National Development and Reform Commission: vigorously develop green transportation consumption and gradually eliminate the purchase restrictions on new energy vehicles in various regions

Survival Rules for Turbulent Times: A Compilation of the 20 Most Unmissable Core Insights from the 2026 Tsinghua PBCSF Forum

A dialogue between Zhu Min, former Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China and former Vice Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; Michael Spence, 2001 Nobel Prize winner in Economics and Philip H. Knight Professor Emeritus of Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business; and Masaaki Shirakawa, former Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the 2026 Tsinghua PBCSF Global Finance Forum.

Momenta says it is first Chinese company with Germany-wide L4 testing permit

Momenta Global Limited（Momenta，初速度科技）said on July 29 that it had received authorization from Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority, or KBA, to test Level 4 autonomous-driving systems on urban roads across the country. The Hong Kong-listed company said it was the first Chinese enterprise to obtain a German L4 testing permit with nationwide urban-road coverage.

XPeng’s estimated overseas deliveries pass 100,000 as global expansion accelerates

XPeng（小鹏汽车） appears to have surpassed 100,000 cumulative vehicle deliveries in overseas markets, based on company disclosures and publicly available shipment and registration data. The Chinese smart-electric-vehicle maker has not announced an official cumulative overseas total, making the figure an estimate rather than a company-confirmed milestone.

Baidu’s Apollo Go Begins Supervised Road Testing in London with Freenow by Lyft

Baidu, Inc.（百度）has begun testing its Apollo Go（萝卜快跑）autonomous vehicles on public roads in London with Freenow by Lyft, marking the Chinese company’s first road deployment in the British capital.

BYD Launches Japan-Specific RACCO Electric Kei Car, Starting at JPY 2.15 Million

BYD has begun selling its first electric kei car developed specifically for Japan, entering a vehicle category that accounts for more than one-third of new-car sales in the country.