The apps are challenging the traditional business and are drawing resistance from cab companies and drivers across the country.
German automaker Volkswagen's new plant in the central province of Hunan began operation on Sunday with a Lavida sedan rolling off the production line.
Person to person, or P2P, car sharing mobile application provider Atzuche.com's service hit the Beijing market on May 18.
International automakers are slashing prices for vehicles they sell in China amid a slowdown in demand that threatens the industry's profit margins.
Toyota and Mazda last week announced a long-term partnership to synergize advantages in environmental and safety technologies.
Major automakers started slashing prices on a slew of models in mid-April to shift larger volumes of cars, after sluggish sales in the first four months in the cooling Chinese market.
Skoda recently withdrew its import-car channel under Volkswagen Group. Shanghai Volkswagen, the joint venture between SAIC Motor and Volkswagen Group, is now solely responsible for Skoda's import car business.
BAIC Motor Corp plans to expand its new-energy business from its subordinated enterprise BAIC BJEV to the majority of its self-owned brands.
Despite shrinking domestic and overseas demand, China's major commercial vehicle manufacturer, Sinotruk, still reported a positive performance in the first quarter of 2015.
Car sharing app Yidao Yongche has announced that new-energy vehicles will account for half of all its cars in service within three years and has vowed to seek partners with whom to build charging posts.
Chinese automaker Qoros associates itself with one of the most popular sports in the country in the hope of increasing its brand awareness with the public.
While it might not be a household name in China's auto market, domestic electric carmaker Xindayang has one lofty ambition: to be the nation's leader in the mini electric vehicle market.
Dongfeng Motor Corp tabs high-ranking official from Jilin province; FAW Group fills vacancy amid graft scandal
Domestic Chinese carmakers are joining with tech-savvy companies to develop Internet-enabled cars in the pursuit of fresh momentum for the auto industry.
China's leading auto rental provider CAR Inc will purchase tens of thousands of vehicles from Shanghai Volkswagen in three years to further consolidate its position in the industry.
Xu Ping, 58, former chairman of Dongfeng, has been named the chairman of the FAW Group after Xu Jianyi, ex-chairman, was placed under investigation for corruption on March 15.
Jilin provincial CPC official Zhu Yanfeng took over as chairman of Dongfeng Motor, and the carmaker announced its former chairman Xu Ping will receive another appointment.
Dongfeng Automobile and FAW Car halted trading of their shares starting Tuesday after local media reported the appointment of new chairmen for both companies, and their share prices surged, hitting the 10 percent daily limit during Monday trading.
The excitement of Chinese automaker BYD was palpable when the company announced an electric bus order from the United States this week.
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