Daily Car News: September 2026 Domestic Power Battery Capacity Installed Reaches 87.2GWh

【AutoDao Industry】Let's review the major events that occurred in the automotive circle on October 16, 2026.

Automotive Event 1: JAC Motors Hits Limit Up

On October 16, the automotive sector saw volatile rebounds, with JAC Motors hitting the limit up, quoted at 22.37 CNY/share, a rise of 9.98%, with the latest total market value exceeding 50 billion CNY.

On October 15, Zunjie Automotive issued a statement, stating that Zunjie Automotive actively responded, fully obeyed, and would fully cooperate with the work of the joint investigation team, resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and resolutely safeguard the overall situation of the development of the new energy vehicle industry. That evening, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and two other departments released a joint investigation report on the relevant vehicle brake pedal bracket fracture problem.

Subsequently, on the evening of October 15, Huawei Executive Director, Chairman of the Product Investment Review Committee, and Chairman of the Terminal BG, Richard Yu, responded on his personal WeChat Moments, "Justice may be late, but it will never be absent!"

Automotive Event 2: September 2026 Domestic Power Battery Capacity Installed 87.2GWh, Month-on-Month Increase of 10.4%

On October 15, the China Automobile Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance released the September 2026 Power Battery Monthly Information. Regarding September production, the combined output of power and energy storage batteries in China was 237.8GWh, a month-on-month increase of 0.3%, and a year-on-year increase of 57.3%. From January to September, the cumulative output of power and energy storage batteries in China was 1833.1GWh, a cumulative year-on-year increase of 63.4%.

Automotive Event 3: Denza Dual Flagship Models Debut in Indonesia

Recently, Denza Automotive officially released the second-generation Blade Battery and Flash Charge Technology in Indonesia, and announced that Denza Z9GT and Denza D9 have officially landed. Relying on two disruptive technological innovations, it has achieved a globally leading ultra-fast charging speed, truly achieving "Charge fully in 5 minutes, charge completely in 9 minutes", making charging as convenient and efficient as refueling.

Liu Xueliang, Vice President of BYD Company Limited and General Manager of the Asia-Pacific Auto Sales Division, stated: "True technical passion is believing in a future and firmly turning it into reality. Up to now, BYD's thinking on technological innovation has long transcended the simple category of 'making cars, selling cars'. We have always believed that a company's value lies not only in how strong it is itself, but more in whether it can create greater value for society through technological innovation, so that advanced technology truly benefits more people. It is this belief that drives BYD to constantly break through technical boundaries and gradually turn what once seemed like a distant technical vision into reality. Taking the second-generation Blade Battery and Flash Charge Technology to Indonesia this time is the specific realization of this concept. We hope to let more Indonesian consumers truly feel the changes brought by technological progress, and let advanced technology truly enter people's daily life."

Automotive Event 4: Changan Automobile Senior Personnel Adjustment

Recently, AutoDao reported, On October 16, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Changan Automobile") latest announcement disclosed, Zhu Furong continues to serve as the Party Secretary and Chairman of China National Chang'an Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China National Chang'an Automotive"), coordinating the overall planning and long-term development of the automotive business under the group from a group level, no longer holding any position in the company and its holding subsidiaries. Original Changan Automobile President Zhao Fei promoted to Chairman, Original Executive Vice President Ye Pei promoted to President.

(Zhao Fei)

In addition, Ye Pe no longer serves as Changan Automobile Executive Vice President, will serve as Director, President, Deputy Party Secretary. Yang Dayong no longer serves as Changan Automobile Executive Vice President, will serve as Executive Vice President. Deng Chenghao no longer serves as Changan Automobile Vice President, will serve as Executive Vice President.

Changan Automobile stated that this adjustment aims to give full play to the role of China National Chang'an Automotive Group as a professional automotive industry group in "strategy setting, resource allocation, synergy promotion, risk control, and incentive strengthening", which is conducive to the company's further optimization of market-oriented mechanisms, focusing on global operations, and promoting high-quality development of listed companies.

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