- Alphabet's Waymo is reportedly considering ending its robotaxi partnership with Uber amid disagreements over service quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
- Waymo plans to launch independently in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028, with Uber's platform access to Waymo's service potentially being cut off at that point.
- The possible split highlights deepening tensions between robotaxi operators and ride-hailing platforms over operating standards, safety accountability, and regulatory compliance as autonomous vehicles scale toward commercial deployment.
- 据报道,Alphabet 旗下 Waymo 正考虑终止与 Uber 的无人出租车合作关系,原因是双方在服务质量、安全性和监管合规方面存在分歧。
- Waymo 计划于 2028 年 1 月在美国奥斯汀(Austin)和亚特兰大(Atlanta)独立推出无人出租车服务,届时 Uber 平台对 Waymo 服务的接入权限可能被终止。
- 这一潜在分手凸显了自动驾驶技术走向规模化商业部署过程中,运营方与出行平台在服务标准、安全责任和监管合规上的深层张力。
- Chery Group announced on Saturday, July 25, 2026 that its cumulative global sales have surpassed 20 million units, becoming another Chinese automaker to cross that threshold, with a third of its owners now based outside China.
- The 20 millionth vehicle is the Fulwin A9 all-electric sedan, which launched the same day and shares its name with Chery's first model, introduced in 1997 — also the company's earliest export.
- Chery Group exported 943,817 vehicles in the first half of 2026, up 71.5% year-on-year, underscoring the overseas expansion behind the 20-million milestone.
- 奇瑞集团于2026年7月25日(周六)宣布累计全球销量突破2000万辆,成为又一家跨过这一门槛的中国车企,目前海外车主占比已达三分之一。
- 第2000万台下线车型为同日上市的全电动轿车Fulwin A9,其车名与奇瑞1997年推出的首款车型相同——那款车也是奇瑞最早出口海外的车型。
- 奇瑞集团2026年上半年出口943,817辆,同比增长71.5%,印证了2000万辆里程碑背后的海外扩张势头。
- Geely Auto (HKEX: 0175) and Ford Motor (NYSE: F) announced on Thursday, Jul 23, 2026, a joint venture in Valencia, Spain, to share factory capacity for producing multi-energy vehicles under both brands for the European market.
- Ford will hold 66% of the new entity and Geely Auto 34%; pending regulatory approvals, the joint venture is expected to begin operations in H1 2027, with the first new vehicle rolling off the line in 2028.
- The deal gives Geely its first production foothold in Europe, marking a significant step in the Chinese automaker's global expansion strategy.
- 吉利汽车(港交所:0175)与福特汽车(纽交所:F)于周四(2026年7月23日)宣布,双方将在西班牙瓦伦西亚成立合资公司,共享工厂产能,为欧洲市场生产两个品牌的多能源车型。
- 福特将持股66%,吉利汽车持股34%;在获得监管批准后,合资公司预计于2027年上半年正式投入运营,首款新车型将于2028年下线。
- 这笔交易使吉利首次在欧洲获得生产立足点,是这家中国车企全球扩张战略的重要一步。
- Tesla reported Q2 2026 revenue of $28.24 billion, up 26% year-over-year, beating Wall Street estimates, though adjusted EPS of $0.33 came in well below the $0.51 consensus forecast, per CNBC.
- GAAP net income fell 5% year-over-year to $1.11 billion, or $0.32 per share, underscoring the profit miss despite strong top-line revenue growth.
- Shares dropped nearly 3% in after-hours trading on July 22, 2026, as investors weighed the revenue beat against the larger-than-expected profit shortfall.
- 特斯拉公布2026年第二季度营收282.4亿美元,同比增长26%,超越华尔街预期,但据CNBC报道,调整后每股收益0.33美元远低于市场预期的0.51美元。
- GAAP净利润同比下降5%至11.1亿美元,合每股0.32美元,凸显营收超预期背后的利润失利。
- 财报公布后,特斯拉股价在7月22日盘后交易中下跌近3%,反映投资者对利润不及预期的担忧盖过了营收超预期的利好。
- Tesla confirmed it has closed the AI hardware company acquisition it first hinted at in April 2026, again without naming the target or issuing a press release.
