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Zeekr Group said it delivered 63,902 vehicles in November, up 7.1% YoY and 3.7% MoM. The company said its cumulative user base has surpassed 2.22 million. Zeekr accounted for 28,843 units, while Lynk &amp; Co delivered 35,059.

<a href="/company/catl">CATL</a> said at a joint event with <a href="/company/gac">GAC</a> and <a href="/company/jd">JD.com</a> that all 1,000 battery swap stations it built this year will be powered and operational before the Lunar New Year, with 2026 planning already underway. The company is expanding toward B2C services, offering flexible swap packages and targeting 10,000–20,000 stations by 2030, with a long-term goal of 30,000 sites.

<a href="/company/jd">JD.com</a> has rolled out a digital human live streaming service to all merchants for free, offering customizable avatars, automated script generation, and real-time interaction. The company said the tools support round-the-clock operations with access to platform traffic and are already used by more than 45,000 brands, adding that usage can raise average conversion rates by up to 30%.

WuXi Biologics has signed an MoU with the Qatar Free Zones Authority to establish its first integrated CRDMO center in the Middle East. The partnership expands the company’s global network and supports Qatar’s bid to build a regional biopharma hub by pairing WuXi’s biologics development and manufacturing platforms with QFZ’s infrastructure and regulatory environment.

<p data-start="649" data-end="1048"><a href="/company/alibaba">Alibaba</a> has upgraded its Qwen-Image model, citing improvements in multi-view consistency, multi-image fusion, and multimodal reasoning. The new version is now available in the Qwen app. Alibaba said earlier benchmarks showed the model leading on GenEval, DPG, OneIG-Bench, and several image editing tests.</p>

UBTech Robotics has partnered with Zhuoshi Future to co-deploy 10,000 humanoid robots over the next five years. The companies will combine UBTech’s <a href="/industry/robotics">robotics</a> platform with Zhuoshi’s <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a> models to develop solutions for manufacturing, enterprise services, eldercare, and education.

<a href="/company/didi">Didi</a> has begun round-the-clock, fully driverless robotaxi trials in Guangzhou’s Huangpu district. Users can hail vehicles through the Didi app, with coverage spanning transit, residential, and commercial areas. The company said it will collect user feedback throughout the trial.

<a href="/company/xpeng">Xpeng</a> delivered 36,728 <a href="/industry/ev">EVs</a> in November, up 19% YoY, and recorded 391,937 units from January to November, rising 156% YoY. Overseas volumes reached 39,773, up 95% YoY. The company also introduced new physical AI products at its latest "AI Day" event and reported 84% urban MAU penetration for XNGP, its driver assistance system.

<a href="/company/li-auto">Li Auto</a> has announced a partnership with Zeiss covering technology and marketing collaboration. As part of the tie-up, the company plans to debut its Livis AI glasses on December 3, marking a new move to expand its smart device portfolio with support from the optics specialist.

<a href="https://kr-asia.com/ant-group-launches-lingguang-a-multimodal-ai-assistant-built-for-the-app-era">LingGuang</a>, <a href="/company/ant-group">Ant Group’s</a> multimodal <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a> assistant, has reportedly generated 3.3 million user-created “flash apps” in the two weeks since launch. Data show frequent multi-round dialogues as users refine ideas, with some apps receiving more than 100 revisions.

Canon has closed its Zhongshan laser printer factory, citing a rapidly contracting market, intensifying competition, and sustained operating pressure. Once a major production hub with more than 10,000 workers, the plant has seen staff fall to about 1,400 and its output shift entirely to export. The shutdown reflects broader declines in China’s laser printer market and Canon’s shift toward higher-margin businesses.

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