China
The Chinese industry as it reaches the rest of the world: which brands are sold where, under which importer, with which warranty and at which official price.
October 21, 2026
100 million customers across MG's parent automotive operations: what the manufacturer's own release says
MG Motor UK has published a release stating that its parent automotive operations have surpassed 100 million customers worldwide, marked with a London handover of an MG4 EV Urban to customer 100,000,001. This explainer reports what the release itself says, the figures and quotes it carries, and why the milestone is a manufacturer's own claim.
October 21, 2026
MG under SAIC: the ownership chain from 1924 to the 2007 Nanjing acquisition, as SAIC's own pages tell it
A files entry tracing MG's ownership chain using SAIC Motor's English history page: the 1924 first MG car, MG-Rover Group in 2000, Nanjing Automotive's £53 million acquisition in 2005, and SAIC's takeover of Nanjing in 2007 — a brand SAIC describes as owned by it, with the source's internal errors and promotional language flagged rather than smoothed over.
October 18, 2026 · updated October 19, 2026
One in four new cars sold worldwide in 2025 was electric: what the IEA's Global EV Outlook 2026 documents
The International Energy Agency's Global EV Outlook 2026 records that global electric car sales topped 20 million in 2025, up 20% from 2024, for a 25% sales share, with China close to 55%, Germany at 850,000, and 2 million sales outside the three major markets.
October 12, 2026
Nio puts three brands on one stage at Auto China 2026: ES9 debut, ES8 Mirrorblack pricing and a Silk Road battery-swap plan
Nio presented its three brands together at Auto China 2026 in Beijing, per the company's April 24, 2026 release. The ES9 flagship executive SUV debuted with launch and delivery slated for late May in China; the All-New ES8 Mirrorblack Edition was priced from RMB 456,800 (RMB 348,800 with Battery as a Service); ONVO announced an April 28 launch event and pre-orders for the L80; and Nio detailed the Silk Road Power Swap Route, a planned 3,448-kilometer battery-swap corridor in China to be connected by end of September. All figures are China-market.
October 11, 2026 · updated October 12, 2026
GWM Tank 300 Hybrid: the Australian launch file, as GWM published it in December 2022
A standing reference file on the GWM Tank 300 Hybrid for Australia, drawn from the manufacturer's own launch release dated 15 December 2022. It collects the published figures: 2.0-liter turbo hybrid with 9-speed automatic, 2500 kg towing, Lux and Ultra grades and the 7-year/unlimited-km warranty, with a note on how to verify them against GWM's current pages.
September 23, 2026
Volkswagen and XPENG on paper: three dated releases trace the 'In China, for China' partnership from the $700 million framework agreement to the Master Agreement and the China Electrical Architecture
A standing reference built from three dated Volkswagen Group releases: the July 2023 framework agreement with an approximately US$700 million investment for about 4.99 percent of XPENG, the February 2024 Master Agreement on two mid-size models launching from 2026, and the April 2024 announcement of the jointly developed zonal China Electrical Architecture.
September 23, 2026
Stellantis and Leapmotor: what the May 2026 'next level' announcement says, and what it does not
A May 8, 2026 Stellantis press release announces the intention to expand the Leapmotor partnership: a possible Opel C-SUV line at Zaragoza, Leapmotor B10 production there, joint purchasing through LPMI and a possible new Leapmotor vehicle at Villaverde, Madrid. We set out what the document states, the 2023 investment and 2024 joint venture behind it, and which parts remain under evaluation.
September 19, 2026 · updated October 2, 2026
Chinese brands hit a record 5.1% share in Europe in H1 2025: what the JATO numbers actually say
JATO Dynamics' registration data for 28 European markets shows Chinese car brands reaching a record 5.1% share in the first half of 2025, with BYD, Jaecoo, Omoda, Leapmotor and Xpeng driving the growth. Here is what the figures cover, which brands did the work, and how the counting works.
September 13, 2026 · updated September 30, 2026
NIO Service, as the manufacturer publishes it: one-click maintenance, the Worry-Free Service Package and a Mainland-China-only asterisk
A standing reference to NIO's service system as described on the manufacturer's own page: Service Guardian remote diagnosis, one-click service, 24/7 door-to-door tire repair, post-accident support, the Joyride butler service and the Worry-Free Service Package — with the page's own footnote limiting lifetime roadside rescue and major-accident specialist rights to initial owners in Mainland China. All claims are NIO's, from an undated page captured 13 September 2026; readers in other markets should check regional terms before relying on any of it.
September 11, 2026 · updated September 29, 2026
GWM Cannon, as documented: variant qualifications on the 2.4L diesel's 135kW/480Nm, 3.5-tonne braked towing, and a dated VIC driveaway offer
A files entry on GWM Australia's Cannon ute model page as captured on 11 September 2026: the headline 2.4L turbo diesel figures (135kW/480Nm) and 3.5-tonne braked towing are footnoted as applicable only to the Lux, Ultra, Vanta and XSR variants, the CC is listed immediately before a separate 2.0L turbo diesel line with 3,200kg braked towing, the 5-star ANCAP claim excludes XSR and CC, and a $34,490 driveaway offer for private buyers in Victoria ends 30 September 2026.
September 11, 2026
MG's 7-year factory warranty: what the UK warranty page actually requires
MG Motor UK's own warranty documentation sets out a 7-year factory warranty for UK-registered vehicles and a 7-year anti-perforation warranty that stays valid only with a documented annual inspection by an MG dealer, which the dealer may charge for. This explainer walks through the terms as written, the exclusions named on the page, and how to check your own coverage.