Industry Mobility & EV Asia Pacific20 JUN 2026

BMW reported to end all three China-built EV models in July

BMW is said to be withdrawing the i3, i5, and iX1 from its China lineup simultaneously in July , ending production of all three models built on combustion-derived platforms. The exit is framed as preparation for the Neue Klasse era, BMW's forthcoming purpose-built battery-electric architecture.

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Industry AI & Digital Robotics & Automation Semiconductors+419 August 2026

China's embodied AI sector hits data scarcity bottleneck as funding surges

Nearly 100 companies have entered China's embodied AI data market, raising 4.47 billion yuan over the past year, yet no clear supplier has emerged.

Industry AI & Digital14 July 2026

Tencent moves to acquire Manus stake as Meta exits at no premium

Tencent is leading a Chinese consortium buyback of Meta's stake in AI agent company Manus at a valuation of approximately $2 billion — the same price Meta paid in Q1 2026.

Industry AI & Digital14 July 2026

Chinese quantum computing companies consolidate capital around distinct technical routes

China's quantum computing sector is concentrating investment around three competing technical pathways — superconducting, neutral atom, and photonic — though no company-to-pathway mapping has been confirmed for the five named actors collectively.