- The deal was disclosed only in a single passage of Tesla's Q2 2026 10-Q filing, which set the final price at $1.95 billion, paid entirely in Tesla common stock and equity awards.
- Per the filing, Tesla structured the transaction as an asset acquisition completed during the second quarter of 2026, extending the company's pattern of undisclosed AI-related dealmaking.
- 特斯拉证实已完成今年4月首次暗示的AI硬件公司收购交易,且再次未披露收购对象名称,也未发布新闻稿。
- 该交易仅在特斯拉2026年第二季度10-Q文件的一段文字中被确认,最终价格定为19.5亿美元,全部以特斯拉普通股和股权奖励支付。
- 根据该文件,特斯拉将此次交易结构设计为资产收购,已于2026年第二季度完成,延续了公司在AI相关交易上不予公开披露的做法。
- CATL, the world's largest power battery maker, reported H1 2026 net profit attributable to shareholders of 43.28 billion yuan ($6.37 billion), up 41.98% year-on-year, and unveiled a plan to buy back and cancel 20-40 billion yuan worth of A-shares to boost investor confidence.
- H1 revenue rose 54.80% year-on-year to 276.92 billion yuan, with gross profit up 48.03% to 66.26 billion yuan, though gross margin slipped 1.09 percentage points year-on-year to 23.93%.
- As the top power-battery supplier underpinning global EV production, CATL's near-42% profit surge and large-scale buyback signal robust upstream battery-supply economics that automakers worldwide continue to depend on.
- 全球最大动力电池商CATL发布半年报,2026年上半年归母净利润432.8亿元(约63.7亿美元),同比增长41.98%,并宣布拟以200亿至400亿元回购并注销A股股份,以提振投资者信心。
- 上半年营收同比增长54.80%至2769.2亿元,毛利润同比增长48.03%至662.6亿元,但毛利率同比下降1.09个百分点至23.93%。
- 作为支撑全球电动车产业链的头部动力电池供应商,CATL近42%的利润增速与大规模回购计划,凸显了全球车企持续依赖的上游电池供应链的经营韧性。
- Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) is recalling 33,473 X9 electric MPVs in China starting August 28, covering vehicles built between August 8, 2023 and August 11, 2025, per a SAMR announcement released Friday.
- Manufacturing process fluctuations reduced airtightness in the front air springs of some units, which may slowly leak and affect handling in extreme cases; Chongqing owners had reported air suspension failures while driving in hot weather.
- The recall follows Xpeng's apology a week earlier, when it acknowledged the air spring failures in high temperatures and extended the warranty on the related system.
- 小鹏(NYSE: XPEV)将在中国召回33473辆X9电动MPV,召回自8月28日开始,涉及2023年8月8日至2025年8月11日生产的车辆,据国家市场监督管理总局周五发布的公告。
- 部分车辆因制造工艺波动导致前悬架空气弹簧气密性下降,可能缓慢泄漏,极端情况下影响车辆操控;此前重庆多名车主反映高温行驶时空气悬架出现故障。
- 此次召回是在小鹏一周前就该问题道歉、并宣布延长相关系统保修期之后进行的。
- CATL and Dalian Deta Holdings signed a strategic cooperation agreement on July 22, 2026, extending their relationship beyond battery supply into vehicle aftermarket services, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, battery-swapping infrastructure, and wider electric vehicle adoption.
- Under the planned V2G component, parked electric vehicles could charge during periods of lower grid demand and discharge power back to the grid during peak demand, though this depends on further development of supporting infrastructure and operating mechanisms.
- The agreement builds on CATL's existing role in Dalian Deta's public transport operations, where the company already supplies batteries for all of Dalian Deta's new-energy buses.
