Dongfeng’s new-generation solid-state battery (oxide-polymer composite) to start mass production in 2H 2026; demo vehicles logged >3.2 million km safely. Dongchi Energy’s semi-solid device shipped to Djibouti (offshore oil platform application). Aviation solid-state battery energy density exceeds 480Wh/kg, boosting eVTOL range by 65%+. Sun Xueliang’s team achieved low-cost Li₂S (cutting sulfide electrolyte cost by >86%) and Li-Te battery with 13,000+ cycles.

At 16:23 on June 9, 2026, the Zhuque-2 improved Y6 carrier rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone and successfully placed the Qianfan DTC01 satellite and the China Mobile 02 satellite into their preset orbits. This mission was the 8th flight of the Zhuque-2 series launch vehicles. During this mission, Zhuque-2 completed an important technical improvement: the separation of the rocket's first and second stages adopted a new method, using pneumatic push rods to replace explosives, which enhanced safety and autonomous controllability. In addition, the engine received two upgrades, adopting 3D-printed integral forming and a thrust adjustment device, improving stability and durability. The successful launch marks that the Zhuque-2 improved rocket technology has fully matured and entered the mass production phase, and intensive launches are expected each year in the future.

The 2025 2nd SMM Southeast Asia Automotive Supply Chain Conference was successfully held, featuring the launch of 10 new car models, Southeast Asia brand strategies from three automakers, and SMM's local steel prices in Thailand. The event facilitated efficient matchmaking between 12+ buyers and 60+ suppliers, and preliminarily established a communication platform for the entire automotive industry chain in Southeast Asia. Currently, the NEV industry in Southeast Asia is entering a critical development phase. Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam each have their own strategic layouts and breakthroughs, while the industry also faces challenges such as supply chain restructuring, competition over technology roadmaps, and localization compliance. Thanks to the support from all parties, SMM's local pricing systems in Thailand and Indonesia have been implemented and adopted by core enterprises, establishing a credible cost benchmark for the industry. The 2026 3rd Conference will focus on three core themes: exploring the NEV auto sales potential in Southeast Asia; connecting the last mile of the supply chain and integrating regional industry resources; and advancing SMM's Southeast Asia metal pricing from a price reference to a transaction benchmark, implementing procurement applications for electrification materials, and establishing an executable pricing system. We firmly believe that true progress comes from turning consensus into action. At this conference, Shanghai Launch Automotive Design Co., Ltd. cordially invites you to gather again in Bangkok, to jointly transform strategic blueprints into competitive market advantages, to witness and participate in this extraordinary and far-reaching industry event, and to co-create a brilliant new chapter! Click the to register now. Booth No.: A16 Stock Code: 832954 An Innovative Force Leading R&D Across the Entire Automotive Industry Chain Launch was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Shanghai. It is a "turnkey engineering" service provider specializing in R&D across the entire automotive industry chain. The company has established 33 branches worldwide and a professional team of over 4,000 employees. Its business covers the entire process, including styling design, vehicle engineering development, supply chain management, prototype trial production and testing, providing clients with one-stop vehicle R&D solutions. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Shanghai, Launch is a "turnkey engineering" service provider specializing in R&D across the entire automotive industry chain. The company has established 33 branches worldwide and a professional team of over 4,000 employees. Its business covers the entire process, including styling design, vehicle engineering development, supply chain management, prototype trial production and testing, providing customers with one-stop vehicle R&D solutions. The company drives its development with the dual engines of " automotive R&D + product innovation" The company drives its development with the dual engines of "automotive R&D + product innovation": Automotive R&D and Design : As its core business, Launch has long served international brands such as Toyota, Tesla, Ford, and Renault, as well as leading Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, Geely, FAW, Dongfeng, GAC, and XPeng, continuously driving the upgrade of the global automotive industry. Automotive R&D and Design: As its core business, this segment has long served international brands such as Toyota, Tesla, Ford, and Renault, as well as major domestic automakers including BYD, Great Wall Motors, Geely, FAW Group, Dongfeng Motor, GAC Group, and XPeng. 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Up to now, it has completed the R&D of more than 400 vehicle models, covering traditional passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and new energy vehicles. The total sales volume of the launched models has exceeded 30 million units. Launch has not only become a top-tier domestic vehicle R&D institution but also emerged as a global industry benchmark, continuously promoting the independent innovation and global development of China's automotive industry. Contact Information Contact Ma Xiao: 13612111955 Contact Us Wu Chaojun

​​​​​​​Industrialization accelerated sharply in May: SAIC MG 4X launched with a semi-solid battery (53.9kWh, 510km range). Gotion Hi-Tech unveiled its “Jinshi” all-solid-state battery (400Wh/kg) aiming for 1 yuan/Wh cost by 2030. Qingtao Energy’s 5-billion-yuan, 20GWh project advanced. MIIT started solid-state battery standards.

