Ford Motor Co unveiled its first China-made plug-in hybrid last week in the first salvo of its electrification campaign, but a senior executive said its flagging China sales were unlikely to recover until more cars hit the market starting later this year.
Volkswagen revealed its latest line-up of sport utility vehicles in Beijing recently, at a spectacular event featuring dynamic audio and visual displays.
German automakers Daimler and BMW have agreed to merge their transportation services businesses so they can expand their offerings in ride-hailing apps, car-sharing, parking and charging electric cars.
Auto sales will continue to soar in the next decade or so, although self-driving cars and shared mobility will continue to gain momentum, according to international consultancy and accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Intellectual property cooperation among Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - collectively known as BRICS - has achieved sustained progress over the past few years and is playing an increasingly important role in the world's IP landscape, according to officials.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has been selling a portfolio of 932 patents via online and in-person auctions since mid-March in the coastal provinces of Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang as well as the cities of Shanghai, Fuzhou and Shenzhen.
DreamWorks Animation has prevailed in a key court case over disputed domain names that took place recently in Xiamen, Fujian province.
Complaints about cars and their components in 2017 soared more than a third year-on-year, according to statistics from the China Consumers Association, despite the growth rate of car sales in the world's largest market slowing down.
China expects new energy vehicles to account for 10 percent of car sales by the end of the decade, according to a senior industry official.
International premium automakers are banking on Chinese customers to boost flagging sales, devoting their latest sports utility vehicle offerings to the world's largest car market.
Fully autonomous driving technologies might be unlikely to arrive in the near future, but partially self-driving capabilities are expected to be applied soon in sectors using commercial vehicles.
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