Changan Automobile

Paris – October 12, 2026 -- Changan Automobile will launch the NEVO Q05 in Spain and Italy by the first quarter of 2027, after the model made its European debut at Mondial de l'Auto 2026.

Changan adds NEVO line to DEEPAL a year after its European entry

The NEVO line follows the introduction of the DEEPAL line in Europe last year. Changan says NEVO has served more than one million families globally. The NEVO Q06 is planned as a further addition, though the source gives no launch date.

Changan's European portfolio now spans the CHANGAN brand, its DEEPAL and NEVO lines, and AVATR.

Plug-in hybrid versions widen the DEEPAL range

The DEEPAL S05 and S07 are already on sale in Europe in battery-electric versions. The left-hand-drive S05 PHEV has now joined them. The S07 PHEV will be introduced across major European markets later this year.

MANILA – September 17, 2026 -- Nearly 320,000 Chinese tourists had entered the Philippines as of September 9, making China the country's fourth-largest source market, Philippine Department of Tourism Assistant Secretary Maria Christina G. Aquino said at a two-day Chongqing-Manila festival that drew roughly 400 business, political and cultural delegates to SM Mall of Asia on September 12.

Chongqing brands sign travel and cooperation deals in Manila

The event, hosted by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines and the Information Office of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government and organized by the Western China International Communication Organization, staged seven themed exhibitions covering Bayu culture, Chongqing cuisine and 'Made in Chongqing' industrial output. Happyyou International Travel signed a cooperation agreement with Philippine tourism organizations during the accompanying 'China, An Opportunity: Chongqing Brands' conference.

Chongqing, China – September 04, 2026 -- Chinese automakers are shifting from scale-driven growth to quality-led transformation, with Leapmotor disclosing it now manufactures more than 65 percent of its core vehicle parts in-house across 18 "super factories," according to statements made at the 2026 Automotive New Quality Productive Force Development Forum held in Chongqing's Jiulongpo District.

Leapmotor builds closed-loop production to control costs and quality

Cao Li, senior vice president of Leapmotor, said full-domain self-reliant research and manufacturing has allowed the company to keep quality, cost and iteration efficiency under direct control, reducing exposure to homogeneous competition across China's crowded EV sector.