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CHINA: Volvo XC70, BYD Updates Best Sellers and Dongfeng x Huawei Partnership | 26 Sep 2025

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs Sep 27, 2025 20 min

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Volvo's new XC70 makes its debut in China, offering impressive hybrid options and advanced tech features, while BYD updates its popular models with new variants and price cuts. The episode also covers the partnership between Dongfeng and Huawei, focusing on EV software and AI applications. Additionally, the Mazda EZ60 is introduced as a stylish mid-size SUV with cutting-edge technology, and Xiaomi announces its R&D center in Munich as part of its global expansion plans. X-Pung celebrates a production milestone with its P7 model, showcasing the competitive landscape of China's EV market.

Topics: volvo xc70 byd updates dongfeng huawei partnership mazda ez60 xiaomi r&d center xpung p7 production

Cars: BMW i8 (I12) Dodge Charger Li Auto Mega Lucid Gravity Tesla Model S Volvo EX90 Volvo XC60 Volvo XC70 Xiaomi SU7 XPeng P7

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Volvo XC70

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Volvo XC60

"and bank distributors. Welcome back to the podcast. Today, the Volvo XC 70 BYD updates their best sellers and Dong Feng Huawei partnership. Plus day tune. Later in the show, I'll tell you how many X-Pung P7s rolled off the production line in its first month. Well, welcome to EV news China. The podcast dedicated to the world's biggest EV market every day. I bring your headlines, insights and analysis from the heart of China's booming EV industry and decode how fast moving developments in the East as shaping the global EV industry. Volvos launch the XC 70 in China. Now that sits between the XC 60 and the 90, and it's built on the SMA super hybrid architecture. So, the XC 70 comes in four trims, retail price starting as 417,000 yuan. That's $57,000 US dollars equivalent. For a limited time, Volvo promoting prices, starting a lot lower though $37,000. Well, drive trains. Two wheel drive and four wheel drive and a couple of battery sizes as well. You either get 21 or 40 kilowatt hour on the CLTC cycle. The 21.2 kilowatt hour pack will be 116 kilometers or 72 miles on electric power alone. And the big daddy pack, the 40 kilowatt hour pack will do 212 Ks or 131 miles."

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Volvo EX90

"Drive resistance, obviously very important, safety is very big at Volvo, isn't it? 24 onboard sensors, 21 safety and assistance functions, like adaptive cruise automated parking, the NPA intelligent pilot assist is available on selected highways, not everywhere in Jiangxiu. Jay Zhang and Shanghai with wider coverage to be added with software updates are the the interesting Volvo software updates are coming thing, they largely fixed it on the EX 30, by the way, but there is a group of EX 90 owners who are not too happy. Well, they are I think happy of this week because they're updating the physical computer in the cars to improve those vehicles. However, this is forbidden fruits for now, overseas outside of China because the XC 70 being a plugin and made in China is only available in China. Now last night, BYD added three variants to their second gen vehicles, the shin plus and the cut prices on existing versions."

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i8 (I12)

"...than two months after they launch the six seat Li i8, well, the Li 6, sorry, the i6's starting price i..."

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Mega Li Mega

"...heir core models do remain EREVs, by the way. The Li Mega MPV is selling more and more. They delivered 28,0..."

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Xiaomi SU7

"with the YU7 receiving 289,000 dollars in the first hour of launch. The S-U7 sedan still strong demand. The Munich hub will focus on vehicle performance, EV tech and design working with our research institutions"

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XPeng P7 Plus

"... as the next market. Launching the G6 and G9, the P7 Plus. Next year, sales begin through head-in group."

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Lucid Gravity

"...ude models equipped with the passenger seat, zero gravity seat as well. The P7, I guess I would describe it..."

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Dodge Charger

"Oh, how do we describe it? A bit Dodge Charger Daytona EV-esque, long bonnet on this. Of course,..."

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Tesla Se Model

"...remaining 2025 Hyundai Tucson Models. Or lease an SE model for $250 per month for 36 months with $2,500 cash..."

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