- Mercedes-Benz launched the long-wheelbase version of the electric GLC in China, offering three five- and six-seat variants priced from 299,900 yuan.
- The five-seat "Liujin" trim is available now from 338,000 yuan (roughly 40,000 euros), while two additional variants enter pre-sale first.
- The model is built on 800-volt technology with a battery supplied by CATL, reflecting Mercedes' strategy to localize its electric lineup for China's premium EV market.
- 梅赛德斯-奔驰在中国市场推出电动GLC长轴版,提供三款五座和六座车型,起售价299,900元。
- 五座“Liujin”版现已上市,起售价338,000元(约合4万欧元),另有两款车型率先开启预售。
- 该车型采用800伏技术,电池由宁德时代(CATL)供应,体现出奔驰针对中国高端电动车市场推进本地化布局的策略。
- ZF announced on July 22, 2026 in Friedrichshafen that it has produced 100 million electric power steering (EPS) systems globally, marking the technology's evolution since its 2001 introduction as an alternative to hydraulic steering into a key component of modern vehicle architectures.
- Ramiro Gutierrez, Senior Vice President of ZF's Business Unit Steering, said the milestone underscores ZF's leadership in steering technology, calling EPS today's industry standard for efficient, scalable, and software-enabled steering.
- ZF positions EPS as the foundation for steer-by-wire solutions and future software-defined vehicle (SDV) functionalities, enabling new software-based features, personalization, and continuous innovation to enhance vehicle performance and customer value.
- ZF于2026年7月22日在腓特烈港(Friedrichshafen)宣布,其电动助力转向(EPS)系统全球累计产量已达1亿套,标志着该技术自2001年作为液压转向替代方案推出以来,已发展为现代车辆架构的核心部件。
- ZF转向事业部高级副总裁Ramiro Gutierrez表示,这一里程碑彰显了ZF在转向技术领域的领先地位,并称EPS已成为高效、可扩展、软件驱动转向系统的行业标准。
- ZF将EPS定位为线控转向(steer-by-wire)方案及未来软件定义汽车(SDV)功能的基础,可通过软件化功能、个性化及持续创新提升车辆性能与客户价值。
- Nio delivered the 130,000th unit of its third-generation ES8 on July 22, 2026, with the milestone vehicle being the newly launched five-seat variant, deliveries of which began on July 10.
- The latest batch of 10,000 units was delivered in just about 1 month, signaling that the ES8's delivery pace is returning to roughly 10,000 units per month.
- The milestone reflects renewed momentum for the ES8, Nio's best-selling SUV, following the introduction of the new five-seat variant.
- 蔚来于2026年7月22日完成第三代ES8第13万辆交付,该里程碑车型为7月10日刚开始交付的五座版本。
- 最近1万辆交付仅用约1个月完成,表明该车型的交付节奏正恢复至月均约1万辆的水平。
- 这一里程碑标志着蔚来旗下最畅销SUV车型ES8的市场势头正在回升,而新推出的五座版本的上市进一步拓展了产品线。
- Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of Seyond (HKEX: 2665), the LiDAR supplier to Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO), with a buy rating and a HK$4.00 target price implying 60% upside from the current share price.
- The bank's analyst team, led by Wang Bin, forecasts Seyond's LiDAR shipments rising from 332,000 units in 2025 to 2.8 million units in 2028, with revenue growing nearly five-fold to $718 million by 2028, when the company is expected to turn profitable.
- Seyond ranks as China's fourth-largest LiDAR maker, holding a 15% share of China's ADAS LiDAR market in the first five months of the year according to NE Times data, with its units already mounted on Nio's 2026 Onvo L90.
- 德意志银行首次覆盖蔚来(NYSE: NIO)激光雷达供应商 Seyond(港交所:2665),给予买入评级,目标价 4.00 港元,较当前股价隐含 60% 上行空间。
- 该行由王斌(Wang Bin)领衔的分析师团队预测,Seyond 激光雷达出货量将从 2025 年的 332,000 台增至 2028 年的 280 万台,收入将增长近五倍至 7.18 亿美元,公司预计于 2028 年实现盈利。
- 据 NE Times 数据,Seyond 是中国第四大激光雷达厂商,今年前五个月在中国 ADAS 激光雷达市场的份额为 15%,其产品已搭载于蔚来 2026 款乐道(Onvo)L90 车型。
- Ahead of Q2 earnings, analysts forecast Tesla will report its first negative quarterly free cash flow in over two years, with cash burn of roughly $3.3 billion as annual capital expenditures rise to $25 billion to fund robotaxis, the Optimus humanoid robot, and Full Self-Driving.
