GM plans to invest more than $6.5 billion to produce electric trucks and batteries in Michigan

Chassis Supply Chain's "iPhone Moment": China's Tier 1 Shift as LeeKr Emerges

Over the past decade, China's electric vehicle (EV) industry has evolved from a niche experiment into a leading force in the global automotive landscape. In the first ten months of 2025, China exported over 2 million EVs, nearly double the year-earlier figure. From European city streets to Southeast Asian highways and Latin American urban centers, Chinese EVs have emerged as one of the most prominent symbols of a new era of “Made in China.”

GAC Starts Local Assembly in Cambodia, Extending Southeast Asian Manufacturing Network

GAC Group（广汽集团）inaugurated its Cambodia knock-down assembly project on September 17, 2026, adding local production to its existing import and distribution business in the country. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Chinese Ambassador Wang Wenbin attended the ceremony at the TH Automotive Manufacturing facility in Kampong Chhnang province. GAC said the project has a designed annual capacity of approximately 10,000 vehicles.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （13/09/2026-19/09/2026）

X  Amid fast-paced changes that fill the business community with excitement, angst and trepidation, EqualOcean will publish a series of roundup articles to document the major events related to Chinese companies going global every week.

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.

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.