- 宁德时代与大连德泰控股于2026年7月22日签署战略合作协议,将双方合作从电池供应拓展至车辆后市场服务、车网互动(V2G)技术、换电基础设施及电动汽车更广泛推广。
- 规划中的V2G方案是让停放的电动汽车在电网低谷时段充电,并在电网高峰需求时向电网反向供电,但这有赖于配套基础设施和运营机制的进一步完善。
- 该协议建立在宁德时代已服务于大连德泰公共交通业务的基础上——目前大连德泰旗下所有新能源公交车均采用宁德时代电池。
- Uber's market cap stands at $134B with $2-3B net debt and $8-10B of expected free cash flow through year-end, implying a roughly $126B enterprise value if the share price holds flat for the next 5+ months -- matching the $126B valuation Google-owned Waymo secured in a $16B funding round raised earlier this year.
- The two companies differ sharply in scale and near-term revenue: Uber runs about 10,000,000 drivers and couriers across 15,000 cities and is expected to generate $65B in revenue over the next 12 months, versus Waymo's roughly 4,000 robotaxis across 12 cities and about $1B in expected revenue.
- The equal valuations translate to Uber trading at about 2x next-twelve-months revenue versus an implied ~126x multiple for Waymo, showing investors are pricing Waymo as a robotaxi-technology bet rather than on current ride-hailing economics -- a gap automakers weighing robotaxi investments and partnerships are watching closely.
- Uber目前市值为1340亿美元,净负债约20-30亿美元,预计到年底自由现金流为80-100亿美元,若股价未来5个多月维持不变,其隐含企业价值约为1260亿美元——与谷歌旗下Waymo今年早些时候以1260亿美元估值完成160亿美元融资的估值水平相当。
- 两家公司在规模与近期营收上差距悬殊:Uber拥有约1000万名司机及配送员,覆盖15000座城市,未来12个月预计营收650亿美元;而Waymo仅运营约4000辆机器人出租车,覆盖12座城市,预计营收约10亿美元。
- 估值相同意味着Uber的交易倍数约为未来12个月营收的2倍,而Waymo的隐含倍数则高达约126倍,说明投资者是在为Waymo的机器人出租车技术押注,而非基于其当前的网约车经济模型定价——这一估值差距正是正在权衡机器人出租车投资与合作的传统车企密切关注的焦点。
- The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a $114 million loan for Morocco's $1.3 billion LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery gigafactory, marking a major financing milestone for the project, according to a July 24, 2026 report by Construction Review Online.
- The plant is being built to produce LFP batteries in Morocco, positioning the country among Africa's early battery-manufacturing sites, though further technical and capacity details were not disclosed in the available report excerpt.
- Localized LFP battery production in Africa could offer automakers and EV supply chains an additional sourcing base outside Asia, relevant to global efforts to diversify battery manufacturing footprints.
- 非洲开发银行(AfDB)批准向摩洛哥这座13亿美元的LFP(磷酸铁锂)电池超级工厂项目提供1.14亿美元贷款,据Construction Review Online 2026年7月24日报道,这是该项目的重要融资里程碑。
- 该工厂将在摩洛哥生产LFP电池,使其成为非洲早期电池制造基地之一,但现有报道摘录未披露更多产能和技术细节。
- 非洲本土化的LFP电池生产可为汽车制造商和电动车供应链提供亚洲以外的新采购来源,与全球电池制造布局多元化的趋势相关。
- BYD released design sketches of the Da Han, the Dynasty lineup's first D-segment flagship sedan, confirming its public debut at the Chengdu Auto Show, which opens August 21, 2026.
- The battery-electric Da Han offers a range of up to 1,008 km, powered by a 102.326-kWh battery pack with an energy density of 141 Wh/kg.
- The sketches follow BYD's July 23 teaser that reiterated the same 1,008-km range figure, with Lu Tian, general manager of sales for BYD's Dynasty lineup, named in the rollout as BYD (HKEX: 1211) builds anticipation ahead of the debut.
