9th December 2024
●Audi Taiwan announced that the facelifted Audi Q8 will be officially unveiled on 20th December.
●XING Mobility announced a technical collaboration with Caterham to develop the exclusive IMMERSIO™ CTP immersion cooling battery system for Caterham's first fully electric lightweight sports car, Project V. The partnership will be revealed on 10th January 2025 at the Tokyo Auto Salon, where both Project V and ICT's IMMERSIO™ CTP battery system will be showcased.
●Uber launched the "Electric Comfort Uber" ride service in collaboration with fleet partners. Passengers can choose zero-emission electric vehicles, including the Mercedes-Benz EQB, Luxgen N7, Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model 3, and BMW i4 eDrive40. The service is now available in seven cities: Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Changhua, Tainan, and Kaohsiung, with plans to expand to other cities in the future.
●The Passenger Car Market Information Joint Committee of the China Automobile Dealers Association reported that in November, the mainland China's new energy passenger car market sold 1.268 million units, marking a 50.5% year-on-year increase and a 5.9% month-on-month growth, with a penetration rate of 52.3%.
10th December 2024
●VicOne announced a renewed collaboration with Trend Micro’s ZDI Vulnerability Reward Program to host Pwn2Own Automotive 2025, a global automotive cybersecurity vulnerability competition. The event will take place from 22nd to 24th January 2025 during Automotive World 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, aiming to discover and address vulnerabilities in connected car technologies.
11th December 2024
●Xiaomi Motors announced that its new SUV model, the YU7, is expected to officially launch in June or July 2025.
12th December 2024
●Luxgen announced that its "Luxgen n⁷ Electric Vehicle Ecosystem Platform" received the Digital Transformation Award at the second IT Matters Awards, guided by the Ministry of Digital Affairs' Digital Industry Agency.
●FarEasTone Telecom announced that Taiwan’s first public electric bus charging station, built by FarEasTone, will be operational when Hsinchu City’s fully electric pilot buses start service on 13th December.