Apple has been dug into the corner, and the automobile project leader will join Ford

Chinese Restaurant Brands Going Global: What Keeps Customers Coming Back After the Opening?

How long can the queues outside a brand’s first overseas store last? And how many customers drawn in by the novelty will become regulars? For Chinese restaurant brands expanding internationally, opening a store is only the beginning of the challenge of building a local business and retaining customers.

SAIC-GM-Wuling Launches Global 5 Strategy as Malaysian Partners Explore Local Battery Production

SAIC-GM-Wuling（上汽通用五菱）unveiled its Global 5 strategy at the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning on September 17, announcing cooperation with Malaysia’s Tan Chong Group（陈唱集团）to deepen its regional supply chain. Battery localisation is an early initiative under the plan, although the Malaysian disclosure places the proposed production cooperation at the feasibility stage.

D-Robotics Raises US$400 Million in Series C as Sunrise Chip Shipments Exceed 8 Million

D-Robotics（地瓜机器人）, the robotics computing company incubated by Horizon Robotics（地平线）, announced a US$400 million Series C financing on September 17. Led by South Korea’s Mirae Asset（未来资产）, with strategic participation from Meituan（美团）, the round will support expansion of its computing chips and software tools for robot developers.

Zeekr Prices 9X from €119,500 in Germany, Testing Its Luxury Ambitions Overseas

Zeekr（极氪）, the premium vehicle brand within Geely Holding（吉利控股）, has priced its six-seat 9X Ultra AWD from €119,500 including VAT in Germany, with the Black Line starting at €126,500. Published on the brand’s German press site on September 7, the pricing places its flagship plug-in hybrid SUV in the six-figure luxury market and raises the commercial stakes of its European expansion.

From Chinese Champions to Global Players

Toyota’s success in Europe came not from one decision or a copied Japanese model, but from six decades of local adaptation—from imports and product development to French manufacturing, hybrid transformation and ecosystem integration. For Chinese companies, entry is only the start: true globalization turns local experience into organizational capability.