- 比亚迪发布Da Han设计草图,这是Dynasty王朝系列首款D级旗舰轿车,确认将于2026年8月21日开幕的成都车展公开首发。
- 纯电版Da Han续航里程最高达1008公里,搭载102.326度电池包,能量密度为141 Wh/kg。
- 此次草图发布紧随比亚迪7月23日的预告,该预告已给出同样的1008公里续航数据;比亚迪(港股1211)Dynasty事业部销售总经理陆天在此次预热中被提及,公司持续为新车首发造势。
- Buick began taking pre-orders for the battery-electric Electra L7 sedan in China on Friday, July 24, 2026, marking GM's latest step to advance electrification in the world's largest auto market; pricing has not been announced.
- Customers who place orders by August 19 qualify for pre-order incentives, including a 1,000-yuan ($147) deposit that can offset 6,000 yuan of the purchase price.
- Built on an 800-volt high-voltage platform Buick calls the "safest in the industry," the Electra L7 BEV comes standard with 6C ultra-fast charging adding 450 km of range in 10 minutes and over 700 km of total range, serving as the battery-electric counterpart to the Electra L7 EREV launched in China last September.
- 别克于2026年7月24日(周五)在中国开启Electra L7纯电动轿车预订,这是通用汽车在全球最大汽车市场推进电气化转型的最新举措,目前尚未公布价格。
- 月19日前下定的用户可享受预订激励,包括1000元(147美元)定金可抵6000元购车款。
- 该车基于别克称为"行业最安全"的800V高压平台打造,标配6C超快充技术,10分钟可补能450公里,总续航超700公里,是去年9月在华上市的Electra L7增程版的纯电动版本。
- On July 22, 2026, China Changan Automobile Group and China Telecom signed a strategic partnership agreement in Beijing, with Changan Chairman Zhu Huarong and China Telecom Chairman Ke Ruiwen framing it as opening a new chapter of cooperation across intelligent vehicles, digital infrastructure and industrial applications.
- Zhu Huarong said the two state-owned groups, building on years of prior cooperation, will combine Changan's automotive expertise with China Telecom's communications and digital capabilities so that digital connectivity technologies strengthen the infrastructure underpinning intelligent vehicles while Changan's vehicle development and manufacturing operations serve as deployment scenarios for information technologies, with both sides aiming to build an integrated ecosystem spanning vehicles, communications networks, cloud platforms and satellites.
- Ke Ruiwen said China Telecom is advancing a strategy centered on cloud services, digital transformation and AI-enabled applications, and is developing a "five-in-one" intelligent cloud architecture as part of the partnership.
- 年7月22日,中国长安汽车集团与中国电信在北京签署战略合作协议,长安汽车董事长朱华荣与中国电信董事长柯瑞文均表示,此举将开启双方在智能汽车、数字基础设施与产业应用领域合作的新篇章。
- 朱华荣表示,两家国有企业在多年合作基础上,将把长安的汽车专长与中国电信的通信和数字能力相结合,以数字联接技术强化智能汽车基础设施,同时长安的整车研发与制造业务将为信息技术部署提供更多应用场景,双方还计划构建覆盖车辆、通信网络、云平台与卫星的一体化生态。
- 柯瑞文表示,中国电信正推进以云服务、数字化转型和人工智能应用为核心的战略,并正在打造"五位一体"智能云架构,以支撑此次合作。
- BYD's premium brand Denza unveiled its first electric supercar, the Denza Z, built on the dedicated e-cube sports car platform with a triple-motor layout (one front, two rear) delivering a system peak of 1,604 PS and 1,240 Nm of torque, taking the Coupe from 0-100 km/h in 2.25 seconds to a 300 km/h top speed, while the semi-slick-tired Racing version hits 0-100 km/h in 1.96 seconds and 350 km/h.