- Tesla expanded robotaxi service to Orlando and Tampa and delivered a near two-year high of 480,126 vehicles (up 25% year-over-year), but margins are being squeezed by low-rate financing offers and the removal of upfront FSD purchase fees.
- With shares down 18% year-to-date, investors are questioning whether Tesla's heavy AI-driven capex builds durable advantage in autonomy and robotics or is simply outpacing the cash generated by its core vehicle business—a tension directly relevant to how the auto industry weighs robotaxi/AV investment against near-term profitability.
- 在第二季度财报发布前,分析师预计特斯拉将两年多来首次报告季度自由现金流为负,现金烧损约33亿美元,年度资本支出升至250亿美元,用于支持机器人出租车、Optimus人形机器人及完全自动驾驶(FSD)业务。
- 特斯拉已将机器人出租车服务扩展至奥兰多和坦帕,交付量达近两年新高的48.0126万辆(同比增长25%),但低利率融资优惠及取消FSD预付购买费用正挤压利润率。
- 特斯拉股价年初至今下跌18%,投资者正质疑其巨额AI相关资本支出究竟能否在自动驾驶与机器人领域建立持久优势,还是仅仅消耗现金的速度快于核心整车业务的造血能力——这一矛盾也折射出汽车行业在权衡Robotaxi/自动驾驶投入与短期盈利之间的普遍张力。
- Audi confirmed in March 2026 that the A2 will return as a fully electric model, the A2 e-tron, and the car has since been spotted testing with minimal camouflage ahead of its official debut.
- The A2 e-tron will deliver more than 400 miles of driving range, positioning it as an affordable, long-range entry point into Audi's EV lineup.
- CEO Gernot Döllner said the model will make "entry into the Audi world easier and more relevant than ever," signaling Audi's push into the mass-market EV segment ahead of the car's world premiere this fall.
- 奥迪已于2026年3月确认A2将以纯电动车型A2 e-tron回归,该车近日被拍到以近乎无伪装状态进行路试,为官方首秀做准备。
- A2 e-tron续航里程将超过400英里,使其成为奥迪电动车阵容中定价亲民、续航突出的入门车型。
- 奥迪CEO Gernot Döllner表示,该车将让"进入奥迪的世界比以往任何时候都更容易、更具意义",凸显奥迪在今年秋季全球首秀前布局大众化电动车市场的战略。
- According to MarketsandMarkets, the global Structural Adhesives Market was valued at USD 14.75 billion in 2026 and is projected to reach USD 19.83 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 6.09% over 2026-2031.
- The report, titled "Structural Adhesives Market - Global Forecast to 2031," provides market size data covering 2023-2031 and spans 250 pages with 280 data tables and 60 figures.
- The report was published on July 21, 2026 by MarketsandMarkets, based in Delray Beach, Florida, via PRNewswire.
- 据MarketsandMarkets披露,全球结构胶市场规模2026年为147.5亿美元,预计到2031年将达198.3亿美元,2026-2031年复合年增长率为6.09%。
- 该报告题为《结构胶市场——全球预测至2031年》,提供2023-2031年市场规模数据,全文250页,含280张数据表和60幅图表。
- 报告由总部位于美国佛罗里达州德尔雷比奇的MarketsandMarkets于2026年7月21日通过PRNewswire发布。
- Battery materials startup Sila announced a $300 million funding round on July 21, 2026, to expand its Moses Lake, Washington factory for silicon-carbon anode production.
- The expanded facility will produce tens of GWh per year, powering over 100,000 EVs annually, with Sila's anode material offering 40% higher energy density and faster charging than traditional graphite anodes.
- Sila supplies to Mercedes and Panasonic, providing a critical alternative to Chinese-dominated graphite supply chains (which control 75% of the market) and addressing automaker concerns about supply concentration and tariffs.
- 电池材料初创企业Sila宣布融资3亿美元,用于扩建华盛顿州摩西湖工厂的硅碳阳极材料产能,融资公告发于2026年7月21日。
- 扩建后的工厂年产能达数十吉瓦时,可满足10万多台电动车需求,Sila阳极材料能量密度比传统石墨阳极高40%,充电速度更快。
- Sila为梅赛德斯-奔驰和松下供货,为车企提供了独立于中国主导供应链(占市场75%)的替代方案,帮助车企分散供应风险并规避贸易关税。
- Swedish electric and autonomous trucking company Einride has agreed to acquire EV charging startup Flipturn in an all-stock deal worth $38 million, marking Einride's first acquisition since becoming a publicly traded company, with the deal expected to close this month.
