At the 2026 High-Level Forum on Intelligent Electric Vehicle Development, Level 3 automated driving again became one of the industry's most contested subjects. 

 Global car markets entered April under unusual pressure. As conflict in the Middle East entered its seventh week, Brent crude had already moved above $110 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate closed at $112.41, its highest settlement since June 2022.

China's auto industry still produces strong headline numbers. Production and sales remain large, new-energy penetration keeps rising, and manufacturers continue to publish market-share gains.

China's car market delivered an impressive first-quarter scorecard.

For many older car enthusiasts, the Land Rover Freelander is remembered for the small rear quarter window behind the C-pillar, one of the original model's most recognisable design cues.

Mercedes-Benz entered 2026 expecting to mark 40 years in China. Instead, it is facing one of the sharpest dealer conflicts in the country's luxury-car market. 

 China's pure-EV market has become brutally competitive, and several familiar constraints remain unresolved: range anxiety, charging queues and weaker low-temperature performance. 

At a time when China's auto industry often speaks as if petrol cars are already history, FAW-Volkswagen used its 35th anniversary spring product event to send a different message.  

 China's new-energy market is moving from spectacle to scrutiny. As NEVs become the mainstream choice, buyers are looking beyond headline specifications and asking harder questions: does the technology work in daily use, does it remain reliable over time, and does it still perform when conditions are less than ideal?

China's passenger-car market delivered a surprising data point in February. The average retail price reached about $25,000, up roughly $2,000 from about $23,000 a year earlier, a gain of nearly 9.1%.