The launch event for Dongyu Xinsheng's 120Ah ultra-fast charging battery cell was held in Yichang. The 120Ah ultra-fast charging battery cell now entering mass production was jointly defined, co-developed, and jointly manufactured by Dongfeng Motor and Sunwoda. The product features 4C ultra-fast charging capability, enabling a 10%-80% charge in just 15 minutes. The production line has an automation rate of over 90% and is equipped with an AI-powered intelligent quality management system, with the battery cell's design service life exceeding 1 million kilometers.

Dongfeng Motor's 400kW hydrogen fuel cell platform product passed the new national standard 10,000-hour durability verification, becoming the first metal bipolar plate hydrogen fuel cell stack in China to receive the "Durability Star" certificate. Based on the above core achievements, Dongfeng Motor officially launched the T1 commercial vehicle new energy platform. Currently, Dongfeng's hydrogen fuel cell has established three major power platforms of 70kW, 150kW, and 400kW, covering full-scenario application needs from 20kW to 400kW. Among them, the 400kW fuel cell platform is specifically designed for 49 mt heavy-duty trucks, capable of cold starting at temperatures as low as -40°C, with a design lifespan exceeding 30,000 hours.

Several alumina ceramic substrate production lines of Anhui Yunci Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., a controlled subsidiary of Qiangbang New Materials, have successively entered trial production. The first two lines to complete commissioning have already achieved small-batch production and successfully delivered the first batch of several thousand high-performance alumina ceramic substrates to Guangde Dongfeng Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd., a company within the same industrial park, for use in Direct Bonded Copper (DBC) substrate production.