- Flipturn, founded in 2022 and employing 17 people who will stay on as the same team, had raised $15.5 million in venture capital to build a charging software platform that communicates with any EV charger via the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP), monitors charger health, pulls in vehicle battery levels, driving history and routes, and integrates with on-site solar and energy storage systems.
- Einride CEO Roozbeh Charli called the deal "a decisive step" in the company's U.S. scaling strategy, with the acquisition making Einride a more vertically integrated company able to offer customers electric trucks alongside charging infrastructure.
- 瑞典电动及自动驾驶卡车公司Einride同意以3800万美元全股票交易收购电动车充电初创公司Flipturn,这是Einride上市以来的首次收购,交易预计于本月完成。
- Flipturn成立于2022年,现有17名员工将保留原团队继续运营,此前已融资1550万美元,其充电软件平台可通过行业标准协议开放充电点协议(OCPP)与任意充电桩通信,监测充电基础设施健康状况,并汇总车辆电池电量、行驶历史与路线数据,同时可与现场太阳能及储能系统集成。
- Einride首席执行官Roozbeh Charli称此次收购是公司美国扩张战略的“关键一步”,收购完成后Einride将实现更深度的垂直整合,能够同时为客户提供电动卡车与配套充电基础设施。
- Tesla will report Q2 2026 earnings on July 22 after market close, with the earnings call to follow at 5:30 p.m. ET.
- Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in Q2 2026, up 25% year-over-year and its best-ever second quarter, beating analyst consensus by roughly 74,000 units.
- Despite the record delivery volume, Wall Street's focus has shifted to profitability, questioning whether the strong deliveries actually translated into higher earnings.
- 特斯拉将于7月22日美股收盘后公布2026年第二季度财报,电话会议随后于美东时间下午5:30举行。
- 特斯拉Q2 2026交付480,126辆,同比增长25%,创历史最佳第二季度纪录,超出分析师预期约74,000辆。
- 尽管交付量创纪录,但华尔街关注焦点已转向盈利能力,质疑强劲交付是否真正转化为利润增长。
- Battery materials startup Sila closed a $300 million funding round to expand production of its silicon-carbon anode technology.
- The capital will scale manufacturing capacity to supply anode materials for over 100,000 electric vehicles annually, with silicon-carbon anodes promising battery performance beyond what traditional graphite anodes can deliver.
- The raise bucks broader industry headwinds amid an EV market growth slowdown, reflecting Sila's bet that the infrastructure powering EVs will outlast the current demand slump.
- 电池材料初创公司Sila完成3亿美元融资,用于扩产硅碳阳极技术。
- 该资金将用于扩大制造产能,达到每年可为超过10万辆电动车供应阳极材料的规模;硅碳阳极有望带来超越传统石墨阳极的电池性能。
- 此轮融资逆势而行——当前EV市场增长放缓、行业面临普遍逆风,Sila押注支撑电动车发展的基础设施能够挺过当前的需求低迷期。
- Geely's Galaxy brand opened pre-sales for the Galaxy TT Ultra sedan on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 209,800 yuan (about $30,900), with the initial release capped at 999 units; a 2,000-yuan deposit converts to 5,000 yuan off the purchase price, buyers get equipment benefits worth 49,000 yuan, and can choose 3-year interest-free financing or a 5-year low-interest plan.
- The Ultra trim uses a one-touch boost mode to hit 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, offers a CLTC range of 650 kilometers, and can charge from 10% to 80% in just 11.6 minutes.
- Positioned as a sporty, handling-focused C-segment electric sedan that made its global debut in Shanghai on July 6, the Ultra is the line's higher-end version with a final price expected below 200,000 yuan, while lower- and mid-tier Galaxy TT variants are still to come, underscoring Geely's push to bring flagship-level performance and fast-charging tech to the mainstream EV price segment.
- 吉利银河品牌于2026年7月21日(周二)开启银河TT Ultra轿车预售,售价20.98万元人民币(约3.09万美元),首批限量999台;预售期内2000元定金可抵5000元购车款,另享价值4.9万元的装备权益,并可选择3年免息或5年低息两种金融方案。
- Ultra版搭载一键超能模式,实现零百加速3.8秒,CLTC续航里程650公里,10%-80%充电仅需11.6分钟。
- 银河TT定位为运动化、操控导向的中型纯电轿车,已于7月6日在上海全球首发;Ultra为该系列高配版本,最终售价有望低于20万元,中低配车型也将陆续推出,体现吉利正以极具竞争力的定价,将旗舰级性能与快充技术下放至主流纯电市场。
- During its Tuesday earnings update, GM disclosed a nearly $2.3 billion EV-related charge for the most recent quarter, pushing its cumulative EV-related costs to $10.9 billion since the second half of 2025.
