A small, unassuming electric vehicle (EV) from Chinese motoring firm, SAIC, is outselling Elon Musk’s money-printing machine, the Tesla Model 3, in China. The Hong Guang Mini EV, a joint venture between state-owned SAIC and US motoring giant General Motors, has sold more than 110 000 times units its debut in July. Described as a…
The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out effort is off to an encouraging start throughout Africa as it is significantly aided by Chinese vaccine donations. To date, China has donated or sold vaccines to 19 African nations including South Africa’s neighbour, Zimbabwe. South Africa, a Covid-19 hotbed and global focal point thanks to the N501Y mutation of the…
In the midst of a global semiconductor shortage, SAIC Motors says it will source the chips crucial to its self-driving cars from local chip maker, Horizon Robotics. China’s largest automaker made the move to support the relative newcomer to the industry as Beijing scrambles to boost its access to chip supply. SAIC, the manufacturing partner…