Recently, with the strict requirements of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China for the safety publicity of automatic assisted driving of smart cars, many Chinese car brands have also followed the policy requirements to further standardize the automatic driving assistance functions of cars. At the launch conference of the new ES6/EC6 in Hefei, NIO Automobile demonstrated the industry's first mass-produced emergency autonomous pull-over parking function. This technology is integrated into the newly released "NIO World Model NWM" architecture. When the system detects that the driver has lost consciousness due to fatigue or sudden illness, it will intervene in three steps: high-frequency sound and light alarm wake-up → automatic deceleration and lane change to the emergency lane → triggering SOS rescue call and unlocking the door. It is worth noting that this function has been launched simultaneously with the new ET5T, new ES6/EC6 and other models, and the first batch of users will get the upgrade through OTA at the end of June.
On May 27, 2025, Chang'an Automobile officially announced the strength and related configuration information of the Qiyuan A06 extended-range version. As a new player in the 150,000-level medium and large sedan market, the new car is equipped with a 1.5L range extender and a 28.39kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack, with a pure electric range of 180 kilometers (test conditions have not been announced), and is expected to be launched in the second half of 2025.
On May 27, 2025, Chang'an Automobile released the official makeup pictures of the UNI-Z fuel version and the PHEV plug-in hybrid version, confirming that the two models will be launched simultaneously on May 28. The new car adopts the "Zongheng Wanxiang 2.0" design language, with a starship-style front face and a parametric scale armor grille. The PHEV version specially adds an ice blue decorative strip logo.
On May 27, 2025, BYD officially announced that its Blade Battery Series (including conventional version and flash charging version) passed the full test of GB 38031-2025 "Safety Requirements for Power Batteries for Electric Vehicles" in advance, becoming the first batch of battery products that meet the mandatory standards in 2026. Test data shows that under extreme conditions such as needle puncture, overcharging, and high temperature, the thermal runaway warning time of blade batteries exceeds the upper limit of 5 minutes required by the national standard, reaching more than 18 minutes.
Recently, the declaration information of BYD Han L DM-p low-end model appeared in the 395th batch of new car announcements of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. The biggest change of this model is the cancellation of the top-mounted laser radar configuration. The price is expected to drop further from the current range of 209,800-259,800 yuan, and is expected to be lower than 200,000 yuan for the first time.
On May 26, JETOUR Automobile officially released the 2025 Shanhai T1 compact SUV at the first Square Box Conference. The new car has a total of 5 configuration models, with a price range of RMB 134,900-179,900. As Chery's hard-core SUV with the main "travel +" positioning, the car has a 43.2kWh large battery, a three-motor four-wheel drive system and a modular expansion design as its core selling points. The CLTC working condition pure electric range is 226km, and the fuel consumption is 5.89L/100km.
In the 395th batch of "Announcement on Road Motor Vehicle Production Enterprises and Products" recently released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, the new version of Harmony LUXEED R7 has been officially declared. According to the public information, the new car continues the current coupe SUV shape, but cancels the laser radar configuration, and is suspected to launch a version without air suspension, which is expected to form a more people-friendly product matrix.
On May 26, Xiaomi Auto disclosed in the latest technical Q&A that the 100-speed active air intake grille system equipped with the YU7 model can achieve 18Counts drag coefficient optimization, and directly contributes to 14km range improvement in the fully closed state. This system can complete 0-100-speed stepless adjustment within 0.15 seconds by sensing 12 parameters such as vehicle speed and battery temperature in real time, taking into account both heat dissipation requirements and energy efficiency optimization.
BYD officially confirmed that its Szeged factory in Hungary will start production at the end of 2025, and the first model will be the European version of Seagull (named Dolphin Surf overseas). The total investment of the factory exceeds 1 billion euros. After completion, it will become the first passenger car production base of a Chinese automaker in Europe, and is expected to create thousands of jobs.
Lixiang i8 is the first pure electric SUV developed by Lixiang Automobile. Since it was listed in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's declaration catalog on April 16, it has continued to attract attention. This medium-to-large-sized six-seater family SUV is unveiled with a length of 5085mm, a wheelbase of 3050mm and a crossover fastback shape. The drag coefficient is expected to be lower than MEGA's 0.215Cd. It is equipped with laser radar and dual-motor four-wheel drive system (150kW+250kW) as standard.