- GM said it delivered fewer EVs to dealerships last quarter as it slows its EV build-out and shifts more production capacity toward gas-powered vehicles.
- Despite the mounting near-$11 billion price tag for its EV strategy reset, GM executives said the worst of the transition is nearly over.
- 通用汽车在周二的财报电话会上披露,最近一个季度新增EV相关费用近23亿美元,使其自2025年下半年以来的累计EV相关成本达到109亿美元。
- 通用汽车表示上一季度向经销商交付的电动车数量有所减少,原因是公司正放缓EV产能建设,并将更多产能转向汽油车生产。
- 尽管EV战略调整的代价已接近110亿美元,通用汽车高管仍表示,这场转型中最艰难的阶段即将结束。
- BYD officially launched the Seal 05 DM-i plug-in hybrid sedan in Mexico on July 16, 2026, marketed as the all-new BYD King — the company's second model introduced in the Mexican market within three months, following the Yuan Pro DM-i plug-in hybrid SUV.
- The BYD King is built on BYD's fifth-generation DM (dual mode) technology and delivers a combined range of up to 1,680 km under the NEDC cycle, setting a new range record for plug-in hybrid sedans in Mexico; it also features a 15.6-inch rotating central display.
- The BYD King nameplate debuted in Mexico in April 2024 based on the China-market Chaser 05, making the Seal 05 DM-i version the model's first major generational update in the market.
- 比亚迪于2026年7月16日在墨西哥正式推出Seal 05 DM-i插电混动轿车,以全新"BYD King"车型上市,这是该公司3个月内在墨西哥市场推出的第二款车型,此前为元Pro DM-i插混SUV。
- 新车基于比亚迪第五代DM双模技术打造,NEDC工况下综合续航里程最高达1,680公里,创下墨西哥插混轿车续航纪录,并配备15.6英寸旋转中控屏。
- "BYD King"车型于2024年4月首次在墨西哥推出,基于中国市场的驱逐舰05打造,此次Seal 05 DM-i版本是该车型在当地市场的首次重大换代升级。
- Nio Inc recorded retail sales of 20,736 vehicles in Shanghai in H1 2026, accounting for 10.88% of its total China retail sales of 190,648 vehicles during the period.
- Four models under Nio Inc captured a combined share of more than 60% of Shanghai's large SUV market in H1 2026.
- Nio's three brands — Nio, Onvo and Firefly — have delivered more than 150,000 vehicles in Shanghai to date, a milestone reached on July 8, 2026, underscoring the strategic importance of its Jiading district headquarters city.
- 蔚来汽车2026年上半年在上海零售销量达20,736辆,占其同期中国总零售销量190,648辆的10.88%。
- 蔚来旗下四款车型合计占据上海大型SUV市场份额超60%。
- 蔚来、乐道(Onvo)与萤火虫(Firefly)三大品牌迄今已在上海累计交付超15万辆,该里程碑于2026年7月8日达成,凸显总部所在地嘉定区对公司的战略意义。
- German battery recycler Cylib has acquired a mechanical processing facility in Bavaria with annual capacity of up to 10,000 tonnes of end-of-life EV batteries, extending its operations to cover the full chain from spent batteries to recovered raw materials.
- The plant is expected to begin operations in Q4 2026, pending approval under Germany's Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG), and will mechanically process batteries into black mass to supply Cylib's hydrometallurgical recycling plant under construction in Dormagen.
- Cylib did not name the seller, but the facility is likely tied to insolvent Roth International, which had planned a recycling site in Wernberg-Köblitz reported back in 2022 before recently filing for insolvency.
- 德国电池回收商Cylib收购了一处位于巴伐利亚的机械处理设施,年处理能力最高达10,000吨报废电动车电池,使其业务延伸至从废旧电池到原材料回收的完整链条。
- 该工厂预计于2026年第四季度投产,需依据德国《联邦污染防治法》(BImSchG)获批,届时将把电池机械处理为黑粉,供应给Cylib正在多尔马根建设中的水冶回收厂。
- Cylib未透露卖方名称,但该设施很可能与已申请破产的Roth International有关,后者曾于2022年被报道计划在Wernberg-Köblitz建设回收厂,近期已申请破产。
- Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) selected AmpUp's Adapt & Earn managed charging project as the sole pilot chosen to scale statewide from PURA's Innovative Energy Solutions Program Cycle 1.
