Honda China has signed a renewed joint venture agreement with GAC Group, extending the partnership between the two companies until 2038.

BYD has launched its first Europe-focused customized model, the BYD Dolphin G DM-i, signaling a new stage in the Chinese automaker’s overseas expansion strategy as it moves from exporting vehicles to building cars closer to its customers.

A recent video by a Chinese auto blogger has renewed debate over advertising inside navigation apps.

Mercedes-Benz delivered 417,800 passenger cars worldwide in the second quarter, but the headline figure concealed a widening divide between its major markets. Sales rose in Germany and North America, while deliveries in China fell 30% from a year earlier.

BYD has produced its 17 millionth new-energy vehicle, extending a manufacturing run that underlines the Chinese carmaker’s rapid rise into one of the world’s largest electrified-vehicle groups.

Nissan has begun exporting vehicles made in China, marking a strategic shift for a company that once treated the country mainly as a domestic manufacturing and sales base.