, Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, said it could continue to meet all manufacturing obligations in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China. “We do not comment on our specific production practices, but we can confirm that we have measures in place to ensure that we can…
On Tuesday, Tesla Inc stated, it has started work on building its Model Y electric sports utility vehicles (SUV) at its $2 billion China factory in Shanghai. The development comes in the wake of Tesla starting to deliver its Model 3 sedans which were built at its Shanghai factory which was up and running in…
On Friday in a statement, the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC) stated, the sixth prototype of its home-built C919 narrowbody passenger plane has completed its first test flight. The prototype of the C919 is the last test plane COMAC had planned for the program; it was scheduled to fly before the end of…
China is increadingly positioning blockchain technology as a foundational fintech platform. On Thursday, in a statement, the Shanghai headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) stated the usage of blockchain technology solves many of the issue revolving around information asymmetry in trade finance and the core problem of providing proof of trade authenticity. Its…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has placed blockchain technology as a foundational layer for future development of platforms. On Monday, a Chinese central bank official stated, commercial banks will have to step up their application of blockchain technology in order to deepen their commitments towards digital finance. The comments were made by Li Wei, head of…
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