In June 2022, the Chinese IT giant and China’s leading search engine Baidu introduced the first electric vehicle from the Jidu Auto sub-brand, the Robo-01. Geely provided its SEA electric modular platform. The Jidu Robo-01 is a high-tech electric SUV with an integrated autonomous driving system, a real AI-powere...
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Jidu was created in April 2021 by the Chinese IT giant Baidu (55%) and China’s largest automotive holding Geely (45%) to develop and produce smart electric vehicles. The new company applies Baidu’s best practices in the field of artificial intelligence and network services, as well as the latest SEA modular platform...
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The automotive sector in China is the fastest growing in the world: dozens of new brands appear every year, and recently the luxury segment has been growing especially actively. Chinese manufacturers keep on producing more and more expensive cars. China’s technological progress is not just going “step by step” wit...
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Did you know that most cars are not just similar to each other, but can be 100% twins released under different brands?! In addition, there are a lot of car manufacturers in the world, and even more models. How to choose one and not make a mistake? Autoboom has made a unique (and very convenient!) comparison system....
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According to the results of 2022, Geely together with its sub-brand Geometry has become Israel’s best-selling electric vehicle brand: the Geely Geometry C was bought by 6,816 Israelis. Moreover, the electric crossover hatchback has become one of the top 10 most popular cars on our market. We love this model for th...
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Israel already has one representative of the Wey ‘coffee’ family: the Coffee 01, a premium SUV with a plug-in hybrid system with a capacity of 476 hp and an electric driving range of 149 km, priced from 269,900 shekels. In March 2023, the brand introduced another plug-in hybrid, the Wey Lanshan, the new flagshi...
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Who makes the cheapest car? The answer is simple: the Jiangnan brand, unknown outside of China. In the 2000s, the company produced almost the cheapest car not only on the local but also on the global market: Alto hatchback, based on the Suzuki Alto. But Jiangnan did not stop there, presenting in February 2023 on...
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Letin is the new name of the Chinese automaker Levdeo, founded in 2008. Levdeo produced the simplest and cheapest electric cars weighing up to 1,400 kg, which developed no more than 40 km/h and belonged to a privileged category of transport, invented in the USA and which became popular in China. But after changing th...
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Shenzhen BYD New Energy Co., Ltd., a Chinese enterprise, produces luxury electric vehicles under the Denza brand. The company was founded by the automaker BYD and Daimler AG. However, in 2021, the German co-founder reduced its stake in the joint venture, making the ‘child’ of BYD and Mercedes-Benz a full-fledge...
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When a smartphone maker decides to build a car, the result is a ‘smart’ electric SUV. This is the first model by Aito to receive Huawei’s HarmonyOS Smart Cockpit. The “mobile living space” includes a “smart” driving system, network connectivity and cloud technology. Prices in China start at 39,000 dollars....
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The Chinese company Jiangsu Jemmel New Energy Vehicle Industry produces its electric cars under the Lingbao brand. With a 2.7 billion yuan (400 million dollars) investment, the start-up located in Jiangsu, China, has been able to expand into research and development, production and sales of new energy vehicles...
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The Geely Galaxy L7 is a luxury mid-size SUV with a hybrid system. The first representative of the new Geely Galaxy family, presented in February 2023, differs from the usual models of the Chinese automaker: safety, practicality and fuel efficiency come first. It will enter the Chinese market in the second quarte...
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The price is a topical issue that worries everyone who wants to have a personal vehicle, especially in Israel, where prices for new cars are usually higher than the European average. Hyundai remains the traditional leader of the Israeli market, not least due to the fact that it offers relatively cheap models: in 2023...
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