CHINA: NIO Pushes Updated ADAS, Xpeng X9 and VW’s China Platform | 29 Jan 2026

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Welcome to EV News China — the podcast dedicated to the world’s largest electric vehicle market. Each day, I bring you the latest headlines, insights, and analysis from the heart of China’s booming EV industry — and decode how fast-moving developments in the east are shaping the global EV landscape.

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NIO PUSHES WORLD MODEL 2 TO 460,000 CARS https://bit.ly/4qHaAvW

XPENG X9 PUSHES MPV RANGE AND CHARGING HARD https://bit.ly/4toMx71

VW TURNS TO CHINA FOR ITS EV BRAIN https://bit.ly/4qRcL0b

LI AUTO BETS ON AI REBOOT AFTER RARE SALES SLUMP https://bit.ly/4k9QGHJ

CHINA GIVES TESLA ITS TOUGHEST TEST https://bit.ly/4t6sQjT

CHERY EYES JLR LINES AS BRITAIN SEEKS EV JOBS https://bit.ly/4t0UsqF

GEELY BRINGS GALAXY TO NORDIC ICE https://bit.ly/4c5if2y

HUAWEI AND GAC TAKE QIJING WAGON INTO THE DEEP FREEZE https://bit.ly/4t7O2pP

CHINA HITS 20% EV SHARE IN HEAVY TRUCKS https://bit.ly/4qJlMYV

EUROPE’S BATTERY GAP WITH CHINA IS MOSTLY FACTORIES https://bit.ly/4qNnMPS

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0:57.4	you can get started. Search skills for life. Welcome back to EV News, China. Today, Neo pushes an updated
1:04.8	ADAS system, the X-Pung X-9 and VW's China platform. Plus, stay tuned because later in the show, I'll tell you why one
1:14.2	highly regarded battery expert says Europe is 20 years behind China. Well, welcome to EV News,
1:21.1	China, the podcast dedicated to the world's biggest TV market, and every day you hear the latest
1:25.3	headlines, insights and analysis right from the heart
1:28.2	of China's booming EV industry. And I decode it and tell you how fast-moving developments in the
1:33.3	East shape the global landscape. Let's start with Neo. They released Banyan 3.3 software today
1:41.0	deploying the second Neo World Model. That's their ADAS system, their assisted driving,
1:47.3	and they sent it to 460,000 cars in China. The update reaches back all the way to 2021 models,
1:55.9	that like the ET7, fully using up the power of their four Orinx chips.
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