- The car uses BYD's flash-charging tech with up to 1,500 kW output through a single connector, charging 10%-70% in 5 minutes and 10%-97% in 9 minutes (or 20%-97% in 12 minutes at -30°C), paired with a 76 kWh second-generation Blade Battery giving ranges of about 409 km (Coupe), 399 km (Spider) and 380 km (Racing), alongside a world-first 15-in-1 integrated electric drive unit spinning to 30,000 rpm and a VMC system with 10-millisecond signal response.
- A Special Edition with a race-grade dual-layer composite body pushes system output past 2,000 PS and 0-100 km/h under 1.7 seconds, using a coordinated front active diffuser and rear wing flap to cut drag by up to 40% while generating over 2,000 kg of downforce at 300 km/h, and BYD plans to attempt a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record with this version in autumn 2026.
- 比亚迪高端品牌腾势发布品牌首款电动超跑「腾势Z」,基于专属e3运动车平台(e-cube)打造,前1后2三电机布局,系统最高输出1604马力、峰值扭矩1240牛·米,Coupe版0-100km/h加速2.25秒、最高时速300km/h,配备半热熔胎的Racing版0-100km/h加速1.96秒,最高时速350km/h。
- 该车采用比亚迪闪充技术,单枪最大充电功率1500kW,电量10%充至70%仅需5分钟、10%充至97%仅需9分钟(零下30度极寒环境下20%充至97%需12分钟),搭载76kWh第二代刀片电池,续航里程Coupe版约409km、Spider版约399km、Racing版约380km,并搭载全球首个15合1集成电驱单元(最高转速3万转)及信号响应仅10毫秒的VMC整车运动控制系统。
- 特别版采用赛车级双层复合材质车身,系统输出突破2000马力,0-100km/h加速低于1.7秒,通过前主动扩散器与后翼片协同控制的减阻系统将风阻最多降低40%,同时在时速300km/h时产生超过2000kg下压力,比亚迪计划于2026年秋季挑战纽博格林北环圈速纪录。
- Ford and Canada's Unifor union ratified a new three-year collective agreement that commits Ford to raising wages for Canadian autoworkers and continuing Super Duty truck production in Canada.
- Unifor indicated the ratified deal may signal the direction for its pending negotiations with other automakers, suggesting a pattern-bargaining effect across the Canadian auto industry.
- The commitment centers on Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant, which has begun producing Super Duty F-Series trucks including the Super Duty F-350 Platinum Plus, the vehicle line at the heart of the agreement.
- 福特与加拿大Unifor工会批准新一轮三年集体协议,福特承诺为加拿大工人加薪,并继续在加拿大生产Super Duty皮卡。
- Unifor表示,此次批准的协议可能为其与其他汽车制造商正在进行的谈判定下方向,暗示加拿大汽车行业存在“模式谈判”效应。
- 该承诺以福特Oakville总装厂为核心,该厂已开始生产Super Duty F系列皮卡(包括Super Duty F-350 Platinum Plus),即协议核心涉及的车型。
- South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) subscribed as a cornerstone investor in the Hong Kong IPO of Momenta, a Chinese autonomous-driving technology company dubbed the "world's first AI IPO stock," per a July 23, 2026 Sina report citing Korean outlet AJU.
- The participation was confirmed via a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing, though the source text is truncated/garbled and does not disclose the investment amount, shareholding percentage, or lock-up terms.
- NPS's cornerstone stake reflects growing overseas institutional confidence in Chinese autonomous-driving technology ahead of its Hong Kong listing, a signal relevant to the sector's capital and commercialization trajectory.
- 据新浪网2026年7月23日报道(消息源自韩媒AJU),韩国国民年金(NPS)参与认购中国自动驾驶技术企业Momenta香港IPO的基石投资,Momenta被称为"全球AI第一股"。
- 香港交易所公告确认了国民年金的参与,但源文本存在乱码/截断,未披露具体认购金额、持股比例及禁售期等细节。
- 国民年金的基石投资反映海外机构资本对中国自动驾驶技术商业化前景的认可,是该赛道资本动向的重要信号。
- Ford and Geely Auto announced a partnership to jointly produce next-generation multi-energy vehicles at a plant in Spain.
