The official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation of China announced on May 30 that Spotlight Automotive Ltd (a joint venture between BMW and Great Wall Motors) has launched a new round of active recalls, involving 55 domestically produced MINI COOPERs and 15 domestically produced MINI ACEMAN pure electric models. This is the second special treatment of power battery problems after the recall of 177 models of the same brand in February this year.
On May 30, Huawei's Executive Director Yu Chengdong released a demonstration video on social media, showing the latest intelligent sensing system developed by MAEXTRO S800: after passengers sit down, they only need to wave their hands into the car, and the electric door will automatically close, and with the door opening angle of nearly 90°, it creates a noble entry and exit experience comparable to Rolls-Royce. This function will appear as a standard configuration on the MAEXTRO S800 mass-produced model released at 19:30 tonight.
On May 30, GAC AION officially announced that the 2025 AION Y Plus will be launched on June 3 at 20:00 through the "Make Friends Live Room" of Chinese Internet celebrities. Internet celebrity Luo Yonghao will promote new energy vehicles for the first time. The biggest highlight of the new car is the new ventilation/heating function added to the main driver, and it is equipped with a new generation of magazine battery technology. The heat pump system can achieve an energy efficiency performance of saving 16 kWh of electricity per day in winter.
On May 30, NIO Auto announced that the first version of "NIO World Model NWM" was officially launched, covering more than 400,000 Banyan models in the first batch, and Cedar models (including ET9, new ES6, etc.) will be pushed at the end of June. This upgrade focuses on the field of active safety and launches three industry-first functions, marking the leapfrog evolution of intelligent driving from "freeing hands" to "protecting life".
On May 29, at the Lixiang Auto earnings call, CEO Lixiang officially confirmed that the second pure electric SUV i6 will be released in September, forming a "five-seat + six-seat" dual-car matrix with the i8 launched in July, fully covering the mainstream pure electric market of RMB 250,000-350,000. As the pure electric model with the lowest price threshold of the brand, i6 will bear the heavy responsibility of volume sales, and its mass production test mileage has exceeded 9.5 million kilometers.
On May 28, 2025, according to multiple sources, the state-owned investor shareholders of NETA Auto's parent company, Hozon New Energy Automobile, have been planning to convene a board of directors to dismiss founder Fangyunzhou from his position as chairman and CEO. If the resolution is passed, the helmsman who founded the brand in 2014 will completely lose control of the company. It is worth noting that the company just experienced a high-level adjustment in December last year, with former CEO Zhang Yong becoming a consultant and Fangyunzhou personally taking over daily operations.
On May 29, 2025, BYD's high-end brand Yangwang Automobile announced that the first batch of customer cars of the world's first super four-electric flagship sedan U7 officially rolled off the assembly line and will soon start nationwide delivery. The model was launched on March 27 this year, providing pure electric and plug-in hybrid dual-power versions, with a price range of RMB 628,000-708,000, marking the official entry of new energy vehicles into the "four-electric era".
On May 29, 2025, Zeekr officially announced the full launch of the 007 rear-wheel drive model sports chassis kit replacement service, with a limited-time discount of RMB 2,499 (original price RMB 4,999), and supports extreme discounts. Since the service was opened for reservations on April 15, more than 1,200 car owners have placed orders, and the upgraded parts are being sent to service outlets across the country.
On May 29, 2025, NIO ONVO announced the completion of the full push of NT.Coconut 1.2.0 (Coconut system). The upgrade was originally scheduled to be released in March, but due to the need to comply with the new regulations of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's "Intelligent Connected Vehicle Software Upgrade Management Notice", it was postponed to this month after filing and review.
On May 28, 2025, Geely Radar officially released two hybrid pickups, Jin'gang EM-P and Dipingxian EM-P, priced at RMB 139,800-159,800. The new car is equipped with the Raytheon EM-P super hybrid system, with a comprehensive range of up to 1,068 kilometers and a fuel consumption of only 6.4L/100km, saving 7,000 yuan in fuel costs per year compared with the same level of fuel pickups.