- The 18-month pilot with Eversource Energy enrolled over 1,000 charging ports across 200 locations and delivered grid relief during a regional heatwave when wholesale electricity prices spiked 3,600%, at roughly one-third the cost of peak supply it displaced.
- Driver engagement was strong with 91% reporting zero inconvenience during charge pauses, 87% finding the interface simple and intuitive, and 83% willing to participate again.
- 康涅狄格州公共事业管理局(PURA)在其创新能源解决方案计划第一周期中选中AmpUp的Adapt & Earn托管充电项目作为唯一入选全州扩大部署的试点项目。
- 与埃弗瑟能源公司合作进行的18个月试点覆盖1000多个充电端口和约200个地点,在地区热浪期间(批发电价飙升3600%)实现了关键电网缓解,成本仅为所替代峰值供应成本的三分之一。
- 用户参与度表现强劲,91%的驾驶员报告充电暂停期间零不便,87%认为操作界面简单直观,83%表示愿意继续参与。
- Ahead of Tesla's Q2 earnings release later this week, an unnamed analyst turned bullish on the robotaxi and Cybercab businesses, expecting Tesla to scale rapidly and capture meaningful market share after commercialization.
- Retail investors reportedly see Tesla shares climbing to $450, while Koyfin data shows Wall Street's consensus 12-month price target at $425.22, implying 14% upside from current levels.
- According to Fiscal.ai, Wall Street expects Tesla to report Q2 revenue of $26.36 billion, up from $22.50 billion in the same quarter last year, with investors also watching for updates on Tesla's AI and autonomous driving roadmap.
- 二季度财报发布前,一位不具名分析师看好特斯拉机器人出租车与Cybercab业务,预计商业化后能够快速扩展并占据可观市场份额。
- 据称散户投资者预期特斯拉股价将攀升至450美元,而Koyfin数据显示华尔街对该股12个月共识目标价为425.22美元,较当前水平有14%的上涨空间。
- 据Fiscal.ai数据,华尔街预计特斯拉二季度营收为263.6亿美元,高于去年同期的225亿美元,投资者同时关注特斯拉在AI与自动驾驶路线图上的最新进展。
- Hyundai and SK On opened their $5 billion, 50/50 joint-venture battery plant, Hyundai-SK Battery Manufacturing America, in Bartow County, Georgia, with capacity to power about 300,000 EVs a year, with initial output supplying the three-row IONIQ 9.
- The plant was first announced in late 2022 as part of Hyundai's $12.6 billion Metaplant America (HMGMA) — Georgia's largest economic project in state history — with joint-venture terms finalized and construction officially announced in April 2023; production has now begun, later than the original second-half-2025 target.
- The facility gives Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia and Genesis, localized North American battery supply for their EV lineups, cutting import dependency as the group scales up EV production.
- 现代汽车与SK On共同投资50亿美元、按50/50股比成立的合资电池工厂——现代-SK电池制造美国公司——在佐治亚州巴托县正式投产,年产能可供约30万辆电动车使用,首批电池将供应三排座IONIQ 9。
- 该工厂于2022年底作为现代126亿美元Metaplant America(HMGMA,佐治亚州历史上最大的经济项目)的一部分首次公布,2023年4月双方敲定合资条款并正式宣布动工,如今投产时间较原定的2025年下半年有所推迟。
- 该工厂为现代汽车集团(含起亚、捷尼赛思)在北美实现电池本地化供应,减少进口依赖,助力集团扩大电动车产能。
- Toyota Motor North America announced a $3.6 billion investment in its San Antonio, Texas plant to build a second vehicle assembly line, set to begin operations in 2030.
- The new line will create over 2,000 jobs and lift the plant's annual production capacity by approximately 150,000 units.
- Over roughly four years, Tacoma mid-size pickup production will move from Toyota's Baja California (TMMBC) plant in Mexico to San Antonio, part of Toyota's "best-company-in-town" strategy to strengthen locally rooted, competitive manufacturing.
- 丰田北美公司宣布向德州圣安东尼奥工厂投资36亿美元,新建第二条整车组装线,计划于2030年投产。
- 新产线预计创造超过2000个就业岗位,使该工厂年产能提升约15万辆。
- 未来约四年内,Tacoma中型皮卡产能将从丰田墨西哥下加州(TMMBC)工厂迁至圣安东尼奥,体现丰田“扎根当地、增强竞争力”的生产布局策略。
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