- The tie-up marks a European manufacturing collaboration between the two automakers, centered on multi-energy powertrain vehicles rather than pure EVs alone.
- The deal pairs a major U.S. automaker (Ford) with a leading Chinese automaker (Geely Auto) for shared production on European soil.
- 福特与吉利汽车宣布合作,将在西班牙工厂联合生产新一代多能源汽车。
- 此次合作聚焦欧洲本地化生产,产品为多能源动力总成车型,而非单一纯电车型。
- 该合作是美国主要汽车制造商福特与中国头部车企吉利汽车在欧洲共同生产的联手之举。
- Chery-JLR's revived Freelander EV brand will begin pre-sales of its first model, the Freelander 8 SUV, in China on August 10, global CEO Wen Fei announced via Weibo on Wednesday.
- The Freelander 8 will roll off the production line on July 30 at the Chery-JLR joint venture's plant in Changshu, Jiangsu province, ahead of the pre-sales launch.
- The first overseas version of the Freelander 8 is set to enter the Middle East between the end of this year and early next year, marking the initial international step for the brand jointly developed by Chery (HKEX: 9973) and Jaguar Land Rover.
- 奇瑞捷豹路虎合资复活的Freelander电动车品牌将于8月10日在中国开启首款车型Freelander 8的预售,品牌全球CEO温飞周三通过微博宣布这一消息。
- Freelander 8将于7月30日在奇瑞捷豹路虎合资公司位于江苏常熟的工厂正式下线,随后开启预售。
- Freelander 8的首个海外版本将于今年底至明年初进入中东市场,这是由奇瑞(HKEX: 9973)与捷豹路虎合资打造的这一品牌迈出的首个海外步伐。
- BMW M division boss Frank van Meel says a "perfect storm" of factors — not just declining consumer demand — is accelerating the death of the manual gearbox.
- Following the Z4's recent retirement, BMW's manual-equipped lineup has shrunk to just three models: the M2, M3, and M4.
- BMW says it intends to keep the manual alive "for as long as possible," but van Meel acknowledges the writing is on the wall for its long-term survival.
- BMW M 部门负责人 Frank van Meel 表示,手动变速箱的消亡是多重因素叠加形成的"完美风暴"所致,而非仅仅因为消费者需求下降。
- 随着 Z4 近期停产,BMW 目前仅剩三款车型搭载手动变速箱:M2、M3 和 M4。
- BMW 表示将让手动挡"尽可能地"存活下去,但 van Meel 也承认,手动挡的长期命运已经大势已去。
- BYD released official images of the 2027 Seal 06 sedan showing a roof-mounted LiDAR unit, a significant upgrade from the current model, which lacks the sensor and relies on BYD's LiDAR-free God's Eye C driver-assistance system.
- Zhang Zhuo, general manager of BYD's Ocean lineup sales division, shared the images on Thursday, Jul 23, 2026, describing the new model as a "fully equipped B-segment family sedan" that is larger and offers more powerful drivetrain options than the current version.
- The current Seal 06 EV launched in June 2025 at a starting price of 109,800 yuan ($16,170); adding LiDAR to this mass-market B-segment sedan signals that higher-tier ADAS hardware is spreading from premium models to affordable ones, intensifying assisted-driving competition in China's EV market.
- 比亚迪发布了2027款海豹06轿车的官方图片,车顶配备激光雷达,相比现款车型(未搭载激光雷达,仅配备无LiDAR的"天眼C"驾驶辅助系统)是一次重大升级。
- 比亚迪海洋网销售事业部总经理张卓于周四(2026年7月23日)分享了这组图片,将新车定位为"配置拉满的B级家用轿车",并表示新车比现款更大、动力系统也更强。
- 现款海豹06 EV于2025年6月上市,起售价10.98万元(约合16,170美元);此次为这款主流B级轿车加装激光雷达,意味着高阶驾驶辅助硬件正从高端车型下沉至大众市场车型,加剧中国新能源车市场的智驾竞争。
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