As China's new energy industry develops rapidly and the dual-carbon strategy continues to be implemented, hydrogen energy has become a core track driving the green transformation and high-quality upgrading of the automotive industry. On May 20, Dongfeng Motor held the "Hydrogen Rises with Dongfeng · Leading the Future" Hydrogen Energy Durability Technology and T1 Commercial Vehicle New Energy Platform Launch Conference in Wuhan, unveiling multiple significant hydrogen energy technology achievements and setting new technical standards for China's hydrogen commercial vehicles with its hardcore independent R&D capabilities. The biggest technical highlight of this launch was Dongfeng Motor's independently developed 400kW hydrogen fuel cell stack , which successfully passed the new national standard 10,000-hour durability verification, with an average single-cell voltage degradation rate of only 3.29%, demonstrating outstanding durability performance. This product became the first metal bipolar plate stack in China to obtain the authoritative "HyTA Durability Star" certification, filling the gap in 10,000-hour durability certification for large power metal bipolar plate stacks in China. The simultaneously unveiled T1 Commercial Vehicle New Energy Platform completely upgrades the hydrogen heavy truck operation experience, featuring core advantages including multi-scenario adaptability, high efficiency and energy saving, convenient refueling, and safety and reliability, laying a solid foundation for the large-scale and commercial popularization of hydrogen commercial vehicles. Yang Yanding, General Manager of Dongfeng Motor's Strategic Planning Department (Brand Management Department) and Party Secretary of the R&D General Institute, stated at the conference that the enterprise, leveraging the "Rising Eastern Wind 2030" strategy released at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, is implementing the "Sky-Clean Zero-Carbon" development plan, establishing hydrogen energy as a core strategic track, adhering to independent technology R&D and industrial self-reliance, and proactively shouldering the industry responsibility for green and low-carbon transformation of the automotive industry. Going forward, Dongfeng Motor plans to leverage the Hydrogen Energy Industry Innovation Alliance to collaborate with government agencies, upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain, research institutes, and scenario application parties to co-build a new hydrogen energy industry ecosystem featuring collaborative innovation, resource sharing, and scenario sharing. Fuel cell durability is the core key determining whether hydrogen energy products can transition from demonstration pilots to large-scale commercial use, and has long been a core pain point constraining industry development. To break through the durability technology bottleneck, Dongfeng's R&D team independently built the "2-3-3" durability technology system , constructing a comprehensive and systematic stack durability assurance system from three major dimensions: core material optimization, extreme operating condition adaptation, and full-cycle aging control, enabling hydrogen power core components to handle various complex road conditions and extreme operating conditions including severe cold, extreme heat, bumps, heavy loads, and hill climbing, significantly improving equipment operational stability and service life. In terms of core material upgrades, Dongfeng Motor innovatively adopted high-durability catalysts combined with anti-corrosion conductive dual-coating technology, fundamentally solving common problems such as aging and corrosion of stack core components, significantly improving parts durability and stability, with overall durability performance far exceeding national industry standards. For the complex operating conditions faced in long-haul commercial vehicle transportation such as dry-wet alternation, high-frequency vibration, and heavy-load hill climbing, the enterprise equipped three major protective technologies to comprehensively safeguard stable stack operation. Among them, membrane electrode stress control technology prevents core component stress damage; integrated vibration-resistant packaging technology secures internal parts, eliminating loosening and air leakage issues; the intelligent water-thermal management system dynamically adjusts internal water volume and temperature, effectively preventing equipment overheating and freezing faults, adapting to various extreme scenarios including deserts, plateaus, and icy conditions. In terms of aging control, the equipment is equipped with high-precision stacking technology to ensure highly uniform voltage output of individual cells within the stack. It is also configured with an online rapid activation system and AI life prediction model, enabling real-time monitoring of stack operating status and intelligent health assessment, precisely predicting equipment maintenance cycles, achieving intelligent operation and maintenance management, and significantly reducing later operational failure risks. With comprehensive technological support, Dongfeng's 400kW fuel cell platform successfully obtained dual authoritative certifications from the HyTA Hydrogen Marathon, with its technical capabilities officially recognized by the industry. Currently, Dongfeng Motor has completed construction of a full-chain independent hydrogen energy technology system covering core materials, key parts, system integration, and complete vehicle implementation, creating three major power stack platforms at 70kW, 150kW, and 400kW, fully covering hydrogen demand across all scenarios from 20kW to 400kW. Among them, the 400kW fuel cell system custom-designed for 49 mt heavy-duty hydrogen trucks can achieve ultra-low temperature cold start at -40°C , with a designed equipment lifespan of up to 30,000 hours, and was successfully selected as a Hubei Province 61020 landmark product, combining technological advancement with practical applicability. The newly launched T1 Commercial Vehicle New Energy Platform focuses on the core needs of logistics industry users, optimizing and upgrading around four core pain points—energy consumption, vehicle weight, refueling, and safety—to create a "versatile, fast, reliable, and economical" new commercial hydrogen experience, providing quality solutions for the green and low-carbon transformation of long-haul logistics. In terms of energy consumption costs, the product underwent real-world testing across mountain and plain road conditions, achieving hydrogen consumption as low as 7 kg per 100 km, effectively reducing long-haul freight operating costs. In terms of auto body weight, the 49 mt hydrogen tractor weighs only 8.8 mt, basically flat with traditional gas-powered vehicles and outperforming most similar new energy car models on the market, helping users increase cargo capacity and reduce operational losses. In terms of refueling and safety, the platform car models require only 15 minutes for hydrogen refueling, with a single-charge driving range of up to 1,700 km, completely eliminating refueling anxiety for long-haul freight. It is also equipped with an intelligent distributed power system and a 360-degree comprehensive safety protection system, successfully passing the European DEKRA Functional Safety C-level international high-standard certification for commercial vehicles, comprehensively ensuring safe and stable vehicle operation. Real operational data fully validates the product's hardcore capabilities. As of now, Dongfeng hydrogen vehicles have accumulated over 1 million km in demonstration operation mileage. Among them, the 49 mt hydrogen heavy trucks operating on the Wuhan-Chengdu trunk route achieved a maximum single-vehicle mileage exceeding 60,000 km, with vehicle availability consistently maintained above 95%, with on-site reliability and road condition adaptability fully verified by the market. Meanwhile, Dongfeng Motor has established a comprehensive full life cycle after-sales service system, relying on over 700 service stations nationwide, a dedicated expert team of over 200 professionals, and over 100 parts centers, complemented by 180 million yuan in dynamic parts reserves and an intelligent service platform, providing end-users with full-process, highly guaranteed operation and maintenance services. In the future, Dongfeng Motor will continue to deepen the "Sky-Clean Zero-Carbon" strategy, continuously increase R&D investment in core hydrogen energy technologies, leverage fuel cell durability technology as a core advantage, collaborate with entire industry chain partners, improve the integrated industrial layout covering hydrogen production, storage, and refueling, complete vehicle manufacturing, and scenario operations, accelerate the hydrogen energy industry's leap from demonstration operations to large-scale commercial use, empower thousands of industries with zero-carbon hydrogen energy, and help China's hydrogen energy industry reach global leading ranks.

[Stellantis and Dongfeng Group Plan to Establish Joint Venture in Europe] On May 20, Stellantis Group issued a statement announcing that it had recently signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Dongfeng Group"). The two parties plan to further deepen their strategic partnership building on their existing 34-year cooperation. According to the preliminary plan, the two companies intend to establish a new joint venture in Europe, responsible for the sales, distribution, manufacturing, procurement, and engineering R&D of Dongfeng Group's new energy car models in designated European markets.

On May 15, six institutions — including Europe-headquartered Stellantis Group — participated in the restructuring of Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile (DPCA), with total investment exceeding 8 billion yuan, primarily directed toward the new energy vehicle sector. This marks an important shift for China's auto industry from "bringing in" to "going global," reflecting the completeness of China's NEV industrial and supply chain and its strong appeal to global capital.